945093 No.811117
I need to get something off my chest. Someone recommended I do Catholic confession. There's a Catholic church up the street from my apartment, am I allowed to just walk in and ask for a confession? Do I have to convert to Catholicism first? Sorry I am new to all this, I haven't set foot in a church in like 20 years. Jesus came into my life recently… I think. I don't have a denomination but I pray a little bit and I hung a cross in my rear view mirror.
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863891 No.811119
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0b832d No.811120
>>811117
Just google how to do it, and then go in and act natural like you belong there.
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55742f No.811121
if you confess to not being catholic first then maybe it will work?
theres something called baptism of desire, google it from a catholic website
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b9ebec No.811127
>Do I have to convert to Catholicism first?
Yes. Catholic confession is a Sacrament, and the Sacraments only work for people who are in full communion with the Catholic Church (i.e. Baptised and Confirmed)
Catholics consider Confession much more significant than "getting things off your chest". It's a rite that initiates people back into the Christian life after falling away, and or obtaining Graces from God.
If you have problems, you are better off talking to a councillor or even to a priest directly. In the meantime, research what the Sacrament of Penance is and what the other Sacrements are, and what their significance is.
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008f81 No.811129
>>811117
>Do I have to convert to Catholicism first?
Yeah, you do. It's worth it though, confession is a wonderful, wonderful sacrament.
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863891 No.811133
>>811127
You can confess without being confirmed, can't you?
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2b8722 No.811147
>>811133
Yes, as long as you are baptized I believe>>811133
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18c873 No.811159
>>811117
>am I allowed to just walk in and ask for a confession?
It couldn't hurt to try, although don't be surprised if all the doors are locked. In that case, you should check the Parish's website (if it has one) and see when their scheduled Confession times are or, if possible, call to arrange a time. It used to be you could walk in whenever, but druggie Baby Boomers put a stop to that when they vandalized Churches in the '60s.
>Do I have to convert to Catholicism first?
Nope. I went to my first Confession as a non-Catholic last week. I felt a great burden lifted from me afterwards.
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a6a2e3 No.811190
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a1bde6 No.811203
You need to be a Catholic, except in rare circumstances. I'll post what the the catechism says.
1401 When, in the Ordinary's judgment, a grave necessity arises, Catholic ministers may give the sacraments of Eucharist, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick to other Christians not in full communion with the Catholic Church, who ask for them of their own will, provided they give evidence of holding the Catholic faith regarding these sacraments and possess the required dispositions.
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336f4c No.811502
>>811159
What on earth is this. You have to be Catholic for confession!
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18c873 No.811527
>>811502
Are you so sure? This was my experience:
>be baptized Christian
>RCIA coordinator tells me I need to go to Confession, and hands me pamphlets regarding Confession
>the priest most likely knew I was non-Catholic, as I informed him it was my first Confession
>after Confession, i approached the same priest 45 minutes later during Mass, arms crossed, and he blessed me
>the priest happily told me to have a great week after Mass
I'm pretty sure I would've been corrected at one point if I were in the wrong, but now I'm beginning to have doubts. I thought Confession was something I had to do before my Confirmation, as it was explained to me that I'll make a profession of faith during the Nicene Creed and receive the Eucharist afterwards, which obviously means I'd be in a state of Mortal Sin if I had not yet been to Confession. Maybe my diocese operates differently, I don't know… I'll ask my RCIA coordinator to clarify.
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18c873 No.811535
>>811527
Well, I'm beginning to suspect that the reason I'm supposed to show up 30 minutes before Mass is not only to rehearse the profession of faith (which is the only reason they gave me for showing up early), but also to receive Penance. I hope I didn't make a huge mistake by receiving it sooner…
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336f4c No.811547
>>811527
Yeah if you're a catechumen it's different, since you publicly are saying you agree with the church. There is no prot baptism, so if you've renounced all heresy then you can even technically confess and receive communion.
I meant to say that someone who believes in some other denomination, they cannot go for confession because you are in a state of perpetual sin by believing heresy. Same thing goes if you are invalidly married or remarried etc. You cannot get absolution cause you are maintaining a state of sin.
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7b3f8e No.811590
>>811547
… Huh?
>you must cease to be in a state of sin so that God can heal you from your state of sin
Am I reading this right?
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1e8678 No.811609
>>811590
First you need to repent, to really repent. If you, lets say, swindle someone, and go to confess, but you still think they kind of deserve it and it wasn't a big deal, that's hypocrisy. You're asking for forgiveness for something you don't really repent, and that's a terrible sin: you're trying to lie to God, and probably to yourself too.
If you go to confession while also being a staunch heretic, you're being equally hypocritical. You're living in sin, and no matter how much you say you're repentful, your acts speak for you.
You can still confess and receive pardon for the sins you're truly repentful, though.
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336f4c No.811721
>>811609
No you can't get partially absolved there is no such thing. If you aren't actually repentant from all of your sins then you can get no absolution. So if you are currently still sinning while in the confessional (such as invalid marriage, holding to heresy) you can receive no absolution for anything. Absolution is all or nothing.
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7b225e No.811835
>>811547
All right, that makes sense. I was baptized in a Trinitarian Prot church and am currently under the informal instruction of the RCIA coordinator (neither a catechumen or candidate, as she determined me to be "thoroughly catechized"), and I fully submit to the Church's teachings on all matters of the faith and will be Confirmed shortly. I caught up with her today and she said I did nothing wrong, so that's good enough for me.
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336f4c No.811851
>>811835
Yeah you sound fine because you are not holding any heresy, so you are the same as any Catholic who hasn't been confirmed yet. What blocks a prot from confession is not their baptism but that they reject the church so they cannot get absolution. Glad you are joining the church God bless!
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c99de3 No.811941
I'm a Protestant (for now), but I'm suspecting the denomination I had been attending is wrong and I'm trying to find the true Church but don't know which. Can I just confess my sins directly to God?
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336f4c No.811971
>>811941
No, you must also possess desire for the sacrament of penance, and perfect contrition (which is extremely hard to do and no one can assume that they have received it), and in addition if you still openly believe heresy or have not submitted to the Pope therefore you cannot receive absolution. I mean you can say to God you are sorry but it's very unlikely you will actually receive forgiveness. You should pray to find out where Christ's church actually is and then hopefully you realize it's the Catholic church, then ask them to join RCIA then you can confess. And yeah if you die before then most likely if not absolutely certainly you will go to Hell. Sorry it sounds a bit harsh but too many people are way too soft, maybe it might help you (or maybe it won't, if so, I'm sorry!). If you're Protestant the easiest way in my opinion is just to look up the Church Fathers on the Real Presence: http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/a5.html
Once you realize that the Early Church believed in the Real Presence it's either the Catholic or the "Eastern Orthodox". From there it's clearly the Catholic Church the EO allows birth control. Also they call the Bishop of Rome "first amongst equals". Like that in itself just sounds ridiculous. Anyways hope you find the truth! God bless
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2ea2a7 No.812280
>>811527
Typically, when you're going through RCIA, baptized or unbaptized, they will have you wait until Lent to do your first confession. The purpose of waiting is so that it is after the parts of the catechesis teaching the candidate/catechumen about the fundamentals of the faith and also about the sacraments, including reconciliation.
Of course, for the person being baptized on Easter Sunday, confession is technically not needed although a valuable part of the process. At baptism, all sins are forgiven through the merit of Christ's death on the Cross. If you are a candidate and therefore have already been baptized, it may be necessary (in the case of recurring mortal sins) to have a second (or more) confession before being received into the Church to be properly disposed to receive the Eucharist.
In the case of someone not being received into the Church through the RCIA process, a confession is counseling and cannot include absolution and penance. For absolution to be given, one must be a Christian and heresy must be renounced. So if you're a Christian but not a Catholic, you have to renounce schism and join the Church to be absolved. If you're not a Christian, you cannot be absolved because it is by being baptized into Christ's death and resurrection that one is freed from original sin.
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b89ffe No.812299
>>812280
>Typically, when you're going through RCIA, baptized or unbaptized, they will have you wait until Lent to do your first confession.
Imagine how many people have died and gone to hell because the Catholic Church makes them wait up to a year to do what they need to do to go to Heaven. This is just evil.
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d58a72 No.812312
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b89ffe No.812344
>>812312
So no-one's ever died unexpectedly in a car accident while waiting 12 months to get baptized? No-one's ever committed a mortal sin in between baptism and waiting to be allowed to get their first absolution?
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d58a72 No.812349
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b89ffe No.812413
>>812349
Are you claiming they haven't?
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01cbeb No.812475
You don't need to be a Catholic to do confession. If you don't believe in their Church it's not a sin for you and even in their system the preist has not sinned if he hears a confession from a non-Catholic who doesn't inform him of that fact. Just say you're from out of town but don't say you're not a Catholic. He'll assume you are one and hear your confession. As long as you aren't lying to him I don't see how it's a sin.
I'm sure according to their papist Canon law it's a mortal sin or whatever but if you don't believe in that it has no power over you. Now I'd question why you'd even want to confess to a Roman preist but I understand being a seeker and wanting to try out the rituals of different denominations to find one that works for you.
So by all means give it a try OP. Schedule a confession, don't say you're a Catholic but don't say you aren't one either, and give it a try. If that will help you in your spiritual journey of denomination discernment I see no reason not to do it.
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59fb88 No.812491
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f98d55 No.814336
>>812475
>If you don't believe in their Church it's not a sin for you
This is your brain on religious liberalism.
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0250ef No.815151
You need to be Orthodox to do Orthodox confession, likewise with RC.
I am in the same position as a catechumen to Orthodoxy. I really need to confess and be absolved of these sins, but I can't just yet due to the procedural stuff. My advice is hold on.
Perhaps you could go to a priest and talk about the situation, even though they wouldn't be able to give you absolution or penance or anything.
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