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WHY DO CATHOLICS CONFESS THEIR SINS TO A PRIEST AND NOT STRAIGHT TO GOD?

Penance and Healing   Today’s gospel, 11th of December 2017, talks about a paralyzed man who was healed by Jesus and whose sins were forgiven by Him. However, the Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come cannot accept this, and thus, questioned Jesus:   Gospel: Lk 5:17-26   One day, Jesus was teaching, […]

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We Infer the Apostles Practiced Confession

 Karlo Broussard Full Question Did the apostles practice confession? Answer There is no direct evidence that they did. However, we can reasonably infer that they did. First, we can assume that they would have administered the sacrament of confession given the fact that Christ gave them the authority to forgive and retain sin (John 20:23). It would […]