John Surratt's real parents?

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(03-04-2015 09:45 AM)Linda Anderson Wrote:  I don't think that Mary thought she was committing a sin in helping Lincoln to be kidnapped or killed so there would have been no need for her to ask for forgiveness. She was probably praying to God to help the conspirators when Weichmann saw her praying the Rosary Friday night.

People do approach Catholicism in different ways but after Jesus forgave the woman who was caught in adultery, he told her to "go and sin no more," not to do whatever she wanted as long as she came back next week for another absolution.

I think this is right on. I believe Mary was praying for the success of Booth and company (herself included), not for her own forgiveness. In her eyes, she was supporting the morally right position and had nothing to be forgiven for.