'Tis the Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs.
The greatest problem of Cornelius's two-year term as pope had to do with the Sacrament of Penance & centered on the readmission of Christians who had denied their faith during the time of persecution. Two extremes were condemned.'Tis the Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Cyprian, primate of North Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the lapsed could only be reconciled by the decision of the bishop.
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