Send a tweet, spend less time in purgatory!

[BeachBumDeac]

That's right... you can get a plenary indulgence for following the Pope on social media!

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/17/4531048/follow-pope-twitter-indulgence-purgatory

 

[ImTheCaptain]

lol catholics

 

[york1313]

Forgive my ignorance on this, but indulgences are still sold? I thought that stopped?

 

[BeachBumDeac]

Forgive my ignorance on this, but indulgences are still sold? I thought that stopped?

 

[discdude]

saw this as well. what a joke.

 

[HailToTheDeacons]

Fucking ridiculous.

 

[sailordeac]

Lots of terrible theology here. I thought that God was in charge of purgatory, not the pope. The pope can only free from punishment here on earth. Where is Martin Luther?

 

[Shorty]

I was not familiar with The Verge, so I looked to see if other news sites had this. They do. What can these people be thinking?

 

[sailordeac]

Thanks for the pos rep Wakephan09 but if you will check out the New Catholic Encyclopedia article on Martin Luther, you will see that in this more ecumenical age the pope does indeed care about Martin Luther.

 

[wakephan09]

Thanks for the pos rep Wakephan09 but if you will check out the New Catholic Encyclopedia article on Martin Luther, you will see that in this more ecumenical age the pope does indeed care about Martin Luther.

Looks like we are harkening back to the great Middle Ages. The Bishop of Leicester is about to rock someone's world.

 

[BillBrasky]

Grope a child, then tweet at the Pope about it shortly after.

Its all good baby baby!

 

[RevDeac06]

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[PhilliesDeacs]

I immediately thought of buddy christ when I heard this.

 

[KickballDeac]

:jesusfreakdeacbatsignal

That's one parody from TOB days I miss.