Reconciliation is a sacrament where you go before a priest and confess your sins. This may sound very queer confessing your sins before a mere man. But actually you aren't because the priest is acting impersonia christia which means that you are speaking to Christ through the priest. If you have committed a veinal sin you can ask God's forgiveness without going to Reconciliation. But if you commit any kind of mortal sin then you must go to confession to be cleansed. One of the biggest problems Protestants have with Confession is telling their sins to a priest because they don't think that a person can forgive sins. But God gave the Apostles the power to forgive sins in John 20:22-23 and in Matt. 16:19. The Catholic Church commands that we go to Reconciliation at least once every year but it recommends that we go once a month. Reconciliation is one of the greatest sacraments that the Church has given us and we should take advantage of it whenever we can.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is a sacrament where you go before a priest and confess your sins. This may sound very queer confessing your sins before a mere man. But actually you aren't because the priest is acting impersonia christia which means that you are speaking to Christ through the priest. If you have committed a veinal sin you can ask God's forgiveness without going to Reconciliation. But if you commit any kind of mortal sin then you must go to confession to be cleansed. One of the biggest problems Protestants have with Confession is telling their sins to a priest because they don't think that a person can forgive sins. But God gave the Apostles the power to forgive sins in John 20:22-23 and in Matt. 16:19. The Catholic Church commands that we go to Reconciliation at least once every year but it recommends that we go once a month. Reconciliation is one of the greatest sacraments that the Church has given us and we should take advantage of it whenever we can.
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