So here’s a question for canon lawyers: could +Dolan have written Cuomo and ordered him not to sign the abortion bill under pain of excommunication and then followed through if Cuomo signed it?
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1/2 Even if I behave well only for fear of Hell, still it counts. For the sacrament of confession to be valid, one does not need to have perfect contrition (repentance for pure love of God). Attrition (repentance for fear of one's damnation) suffices.
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2/2 If God disposed thus for our eternal salvation, it seems "a fortiori" should be enough in disciplinary actions carried by the Church.
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