Pope Francis: confession is not condemnation, but mercy

cna ^ | March 28, 2014 | Elise Harris

[NewCenturions]

Whenever I take the “easier way” and go to a stranger, I almost always get a face-to-face confession! Serves me right!

[Arthur McGowan]

I think the “face-to-face” confessional was inspired by the Evil One to destroy the sacrament—especially, of course, where the screen is not available.

BTW: In every church I’ve ever been in, where there is a screen, the person who might wish to use it is forced to kneel. This is stupid. There is no inherent connection between using the screen and kneeling. Many, many elderly people are forced to go face-to-face because they cannot kneel. I can’t but think that many stay away entirely! If this is the situation in your church, ask your pastor to put a chair by the screen.

[Salvation]

It means exactly what it says. Why would you not believe Christ’s words.

He ordained the apostles, breathing the Holy Spirit on them and giving them the ability to forgive and withhold forgiveness of sin.

That charism is passed down through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

[Salvation]

God forgives the sins. Have you ever read or heard the very powerful words of absolution?

Catechism of the Catholic Church

 

1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:

 

God, the Father of mercies,
through the death and the resurrection of his Son
has reconciled the world to himself
and sent the Holy Spirit among us
for the forgiveness of sins;
through the ministry of the Church
may God give you pardon and peace,
and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Worth repeating.

"There are not more than 100 people in the world who truly hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they perceive to be the Catholic Church." -Bishop Fulton Sheen

[NYer]

Wicked men create all sorts of false doctrines by taking isolated passages out of their rightful contexts or by not considering them in light of other passages dealing with the same topic.

Like the one cited above from the Berean Beacon that I demonstrated was false?