Ireland: Confession Is Now A Crime
An Irish bill which was passed last week, makes it a criminal offence for a priest to hear confessions, Oran Doyle, a Trinity College Law Professor, told RTE.ie (April 19, audio below). The law applies …More
An Irish bill which was passed last week, makes it a criminal offence for a priest to hear confessions, Oran Doyle, a Trinity College Law Professor, told RTE.ie (April 19, audio below).
The law applies also if a priest keeps sanitary distances and hears confessions outdoors. Strangely, the priest is allowed to meet a parishioner "for a chat."
The offence consists in attending a religious event. The ban applies to both indoor and outdoor events, except funerals and marriages.
It is the first time that, under the Covid regime, an explicit prohibition of religious services has been put in place in Ireland.
Until now, the government left citizens in the dark about what was legally prohibited and what was only an advice.
Picture: © Mazur, CC BY-NC-ND, #newsGerqezhvex
The law applies also if a priest keeps sanitary distances and hears confessions outdoors. Strangely, the priest is allowed to meet a parishioner "for a chat."
The offence consists in attending a religious event. The ban applies to both indoor and outdoor events, except funerals and marriages.
It is the first time that, under the Covid regime, an explicit prohibition of religious services has been put in place in Ireland.
Until now, the government left citizens in the dark about what was legally prohibited and what was only an advice.
Picture: © Mazur, CC BY-NC-ND, #newsGerqezhvex
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The confession ban is as yet a personal interpretation. Good the SSPX are still trying hard here.
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Thanks to abp. Lefebvre who "preserved" original Latin mass. He'll be also officially a saint.
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Satan is happy...
Roberto 55
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It explains a lot...
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They should be tested for covid 19 anal method in public...
The great chastisement continues
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I dunno, @Tesa I always thought the great chastisement was gonna be, well, universal. Anybody wanting confession can get it at any parish in my home state. Besides, I personally don't like blaming God for stupidity inflicted on us by the godless.
Meeting the confessor for a conversation about football is legal...
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"Do not be surprised, beloved, that this fiery ordeal should have befallen you, to test your quality; there is nothing strange in what is happening to you. Rather rejoice, when you share in some measure the sufferings of Christ; so joy will be yours, and triumph, when his glory is revealed. Your lot will be a blessed one, if you are reproached for the name of Christ; it means that the virtue of …More
"Do not be surprised, beloved, that this fiery ordeal should have befallen you, to test your quality; there is nothing strange in what is happening to you. Rather rejoice, when you share in some measure the sufferings of Christ; so joy will be yours, and triumph, when his glory is revealed. Your lot will be a blessed one, if you are reproached for the name of Christ; it means that the virtue of God’s honor and glory and power, it means that his own Spirit is resting upon you...." 1 Peter 4:12-14