(July 29, 2018 at 6:24 pm)Graufreud Wrote: A question to Boru as an apostate catholic.... I read that "Catholic priests have been given the power to forgive sins, acting as representatives of the Holy Spirit."
If a priest is a child rapist/molester, does he retain the power to forgive sins or that power is taken back?
What did they say about this in Catholic school?
It's situational. If a child-raping priest confesses and is absolved, he retains the authority to absolve the sins of others. Of course, if he confesses, the local church authorities will typically visit upon him the hideous punishment of transferring him to another diocese. In the Church, this is known as 'justice' (Catholics are often confused about what words actually mean).
Boru
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