Conffession Question

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Do I have to go to confession before I get baptized into the church?
 
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It’s not as simple as that.

I applaud your enthusiasm, but you’ll find out all this during RCIA classes when you start them.
 
You go through RCIA. In that course you will all go through confession probably some time in the month of February. For some it is actual first confession, for others, like those in a irregular marriage, its a mock type confession.
 
It is my understanding that, if you are not yet baptised, you will not have to go to confession until after you become catholic (post RCIA) as your baptism will cleanse all your past sins. If you’ve already been validly baptised then you will need to go before your reception.
 
No.

Those who are unbaptized do not go to Confession before becoming Catholic.

You will learn how to confess, however, so you will know how to do it after you have become Catholic.

Baptism is the “gateway sacrament,” through which all others follow - none precede it.

Have you begun your RCIA journey?
Deacon Christopher
 
@Diaconia is correct.
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For some it is actual first confession, for others, like those in a irregular marriage, its a mock type confession.
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Why would those in an irregular marriage go through a mock confession??
 
Because unless they are ready to live as brother and sister for the time being, they are not in communion with the Church. So a mock confession of sorts just gives them the idea of how confession will be when they start going.

That is what i was told when i was awaiting annulment in the RCIA process.
 
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Do I have to go to confession before I get baptized into the church?
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No, you cannot go to confession before you are baptised.

There are two reasons for this. The first is you cannot receive any of the other sacraments until you have been baptised. Penance (or reconciliation), i.e. confession, is a sacrament so you must be baptised before you can receive it.

The second reason is baptism will forgive all your past sins so as part of your baptism you will be reconciled with God and the Church.

I have to wonder if this question has come up because you have not yet begun the process of becoming a Catholic. In you are in RCIA I am surprised this has not been addressed. Even if it has not been addressed it may be better to put your answers to whoever delivers RCIA. I suggest that because it is then much easier for you to ask follow-up questions to any answer you receive.
 
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Do I have to go to confession before I get baptized into the church?
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I´d say no, because your baptism cleanses you of original sin plus all personal sin committed before baptism. However, this is something to ask your priest about.
 
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Because unless they are ready to live as brother and sister for the time being, they are not in communion with the Church. So a mock confession of sorts just gives them the idea of how confession will be when they start going.

That is what i was told when i was awaiting annulment in the RCIA process.
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Maybe they just taught you how to go to confession? If you were in an irregular marriage and not willing to live as brother and sister, you wouldn’t be entering the Church until there was a decree of nullity in place.
 
Exacly. Out parish doesn’t do anything even remotely close to a mock confession.

Our RCIA members are given instructions and told when there are confession times.

They don’t need walked through the process.
 
Thanks for answering my question Tom and everybody else. I was just curious that why I had asked. I am about to start classes at the church at the 11th 🙂
 
My mom doesn’t like me walking to the church back and forth each time I have questions. I am autistic.
 
Understandable, and best to obey your mom. Perhaps write your questions down and ask them in RCIA, or ask the priest after Mass one question.
 
You’re not.

But there are people of other beliefs as well as non-believers on this forum, so for someone who is very very new to the Catholic Faith, it is best for you to get answers in line with Church teaching, and on here there is no guarantee that will happen. So for someone who does not know the Faith, it is practically impossible to know whether any piece of advice is right or not.

ETA, there was a recent thread when a poster commented something which was not in line with Catholic Church teaching, but simply a teaching they personally didn’t agree with and their “advice” was against the Catholic Churchs teaching on that matter - and this poster is not Catholic. So as was pointed out in that thread, unless you check each posters profile to ensure they are Catholic, then check if this is just their opinion on the matter or is it Church teaching - how will you be sure what info you are getting is right?

So that is why I recommended you to ask your questions when you are in RCIA and or the priest at the Church which will be your parish.
 
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