NewsNow XIV . V . MMXXIV - Spend less time in purgatory?☢️

Vatican recommends social media abstinence!
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"On Monday, the Catholic Church published Vatican norms for gaining indulgences in the Holy Year 2025, including some rather curious suggestions - the Vatican has apparently arrived in the digital age".
"Spend less time in purgatory? Vatican recommends social media renunciation
The Catholic Church is offering new and sometimes curious ways to gain indulgences for the Holy Year 2025".

"In the Vatican norms published on Monday on gaining indulgences for the jubilee year, "renouncing pointless distractions" is one of the options listed".
The Austrian news agency Kathpress reported that "in the spirit of penance, it is sufficient to abstain for at least one day from senseless distractions (real, but also virtual, such as those caused by the media and social media) and from superfluous consumption" in order to obtain a remission of temporal punishment for sins in the afterlife.
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More traditional ways of gaining an indulgence include works of charity such as visiting the sick and donating to a good cause or going on a pilgrimage.
In addition, as always with indulgences in the Roman Catholic Church, confession, communion and prayer are prerequisites.
The Catholic Church understands indulgences as a remission of temporal punishment for sins after death. According to Catholic doctrine, most people must temporarily atone for their sins after death in a state known as purgatory, depending on their behavior in earthly life. Only then can they enter the eternal bliss of God.
There are indulgences to shorten the time of purification in the afterlife. They are obtained through works of penance during one's lifetime - both for oneself and for others who have already died.
A so-called Holy Year is a jubilee year in the Catholic Church and has its roots in the Bible. It is regularly celebrated every 25 years.
The Holy Year 2025 will begin on December 24, 2024, and preparations are already in full swing, both in the city of Rome and in the Vatican.
However, the holy year is intended to be more than just a spiritual event;
the Vatican is also planning a series of social projects...great then let's dance💃🕺🤸🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️
https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html