Can a Catholic go to any church for Confession

[dochawk]

Meanwhile, at the Vatican, they’re trying to figure out how to restore the order of the sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation/chismation, and eucharist), which should be occurring before other sacraments, such as reconciliation–and doing so in a way that won’t scandalize the faithful.

I haven’t heard of any signs of progress, though.

The entire separation, rather than all three for the infant, is only a few hundred years old.

hawk

 

[babochka]

Meanwhile, at the Vatican, they’re trying to figure out how to restore the order of the sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation/chismation, and eucharist), which should be occurring before other sacraments, such as reconciliation–and doing so in a way that won’t scandalize the faithful.

I haven’t heard of any signs of progress, though.

The entire separation, rather than all three for the infant, is only a few hundred years old.

hawk

I didn’t know it required figuring out. What they need to figure out is how to make sure children are catechized if the entire system is disrupted.

I’m pretty sure the West, as a whole, has not given Communion to infants for more than a thousand years, though.

 

[dochawk]

I didn’t know it required figuring out. What they need to figure out is how to make sure children are catechized if the entire system is disrupted.

That’s a major “figuring out”



yes, simply returning to ancient practice would be a simple order on its own.

Even for Eastern Catholics in the US, who were only abused with the latin practice for a few decades, eliminating the ceremony of First Communion caused kerfuffles (what? no little girls in those dresses???)

I’m pretty sure the West, as a whole, has not given Communion to infants for more than a thousand years, though.

About 700, and it was a side effect.

The Cup was withheld from the laity to flush out heretics who claimed that the Eucharist wasn’t complete in either species by itself. This meant that infants couldn’t receive, as they weren’t ready to chew.

The whole “age of reason” explanation came much later.

Much of the world gave up both species before that (at least as a regular practice), and it was banned in a western couple in the early 1400s.

Confirmation was separated separately, and allocated to the bishop when he visits, to reinforce his authority as spiritual rather than merely administrative.

hawk

 

[Loud-living-dogma]

babochka:

I didn’t know it required figuring out. What they need to figure out is how to make sure children are catechized if the entire system is disrupted.

That’s a major “figuring out”



hawk

Yes, if only the Catholics had a comprehensive orthodox way of educating their children in the faith…

 

[casslean]

I have a BIG problem with the DRE REQUIRING the children to sign up on an online site for a specific time and date. There would be no problem for the priest to know who he was hearing. We only have one priest. And the DRE has announced to the group before just who should be going to Confession and who she has seen there. It is embarrassing and does cause kids to not want to go. The DRE has a very bad relationship with the children and this will not help.

I think if you’re concerned, you need to bring it to the priest’s attention in a calm, measured, and non-judgmental way.

Our program provided opportunities for the children to attend Confession in preparation for sacraments, but did not require if the parents preferred to schedule outside of those opportunities or at another church.

 

[SameerMiranda]

Could I also go to a non-catholic church, I have a lot of friends that are Muslims.

 

[casslean]

A non-Catholic church would not offer sacramental Confession.

 

[Arwing]

No, we are to confess our sins through the Catholic Church as instituted by Christ.

I would think to make use of an invalid institution would be seriously sinful against faith in the Church, not to mention it would not grant you forgiveness.

 

[dochawk]

A non-Catholic church would not offer sacramental Confession.

Unless it’s Orthodox, or PNC, or a couple of others

hawk