The Vatican forgives John Lennon.

[oracleslave]

true, but isn't there a cut-off point. Some sort of deadline ?
If you don't ask before the cut-off, then it's an eternity on the toasting fork

or something

Whilst you have free will the omniscient man upstairs already knows your fate but just can't be bothered to intervene. DOOMED

[cailin maith]

and there is no bad fire...

Thats not what the nuns told us after we were caught flashing our knickers at the boys

[Purple Dalek]

"All you have to do is ask for forgiveness, and all your sins will be forgiven. It's a central tenet of Christianity. Except for daleks. Their sins are never forgiven." Peter 3:8-12

Bless you,

Actually:

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

the juxtaposition made me LOL. YMMV

[NotAllThere]

All you have to do is ask for forgiveness, and all your sins will be forgiven.

It's a central tenet of Christianity.

But it's coupled with another central tenet. Once you've asked for forgiveness, you have to "go and sin no more". If you blow it again, then you have to ask forgiveness again - but apparently God knows if you're just taking the pee.

[EternalOptimist]

But it's coupled with another central tenet. Once you've asked for forgiveness, you have to "go and sin no more". If you blow it again, then you have to ask forgiveness again - but apparently God knows if you're just taking the pee.

no no no.
What you do is convert to Islam. Do whatever you want, then, just before the deadline, convert back, repent , but be serious. Gods records will have a 'gap', during which Allah will see you as a bit of a swine.
But who cares about that ? job done.

[EternalOptimist]

I only ever went to confession a couple of times. The very last was when I 'confessed' to having anal sex with the gf.
I was told to squeeze four lemons into a glass , add vinegar then drink it down in one. 'It wont absolve you of your sins, but it will take that bluddy smile off your face'

[minestrone]

and there is no bad fire...

Yes there is, the nuns beat me in school until I knew it.

[Stan.goodvibes]

You are going to the bad fire

You sound like Shepherd Book.... "the special Hell, reserved for Child Molestors... and people who talk in the theatre"

[Churchill]

It took them ~600 years to apologise for what they did to Jacques Molay and the Knights Templar!

[minestrone]

You sound like Shepherd Book.... "the special Hell, reserved for Child Molestors... and people who talk in the theatre"

You sound like a hun