Confession Via Letter

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Hi,
My daughter is currently at a theraputic boarding school and is not allowed to leave. Can she write a letter to our priest and make her confession via letter? Can a priest absolve her of her sins via her letter?

Thanks and blessings!
 
Splagchnizomai said:
No and no.
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^This. Confession can only be face-to-face. There is no way around this.

You should contact the priest in the church nearest to the school where your daughter is and ask him to make a visit to your daughter to take her Confession. It should be possible.
 
I’d agree that confession has to be in person.

As a general principle, if something is only accessible through electronic means, and sometimes through the mails, the obligation, strictly speaking, does not bind. God does not demand we do the impossible.

Still, if there is a way for the priest to see her where she is, that should be an acceptable solution to the dilemma. And it may be very helpful for her recovery.
 
bmonk said:
I’d agree that confession has to be in person.

As a general principle, if something is only accessible through electronic means, and sometimes through the mails, the obligation, strictly speaking, does not bind. God does not demand we do the impossible.

Still, if there is a way for the priest to see her where she is, that should be an acceptable solution to the dilemma. And it may be very helpful for her recovery.
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Thank you. That’s kind of what I thought. I have left a message for the priest in her area to call me back and I am REALLY hoping he can go see her at least once a month to hear her confession and as you say, I feel it will help her recovery. 🙂

Thanks everyone!

Blessings!
 
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