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Originally Posted by thalakos315
isn't it written somewhere that whatever is binding in the church, is binding in heaven as well? so if the church forgives you.. heaven has to forgive you as well.. like on dogma where they forgive everybody who walks through the arches, so heaven automatically has to abide by that law as well.
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No, the Dogmatic law that you are quoting from a 5th party source is a throwback to the fundamental beginnings of the Roman Catholic chruch, where it was written that whatever the POPE said was true, even in heaven.
This was back in the day when people were dying of the plague...
Yes, even the most traditional systems have progressed somewhat. The Pope is not about to trump God. Also, he is pretty careful of his words.
If the church forgives you, thats good. The Big Guy knows what is really going on in your head, and will have the final say.
BTW, I find it amusing (seriously) that the movie Dogma was quoted in this thread. I love this forum.