[sinkspur]

Franky, all a priest or bishop can do is tell people who are conscious of serious sin to go to confession.

Even the new document says that no one should be denied the Eucharist unless they are prohibited by Church law. twice-a-year Catholics have been with the Church for a hundred years.

[drstevej]

I call them Ground Hog Christians. They come out, see their shadows and go back in their holes for 6 months.

[FBDinNJ]

I agree that we should not be judging our fellow Christians and should be concerned rather with our own sins, more than with those of our neighbors.

Priests on the other hand are failing their congregation by not preaching on the sacrament of reconcilliation AT ALL.

Outside of Indult masses, FSSP Chapels, and just regular Catholic Churches that are considered very conservative, I have heard the sacrament of reconcilliation mentioned exactly once. I would just like to know what is going on? Are the pews suddenly packed with Saints? Am I to be thankful that I'm surrounded by a bunch of Saints @ mass on Sunday?

No I think not. Usually when I go to Confession here @ college or at home there is rarely a line or anyone in the box and sometimes the Priest will tell me that he hasn't seen anyone for the whole hour (because of class I usually have to go a couple of minutes before the Priest stops hearing confessions)

So I don't blame the people in Communion lines, I blame the Priests and the Deacons who are failing at their jobs of spreading the truth.

But then again what do I know, I'm just a College studnet.

[franky]

This past Easter Mass at 11 AM had a packed house. The priest had an opportunity to explain missing mass, unless under certain circumstances, was a mortal sin and that these people must go to confession before receiving.

The priest made his comment and his question was, how is it the 8 Am and the 11 AM masses were so full...and that was it.

I sat there itching to get up and tell it like it is and I just kept saying to myself, tell them, tell them. He didn't