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0 pointsshapefrog4y ago0 comments

> you simply can't reach salvation and union with God without starting from right morals.

If you are willing to confess your sin and repent for your mistakes with godly sorrow, God will forgive your trespasses.

Even the most handsy of trespassing priests is forgiven.

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zozbot2344y ago· 2 in thread

Yes, but true repentance and sorrow is taken to involve concrete steps, such as doing restitution and changing one's actions in the future. Confession and repentance are not separate from a path towards purification.

shapefrogOP4y ago

Or saying 10 Hail Marys.

zozbot2344y ago

Mantras, sutras, verses etc. are similarly used in Buddhism, as an instrument of focused thinking. It's not either/or, it's both.

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