{"id":1514,"date":"2007-06-26T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/philadelphia-here-i-come.html"},"modified":"2007-06-26T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-26T08:15:00","slug":"philadelphia-here-i-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/philadelphia-here-i-come.html","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia, here I come"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m sure this will make Rocco’s<\/a> heart leap. Those of us who are just a short train ride away will be joining him in the City of Brotherly Love to share the joy — and be a little indulgent<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is honoring its 200th anniversary by offering its members a plenary indulgence, a practice begun in the Middle Ages that remains controversial and often confounding today.<\/p>\n

An indulgence, according to the church, allows Catholics who perform certain acts to shorten the time after death that their souls will have to spend in purgatory to atone for their sins.<\/p>\n

“It adds to the joy of the occasion, it allows each person a participation in the event, and it provides a lasting souvenir,” Cardinal Justin Rigali (seen on the left)told the archdiocese’s 1.5 million members in a recent letter.<\/p>\n

Plenary indulgences are relatively rare and typically require a pilgrimage to a shrine. Pope John Paul II granted a worldwide plenary indulgence for the Jubilee Year of 2000.<\/p>\n

Between now and the final bicentennial Mass of April 13, local Catholics seeking an indulgence must make a pilgrimage to an area shrine or special bicentennial Mass, make an act of sacramental confession and receive communion around the time of a pilgrimage, and pray for the intentions of the pope. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/i>Some of us need all the help we can get. Philadelphia, here I come. <\/p>\n

Photo: Justin Cardinal Rigali from the Holy See Press Office<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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