“When Pope Francis says that it is not his competence to give permission to a public sinner or non-Catholic to go to Communion, and then says that it is up to the conscience of the person involved, he is saying that the Pope has no role to play in the formation of the conscience of an individual, because it is all up to the individual before the Lord.”
“...because it is all up to the individual before the Lord.”
Yes, it is. Christ is the intercessor to God for us - not a Priest. I am Catholic.
Do you go to Confession?
You are confessing to Christ in the Sacrament of Penance, don’t get hung up on the priest.
As human beings, we also have a human need to hear that we are forgiven. Christ’s representative, the priest, fulfills this need.
I don’t mean to offend, but I think the rationalizing of the skipping of Confession largely has to do with embarrassment over things a penitent must confess. Pride and a lack of humility. But you can go to any priest and sit or kneel behind a screen or a grille.
I don’t want to start a Scripture interpretation war, but how much clearer can it be in the upper room of John 20 that we must confess our sins audibly to one who will say whether they are forgiven or retained?
You’re a poorly educated Catholic.
Yes, it is. Christ is the intercessor to God for us - not a Priest. I am Catholic."
I am looking at 1 Corinthians 11:28-29 and I am inclined agree with you.
you don’t need defending, dear sister in Christ, but i can’t help but encourge you to stay strong and keep glorifying Jesus. remember the blind beggar who heard Jesus was passing by and kept yelling out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”