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The short answer is because they are required to, the longer answer is that Confession is a sacrament set up by God so that our post-Baptismal sin can be forgiven. Everyone, saving Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother, is a sinner before God. We cannot draw breath and not sin, even in the "perfect" who still commit inadvertent venial sin. We must receive Holy Communion as Our Blessed Lord told us point blank in the Gospel, that unless we receive Him in Holy Communion, there is no life in us. We may not receive Holy Communion in a state of sin, so God has provided the sacrament of reconciliation to us so that we may be worthy to receive Him in Holy Communion. Every Catholic should attend confession regularly, at least bi-weekly or monthly if you are receiving Holy Communion regularly, and once a year during Lent and Easter is absolutely required by the Church as the bare minimum to be a Catholic. To receive Holy Communion in a state of sin is perilous in the extreme as St. Paul points out, and incurs the additional sin of sacrilege.
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Can you Confess on Wikipedia?
Confess as the Catholics do in church - no.
Do Catholics confess their sins to a priest?
Yes, but technically, we confess our sins to God through the priest.
Are catholics the only ones that confess their sins?
No, christians also confess their sins to the one and only true god, the god of Abraham and Jacob. Hope you enjoy ;-)
Why do you have to Catholics confess their sins?
just cuz. idk y. but that's just part of being a catholic.
Why do catlic go to a prist to confess?
Practising Catholics go to their Priests for Confession, as it is part of their religious beliefs.
Why do Catholics confess to priests?
Because he is the only one who has the power from God to give us absolution for our sins.
Why do Catholics confess to a a priest when the Bible says only God can forgive you?
The reason Catholics confess to a priest is because they claim that the priest is simply relaying what you said to God. But, even this statement is contradicting the Bible. 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; There is only one "middle-man" between you and God, and that is the man Christ Jesus. So unless we put Catholicism in authority over what the Bible actually says, the Catholics are 100% wrong in the case of confessing their sins to a priest.
Can you Confess on Nick Jr?
Yes if you fake confess No if you confess for real
Can divorced Catholics marry in another church?
Yes they can. However their marriage will not be recognized by the Catholic Church. They will incur auto-excommunication and will not be eligible to receive the sacraments in a Catholic Church until they regularize their marriage and confess their sins.
What is the duration of I Will Not Confess?
The duration of I Will Not Confess is 2 hours.
What is the noun for confess?
I confess; I stole the cookie. I won't confess because I didn't steal the cookie!
Does rebecca confess to witchcraft?
no she does not confess but she was brought in to witness john proctors confession in hope that she will save her life but she did not confess
