About confession and RCIA

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Then you can go to Confession. Some people go very early when they are in instruction, others are not prepared for awhile.
 
Actually this is not true. Every baptized Christian who comes into full communion makes confession prior to Confirmation/Profession of Faith/First Communion.
 
Yes, but they do so in the process of coming into full communion, when the priest overseeing their formation believes they are ready. Is that correct? 🤔
 
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Usually. Seems the priest knew it was the first time and decided our oP was ready.
 
Okay. I understood the OP to mean that he has not begun RCIA preparation yet.
 
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RCIA is for the unbaptized. Our OP is baptized, so, his priest will determine when he is ready for the rest of the sacraments.
 
Makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.

Am I correct in thinking that The Husband, who is a baptized Protestant with no intention of converting to Catholicism, may not approach a Catholic priest in Confession to seek absolution?
 
I’m not seeing a mention of “The Husband”, however, the unbaptized would contact the pastor of their parish and determine if they were going to do Catholic Instruction in prep for RCIA or do private instruction in preparation for RCIA.
 
Sorry—“The Husband” is my husband. He is baptized but does not want to convert.
 
annad347 said:
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…give us a definitive sign that we are forgiven
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Which is, what?
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“I absolve you”

Whose sins you forgive are forgiven and whose sins you retain are retained. John 20:23
 
The priest did say “I absolve you” and he knew I was baptized protestant. Does that mean I am able to be absolved despite being outside of RCIA? I’m hearing different things from different people based on all of these replies
 
UwU said:
The priest did say “I absolve you” and he knew I was baptized protestant. Does that mean I am able to be absolved despite being outside of RCIA? I’m hearing different things from different people based on all of these replies
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You need to talk to a priest about this. I can’t help you with whether or not the confession you made was valid.

You should not be going to confession unless you are Catholic or at the very least in RCIA and even then you should get the approval of your priest first!
 
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Whose sins you forgive are forgiven and whose sins you retain are retained. John 20:23
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Isnt that for everyone who confess their sin?

… it sounds like the OP was okay with their confessions… Thank God
 
Having been involved in RCIA for about 25 years, I think it is more likely that the discussion of the Sacrament and the discussion of when candidates are to go (before Easter) may be abut to be covered. In the current class I am involved with, we will be starting (and likely not completing that night) this week.
 
RCIA may be for the unbaptized, but it is a common practice that candidates take the same classes and make their profession of faith on Holy Saturday Night.
 
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RCIA is for the unbaptized. Our OP is baptized, so, his priest will determine when he is ready for the rest of the sacraments.
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That may be technically true, but many Parishes group those who need Baptism, Protestants and even uncatechized Catholics who were Baptized as Catholics as children but did not finish their initiation.
 
Pretty sure that we talk about it in 2 weeks.

This week we finish up The Eucharist.

But we’ve already fielded some general questions about Confession.
 
Here in this part of the country, our Bishops are educating their priests on the importance of a different path for those who are all ready Christians. This is a very good thing!
 
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