[NYer]

Some Protestant churches are trying to make confession less forbidding, allowing people to shred their sins in paper shredders, for example.

What about the sins that are 'retained'?

[jacero10]

Like the Eucharist during the liturgical movement and Mary in recent years, Protestants are slowly rediscovering the value in what they rejected 500 years ago and which the Catholic Church has known all along.

[Logophile]

Some Protestant churches are trying to make confession less forbidding, allowing people to shred their sins in paper shredders, for example.

How does that work?

[Ronaldus Magnus]

The original Wall Street Journal article much of this seems to be taken from is here:

Confession Makes a Comeback

[diamond6]

Well, what do ya know!

[Salvation]

Confessing your sins on a video, on Jerry Springer, shredding them in a shredder might be viewed as good.

But they are all missing THE key element of the Sacrament of Reconciliation — the absolution of God, through the prieist.

These people do not KNOW if their sins are truly forgiven; they are just assuming that they are. Not so. There is a lacking element. And Catholics know what that is!

[RightOnline]

Utter silliness and balderdash.

There is one, and only one, who needs to hear our confessions of sin. He is the only one who forgives them, too.

[Salvation]

Examination of Conscience

A Guide for Confession

How To Make a Good Confession (especially if you haven't gone in years)

Why Go to Confession? (Part 1) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte

Why Go to Confession? (Part 2) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte

Why Go to Confession? (Part 3) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte

Pulling Sin up by the Roots: The Need for Mortification

Reasons for Confession [Sacrament of Reconciliation]

Cardinal Stafford's Homily at Penitential Liturgy With an Examination of Conscience

How to Go to Confession

Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession

Learning to Confess

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What happened to confession – Changing mores reflective of use

Confession Comeback

Repentance and Confession - Introduction [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession

Pick a sin, any sin (Confession gone awry)

The Early Church Fathers on Confession / Reconciliation - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus

Catholics called from the idiot box to confession

Salvation: Just click and confess

Get Thee To A Confessional! (beautiful insight for those who dread going to Confession)

Confessing to 'sins' is booming in America (Evangelicals and Protestants take up practice)

[Salvation]

More information with papal writings here:

What You [Catholics] Need to Know: Penance (Reconciliation, Confession) [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

[GiovannaNicoletta]

I love the way they put the word sins in quotes as if there is no such thing.

[Quix]

The BIBLE SAYS

CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER

THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED.

[MEGoody]

:::Shrug::: As far as I know, Protestants (which includes Evangelicals) have always believed in confessing sins - to God, and perhaps to the person you harmed.

I guess if it makes someone feel better to tell a third party, or to write their sins down and shred them, go for it. Just so they know that isn't what brings forgiveness from God.