tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post874908146351472047..comments2024-03-22T18:43:00.710-04:00Comments on Unam Sanctam Catholicam: The unhappy man who lay with his motherBonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-74989206717161774032015-11-24T10:16:14.511-05:002015-11-24T10:16:14.511-05:00Reminds me of what I recently read about Ven. Arch...Reminds me of what I recently read about Ven. Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky of Lviv who, in his pastoral letter "Thou shalt not kill" warned his diocesans against the plague of murder (political murder, abortion, suicide, "normal" murder) that was afflicting Ukraine during WWII. He exhorted the confessors to give penances that corresponded to such an unspeakable crime. Especially in cases where the sinner committed a number of murders and exhibited a certain sadistic tendency, a penance should be given that corresponded to "the sense of justice of the people"...which I interpret to mean that the culprit had to turn himself in, which might have meant the death sentence for him. Catholics back then probably weren't that scrupulous about the death penalty...<br /><br />On the other hand you also have saints that didn't give hard penances, but would themselves do penance for the penintent's sins, for example the Holy Curé (if that version is true). There is also a story about St. Vincent Strambi reading the heart of a man in confession who had killed someone but didn't think it was indeed murder. I can't remember what penance he gave him, but I think it was rather light in comparison...Konstantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701303189143549671noreply@blogger.com