...kingdom of heaven ; to all of them he said : " whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed in heaven ;" he breathed upon them, saying, " receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive,...

...he will not hear the Church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the publican. Amen I say to you ; Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound...loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven' (S. Matt, xviii. 17, 18). — ' What will you ? shall I come to you with a rod, or in charity, and...

...will I build my Church, and I will give to thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; and whatsoever thou shall bind upon earth shall be bound also in Heaven, and whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be loosed also in Heaven." He promised him the keys, and He has fulfilled...

...receives Me receives Him who sent Me" (Matt. 10, 40). In regard to the forgiveness of sins He said, " Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven, and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained " (John xx. 22, 23), and to these men also He gave the power of changing bread and wine into His own...

...govern the faithful in His name. "As the Father hath sent me, I also send you' (St. John XX.* 21). 'Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven' (St. Matt. XVIII. 18). "Are we bound to keep the Commandments of the Church? "We are bound to keep...

...subjects, and it was given to the Apostles by Christ our Lord when he said to them: " Amen, I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth shall be bound...shall loose upon earth shall be loosed also in heaven. Both powers are implied in the institution of the sacrament of Penance when our Lord said to his Apostles:...

...the example of the Apostles and the practice of the Church throughout the ages. The words of Christ: "Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound...you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven,"20 refer not only to the power of forgiving sins but likewise to "all spiritual jurisdiction,...

...things whatsoever I have commanded you. " (5) To inflict and remove censures, and (6) To bind by laws: "Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and vhatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. " (7) The presence of Christ...

...loose us, we pray, by your command from all our sins." Clauditis, solvitis, the power of the keys. "Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound...loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven" (Matt. 18:18). Verbo, the word of decision, the bestowal or denial of absolution. Seras, locks, bolts....

...right of the leaders in His only Church to assert and maintain. To them His infallible word is given: "Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven .... He that despiseth you, despiseth Me." It is, therefore, practical atheism to deny or to ignore...