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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.
How do Catholics repent?
Catholics repent in the sacrament of reconciliation, also known as confession.
When does the church recommend to go to confession?
Catholics are bound to go to confession at least once a year, and it is recommended that this take place during the Easter season. Catholics are also bound to go to confession any time they commit a mortal sin, since the Church teaches that this is ordinarily the only means through which such sins are forgiven.For more on this, see the Code of Canon Law, nos. 988-989.
When did Catholics stop going to church on Saturday?
Catholics never stopped going to church on Saturday, good Catholics usually go to confession on Saturday, and may attend the Saturday evening Mass as well.
How many times a year do Catholics go to confession?
According to paragraph 1457 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholics who are aware of serious sin must go to Confession at least once a year. Confession is also suggested for anyone in need of confessing smaller (venial) sins. Pope John Paul II is said to have gone to Confession once a week, despite his holiness, because as a general rule, the holier a person gets, the more aware they become of their sins.
How can god forgive Zionist Jews for their sins in Israel if they don't go to confession?
God forgives their sins in the same way as He forgives the sins of Muslims or Buddhists or Hindus or... He forgives them if they repent. As Jews are not Catholics (or Orthodox), they cannot go to confession.
What age can you go to confession?
Answer: The Catechism merely states that children should have the opportunity to go to the sacrament of Reconciliation (of which confession is a part) when they reach the age of reason i.e. be able to tell right from wrong with some understanding of why. Traditionally, Catholics have prepared for this sacrament when they are about 7 years of age, but there is no hard-and-fast rule.
Why are Catholics allowed to tell a priest stuff during confession without being arrested but a Protestant can't?
Most Protestant denominations do not recognize the Sacrament of Reconciliation so there is no confession.
Who is the leader of the Catholics?
The pope for Roman Catholics (Catholics who attend mass in the Latin rite), as well as for Catholics of the Byzantine Catholic Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church, the Greek Catholic Church, the Maronite Catholic Church, the Assyrian Catholic Church, and many more, none of which celebrate the Roman rite, but all of which are in union with the Pope.
Can a Maronite priest hear confession?
Any priest with Faculties granted to him by his Bishop may hear confessions. ANY priest, even without Faculties, and even a priest who has been lacizied (removed from priestly minister for some reason) may hear confession in danger of death, and should.
What are forgiveness rituals?
There are many forgiveness rituals depending on which faith one belongs to. Roman Catholics believe in the sacrament of confession. Native faiths believe in actual sacrifice of small animals. Other Christian faiths believe in repentance but, not necessarily confession to another human as Catholics practice.
Can a couple married in maronite church asking a divorce?
According to Maronite beliefs, divorce is forbidden by Maronite law
