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1 | why must Catholics "doubly" confess? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 57405 | ||
Estelle, I haven't heard back from you. But to keep it brief, let me say that in over 50 years of being a Catholic I do not recall once ever being assigned a whole rosary as a penance let alone a slew of rosaries. Nor have I ever suffered any kind of abuse, spiritual or physical from any priest before whom I was making a confession. I was once assigned a penance of taking my wife out to dinner, which neither of us found to be excessive or harsh. Why it didn't seem like penance at all. I really can't recall but my wife may have suggested that I confess more often shortly thereafter. Catholics can and do reconcile with others without benefit of the sacrament of Confession. In fact only serious or mortal sins must be confessed in the sacrament, but the confession of all sins is encouraged as a spiritual discipline. Confession itself is a spiritual discpline and it is humbling, but it is also spiritually refreshing. Catholics can and do choose the priest to whom they wish to confess, in fact they are encouraged to do so carefully. And personality can come into play on both sides. Confession can be anonymous and behind a screen or face to face. If the penitent feels he or she is not being properly understood or dealt with even in regard to the penance assigned, they are free to express that to the priest and or go to another priest. If you are interested in the formal teaching of the Church on this question, here is a link to that section of the Cathechism. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/healing.html#HEALING Here is another link for your question regarding Purgatory. You may or may not agree with the explanations on either subject, but you will at least have a correct understanding of what Catholics believe in these matters. http://www.catholic.com/library/Purgatory.asp Emmaus |
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2 | why must Catholics "doubly" confess? | Bible general Archive 1 | roviear | 57413 | ||
Emmaus, (mish mash response) thank you for the clarification. I hadn't responded before this because I've been too busy to get involved with this website. I will study the verses posted in your other response. You do have the gist of my questions. I will check out the websites posted above. I hadn't realized saying the rosary was more than the "Hail Mary" statement. I too would hope a priest wouldn't assign a "slew" of them to the penitent! Until later... In Christ, Estelle |
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