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Offline roscoe

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Donatism
« on: January 13, 2010, 06:40:43 PM »
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    • I understand Donatism to be a heresy whereby it is claimed that to receive sacraments from a heretical or apostate priest is not valid.

    OK--- but what if one  is aware that the the priest is heretical and still accepts it?  I would imagine in that case the Sacrament IS invalid as opposed to the recipient being ignorant of the situation.

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    There Is No Such Thing As 'Sede Vacantism'...
    nor is there such thing as a 'Feeneyite' or 'Feeneyism'

    Offline Elizabeth

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    « Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 08:42:49 PM »
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    • I don't have a firm understanding of Donatism; my memory is a sieve lately.

    I thought it was about the personal sins of a religious not being an impediment to the validity of the Sacraments they confect? :confused1:
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    Offline Clovis

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    Donatism
    « Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 08:51:29 PM »
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    • Quote from: Elizabeth
    I don't have a firm understanding of Donatism; my memory is a sieve lately.

    I thought it was about the personal sins of a religious not being an impediment to the validity of the Sacraments they confect? :confused1:


    No the Donatists believed that the Sacraments of Priests who had apostazied in times of persecution were invalid.

    Its a word like Jansenist thats been so thrown around thats its basically lost its meaning.
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    Offline Raoul76

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    « Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 09:56:51 PM »
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    • [ Edited an uncharitable comment towards roscoe ]

    Clovis has the correct definition of Donatist.
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    Readers: Please IGNORE all my postings here. I was a recent convert and fell into errors, even heresy for which hopefully my ignorance excuses. These include rejecting the "rhythm method," rejecting the idea of "implicit faith," and being brieflfy quasi-Jansenist. I also posted occasions of sins and links to occasions of sin, not understanding the concept much at the time, so do not follow my links.

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    « Reply #4 on: January 13, 2010, 10:36:46 PM »
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    • Quote from: Clovis
    Its a word like Jansenist thats been so thrown around thats its basically lost its meaning.


    Nice one, C!  I imagine you probably realize how fitting it was to say that!

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