tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post307921808249752969..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Forgive Sins 5Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-8690406244686402052012-05-05T16:04:23.838-04:002012-05-05T16:04:23.838-04:00Interesting piece. I do think you need do some mo...Interesting piece. I do think you need do some moreresearch on what "penance" is in the Roman Catholic tradition.<br /><br />You are about half-right. (One cannot fully understand this notoin unless you understand the distinction between "eternal punishment" and "temporal consequences" and how the latter, and not at all the former, relates to "purgatory".)<br /><br />But yes, from an Orthodox POV, you are absolutely correct when you place John 20:21-23 in a context of healing, the most basic meaning of "salvation".FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.com