"Vater, Vergibt Mich, Fur Ich Habe Gesundigt..."
What if a Catholic priest does not understand this? How does he "forgive" the sins of a "penitent" whose language he does not speak? The grab bag of Catholic theology has the answer in a March 22 'Zenit News Agency' article titled, "If Confessor Doesn't Know Penitent's Language."
The article quotes Canon Law 960 which says:
"Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the ONLY (emphasis mine) ordinary means by which a member of the faithful conscious of grave sin is reconciled with God and the Church. Only physical or moral impossibility excuses from confession of this type; in such a case reconciliation can be obtained by other means."
Comments:
1. If a Catholic is able to get to a priest for confession – this is the "ONLY" way his sins can be forgiven! Rome plainly says it in Canon 960. So, the warped theology of Catholicism presents a "Jesus" who says, "Don't come to Me for forgiveness, go to that priest over there!"
2. Catholic teaching always has loopholes, and we see one here where exceptions CAN be made for, "...physical or moral impossibility excuses from confession of this type..."
Regarding a priest not knowing the language of a "penitent," one loophole, excuse me, "other means," presented in the article is:
"The confessor (can make) a prudential judgment that the penitent is excused in virtue of a physical and moral impossibility and presuming the latter's sincerity in manifesting those sins confessed in his native language."
This is a hot one!! A priest may not be able to understand a single word told him, yet he still dares utter that most blasphemous and Christ-robbing of priestly formulas - "I absolve thee!" How does he know if the sins were "venial" or "mortal?" Or, if the "penitent" made a good 'Act of Contrition?' In turn, how does the "penitent" know what his "penance" is?
The Catholic Church hates the fact that people can go directly to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Rome hates the promise of Jesus in John 6:37b, "And him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."
Jesus will NEVER tell anyone, "Get away from Me, go see that priest," or, "Don't bother Me, go talk to My mother." May God's Spirit show many Catholics that they can get full and free forgiveness of sins, NO Catholic priest and NO Catholic Church needed!
(By the way, "Vater, vergibt mich, fur ich habe gesundigt" means, "Father, forgive me, for I have sinned.")
The article quotes Canon Law 960 which says:
"Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the ONLY (emphasis mine) ordinary means by which a member of the faithful conscious of grave sin is reconciled with God and the Church. Only physical or moral impossibility excuses from confession of this type; in such a case reconciliation can be obtained by other means."
Comments:
1. If a Catholic is able to get to a priest for confession – this is the "ONLY" way his sins can be forgiven! Rome plainly says it in Canon 960. So, the warped theology of Catholicism presents a "Jesus" who says, "Don't come to Me for forgiveness, go to that priest over there!"
2. Catholic teaching always has loopholes, and we see one here where exceptions CAN be made for, "...physical or moral impossibility excuses from confession of this type..."
Regarding a priest not knowing the language of a "penitent," one loophole, excuse me, "other means," presented in the article is:
"The confessor (can make) a prudential judgment that the penitent is excused in virtue of a physical and moral impossibility and presuming the latter's sincerity in manifesting those sins confessed in his native language."
This is a hot one!! A priest may not be able to understand a single word told him, yet he still dares utter that most blasphemous and Christ-robbing of priestly formulas - "I absolve thee!" How does he know if the sins were "venial" or "mortal?" Or, if the "penitent" made a good 'Act of Contrition?' In turn, how does the "penitent" know what his "penance" is?
The Catholic Church hates the fact that people can go directly to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Rome hates the promise of Jesus in John 6:37b, "And him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."
Jesus will NEVER tell anyone, "Get away from Me, go see that priest," or, "Don't bother Me, go talk to My mother." May God's Spirit show many Catholics that they can get full and free forgiveness of sins, NO Catholic priest and NO Catholic Church needed!
(By the way, "Vater, vergibt mich, fur ich habe gesundigt" means, "Father, forgive me, for I have sinned.")
posted by Robt. B. at 1:07 PM
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