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SIMPLE IGNORANCE

Such ignorance of an ecclesiastical law or its penalty as a person makes some effort to be enlightened on but the effort is feeble and insufficient. Nevertheless it excuses a person from automatic (latae sententiae) penalties.

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Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle

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The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul celebrates St. Paul turning away from persecution of Christians to promoting Christianity. St. Paul, named Saul at his circumcision, a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, was born at Tarsus, the capital of Cilicia. He was a Roman citizen. He was brought up as a strict Jew,…

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