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mlz
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Can those that aren’t Catholic go to confession? Can they recieve absolution (is that what you call it?) from a priest? Wondering…
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musicality
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I don’t know if this is the case everywhere, but I have often heard priests offer to listen to non-Catholics (especially at my Catholic high school). They were very willing to talk about anything, but I do not believe that a non-Catholic would receive absolution because it is a sacrament. (Someone please correct me if I am incorrect.)
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bpbasilphx
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I hope this is helpful. God’s Word always is.
**As in “This is My Body”–as opposed to “symbolizes” or “represents”?
I was raised a Baptist, but I got saved and left it.**
**As in “This is My Body”–as opposed to “symbolizes” or “represents”?
I was raised a Baptist, but I got saved and left it.**
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Provigil
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=================================================================Why would they want to go to Confession when most non-Carholics believe by telling God what t hey did they are sorry.
I would say NO because th peson isn’t even baptised in toh CC.
Since there is no union with a non -Catholic, no they cannot be given abasolution. I do not see how they can be forgiven because they are not in union with the Catrhtlic Church.
So your answers to both questions are “no”
God’s blessing be upon you.
PROVIGIL, PhD
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Claire_from_DE
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Someone who isn’t Catholic can go to a priest who is hearing confessions. He should tell the priest he isn’t Catholic. The priest could allow him to talk about his sins and his struggles to be virtuous. He could give him advice and encourage him to ask God for forgiveness and to trust in God’s mercy. The priest could pray with him. However, the priest doesn’t have the right to give absolution to someone who doesn’t accept the Catholic faith.
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centurionguard
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NO non-Catholic can receive ANY sacraments in the Church unless they commit themselves in a R.C.I.A. course and are Baptized and Confirmed Catholic. Some Non-Catholic baptisms are recognized in the Church. Any non-catholic who goes into a confessional and recites a confession of sins to a priest (“does not receive absolution”) even if a priest gives him/her absolution.
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lgjc1228
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Liz, Any baptised Christian may go to confession and may receive absolution if the priest deems that they have the desire to become catholic. As a matter of fact it is the first sacrament that any candidate (those who are baptised in another Christan faith and wanting to become Catholic) receive. This determination is made by the priest in the confessional, but I remind you that God can forgive at any time and anywhere. God does not depent solely on the sacramnet of confession to forgive sins and I am glad that He does not for do we not want all people to get to heaven. However, we are assured in the sacrament that we are “absolutely” forgiven in the sacrament as long as there is true contrition/sorrow in virture of the benefits of Jesus Christ leaving this power to his church in apostolic succession. I hope that this helps.
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chain
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I was under the impression that it was one of several sacraments that a priest could perform under extreme circumstances (possible loss of life). I am not sure if that was contingent upon intent of conversion or not.
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stbruno
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Can. 980 If the confessor has no doubt about the disposition of the penitent, and the penitent seeks absolution, absolution is to be neither refused nor deferred.
Can. 978 §1. In hearing confessions the priest is to remember that he is equally a judge and a physician and has been established by God as a minister of divine justice and mercy, so that he has regard for the divine honor and the salvation of souls.
§2. In administering the sacrament, the confessor as a minister of the Church is to adhere faithfully to the doctrine of the magisterium and the norms issued by competent authority.
Can. 986 §1. All to whom the care of souls has been entrusted in virtue of some function are obliged to make provision so that the confessions of the faithful entrusted to them are heard when they reasonably seek to be heard and that they have the opportunity to approach individual confession on days and at times established for their convenience.
§2. In urgent necessity, any confessor is obliged to hear the confessions of the Christian faithful, and in danger of death, any priest is so obliged.
vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P3G.HTM
I think when “faithful” is addressed, it refers only to baptized Catholics, not simply baptized Christians. I don’t know if this has been addressed by the church in regards to Ecumenical relations with other faiths?! Perhaps someone has the answer to that.
Can. 978 §1. In hearing confessions the priest is to remember that he is equally a judge and a physician and has been established by God as a minister of divine justice and mercy, so that he has regard for the divine honor and the salvation of souls.
§2. In administering the sacrament, the confessor as a minister of the Church is to adhere faithfully to the doctrine of the magisterium and the norms issued by competent authority.
Can. 986 §1. All to whom the care of souls has been entrusted in virtue of some function are obliged to make provision so that the confessions of the faithful entrusted to them are heard when they reasonably seek to be heard and that they have the opportunity to approach individual confession on days and at times established for their convenience.
§2. In urgent necessity, any confessor is obliged to hear the confessions of the Christian faithful, and in danger of death, any priest is so obliged.
vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P3G.HTM
I think when “faithful” is addressed, it refers only to baptized Catholics, not simply baptized Christians. I don’t know if this has been addressed by the church in regards to Ecumenical relations with other faiths?! Perhaps someone has the answer to that.
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lgjc1228
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THE PENITENT
Can. 987 To receive the salvific remedy of the sacrament of penance, a member of the Christian faithful must be disposed in such a way that, rejecting sins committed and having a purpose of amendment, the person is turned back to God.
Can. 988 §1. A member of the Christian faithful is obliged to confess in kind and number all grave sins committed after baptism and not yet remitted directly through the keys of the Church nor acknowledged in individual confession, of which the person has knowledge after diligent examination of conscience.
§2. It is recommended to the Christian faithful that they also confess venial sins.
Can. 989 After having reached the age of discretion, each member of the faithful is ob-liged to confess faithfully his or her grave sins at least once a year.
Can. 990 No one is prohibited from confessing through an interpreter as long as abuses and scandals are avoided and without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 983, §2.
Can. 991 Every member of the Christian faithful is free to confess sins to a legitimately approved confessor of his or her choice, even to one of another rite.
It seems that this would contradict the idea of “faithful” and “Christian Faithful”
Can. 987 To receive the salvific remedy of the sacrament of penance, a member of the Christian faithful must be disposed in such a way that, rejecting sins committed and having a purpose of amendment, the person is turned back to God.
Can. 988 §1. A member of the Christian faithful is obliged to confess in kind and number all grave sins committed after baptism and not yet remitted directly through the keys of the Church nor acknowledged in individual confession, of which the person has knowledge after diligent examination of conscience.
§2. It is recommended to the Christian faithful that they also confess venial sins.
Can. 989 After having reached the age of discretion, each member of the faithful is ob-liged to confess faithfully his or her grave sins at least once a year.
Can. 990 No one is prohibited from confessing through an interpreter as long as abuses and scandals are avoided and without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 983, §2.
Can. 991 Every member of the Christian faithful is free to confess sins to a legitimately approved confessor of his or her choice, even to one of another rite.
It seems that this would contradict the idea of “faithful” and “Christian Faithful”
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centurionguard
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I don’t believe Canon Law would (“presuppose”) that the Faithful would include Ecumenical brothers and sisters partaking in all the catholic sacraments including the sacrament of Penance. Canon Law is very specific; the “Faithful” are explicitly Catholic individuals who uphold and abide strictly to laws of the Holy Catholic Church and duly partake in the sacraments of the Church.
As stbruno states:
When a child or adult Catholic is sacramentally indoctrinated into the Catholic Church they are privileged and encouraged to faithfully partake in all the Catholic sacraments for the benefit of their human soul.
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anjoh66
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Someone asked me if a non-catholic i.e. protestant can go to confession with a catholic priest.
I really do not know, i thought the sacraments was for catholics only, but someone said they can, what is your opinion?
Can a protestant go to confession in the catholic church without having the intention of becoming catholic?
I really do not know, i thought the sacraments was for catholics only, but someone said they can, what is your opinion?
Can a protestant go to confession in the catholic church without having the intention of becoming catholic?
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Seatuck
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They can go for advice but they cannot receive absolution. So it isn’t confession as a Sacrament.
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Karoline
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I don’t mean to nit-pick here but after speaking to my Priest and several lay-people about converting to Catholicism, as a baptised Christian the first Sacrament that I would receive on my some-what shortened trip through conversion, is Confession. Does that mean that my first Confession would not grant me absolution as I am not one of the ‘Faithful’ yet?
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LutheranDK
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I, obviously, have no knowledge of what the RC church teaches or does not teach.
I can only tell you what happened to me:
I once came to an RC priest, and told him up front: “I would like to confess, but I am not catholic, so I know you can’t. Could you bless me instead?” - and then proceeded to tell him what was troubling me. We talked, and eventually he started praying.
I had not anticipated what came next:
He granted absolution. And I’ll never forget those words till the day I die: “I absolve you of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. You may go in peace. Amen”
Let me say…I believed that Confession was at the very least a acramental act (not the same as Sacrament), even before this. And now I believe it even more…
God does work through the RC church - let no Mormon, Jack Chick, etc, tell you otherwise
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GodIsGracious
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I don’t know why someone who is not Catholic would even go to confession to a priest. It seems to me that most Protestants tend to disagree with Church teaching and “go straight to the Lord” for forgiveness.
This is an interesting question because I wouldn’t think a Protestant would even go to confession. Unless they have some belief. And then I wonder, why not become Catholic?
This is an interesting question because I wouldn’t think a Protestant would even go to confession. Unless they have some belief. And then I wonder, why not become Catholic?
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anjoh66
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For you it will grant absolution, you are becoming catholic and the confession is necessary for you to be able to recieve the communion.
So it is one of the steps that brings you in full communion with the church.
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Phemie
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I know that Anglicans practice private confession for those who desire it and they do consider it a sacrament.I don’t know why someone who is not Catholic would even go to confession to a priest. It seems to me that most Protestants tend to disagree with Church teaching and “go straight to the Lord” for forgiveness.
This is an interesting question because I wouldn’t think a Protestant would even go to confession. Unless they have some belief. And then I wonder, why not become Catholic?
The Catholic Church does allow the following:
Can. 844 §1. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments licitly to Catholic members of the Christian faithful alone, who likewise receive them licitly from Catholic ministers alone, without prejudice to the prescripts of §§2, 3, and 4 of this canon, and ⇒ can. 861, §2.
§3. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick licitly to members of Eastern Churches which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church if they seek such on their own accord and are properly disposed. This is also valid for members of other Churches which in the judgment of the Apostolic See are in the same condition in regard to the sacraments as these Eastern Churches.
§4. If the danger of death is present or if, in the judgment of the diocesan bishop or conference of bishops, some other grave necessity urges it, Catholic ministers administer these same sacraments licitly also to other Christians not having full communion with the Catholic Church, who cannot approach a minister of their own community and who seek such on their own accord, provided that they manifest Catholic faith in respect to these sacraments and are properly disposed.
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FrDavid96
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As a candidate officially received into that status, you are “one of the faithful” just not completely, so you can receive absolution as one of the final steps in preparation for full Communion. But the status of “candidate” is different from one who has no intention of becoming part of the Church.
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