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Date Posted: 11:10:44 03/04/08 Tue
Author: Neysa
Author Host/IP: user-38lcid6.dialup.mindspring.com / 209.86.73.166
Subject: Catie...................
In reply to: Catie 's message, "Is a Catholic allowed to skip confession to a priest and just kneel & pray" on 09:38:51 03/04/08 Tue

A Catholic has to go to confession to a priest because only a priest can give absolution...going to confession is a sacrament.

Catholics are required to go once a year before Easter....called "Easter Duty".

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[> [> [> Neysa -- Catie, 12:06:47 03/04/08 Tue [1] (h23.55.90.75.ip.alltel.net/75.90.55.23)

Without sounding fiesty or rude, Please indulge me. Where does that come from in the bible...going to a priest, because HE can absolve sin?

That's not what the bible says that I read. It says if "we come boldy to the throne of grace, believe he is the son of God and ask for forgivness of our sins then we know we are forgiven" A Christian must walk by faith not by sight, or hearing a "man" say "okay You are now forgiven". ONLY GOD has power to do that. Christ made it possible for man to come to God on a one on one basis to ask for grace, forgiveness. Honestly, I'm being serious. I don't know where your church finds it needed for a priest to do that. Can you tell me where it is in the bible? :)

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Re: Catie................... -- Joan, 12:29:01 03/04/08 Tue [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

Catie, you talk to your Catholic friend about religion, but I think you don't listen. :)

Catholics don't believe that the priest is the one who forgives sins. Only God forgives sins. I'm sure that your friend has told you that. :)

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[> [> [> [> Joan you are exactly right. Peg says -- Catie, 14:33:30 03/04/08 Tue [1] (h23.55.90.75.ip.alltel.net/75.90.55.23)

It is not the priests that do the forgiving. They intercede. Her famous words to me always are "Confession is good for the soul" She makes it hard to argue that point. Still, I am a firm protestant against going to a man and telling him (or her) my thoughts and deeds. I mean a bad thing I did this week was want to murder someone who dangerously and purposely cut us off in traffic. Maybe not murder, but boy I'd like to of had my say with him. I became super angry. BUT murder IS against God's law. So I had to repent. I'm being honest. :)

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Joan you are exactly right. Peg says -- Joan, 05:50:20 03/05/08 Wed [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

Yeah, it's good for the soul, but I hate those confessionals. I much prefer face-to-face confession. I guess some people think it's easier to confess if they can't see the priest. IMO, those little booths are scary. That's a minority opinion, though. They'll never get rid of the confessionals.

Joan

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