Seems to be confusion about Confession. Catholics do confess to God but there’s a helper there to talk us through not repeating the sin, plus the priest can reassure you that you ARE forgiven if there’s still doubt. God forgives, but the priest provides care during the process.
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The priest is not Christ. The priest has no power to forgive you in the place of God. The priest does not decide your fate. The priest’s job is to hear your confession so you can speak it aloud, keep it confidential so you don’t have to be afraid, and help you find ways to atone.
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This is about pastoral care, guidance, and comfort. Reconciliation is the real name of the sacrament, Confession is the slang term. The goal is to help the person reconcile with God. The priest participates in that as a servant of Christ.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Okay, that is a whole lot Biblical than I understood. I was baptized Catholic and had first communion, but as a kid I guess they never really explained these and later the practice was a bit confusing. Also I guess lot of responsibility on individual churches and priests.
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Replying to @galev_ph
Individual responsibility is on your parents to teach you these things, the Church isn’t for that. That’s why matrimony is considered a sacrament alongside priesthood, you’re tasked with raising and training a generation of believers. But many parents are unclear themselves.
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In the US they call these cradle Catholics, folks who grew up in the Church but were never taught so don’t know what the purposes are. Leads to drifting away because wtf is the purpose of all this claptrap?
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