Nov 9, 2022 · The concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. First, the New Testament does not teach that there are to be priests in the New Covenant. Instead, the New Testament teaches that all believers are priests.

May 21, 2024 · The Bible says, “If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). As a sinner, I’m glad we can go directly to God for forgiveness 24/7, on any day, in any year. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the price for sin with His shed blood on the Cross of ...

Therefore, the penitent must confess each and every serious sin, that is anything which separates him from Christ. If the priest judges he is truly sorry, He must absolve since Christ's Passion merited forgiveness for every repentant sinner.

So if a priest in a state of mortal sin were to hear a confession, the penitent’s sins would still be absolved because it is really Christ who forgives sins in the sacrament and not the priest...

Jan 27, 2022 · The Church, who through the bishop and his priests forgives sins in the name of Jesus Christ and determines the manner of satisfaction, also prays for the sinner and does penance with him. CCC 1448. So, does that mean, the priest keeps a tally of the penances or priests in general are called to do penance as a normal part of their duties as ...

In the Catholic Church, the Seal of Confession (also known as the Seal of the Confessional or the Sacramental Seal) is the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (confession). [1]

In John 20:22-23, Jesus says, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." This passage is often cited to support the practice of confession to a priest, as the apostles and their successors (bishops and priests) are seen as having the authority to forgive ...

2 days ago · When a person approaches a priest for confession, they are not merely speaking to a representative of the Church but are engaging with someone who has been ordained to minister the sacraments. The priest is granted the authority to absolve sins, a power believed to be passed down through the apostolic succession from Christ Himself. ...

Mar 13, 2022 · God forgiving sins, they will claim, precludes the possibility of there being a priest who forgives sins. Further, Hebrews 3:1 and 7:22-27 tell us Jesus is, “the… high priest of our confession” and that there are not “many priests,” but one in the New Testament—Jesus Christ.

Feb 8, 2022 · We Catholics confess our sins to a priest because that’s the method of forgiveness that Jesus Himself established during His earthly ministry. In answer to the second question: By confessing our sins to Jesus’ minister, His personal representative, we are confessing our sins to God through His priest whom He commissioned for this very purpose.