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Posted on 07/05/2002 10:14:23 AM PDT by Polycarp
Please remove the scales from his eyes so he may see and read Your Word
Good prayer. Thank you. I need a fuller understanding of the Catholic Faith!
Now enough of the last wordism. I'll give you the last word here, and I promise I will respond to no more of your posts. God Bless.
I say your relationship with Jesus is more important than the legalism and false ritual that is catholocism...They worship Mary, have a hierarchy of people who are better than you, who they claim can forgive you of your sins...and they seem to find a common ground with communists.
Ignoring the other slanders and falsehoods in your post, "outraged", this thread will answer your questions regarding the Sacrament of Confession established by Our Lord for ALL of His followers. May God grant you His Grace and Blessings while you learn His Truth.
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“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ “
“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ “
Your sins are forgiven when the words of absolution are spoken, however, temporal punishment remains. Penance is imposed by the confessor to make atonement for the temporal punishment. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “Absolution takes away sin, but it does not remedy all the disorders sin has caused. Raised up from sin, the sinner must still recover his full spiritual health by doing something more to make amends for the sin: he must ‘make satisfaction for’ or ‘expiate’ his sins. This satisfaction is also called “penance.’” (CCC 1459)
That is interesting.
Confession is easily the least favorite thing for lots of Catholics, lol.
I like the changes in confession since I came back to the church, in that I can choose to sit with the priest and talk about my sins in a way that is less “authoritative” or “condemnaory”.
Not sure I am expressing that in the way I want or in a clear way, but I remember as a kid that “dread’ of kneeling on the other side of the partition and the voice of the priest coming in a disjointed way.
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Actually once the sin is forgiven it stays forgiven whether you do the penance or not.
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