Letting the Innocent Suffer and the Guilty Go Free
The slippery nature of Roman teaching about confession and absolution, plus a priest's lack of concern for the innocent, has become evident in a New York City murder case from 1987.
While two innocent men were sent to prison for a murder, the real killer, Jesus Fornes (who was later killed in 1997) in 1989 called to his home one night his Roman priest, Joseph Towle, where they had, "a heart-to-heart talk," about the murder. 'Father' Towle did encourage Mr. Fornes to go to the courts, and he did go to the attorneys, where it appears the issue stalled.
Towle is now coming out in the open about this, and is saying it was not a confession but a, "confidential conversation," he had with Mr. Fornes. But........a CNN article about this episode says, "Towle did, however, say he granted Fornes absolution, or 'pardon in the name of God for the things he had done wrong.'"
In the grab bag of Roman theology, you can get absolution without going to a formal confession. Must be nice! Also, since this was not a formal "confession," Towle was not bound by his confessional "vow of silence," yet he let two innocent men languish in prison for years. As a matter of fact, they are still in prison.
We can see in the priest Towle the same spirit of the men who had Jesus Christ murdered. Yes - the spirit that murdered Jesus Christ is alive and well and dwells in the breast of every Roman priest! After all, they claim in the 'Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent,' in chapter one of the twenty-second session that Christ is, "Himself to be immolated," on the altar each time mass is said!
In Matthew 27:3-4 Judas comes back to the, "CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS SAYING, I HAVE SINNED IN THAT I HAVE BETRAYED INNOCENT BLOOD." But the "CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS" reaction was one of not caring, dumping all the guilt back on Judas, and not doing a thing about the crime that was perpetrated as they said, "WHAT IS THAT TO US? SEE THOU TO THAT."
The Jewish religious leaders' callousness of then is most perfectly brought to us today in men like 'Father' Towle. Two men are dead, two innocent men are in prison, but the Roman priest seems to be doing just fine.
May Catholics throw in the "Towle" on their priests, repent and forsake Rome, and come to Jesus Christ by faith ALONE for the joy of real forgiveness of sins.
While two innocent men were sent to prison for a murder, the real killer, Jesus Fornes (who was later killed in 1997) in 1989 called to his home one night his Roman priest, Joseph Towle, where they had, "a heart-to-heart talk," about the murder. 'Father' Towle did encourage Mr. Fornes to go to the courts, and he did go to the attorneys, where it appears the issue stalled.
Towle is now coming out in the open about this, and is saying it was not a confession but a, "confidential conversation," he had with Mr. Fornes. But........a CNN article about this episode says, "Towle did, however, say he granted Fornes absolution, or 'pardon in the name of God for the things he had done wrong.'"
In the grab bag of Roman theology, you can get absolution without going to a formal confession. Must be nice! Also, since this was not a formal "confession," Towle was not bound by his confessional "vow of silence," yet he let two innocent men languish in prison for years. As a matter of fact, they are still in prison.
We can see in the priest Towle the same spirit of the men who had Jesus Christ murdered. Yes - the spirit that murdered Jesus Christ is alive and well and dwells in the breast of every Roman priest! After all, they claim in the 'Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent,' in chapter one of the twenty-second session that Christ is, "Himself to be immolated," on the altar each time mass is said!
In Matthew 27:3-4 Judas comes back to the, "CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS SAYING, I HAVE SINNED IN THAT I HAVE BETRAYED INNOCENT BLOOD." But the "CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS" reaction was one of not caring, dumping all the guilt back on Judas, and not doing a thing about the crime that was perpetrated as they said, "WHAT IS THAT TO US? SEE THOU TO THAT."
The Jewish religious leaders' callousness of then is most perfectly brought to us today in men like 'Father' Towle. Two men are dead, two innocent men are in prison, but the Roman priest seems to be doing just fine.
May Catholics throw in the "Towle" on their priests, repent and forsake Rome, and come to Jesus Christ by faith ALONE for the joy of real forgiveness of sins.
posted by Robt. B. at 1:44 PM
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