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I have what I hope is a quick question about simony. Simony was considered
a heresy, in that it seeks to exchange the Holy Spirit for financial gain or
other favors, but was a simoniacal ordination considered to actually endow
the recipient with the Holy Spirit? In other words, if I purchase my
ordination, do I receive the Holy Spirit and thereby the ability to absolve
sins, perform the eucharist, and so on? Do the parishoners who receive the
sacraments from me receive valid sacraments or not?
Andrew E. Larsen
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