Subject: why must Catholics "doubly" confess? |
Bible Note: dasev, I was pointing out that you, by stating that "those who ascribe to roman catholic doctrine in its totality really are not intellectualy honest regarding history or the Word" were confessing the sins of others. That is being the accuser. We do know who the accuser of sins is. Christians as I understand scripture are to confess their own sins or as a corporate body the sins of their own group. You chose to "confess" to Estelle the alledged sin (intellectual dishonesty) or sins of a body to which you do not belong. Perhaps you should follow the biblical example of confessing your own sins or those of the body to which you belong if you feel the urge. It is apparent from your comments that you know very little about the Catholic faith as it it understood by Catholics. Your understanding of Catholic doctrine about confession is completely deficient in that you make assumptions that are totally inaccurate (i.e that Catholics can not or do not confess their sins to God other than in a confessional booth to a priest). It is one thing to understand correctly another's position and disagree with it. It is an entirely other thing to misunderstand and misrepresent another's position and then assault that caricature of the true position. Your comments fit into the latter category. I hope that your comments are made in ignorance and not with malice. My I suggest that before you attack the faith of another, you first learn about it from someone who is qualified to teach it accurateley, preferably one who believes that faith. You ask if I am "a member of the r.c. church., and if so what order." This also display basic ignorance about Catholics. Most Catholics are lay people and do not belong to any order or religious congregation. Indeed, even most priests do not belong to any "order". Since you are not a Catholic, may I suggest you avoid that area and stick to what you know. I have no idea what your faith background is and I would not presume to comment on what your Church teaches if I did. You asked before if I was a "card carrying Catholic" and if so you had questions. Being in the questioner's seat is a good place for you to be on the subject of Catholicism, because you have yet to give an accurate answer on that subject. Emmaus |