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a83192
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Does the Pope ever celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
What have been the history on Popes celebrating this sacrament?
What have been the history on Popes celebrating this sacrament?
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Splagchnizomai
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Of course, he does!
Popes must confess too, for they are sinners like the rest of us.
Popes must confess too, for they are sinners like the rest of us.
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MarkThompson
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I don’t have any comprehensive answer to your question, but I thought you might enjoy this picture of Pope Benedict hearing confessions at World Youth Day in Spain:
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a83192
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WOW!!! Do they do it regurlarly?
I don’t know if this is true but I heard that JPII used to hear Confessions occasionally. I wonder if Benedict does it regularly
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svid2
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All Popes have a confessor-priest they confess to regularly.
This is the first time I’ve heard of a Pope hearing confessions. You might think they have full schedules!
By they way, I hate that confessional. Give me an old-fashioned wooden triple-closet!
Seriously, where did that photo come from? I’d like to share it with some folks!
This is the first time I’ve heard of a Pope hearing confessions. You might think they have full schedules!
By they way, I hate that confessional. Give me an old-fashioned wooden triple-closet!
Seriously, where did that photo come from? I’d like to share it with some folks!
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Joe_Kelley
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I recall some of the recent popes have made a point of hearing confessions on Good Friday.
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anp1215
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I think the OP was talking about the Pope hearing Confessions.
Wow, I can’t even imagining confessing to the Holy Father. I think I would be way too embarrassed and nervous. I know that’s anonymous, but that’s just me…
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LilyM
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Not me - in fact if it were His Holiness I doubt I could pass up the opportunity for a face to face meeting - mind you I’d probably talk about a lot of other things as well as my sins, and ask him to bless a rosary or two … but he probably gets that a lot
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Leon_Bloy
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Yes, the popes certainly do!
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Joe_Kelley
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Bishop Healy, an Afro-American, was bishop of Portland, Maine at the end of the 19th century. A neighbor told my grandmother of confessing that she had said the bishop was “black as the devil” without realizing that the bishop was hearing her confession. 
He replied, “Please, madam; say black as the ace of spades next time.”
He replied, “Please, madam; say black as the ace of spades next time.”
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anp1215
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You know, this thread got me thinking about the Popes celebrating other Sacraments, for example, Matrimony. Is there record of a Pope doing this? For example, if he had a nephew or niece he was very close to, they got permission from their parish priest, could the Pope marry them? I’m sure he could, but has that happened?
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