tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post8859061617708290409..comments2024-01-20T05:30:38.834-05:00Comments on From the Back of the Church: Simony or Scam- Need a Rosary Blessed by the Pope?Paul Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117148616394494033noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-90012892687427048692018-01-22T22:36:02.626-05:002018-01-22T22:36:02.626-05:00A monastery or anyone organization can sell medals...A monastery or anyone organization can sell medals and then after having sold them to customer x have it blessed before sending it out. And so in that way they could say sell a "blessed" medal and advertise blessed medals for sale. If the medal is blessed before selling it's simony.<br />Of course sometimes people use the term blessed as in blessed Rosary for sale blessed St.Bede Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-83891859462317114832016-06-07T17:52:13.609-04:002016-06-07T17:52:13.609-04:00A local Benedictine monastary sells blessed St. Be...A local Benedictine monastary sells blessed St. Benedict medals. They say that they are doing it as an outreach to encourage the veneration of St. Benedict. They say that the medals are in exchange for a donation, ie. not for sale.<br /><br />It is true that the medals are very cheap compared to other sources. Is this simony?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-75883229580985266252014-03-02T00:54:40.417-05:002014-03-02T00:54:40.417-05:00Hello Ann, the Vatican gift shop sells, and ships ...Hello Ann, the Vatican gift shop sells, and ships worldwide, lovely rosaries and other items which you can have blessed by the Pope. I have purchased several items from them, and I usually receive a personal email from a staff member there telling me when the item will be blessed so I know when it will be shipped. http://www.vaticangift.com/absolut clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112814265824866912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-61283296622587522572014-01-03T22:54:24.837-05:002014-01-03T22:54:24.837-05:00There are also prayer cards and medalsI purchased ...There are also prayer cards and medalsI purchased a Blessed with relics for sale on e bay at outrageous prices,the seller made the point that they were not charging for the relic just the medal or card ,but who would pay 30 euro or more for a card ,to make matters worse i received one of the cards offered for sale free on a site promoting devotion to that particular Saint.I remember reading Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-38243100769356959832013-12-09T10:32:57.688-05:002013-12-09T10:32:57.688-05:00Great article! I never thought about how selling b...Great article! I never thought about how selling blessed rosary beads could be sinful, but it does make sense. I know it's not recommended to buy them off someone either, but do you think that is just as sinful? I have been searching for <a href="http://www.rosarymart.com/" rel="nofollow">rosaries for sale and would love to have ones that are blessed by the pope</a> but I certainly want to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215162913203913018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-19677460675714838242013-04-04T15:11:20.063-04:002013-04-04T15:11:20.063-04:00Paul--
Your post reminded me of the Rosary of the...Paul--<br /><br />Your post reminded me of the Rosary of the Unborn™. (And yes, the name is trademarked.)<br /><br />One (1) of these rosaries -- made of cheap plastic -- sells for a staggering $24.95.<br /><br />A woman in Ohio named Maureen Sweeney Kyle claimed that Our Lady appeared to her in 2001 and told her that for every Hail Mary prayed on a Rosary of the Unborn™ -- and <em>only</em> on John Jansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241558776415884637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269450657205021642.post-66887327957370655652013-03-21T21:38:35.323-04:002013-03-21T21:38:35.323-04:00Here is what the seller of the auction listing wro...Here is what the seller of the auction listing wrote when I contacted him to let him know about this article:<br /><br />"Hi, Thanks for doing that. It's good to double check that what we do is right. In this case you made good point. Let me tell you more about the rosaries and the background. We get the rosaries from Polish nuns in Rome, the nuns run several charity programs helping thePaul Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117148616394494033noreply@blogger.com