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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Sacrament of Penance
If you confess your sins to Christ he is just to forgive them, then why bdo the Catholics want you to confess them to a priest so he can give you forgiveness, he's not Christ.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Sacrament of Penance
If you confess your sins to Christ he is just to forgive them, then why bdo the Catholics want you to confess them to a priest so he can give you forgiveness, he's not Christ.
Catholics view priests as Christs' stand in. You could kind of think of the priest as 'channeling' the almighty.
There are some progressive churches that grant "blanket" forgiveness for folks who are intimidated by the confessional. I am one of those. My kids are not.
One of the changes I noticed when my kids had their first penance is that it is not even called "confession" or "penance" anymore It's called "reconciliation" and it's about making amends to those you have hurt. What a positive turn around.
Sounds a lot like AA, doesn't it? Lol
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Sacrament of Penance
If you confess your sins to Christ he is just to forgive them, then why bdo the Catholics want you to confess them to a priest so he can give you forgiveness, he's not Christ.
the confessional is one of the most intimidating and scary spots in the world!
Especially if you waited ten years to finally make the attempt.....
Bless me father for I have sinned....it has been 10 years since my last confession, and these are my sins....
I will never forget that particular experience the rest of my life!
That's what most Catholics do froggy. We are supposed to go to confession once a month, but to be honest, I don't know too many adults who do that. The Catholic Church has way too many rules. Hard to keep up. lol
From a psychological standpoint, telling your trespasses aloud may have a greater impact than just thinking and praying about them. Like I said, my children and many of their friends feel it is cleansing. Not unlike therapy.
the confessional is one of the most intimidating and scary spots in the world!
Especially if you waited ten years to finally make the attempt.....
Bless me father for I have sinned....it has been 10 years since my last confession, and these are my sins....
I will never forget that particular experience the rest of my life!
And all that could have been done while riding down the road in your car.
That's what most Catholics do froggy. We are supposed to go to confession once a month, but to be honest, I don't know too many adults who do that. The Catholic Church has way too many rules. Hard to keep up. lol
From a psychological standpoint, telling your trespasses aloud may have a greater impact than just thinking and praying about them. Like I said, my children and many of their friends feel it is cleansing. Not unlike therapy.
And none of you have asked why they have that rule. I think telling God your sins, whether aloud or silently in your head will get the same results, as long as your sincere. I don't think living wrong six days a week and confessional on sunday will ever make it right.
the confessional is one of the most intimidating and scary spots in the world!
Especially if you waited ten years to finally make the attempt.....
Bless me father for I have sinned....it has been 10 years since my last confession, and these are my sins....
I will never forget that particular experience the rest of my life!
And all that could have been done while riding down the road in your car.
do you think it wasn't also done traveling down the road? It took me weeks of soul searching preparing that 10 year check on my sins!
i am an excommunicated Catholic....because i remarried 6 years after my divorce of my first husband....my husband and I are non-denominational Christians....and have been for 20 years now....no confessions with the Priest....but part of me, misses it.
And all that could have been done while riding down the road in your car.
do you think it wasn't also done traveling down the road? It took me weeks of soul searching preparing that 10 year check on my sins!
i am an excommunicated Catholic....because i remarried 6 years after my divorce of my first husband....my husband and I are non-denominational Christians....and have been for 20 years now....no confessions with the Priest....but part of me, misses it.
God takes confessions 24/7, great guy.
do you think it wasn't also done traveling down the road? It took me weeks of soul searching preparing that 10 year check on my sins!
i am an excommunicated Catholic....because i remarried 6 years after my divorce of my first husband....my husband and I are non-denominational Christians....and have been for 20 years now....no confessions with the Priest....but part of me, misses it.
God takes confessions 24/7, great guy.
of course He does! There isn't a Catholic around that doesn't know this Froggy....and no one waits for the confessional booth to repent when they know they have sinned.....
confessing ones sins out loud to someone else is part of the catholic church's TRADITION....no foul, no harm....imo.
I can see that sky, and in my youth, that's what it seemed to me as well...just routine....it was not until my last confession, right before matt and I got married and i got excommunicated, that I learned to appreciate the sacrament and the face to face confession...
your method seems really cool, a very nice approach to self evaluation.
the confessional is one of the most intimidating and scary spots in the world!
Especially if you waited ten years to finally make the attempt.....
Bless me father for I have sinned....it has been 10 years since my last confession, and these are my sins....
I will never forget that particular experience the rest of my life!
And all that could have been done while riding down the road in your car.
do you think it wasn't also done traveling down the road? It took me weeks of soul searching preparing that 10 year check on my sins!
i am an excommunicated Catholic....because i remarried 6 years after my divorce of my first husband....my husband and I are non-denominational Christians....and have been for 20 years now....no confessions with the Priest....but part of me, misses it.
