Comments on: Bishop Olmsted pens pastoral letter emphasizing reconciliation

By: J.D. Long-García

J.D. Long-García — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:44:08 +0000

Thanks very much for the thoughtful comment, Jamie. I especially appreciate the quote from John Paul II about the catechism — I hadn't heard that before. I'll certainly repeat it. It's found in Fidei Depositum.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:31:56 +0000

I’m glad the bishop wrote about it. It’s important.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says in paragraph 1446 that, “Christ instituted the sacrament of Penance for all sinful members of his Church: above all for those who, since Baptism, have fallen into grave sin, and have thus lost their baptismal grace and wounded ecclesial communion. It is to them that the sacrament of Penance offers a new possibility to convert and to recover the grace of justification. The Fathers of the Church present this sacrament as “the second plank [of salvation] after the shipwreck which is the loss of grace.”"

According to Pope John Paul II the Catechism of the Catholic Church “is given as a sure and authentic reference text for teaching Catholic doctrine.”

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