Notes On a History of Auricular Confession; H.C. Lea's Account of the Power of the Keys in the Early Church
Notes On a History of Auricular Confession; H.C. Lea's Account of the Power of the Keys in the Early Church
Casey, P. H. (Patrick H.), 1861-1941
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Dei. Lib. XX. c. 9, Migne XU. 673. Digitized by Google 76 THE POWER OF THE KEYS. and putting the souls of Martjrrs on seats which, ac- cording to the Saint, are occupied by Bishops. Some one considered it a joke to unite the texta: '* Judas went out and hanged himself," ** Go thou and do like- wise." Mr. Lea has actually perpetrated a combina- tion of almost the same kind, but in dead earnest and without the justification of a joke. But we will let him continue his argument from St. Augustine. ...''Again in praying for the conversion of the Mani- chseans he assumes that conversion and repentance will win remission of their sins and blasphemies, and if he refers casually to the power of the Keys lodged in the Church, it is apparently only to indicate that by Bap- tism in the Church they will be in a position to obtain pardon." (p. 118.) Sacerdotal absolution is given only for sins committed after Baptism. Mr. Lea seems to imply that if it were in use it would be given to the Manichseans on their reception into the Church.
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