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  2. Christian views on divorce - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, The Shepherd of Hermas, an early Christian work on the subject, teaches that while fornication is the only reason that divorce can ever be permitted, remarriage with another person is forbidden to allow repentance and reconciliation of the husband and wife (those who refuse to forgive and receive their spouse are guilty of a grave ...

  3. Canon 915 - Wikipedia

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    Canon 915 is immediately followed by canon 916, which concerns the minister of the Eucharist (priest or bishop) in case that it celebrates a Mass and the recipient of Holy Communion: "A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave ...

  4. Seal of confession in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Priests may not reveal what they have learned during confession to anyone, even under the threat of their own death or that of others. Punishment for breaking the seal of the confessional is conferred by the severity of the violation: "a confessor who directly violates the seal of the confessional", that is: explicitly connects a sin to a ...

  5. Pope to priests: Forgive, don't shut out sinners - AOL

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has taken to task priests who are so harsh on sinners that faithful feel pushed away by the church. Francis said during his homily in St. Peter's Basilica Sunday ...

  6. Confession (Lutheran Church) - Wikipedia

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    "Private Absolution ought to be retained in the churches, although in confession an enumeration of all sins is not necessary." —Augsburg Confession, Article 11 In the Lutheran Church, Confession (also called Holy Absolution) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may receive the forgiveness of sins; according to the Large Catechism, the "third sacrament ...

  7. Curial response to Catholic sexual abuse cases - Wikipedia

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    On July 21, he met with two male and two female victims of sexual abuse by priests, listened to their stories and celebrated Mass with them. [43] The Premier of New South Wales Morris Iemma said "Hopefully it will be a sign of righting the wrongs of the past and of a better future and better treatment by the church of the victims and their ...

  8. L.A. Catholic church covered up molesting priests for decades ...

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    Another priest, Father Michael Baker — one of the church's most prolific abusers — had been accused of molesting at least 40 boys during his decades in the priesthood. In 2007, Baker pleaded ...

  9. What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want ...

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    Though no-fault divorce was first legalized more than 50 years ago, it has long been sneered at in conservative circles, who see it as a danger to the sanctity of marriage and the concept of the ...