One of the causes of the Reformation was the selling of indulgences. Does the Catholic Church still sell them?

€¢ In a recent This Rock article ("Changing the Sabbath", December 1993), you stated that Christ used his authority to alter the sabbath in Matthew 12:8, but a footnote in my Confraternity Version of the Bible says he did not alter the commandment, but urged it be interpreted in a more reasonable way. How could he alter one of the Ten Commandments, anyway? €¢ In ancient Judaism the sabbath was from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday.

If Sunday is the Christian sabbath, should we celebrate it from sundown on Saturday to sundown on Sunday? Is this why attending an anticipatory Mass on Saturday evening fulfills our Sunday obligation? €¢ When a person commits mortal sin he implicitly ... more.

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