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>The Catholic Church would agree Quite the opposite, I'd say. Italy is a catholic country, and it is, I think, common opinion that the very forgiving Italian a
by Udik 11y ago
>The Catholic Church would agree
Quite the opposite, I'd say. Italy is a catholic country, and it is, I think, common opinion that the very forgiving Italian attitude is due to it. Protestantism and Calvinism in particular are much more strict in considering everybody responsible for their actions. Catholics can always go the the nearest priest, confess their sins and be immediately absolved from them. They don't have to deal with their conscience.
- pbh101 11y ago>Catholics can always go the the nearest priest, confess their sins and be immediately absolved from them. They don't have to deal with their conscience. While the first sentence is true, the second captures neither the spirit nor the fine print of the ritual. I would agree with the general statement on differing temperaments, though would phrase it differently: there is a built-in accommodation and acknowledgement that human weakness can result in failure to be the best you can be, but to nevertheless continue to strive towards that goal, even after failing. EDIT: In theory... I willingly acknowledge it doesn't always look like this in practice.