Must Confession be Catholic?

tz620q · Dec 13, 2017

Tree of Life said:
I'm fine with that. But the Catechism doesn't say that. It doesn't say that reading Scripture and praying contributes to our conviction of sin and our ability to repent. It says that reading Scripture and praying contributes to the forgiveness of our sins. Why does it say this?

Yeah, I see what you mean. By putting this in the section on Penance, it makes it sound like something done after confession and sometimes that is what is done. In Catholic thought though, this is part of a continuous process of sanctification. The prodigal son story used in that section shows the pattern of falling away, realizing one's state, returning, asking for forgiveness, receiving mercy.

Phil 1:21 · Dec 13, 2017

tz620q said:
If you are not Catholic, then there are no layers between you and God

Just a slight point of fact, there are no layers between any of God's children and Him, no matter which church we individually call home. (1 Timothy 2:5)

tz620q said:
I have to say though that there is nothing like confession to really make you feel God's mercy in a tangible way. Maybe it is all psychological and maybe that is why God gave the ability to do this to his disciples and they to their disciples, etc.

I hear you. This is why James 5:16 connects confessing sins to one another with healing. Unfortunately, some have taken this to mean confession to one another is necessary for forgiveness from God, which simply is not so.

tz620q said:
This is not the only avenue of forgiveness between ourselves and God.

Amen to that!

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