“efficacy of perfect contrition be reconciled with the dogma that the power of the keys is necessary for the forgiveness of sins? Why have recourse to the Church if mortal sin can be forgiven by perfect contrition? The answer is:… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Since, however, God has ordained Baptism as a necessary means of salva tion, 26 perfect contrition, in order to obtain forgiveness of sins, must include the desire of the Sacrament.” — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“We are compelled to concur in another view of Cardinal De Lugo, namely, that the value of the Mass is dependent on the greater… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“the scientific development of the doctrine of indulgences. 29 St. Thomas knows but one plenary indulgence, i. e. that granted for the liberation of… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“The Church has always regarded the admin istration of a Sacrament in the state of mortal sin as a sacrilege, and insists on the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“Origen says: " The Church hath received it as a tradition from the Apostles that infants, too, ought to be baptized." 21” — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“St. Bruno of Asti, who says: " The first tabernacle, therefore, is the Synagogue; the second, the Church; the third, Heaven. . . .… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“Does the external sign receive from God a peculiar super natural power enabling it physically to produce sanctify ing grace in the soul, either… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“While it is possible for the con fessor in some cases to obtain such knowledge without confession, this is not the rule, because the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“minister begins with an actual intention, but is distracted while administering the Sacrament, he has a virtual in tention. Thirdly, an habitual intention is… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“The confectio of a Sacrament, i. e. the combina tion of matter and form into the sacramental sign, is not necessarily of itself a… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“The Second Council of Mileve (416) anath ematized all "who deny that new-born infants should be baptized immediately after birth." n The Tridentine Council… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“bread and wine." These species must, therefore, be acci dents, and, having by Transubstantiation lost their con natural subjects, which cannot be supplied by… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“heretics can validly administer all the other Sacraments, with the sole exception of Penance, 30 which cannot, barring cases of urgent necessity, be validly… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“Alterations in the formula of Baptism may or may not affect its substance. Substantial changes render the Sacrament invalid ; purely accidental changes do… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share
“i. e. a sacrifice offered " from the rising of the sun to the going down" and " in every place." Moreover, the Sacrifice… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share