Confession Question

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Are Priest allowed to hear confessions over the phone? I ask because of the storm that hit New England this weekend.
 
No, you must be there in person. It cannot be done any other way, whether it be over the phone, internet, etc.
 
:nope: That it would be a no. I think part of the reason for this is to protect the Seal of Confession.
 
ndeparis88 said:
Are Priest allowed to hear confessions over the phone? I ask because of the storm that hit New England this weekend.
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If it is in a extra ordinary position if your life is in danger. All normal conditions for confession is the confessional. But there is an extra ordinary condition that will allow this. Let us say for instance you are in a plane and it decides to take a nose dive. In these small moments you can confess on the phone or even confess to God directly for it is in an extra ordinary condition.
 
chimo said:
If it is in a extra ordinary position if your life is in danger. All normal conditions for confession is the confessional. But there is an extra ordinary condition that will allow this. Let us say for instance you are in a plane and it decides to take a nose dive. In these small moments you can confess on the phone or even confess to God directly for it is in an extra ordinary condition.
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I knew there had to be a reason to keep that cell phone turned on!
 
chimo said:
If it is in a extra ordinary position if your life is in danger. All normal conditions for confession is the confessional. But there is an extra ordinary condition that will allow this. Let us say for instance you are in a plane and it decides to take a nose dive. In these small moments you can confess on the phone or even confess to God directly for it is in an extra ordinary condition.
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I can’t speak for the Orthodox Church, but as far as the Roman Church and is affiliated Eastern Rite Churches are concerned, you are in error.
The Sacrament of Confession, or as it is currently called Reconciliation, can only be done in person. The penetant and the priest have to be in each others presence in the same room or proximate area.
If one is in an extraordinary perilious situation in which death is eminent, then the only resource the sinner is a good Act of Contrition.
This is what I was taught about 70 years ago by Jesuits for my First Holy Communion. I doubt seriously that it has changed…even by VII.
 
George_Stegmeir said:
I can’t speak for the Orthodox Church, but as far as the Roman Church and is affiliated Eastern Rite Churches are concerned, you are in error.
The Sacrament of Confession, or as it is currently called Reconciliation, can only be done in person. The penetant and the priest have to be in each others presence in the same room or proximate area.
If one is in an extraordinary perilious situation in which death is eminent, then the only resource the sinner is a good Act of Contrition.
This is what I was taught about 70 years ago by Jesuits for my First Holy Communion. I doubt seriously that it has changed…even by VII.
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But that is what I said. We are saying the same thing!!
 
The circumstances that you present (if a plane is going down you can not phone a priest). Confession must be in person. Either face to face or behind the screen. Under the extreme conditions of a plane going down, if a priest is present on the plane he can give general absolution in the final minutes of a doomed flight when there would be no time to hear individual confessions. If that doomed plane does not crash each person must celebrate the Sacrament of Confession in order to be forgiven.

Bottom line to the OP, not the snow storm does not make it possible for phone confession. Best advice. Go often enough to not be in dire need.
 
maggiemoo said:
The circumstances that you present (if a plane is going down you can not phone a priest). Confession must be in person. Either face to face or behind the screen. Under the extreme conditions of a plane going down, if a priest is present on the plane he can give general absolution in the final minutes of a doomed flight when there would be no time to hear individual confessions. If that doomed plane does not crash each person must celebrate the Sacrament of Confession in order to be forgiven.

Bottom line to the OP, not the snow storm does not make it possible for phone confession. Best advice. Go often enough to not be in dire need.
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This is not my explanation but it came from a Catholic priest. Under normal circumstances the only avenue is the Confessional. But under extra ordinary circumstances because of life threatening circumstances a person has only moments to live. That’s not too hard to understand. He said you don’t even need a priest. God will be there.
 
chimo said:
This is not my explanation but it came from a Catholic priest. Under normal circumstances the only avenue is the Confessional. But under extra ordinary circumstances because of life threatening circumstances a person has only moments to live. That’s not too hard to understand. He said you don’t even need a priest. God will be there.
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I’ve done this with every flight and I wasn’t even considering Catholicism til after the last run.
I am SOOO afraid of flying…
 
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