Sentences with phrase «give absolution»

So... since you are in the position to give absolution... a few months ago I got a text message from a friend wondering when my husband and I would be arriving at the restaurant... We were in ugg boots and flannelette pyjamas in front of the tellie.

Caveat - If it would do more harm than good or if they have deceased, write a letter without sending it and allow your inner guide to give you absolution.

though they must realize that their ministers can not give them absolution as a priest can because the pastor must be SENT by Jesus Christ.

In which case, can we really blame those Catholics in irregular canonical and sacramental states who shop around for a priest who will give them absolution and / or Holy Communion?

In a number of unlikely pastoral situations the priest is also unable to give absolution.

As a priest I tell myself: «My conscience tells me I can not give absolution, though the pope keeps the question open; so I can not give you absolution.»

«All the priests that are administering the sacrament of confession during World Youth Day have the general authority to give absolution from the penalty of excommunication for abortion if someone comes to confession... if someone has this need,» Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi told CNN on Thursday, referring to the event that brought Pope Benedict XVI to Madrid on Thursday for a four - day visit.

PLEASE STOP STEREOTYPING «The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself.

But it can be just as legitimate a pastoral strategy to give absolution, obliging the penitent to continue a common reflection, naturally after having confirmed that the penitent's objection of conscience is honest and not artificial.

«I won't tattle on my gay priest if you'll give me absolution for contraception» seems to have been the unspoken deal in many parishes since Humanae Vitae.

Isn't it God that gives absolution?

Francis's signature soundbite, the cardinal said, «has been very misused... because he was talking about someone who has already asked for mercy and been given absolution, whom he knows well».

Not exact matches

Only God can give us true absolution.

The confession itself is therefore rather perfunctory, the absolution given with a slight sense of «was that all you bothered me for?»

The absolution rite, which includes a prayer for clemency for the deceased, was also given outside the church, in the courtyard inside San Pio X's compound, the priest said.

They appear here either as the disciples of a rabbi who empowers them to make authoritative decisions on legal questions, or as priests authorized to give or withhold absolution of sins.

It is difficult to write about Patrick Flanery's riveting debut, Absolution, without giving away too much...

It is difficult to write about Patrick Flanery's riveting debut, Absolution, without giving away too much of the plot.

With the stamp of legitimacy her association with PETA affords her, Newkirk has not only been granted the unrestricted ability to kill without the scrutiny or condemnation of many so - called animal rights activists who grant her absolution, but it has given her easy access to naïve and easily manipulated young people who arrive on PETA's doorstep starry - eyed, desperate to fit in and looking for approval.

If the maka'ainana (commoner), makes it to a place of refuge then absolution is eventually given and they can return back to society.

It's unclear which Western console releases are to blame, but Square has been desperate to practically give Hitman: Absolution and Sleeping Dogs away recently.

Hitman: Absolution Professional Edition also includes advanced access to a range of in - game Agency Weapons, giving the Original Assassin a deadly edge over his enemies from the outset.

We're big fans of Hitman here at Dealspwn, so news of the fifth edition - Absolution - was greeted with so much merriment and cheer we had to restrain ourselves from giving each other a buzz - cut in honor of the announcement.

While there is no epic finale to the end of Akomfrah's narrative, no spoken guarantee of absolution, Purple seems to give off a small glimmer of a future despite everything.