Posted on 03/01/2015 12:52:48 PM PST by NYer
Ping!
Going to confession is one of the beautiful sacraments of the Catholic Church ... it certainly isn’t dead in any of the Tridentine Masses I’ve attended.
Not in my parish!
The number of diehard Freepers interested in these discussions is minuscule.
I know I am put off by the constant blizzard of religion dogmatic fanatics.
Or the army of the GLBTXYZ pro-sodomy crowd.
Can't tell them apart, sometimes.
I know this is the Catholic Caucus thread, but I read these threads with much interest. I hope it is OK to merely say that I wish my Methodist denomination had “confession” with our clergy. I think it is a wonderful tradition of the historic and Spirit led church. We are missing something important by not having it.
Oldplayer
Sin is even more prevalent.
My theory is that the daddy of all deadly sins, pride, is keeping people away. They think they know better than God.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:
God, the Father of mercies, |
If your a democrat you have nothing to confess.
Ever since the democrat (in name only) party kicked out any reference to God or Our Creator at their 2012 national convention there has been no such thing as sin.
It also explains why they lie so much/s
What makes you think this is not in the “Religion subforum”?
Just to clarify, normal doesn’t mean a mathematical average discussing beliefs. That’s way too low.
Moral/Societal norms is when a vast/large/almost all people believe the same thing. We’re talking like hetero/homo, blacks voting for democrats percentages.
Well - maybe if there were actual confessionals....
Bookmark
Confession one hour a week before the vigil Mass for a parish of several thousand families only sends the message that it must not be too big of a deal.
Freegards
What killed confession were the horrible Vatican II clergy and bishops. I had a relative who was literally thrown out of the confessional by the priest (a formerly devout priest who went berserk after VII and then turned out to be carrying on an affair with a woman he had met at her husband’s funeral). The priest told him there was no need to go more than once a year unless he had killed somebody.
> a devout priest who went berserk after VII and then turned out to be carrying on an affair with a woman he had met at her husband’s funeral
Not so devout. Sounds like BS.
BTW - Vatican II
Our priest had to add hours each week.
And then at Easter and Christmas, the lines are so long that it takes two hours for eight priests to hear all the confessions.
Long lines at the Confessional are a sign of a growing church and more and more vocations to the priesthood and consecrated religious life.
Couldn’t you tell by the title this is something you didn’t want to click on? I don’t click on pro-evolution, gozillion year old universe, what I call science fiction threads because I don’t want the headache.
Get over yourself and pass on this stuff.
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