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I voted to give back the money and the match play. It will be money well spent for the karma points.

Reminds me that a long time ago the Frontier served beer to players in legitimate mugs. I really liked them and confess I walked out with one. However, the next day I felt so badly that I went to the casino to offer to pay for it. I still wanted to keep the glass, and I still have it. So I went to the guard station and asked whom I should pay. The guard said "just forget about it." But I insisted that I pay somebody. The guard just laughed and said something like "do what you gotta do." So I asked if I could pay him and he said "go ahead." So I gave him some money, I don't remember how much, and he accepted it.

In retrospect, I'm sure he just pocketed it, and the Frontier was out the money it cost them to buy that glass. I would send them a check if they were still around. Okay, Catholics, how much time in purgatory do I have to serve for that?

Quote: Wizard

Okay, Catholics, how much time in purgatory do I have to serve for that?

I'm guessing that'll set you back about 14 seconds worth of extra purgatory time. Small price to pay for a nice mug.

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Okay, Catholics, how much time in purgatory do I have to serve for that?

None. Don't forget the Celestial Get Out Of Jail Free Card of the Catholic Church. The act of penance and contrition.
BTW if stuck in the desert w/o a priest you can confess directly to God.

Quote: Wavy70

None. Don't forget the Celestial Get Out Of Jail Free Card of the Catholic Church. The act of penance and contrition.
BTW if stuck in the desert w/o a priest you can confess directly to God.

What evidence do you have that God hears you under such conditions? He could be shooting craps for all you know (Einstein notwithstanding).

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I voted to give back the money and the match play. It will be money well spent for the karma points.

I heard you have to donate to the crusades for that, otherwise it doesn't count.

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What evidence do you have that God hears you under such conditions?

He told me so.

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I thought that if you don't make it to confession before you die, then you have to work off the time in purgatory (not to be confused with hell) for your sins since your last confession. According to "Growing Up Catholic" you have to serve 257,890 years for stealing a candy bar. Since I've never been to confession I don't have a the get out of jail card at all.

Deathbed repentance. The Church also does absolution post death. Lot's of rules but if you have a good lawyer you can still get in thru the gates.

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Ah, but what evidence do you have that it was Him talking? Maybe it was just the beer.

I know the voice. We have hung out on many occasions. Most were rather pleasant.

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I thought that if you don't make it to confession before you die, then you have to work off the time in purgatory (not to be confused with hell) for your sins since your last confession. According to "Growing Up Catholic" you have to serve 257,890 years for stealing a candy bar. Since I've never been to confession I don't have a the get out of jail card at all.

The doctrine is that MORTAL sins, unconfessed, will get you the one-way ticket to hell if you die. The minor stuff, like splitting tens, does get you X years in North Las Vegas, or Purgatory, whichever is less attractive to you. The candy bar theft is a violation of the Eighth Commandment and therefore a mortal sin--Hell has a special circle for candy bar thieves. "Growing Up Catholic" understated the punishment.

I think penance in Vegas should be "play nickel video poker until you get a royal, without stopping to eat, drink, sleep, or go to the bathroom."

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Deathbed repentance. The Church also does absolution post death. Lot's of rules but if you have a good lawyer you can still get in thru the gates.

I would imagine that a substantial posthumous donation to the Church helps to grease the wheels. You can't take it with you, and if you're going to Hell it would all catch fire anyway. Plus, there's nothing worth buying in Hell, and the only restaurants are Denny's. Might as well pony up.