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Do Catholics confess their sins to a priest?
Yes, but technically, we confess our sins to God through the priest.
What is different about pentecoastal beliefs and the roman catholic church?
Catholics have to go to the priest, and the priest prays to god on there behalf. Whereas pentecostal people pray directly to God.
Why do you pray to saints?
Catholics pray to saints to intercede on their behalf with God. The Reformation leader, Martin Luther, considered this akin to polytheism and therefore banned this practice from his churches, so Protestants do not pray to saints.
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.
Why do Catholics have to go and pray to that Catholic priest for forgiveness?
Roman Catholic AnswerFirst of all, Catholics do not "go and pray to that Catholic priest" for forgiveness. They do go to confession to a priest and, if they are sincere, the priest absolves them from their sins, and gives them a penance. It is Our Blessed Lord who actually absolves the sin, through His priests. The reason that Catholics have to do this is because this is the way that God set it up for us. The protestant notion of asking God for forgiveness is okay as far as it goes, all Catholics do that everyday when they make their examen of conscience at the end of the day. But God further specified that to be forgiven, particularly from serious sin (mortal sin) one must go the priest. He mediated His forgiveness through His priests in the Old Testament and continues that in the New Testament.
Why do Catholics not have a direct relationship with God but rather through their priest or bishop?
Whoever told you that was seriously mistaken It's a lie .
Are Catholics required to pray to saints?
Catholics are not required to pray to saints, but it is a common practice in Catholic tradition to seek the intercession of saints for their prayers. This is based on the belief that the saints can intercede on behalf of individuals before God. Ultimately, prayer in the Catholic faith is directed to God, but saints can serve as intercessors.
Who does the writer of Hebrews compare Christ as a High Priest with?
The purpose of the High Priest in the Old Testament was to be an intercessor and a representative between God and man. There were strict rules that a Man had to adhere to in order to be forgiven his sin and pray to God. The High Priest made offerings to atone for all of Man's sin. Once a year, he entered the Holiest of Holies to pray and intercede for all the people. In the New Testament, God sent his spirit to dwell with Man and each person can intercede and be forgiven and commune directly with God. This was accomplished through the death and resurrection of Christ.
To be Catholic do you always become a priest or a nun?
No. Not every Catholic is called to the religious life or the priesthood. God calls some Catholics to the married life, and some Catholics serve the Church in the single life.
Is the priest God?
No, the priest is not God.
Who intercedes for us by taking requests to God?
It is an interesting concept that God is too busy or too disinterested to listen to requests made direct to him by the faithful, but that he always has time to listen to the same request passed on by an intercessor.Roman Catholics and, to a lesser extent, members of some other Christian denominations believe that saints intercede by taking their requests to God. Mary is seen by Roman Catholics as the most useful saint for intercession.
Can you heal your own sin without seeing a priest?
Only God can heal you from sin, and will do so if you are truly sorry without seeing a priest; but you should then see a priest fpr the sacrament of reconciliation before receiving communion.
