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Rosary Purchase	Jim	Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius, Over the past few years I have made purchases from a website of carmelite nuns in Colorado Springs, CO (sistersofcarmel.com) which has many religious articles one can purchase. I have purchased several items like rosaries and crucifixes. Unfortunately, I have recently come to find out that they are not in communion with Rome. There is a particular rosary that I like and which I would like to buy. My question is- Would I commit a sin buy purchasing this rosary knowing that the sisters are not in communion with Rome? Thank you. God Bless
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Jim: There is no sin in buying a rosary, or anything else, from a community that is not in communion with Rome. You might see if you can buy things from a source that is in communion if you can find the same item, but there is no sin in buying from the source you mentioned. I have purchased things from Orthodox communities in the past. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Rosary Purchase

Jim

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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Dear Brother Ignatius,

Over the past few years I have made purchases from a website of carmelite nuns in Colorado Springs, CO (sistersofcarmel.com) which has many religious articles one can purchase. I have purchased several items like rosaries and crucifixes. Unfortunately, I have recently come to find out that they are not in communion with Rome. There is a particular rosary that I like and which I would like to buy. My question is- Would I commit a sin buy purchasing this rosary knowing that the sisters are not in communion with Rome?

Thank you. God Bless

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Jim:

There is no sin in buying a rosary, or anything else, from a community that is not in communion with Rome. You might see if you can buy things from a source that is in communion if you can find the same item, but there is no sin in buying from the source you mentioned. I have purchased things from Orthodox communities in the past.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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