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Pope Francis Says Confession is not Like Going to See a Psychiatrist
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 10/23/13 | Laura Gotti Tedeschi

Posted on 10/25/2013 6:15:15 AM PDT by marshmallow

Confessing our sins is not like going to see a psychiatrist, Pope Francis has said.

The Pope spoke about the Sacrament of Reconciliation in his homily at the Santa Marta guesthouse this morning.

He said the only way of reaching God’s love is to go to him with the same honesty, transparency and simplicity that children have, accepting the “grace of shame” that lets us feel God’s forgiveness.

The Pope warned about the difficulty of life as “every time we want to do good, evil is next to us”. “This is the struggle of Christians. This is our struggle everyday. And we do not always have the courage to speak as Paul speaks of this struggle. We always seek a way of justification: ‘But yes, we are all sinners’”, the Pope said.

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To: Biggirl; IbJensen

That’s the party line for sure. And I’ve been learning that it’s not even accurate. Even if it were, why would the Church after hundreds of years choose to do this? How is this not saying that the Church was WRONG for all of those years?


41 posted on 10/25/2013 4:18:17 PM PDT by piusv
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To: FourtySeven; IbJensen

Actually, it is my understanding that Mass in the Early Church was held facing east (both the people and the priest).


42 posted on 10/25/2013 4:26:00 PM PDT by piusv
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To: FourtySeven

In the early years, the first Christians were Jewish converts. In Jewish synagogues, the language used was not the vernacular, but the dead language, Hebrew.


43 posted on 10/25/2013 4:31:25 PM PDT by piusv
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To: pepsionice

Indulgences?

No money involved; no system to buy into.....just say your prayers.

Where do you get these false statements?


44 posted on 10/25/2013 5:42:36 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: marshmallow
Confession Boom Attributed to Pope Francis Effect
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Confession Questions From the Pew [Catholic Caucus] Introduction to 10 Part Series
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Beginning Catholic: The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Rising Again to New Life [Ecumenical]
Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?
Why do Catholics have to confess their sins to a priest instead of praying straight to God? [Ecu]
When did confession to a priest start? [Ecumenical]
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The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession
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45 posted on 10/25/2013 5:54:48 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: DarkSavant
"I can't chastise people for going to confession, but sometimes I wonder about the horrible lack of courtesy with long confessions when there are a dozen people waiting in line before mass. Universally, there will be one individual who is in there for 15 minutes. Somehow I think It's more likely that they're seeking counseling and a soapbox to bounce their thoughts off than confessing that long of a list of sins. I just wish they'd get a private appointment for their problems, which most priests prefer, than holding up the short 30-60 minute window most priests hear confession in a week."

"I see it with women the most. If there are more than 3 in front of me I know there's a good chance the priest is going to have to hear my confession after mass. The men usually are more interested in telling them in as few words as possible than going on a long tangent."

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I know what you mean too.

(And in our parish, it always seems to be the sweetest, most saintly, angelic women who take the longest in there!    I know it is wrong to do, and I should really be minding my own business, and carefully re-examining my own conscience, and re-reviewing my own sins, but to while away the time, I sometimes start thinking, "Holy-moly, exactly what kinds of sins does a sweet old lady like that commit, and how many sins can such a dear old woman squeeze into just one week?!?    And where in the world does she get the energy to sin so much?!?")    (That's for the ones who go to confession every week.)

(Mea culpa! Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa!)    :-)

46 posted on 10/25/2013 6:37:51 PM PDT by Heart-Rest (Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal 6:7)
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To: marshmallow; NYer
The first 24 minutes of this youtube video includes a humorous discussion by Matthew Kelly about Catholic confession.    He does not exactly disagree with Pope Francis, but he does take a slightly different angle, pointing out how the healing grace that comes from this Sacrament involves Jesus in His role as the "Divine Psychologist".

(Matthew Kelly also explains why it was a good idea that Jesus in His infinite, Divine Wisdom, deliberately set this Sacrament up the way He did (to go through other humans), not just trying to do it solely as a "me-and-Jesus" kind of thing, as many non-Catholics seek to do exclusively for their confessions.)

47 posted on 10/25/2013 6:51:51 PM PDT by Heart-Rest (Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal 6:7)
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To: Heart-Rest

One of my sons made that very observation about an 85-year-old lady in the wheelchair, who was taking longer in Confession than James thought reasonable.


48 posted on 10/26/2013 3:53:12 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The heart of the matter is God's love. It always has been. It always will be."~Abp. Chaput)
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To: piusv

Now Hebrew is the living language of the present nation of Israel.


49 posted on 10/26/2013 4:15:34 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Biggirl

And your point?


50 posted on 10/26/2013 5:25:53 AM PDT by piusv
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To: piusv

In the churches still standing and not replaced by aircraft hangars, the altar and the crucifix face the east wall. The priest, replaced by the assembly presider, prayed to Jesus Christ, God and the Holy Trinity and not to the congregants.


51 posted on 10/26/2013 7:04:27 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: piusv

Great point.


52 posted on 10/26/2013 7:05:04 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: FourtySeven

Our overactive, highly trained minds are unfortunately operating at cross purposes.

I do believe we are on the same side.


53 posted on 10/26/2013 7:07:00 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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