Protestants, can a Catholic Priest forgive sins?

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Ginger2 said:
lol…

You asked for a “simple yes or no”.

I was raised Catholic.
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I there Ginger2

So you were raised Catholic?

Share with me why your Left, and **in the name of Jesus Christ tell me the TRUTH did you go to: **
  1. Mass every Sunday or daily. Or did you miss Mass frequently?
  2. Did you recieve the Most Holy Eurcharist when you did go to Mass.?
  3. How often did you go to confession and did you love to go to confession or was it bothersome?
  4. Did you go to Mass on Holy Days of Obligation?
  5. During the week did you go and visit the Most Holy Eucharist you know just sit there in front of our God and Worship Him.
I ask these questions because I want to know in the name of Jesus why you truely left the Church.

I ask you for the love of Jesus tell the TRUTH wether you really was a Catholic or not.

May the Lord Open you Mind and Heart to know the TRUTH. AMEN

Ufamtobie
 
I would like to wish everyone here a Happy New Year, since ADVENT starts a new Church year!
 
Ginger2 said:
This is what you asked and I answered.

tsk tsk on you. :rolleyes:
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If you were raised Catholic as you say, then you went to confession. So why would you put down the Catholic faith after you in fact practiced it for so long? Your a hypocrite and the worst one.
 
ufamtobie said:
I there Ginger2

So you were raised Catholic?

Share with me why your Left, and **in the name of Jesus Christ tell me the TRUTH did you go to: **
  1. Mass every Sunday or daily. Or did you miss Mass frequently?
  2. Did you recieve the Most Holy Eurcharist when you did go to Mass.?
  3. How often did you go to confession and did you love to go to confession or was it bothersome?
  4. Did you go to Mass on Holy Days of Obligation?
  5. During the week did you go and visit the Most Holy Eucharist you know just sit there in front of our God and Worship Him.
I ask these questions because I want to know in the name of Jesus why you truely left the Church.

I ask you for the love of Jesus tell the TRUTH wether you really was a Catholic or not.

May the Lord Open you Mind and Heart to know the TRUTH. AMEN

Ufamtobie
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You are off topic.

Besides, it is clear you all have already decided I am a liar. And at this point I find it difficult to “believe” you really want the “TRUTH”.
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
If you were raised Catholic as you say, then you went to confession. So why would you put down the Catholic faith after you in fact practiced it for so long? Your a hypocrite and the worst one.
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I would like to wish you all well. And thank you for the kindness and Christian love you extend to those who do not adhere to your same beliefs.

It has been such a wonderful experience it TRULY makes me wonder why I am no longer Catholic.

Have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
 
Ginger2 said:
I would like to wish you all well. And thank you for the kindness and Christian love you extend to those who do not adhere to your same beliefs.

It has been such a wonderful experience it TRULY makes me wonder why I am no longer Catholic.

Have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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Remember, to have known the truth as you were once Catholic, yet reject the truth of Jesus Christ is a terrible sin. May God have mercy on your soul.
 
Ginger2 said:
You are off topic.

Besides, it is clear you all have already decided I am a liar. And at this point I find it difficult to believe you really want the “TRUTH”.
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NO I am not off topic did you not mention that you were Catholic?

I just wanted to know why you left the Catholic Church. THAT WAS NOT HARD.

I never called you a liar you made that assumption on your own why?

was it that I asked you to tell me IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST the TRUTH if you were Catholic or not!

I was only asking for a simple YES or NO IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

Asking in the name of Jesus Christ brings about the truth in everyone.

Ufamtobie
 
ufamtobie said:
NO I am not off topic did you not mention that you were Catholic?

I just wanted to know why you left the Catholic Church. THAT WAS NOT HARD.

I never called you a liar you made that assumption on your own why?

was it that I asked you to tell me IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST the TRUTH if you were Catholic or not!

I was only asking for a simple YES or NO IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

Asking in the name of Jesus Christ brings about the truth in everyone.

Ufamtobie
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Ginger2 said:
Confession is definitely beneficial and good for the soul:

I have confessed and apologized for the wrongs done to others face to face. Sometimes it brings immediate reconciliation with my Christian brother and sometimes scorn. It can be difficult but it is a blessing regardless of the other person’s reaction.

I have been moved to confessed past sins that were already forgiven for the edification of others. It is a blessing that helps others to seek forgiveness and reconciliation and also helps them repent and grow spiritually.Ginger, I do agree with you that it is a good thing to go to the person you have wronged and ask their forgiveness. In fact, if you confess your sins in Confession and are truly sorry, why wouldn’t you go to the person you wronged and make things right again? It stands to reason. But this is no substitute for Confession.

James 5:16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Agreed, and I have told you the same thing on another post Ginger. It doesn’t make sense to confess your sins in Confession and profess to be truly sorry and then not apologise to the person you have offended. It would mean you were not truly sorry - the one goes with the other.

This doesn’t say confess your sins to a priest. It says confess to one another - like I described above. That’s how Protestants do it. That’s how the Scriptures tell us to do it.That is not what it says in the Bible - Jesus instructed his Apostles “whose sins you shall forgive, they shall be forgiven…” Jesus institued the sacrament of Confession.

Show me one instance where Christians went to an Apostle to confess rather than going directly to the injured party?Now you are asking a question that doesn’t make sense! How about “Show me to which Parish the Apostles were based and if they had a Confessional.” The Church began with Jesus and the Apostles and developed over the years. Though the signs and practices were there, the Church grew, there was Apostolic succession, the liturgy developed also - all things develop and grow.

One instance where an Apostle said he was coming to a church to hear confessions?:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Confessing to a priest is not a bad thing, but it is lacking in the the blessings that come when we go to our brother to make amends. It lacks the humbling that goes along with a face to face encounter with the person you have wronged. etc.Absolutely - again Ginger, it is implicit that you confess your sins and are absolved you MUST apologise to the person you injured. That is obvious.

All the years I was Catholic, I never once was told to go to the person effected by my transgression and make amends. Because it was implicit I suppose the priest didn’t think he had to state the obvious!

“Confessing to one another” opens a door for God to do wonderful things thru us, for us and for the listeners. It really is a beautiful gift.Yes, I think I agreed with you on that in another post.

However, having said that, I and others have said that the sacrament of reconciliation is essential for our spiritual development. I also said that in my experience, when I returned to the Church, I found myself thinking, when I was about to commit a sin, that I would have to confess it because it is a sin, and I would be prevented from doing it. So, Confession does help to prevent sin and that is a very good thing.

Perhaps you were one of those cradle Catholic who wasn’t properly instructed in the Faith. I left the Church mainly because I was not sufficiently instructed. I thought the Church was for weaklings, etc. etc. etc. At least you didn’t turn your back entirely on God as I did, you are now in a Protestant Church and that gives hope.

I was fortunate that the Holy Spirit led me back to the Church and I was learnt so much since. But I have so much guilt since I never instructed my Children and my youngest was never baptised. I have to pray every day for God to give them to gift of Faith - like St Monica.

The way you present yourself does not sound at all Catholic although once you got close. There is something about you that makes one think that you never really knew the Church.

Now, if I have offended you in any way, I am truly sorry. :love: :love: :imsorry: :imsorry:
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OneTrueCathApos said:
How could that be? You cannot take the Eucharist as you are Protestant and I can’t believe you. Sorry.
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What is to stop a protestant, from taking the eucharist? Just wondering, does the RCC have a law against it thats international?
OneTrueCathApos said:
Cinette, don’t fret, it is their individual interpretation that will sell their own souls.
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Yes, having an opinoin puts us in hell, I am sure Jesus wanted it that way…:rolleyes:
Cinette said:
Well really, ChristianKnight!:eek:

Jesus was establishing his Church and instructed his Apostles. Are you saying that Jesus established His Church only for the lifespan of his Apostles? It was implicit that the successors would be ordained to do so!

Oh maaannnnn!:banghead:
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Where did it say that? You assume that happened, sorry if I don’t trust your assumption?
 
ChristianKnight said:
What is to stop a protestant, from taking the eucharist? Just wondering, does the RCC have a law against it thats international?

Yes, having an opinoin puts us in hell, I am sure Jesus wanted it that way…:rolleyes:

Where did it say that? You assume that happened, sorry if I don’t trust your assumption?
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Jesus established His Church here on earth when he said “Thou are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church…” Jesus instructed his Apostles and one of these instructions was “Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven…”

Now do you say that the instructions, Peter’s appointment and the founding of His Church was only for a limited period of time? That the Church was only for the duration of Peter’s life? Does that make sense?

There are things in the Bible that are implicit. Would you find the word Trinity in the Bible? There are many things that are inferred or implicit in the Bible.

See also 2 Corinthians 18:20.

I could refer you to the Church Fathers and the Didache but if you are Protestant you may also reject that anyway.🙂
 
Cinette said:
Jesus established His Church here on earth when he said “Thou are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church…” Jesus instructed his Apostles and one of these instructions was “Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven…”

Now do you say that the instructions, Peter’s appointment and the founding of His Church was only for a limited period of time? That the Church was only for the duration of Peter’s life? Does that make sense?

There are things in the Bible that are implicit. Would you find the word Trinity in the Bible? There are many things that are inferred or implicit in the Bible.

See also 2 Corinthians 18:20.

I could refer you to the Church Fathers and the Didache but if you are Protestant you may also reject that anyway.🙂
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I never said his church ended, but that doesn’t mean that the disciples were able to pass their power, thats an assumption.

What if I was a Muslim? Or a Atheist?

Just cause I do not choose to believen Jesus through the RCC doesn’t mean I am in-tolerant, of course, I can’t stop you from calling me that, I can just try not to be. :o
 
ChristianKnight said:
I never said his church ended, but that doesn’t mean that the disciples were able to pass their power, thats an assumption.

What if I was a Muslim? Or a Atheist?

Just cause I do not choose to believen Jesus through the RCC doesn’t mean I am in-tolerant, of course, I can’t stop you from calling me that, I can just try not to be. :o
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God gave us free will and, as such, some people choose not to follow the RCC, some are Atheists, some follow other churches.

I am not trying to convert you. In fact, it is not my job - that is for the Holy Spirit. You either yield to the Spirit or you don’t - you follow what you believe to be right. That’s OK.

On this thread we were asked to discuss the sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) and that is what we did most of the time - Catholics said what they believed and gave biblical proof, Protestants put forward their point of view and their interpretation.

We do try to be tolerant of each other. It would be very good if we were all united as we will be one day.

We can only hope and pray.
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ufamtobie said:
Sia,

Truly deep down in your heart of hearts if you believed that I/we Catholics here are “marinting deception” then you would leave this Catholic Forum and never return.

Did not the Lord say to stay away from those who bring about deception/evil?

Again, deep down in your heart of hearts you know this is not true here at this Catholic Forum for there is NO DECEPTION or EVIL only the TRUTH.

Truth is, I don’t want you to leave this Catholic Forum Because you need to listen to the TRUTH! And the TRUTH will set you FREE! AMEN

Ufamtobie
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The Truth also divides, it does not conform people. It is very evident here.
 
SIA said:
The Truth also divides, it does not conform people. It is very evident here.
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Jesus said that the Truth will set us free and I prefer to believe what Jesus said.

Some people are relativists and believe that all “truths” are equally good. That is “Koo Koo” - Your truth and my truth and her truth and his truth!!!

In the Catholic Church we strive to keep our eyes on The truth. The Magisterium is so precious. The Holy Spirit is there to guide us into all truth and Jesus is with us always.

We are united in truth to all Christians who believe Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, who believe in the Trinity and the Ressurection, who love scripture…There are many things that unite us. There are Protestants who I respect more than some Catholics. I wish we were all united. There is so much evil to combat in our world. The old adage that “Unity is Strength” applies. Look at the terrible evil of the Islamists who are hurting innocent people. We should all be fighting that and not each other.

We will find each other in Heaven one day and will say, “Hello Brother/Sister - Hey, that was crazy! All those silly arguments”

:love: :whacky: :love: :whacky:
 
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