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Is confession a sacrament of Jesus?

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17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Yes. Jesus told the Apostles "Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained." John 20:23. Bishops are the successors of the Apostles.

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