Armageddon... a Lamb stood on it and with him 144,000! (Rev. 14:1)

Text: "And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered." Daniel 8:12 Quote:    §. 32. The Subjects of this Ecclesiastical Monarchy may properly be divided into two several Sorts; the first comprehends the whole Clergy, the second all the rest of Christendom , as far as they profess the Roman Catholick Religion, which is commonly call'd the Laity. The first may be compar'd to the standing Army of a Prince, who thereby maintains his Conquests; the rest are to be deem'd as Subjects that are Tributaries to the Prince, and are oblig'd to maintain those standing Forces at their Charge. The first have this particular Obligation upon them, that they must abstain from Marriage. This is done under pretence of a special Holiness, and that thereby they may be the more fit to perform their Duty without any hindrance; but the

Text: none Quote:    With regard to the mystic body of Christ, that is, all the faithful, the priest has the power of the keys, or the power of delivering sinners from hell, of making them worthy of paradise, and of changing them from the slaves of Satan into the children of God. And God himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of his priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon, according as they refuse or give absolution, provided the penitent is capable of it. "Such is," says St. Maximus of Turin, "this judiciary power ascribed to Peter that its decision carries with it the decision of God." The sentence of the priest precedes, and God subscribes to it, writes St. Peter Damian. Hence St. John Chrysostom thus concludes: "The Sovereign Master of the universe only follows the servant by confirming in heaven all that the latter decides upon earth." Liguori, Alfonso Maria de, Saint; Grimm, Eugene, ed., Dignity and duties of the pries

Text: none Quote: [...] But our wonder should be far greater when we find that in obedience to the words of his priests— Hoc est Corpus Meum —God himself descends on the altar, that he comes wherever they call him, and as often as they call him, and places himself in their hands, even though they should be his enemies. And after having come, he remains, entirely at their disposal; they move him as they please, from one place to another; they may, if they wish, shut him up in the tabernacle, or expose him on the altar, or carry him outside the church; they may, if they choose, eat his flesh, and give him for the food of others. [...] Liguori, Alfonso Maria de, Saint; Grimm, Eugene, ed., Dignity and duties of the priest; or, Selva: A collection of materials for ecclesiastical retreats; Rules of life and spiritual rules , New York; Cincinnati; Chicago: Benziger Brothers, Printers to the Holy Apostolic See; London: R. Wasbourne; Dublin: M. H. Gill

Text: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? " Mark 2:5-7 ; "And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? " Luke 5:20,21 Quote: [...] The voice of the priest who is legitimately constituted a minister for the remission of sins is to be heard as that of Christ himself who said to the lame man Son be of good cheer thy sins are forgiven thee. Donovan, Jeremiah, tr., The Catechism of the Council of Trent: published by command of Pope Pius the Fifth , 1st Amer., fr. Dubl. ed., Baltimore: Published by James Myres, 1833, p. 239 . Online Sour

Text: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? " Mark 2:5-7 ; "And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? " Luke 5:20,21 Quote:    Bien plus, supposez que le Rédempteur en personne descende visiblement dans une église et s'établisse dans un confessionnal pour administrer le sacrement de la Pénitence, tandis qu'un Prêtre va s'asseoir dans un autre. Le Fils de Dieu dit: Je vous absous; et le Prêtre de son côté dit: Je vous absous , et par l'un comme par l'autre le pénitent se trouve également absous. Ainsi, le Prêtre puiss

Text: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? " Mark 2:5-7 ; "And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? " Luke 5:20,21 Quote:    Still more: suppose that the Redeemer comes down personally and visibly into a church, and takes up His place in a confessional to administer the Sacrament of Penance, while there is a Priest in another at hand. The Son of God says, I absolve you , and the Priest, on his part, says, I absolve you; in both cases, the penitents are alike absolved.    Thus the Priest, as powerful as God, can in a moment snatch a s

Text: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? " Mark 2:5-7 ; "And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? " Luke 5:20,21 Quote:     2. What is the Sacrament of Penance?    It is a Sacrament in which the Priest, in the place of God, forgives sins, when the sinner is heartily sorry for them, sincerely confesses them, and is willing to perform the penance imposed upon him.     3. Does the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted?    The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of th