History
Saint Cornelius was elected pope during a very difficult time.
In fact, Pope Fabian had been killed more than a year before Cornelius could be
elected because Christians were being persecuted. And then when Cornelius was
finally elected, he had to deal with all the Christians who had abandoned the
faith in order to avoid being attacked. Some priests wanted to just forget that
some people had left the Church when it was dangerous to be a Christian, but
Cornelius pointed out that it was a sin that must be confessed. And on top of
that, another priest named Novatian declared himself pope and confused a lot of
people. A group of bishops had to get together and determine that Cornelius was
right and Novatian was wrong.
Activity
When he was pope, Cornelius taught people that it was very, very
important to take responsibility for their sins and to show God that they were
sorry by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The key prayer to this
sacrament is the Act of Contrition. Spend some time today learning this prayer
by heart.
Saint Cornelius, pray for us!
More reading for parents:
American Catholic
Catholic Online
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