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To: Salvation

I was out of the Catholic Church for a number of years. When I finally came back I sat down with our priest and made a full confession. It took a good half hour (number and type) and I could see the sweat on his brow when I finished. He was completely non judgmental. After he gave me absolution I was walking 2 feet off the ground. This is the only faith that you can be certain of absolution, everyone else is just hoping.


17 posted on 04/09/2014 2:44:49 AM PDT by verga (Poor spiritual health is often manifested with poor physical health.)
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To: verga

Catholic priests do the same thing for free that non-believers pay a shrink a couple of hundred dollars an hour for. What a waste of money. Another good reason to become Catholic.


18 posted on 04/09/2014 5:28:47 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died;we should thank God that such men lived" ~ Patton)
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This is so true! Some people don’t realize that the reception of this sacrament often brings profound psychological and even physical healing to the penitent as well. ;-))

Thanks, Salvation, for a great post. We have spent a good deal of time lately in RCIA on this wonderful Sacrament. Your post gives me additional material. It’s now bookmarked.


19 posted on 04/10/2014 9:21:03 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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