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Cyprien De Carthage - Collection Sources chrétiennes
Résumé
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To take part in - or even be associated with - a sacrifice to a pagan god is a sin that excludes any subject from the Church. But what should be done when dozens, indeed hundreds of Christians have committed that sin? Under the emperor Trajan Decius, in 250, people risked prison, exile, the confiscation of their worldly goods, torture - even death - if they did not take part in public sacrifices ordered by the Emperor in his hope to reunite the Roman world. Many were weak and 'succumbed'- they were the 'lapsi'. Rigorists could not imagine any reconciliation for these 'lapsi' the more indulgent welcomed the sinners back without any real repentance, especially if they possessed written notes of indulgence given by a martyr before death, or by confessors of the faith. Between the two options, Cyprian refused to banish hope, but demanded that people become aware of the gravity of their sin and show authentic penitence, in tears, prayer, fasting and giving alms. To exhort sinners to accept his demands was truly to love them, and open up a way of hope.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Cyprien De Carthage |
Collection | Sources chrétiennes |
Parution | 22/08/2012 |
Format | 12.5 x 19.5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 288g |
EAN13 | 9782204099158 |
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