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#12291 What Happens If Someone Confesses to Murder, Purgatory, and Indulgences - Fr. Paul Keller O.P.

N/A • 21 juli 2025

“What happens if someone confesses to murder?” This episode explores the complexities of confession and forgiveness, alongside questions about processing unconfessed sins and the requirements for receiving a plenary indulgence during a visit to Rome. Join us as we delve into these important topics and more in this thought-provoking discussion.

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Questions Covered:

03:41 – What happens if someone confesses to murder?
15:36 – How do I process unconfessed sins that I haven’t thought of?
20:42 – What do I have to do to receive a plenary indulgence for my visit to Rome?
23:35 – Was Jesus ordaining the disciples at the washing of the feet?
30:22 – If God doesn’t weigh our deeds, what’s the point of Jesus weighing our deeds at the last judgement?
35:46 – Is it ok to publicly use a rite or celebrate a mass of a defunct rite?
38:04 – If a person has dementia, would that person still remember the people they met after dying while in purgatory?
43:02 – Regarding last Sunday’s readings? Who were the 3 men Abraham met outside his tent?
47:01 – Why do we not read about gentiles believing in God until Jesus? Did the Jews not allow them to follow God?
50:18 – What happens at death? Do we sleep until the resurrection or do our souls move to either heaven or purgatory?
53:25 – Can people in purgatory pray for us?

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