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To: Pyro7480
No, you can pray to God whenever. The Sacraments, however, are instituted by Christ Himself, and are ministered by His priests.

No, if a man (a priest) can determine who gets access to God and to when, he is not a minister, he's an administer...

God has no administers...He only has ministers...

17 posted on 10/24/2007 9:26:51 AM PDT by Iscool (What if Jesus meant everything that He said...)
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To: Iscool
Two of us on here have refuted what you've been saying, and you just carry on like nothing was ever said.

There are necessary steps before a Catholic should even GO to Confession. One is the Act of Contrition, when the pentitent CONFESSES TO GOD his/her fault.

You recall the story of the ten lepers. Jesus Himself said, "Go, show yourself to the priest." Sin is a spiritual leprosy.

18 posted on 10/24/2007 9:31:56 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, esto mihi Jesus" -St. Ralph Sherwin's last words at Tyburn)
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