Protestants, can a Catholic Priest forgive sins?

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ChristianKnight said:
um, idk how to respond, I see no question, like the topic name suggested but ok, reply:

He gave his disciples the power to forgive, he never said their successors could…🤷
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So by same reasoning, when He said “Love your neightbour, do good to those who persecute you, etc, etc.” He was only addressing his listeners so does not apply to us?:confused:
 
ufamtobie said:
Hi there ChristianKnight,

Ok so you know that Jesus gave the Apostles the Authority/Power to forgive sin Right?

Christian Knight I tell you this can you go to the Apostles right now to ask forgivness for you sins?

The answer is No you can not go to the Apostles to forgive you your sins becuase they are not here anymot they are with Jesus Christ in Paradise.

So ChristianKinght, who can you go to today to ask for your sins to be forgiven? I will tell you and that is to their successors.

Look at it this way when your parents die who are they going to leave their House, Car, Money, to, I hope it will be you, right, because you would be your parents successors to take care of the house, cars, money

So the Apostles knew they were going to die, God, knew they would going to die one day. So Apostles had to leave the Authority/Power to forgive our sins to other men of God and these are the Successors.

Or what if the Apostles did not leave the Authority/Power to no one. then there would be no one to forgive us our sins. Yes, we can go to Jesus Christ to forgive us our sins but Jesus Christ wants us all to go to His Church to a priest to forgive us our sins.

ChristianKnight, when you mom and dad got married did they go to a minister to get married? Or did your parents marry themselves?

When you were baptized did you go to a minister to be baptized?
Or did you baptize yourself?

The same is for us who want our sins forgiven and that we also have to see a Minister/Priest and it only can be done in the Catholic Church

God Bless you

Ufamtobie
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That does not show the support for them passing it down though. That is simply situations awhich its alike. I am not saying your belief is wrong, but I don’t agree based on lack of support. I am sure their was some person who later on supported this, but I really don’t care much about others unless they are Jesus/God/Ghost/Disciples.
 
excaliber said:
I don’t understand the protestant position!!!
The Catholic way of interpretation
has over a billion people united in teaching.
The protestant way of interpretation has thousands of churches in disagreement, also the protestant view has opend the way
for any crazed mad man to start a cult and do great harm to people.

to answer the question just look at what the first Church taught. Not at what any tom **** or harry says that sounds good.

Can any protestant even find the true church in protestantism? no…because its not even possible to examine them all.
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I have raised this question in relation to your point.

Christ established A Church it is clear in Matthew 16:13-20.
Since He promised that the gates of Hell will not prevail, that Church will still be here today. Since they all say that it is not the Catholic Church, then which of the thousands of protestant denominations is it? And please trace it back through history to that moment in Ceasaria Philippi.
 
Have you ever gone to confession with a Catholic priest? Simple yes or no will suffice.

Yes

Your religion is EXTREMELY EASY, just say the Sinner’s Prayer, which by the way is not in the bible and won’t save you.

Incorrect.
 
Peter_J said:
It doesn’t say “confess your sins to a priest”, nor does it say “confess your sin to a the one(s) whom you wronged”. Each side interprets it the way that makes most sense to us.
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Confessing to one another is edifying. I have shared past sins, when moved by the Spirit to do so, And it has caused people to open up about the problems in their lives and seek change. This is God using us to reach people.

Some people think they are unworthy and are afraid to seek God. When they see we are all in the same boat it can remove that barrier.
nor does it say “confess your sin to a the one(s) whom you wronged”
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But other verses do say we should go to the person we’ve wrong and confess and make amends.

We can’t look at a single verse apart from the rest of the Scriptures and expect to have full, and accurate understanding. We need the entire Word of God.
 
Cinette said:
There are Protestants who come onto these forums with a genuine desire to understand Catholics. This doesn’t mean they are here to convert

Then there are the predators - agents of the evil one - with closed minds and one objective and that is to injure, condemn and spar.

The question is, “Protestants can a Catholic Priest forgive sins?”

We have been invited to this thread to share our beliefs on this question. And now you call us “agents of the evil one” with motives “to injure”

This is unkind to say the least. And suggests you think you can see into a person’s heart. You can’t.
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thirdn6 said:
Here’s 2 situations…
…A few months before his coming home his parents died in an accident. How can he now ask forgiveness face to face with his parents?

A father was involved in a bank rob. He asked his 12 year old son to forgive him his sins!
Sure, that’s confessing one to another. Right?
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Your situations are flawed.
Protestants are not substituting another human being for the priest. Forgiveness from a human being is not the same as forgiveness from God.
 
Ginger2 said:
Your situations are flawed.
Protestants are not substituting another human being for the priest. Forgiveness from a human being is not the same as forgiveness from God.
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Right. I think both sides agree on the practice of making amends with the person who was wronged.

We also agree that sin offends God. So what do we do? Protestants generally only mention repenting and confessing our sin to God in our heart. Catholics (and Orthodox) say that isn’t always sufficient: sometimes it’s necessary (or at least helpful) to also confess to God through a priest.
 
Ginger2 said:
Confessing to one another is edifying. I have shared past sins, when moved by the Spirit to do so, And it has caused people to open up about the problems in their lives and seek change. This is God using us to reach people.

Some people think they are unworthy and are afraid to seek God. When they see we are all in the same boat it can remove that barrier.

But other verses do say we should go to the person we’ve wrong and confess and make amends.

We can’t look at a single verse apart from the rest of the Scriptures and expect to have full, and accurate understanding. We need the entire Word of God.
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I do think that it is a good thing to make amends. I don’t think it is bad to confess to another person if you want to. I am sure my Parish Priest would not criticise me for doing so. However, that other person cannot give absolution which is a sacrament and dispenses graces.

In fact one is told to make amends in the Bible. There is something about not approaching the altar of God if you have something against your brother…

For goodness sake nobody is saying that you should not make amends and confess to another person. You keep harping on the same thing. Can’t you allow us Catholics to believe in our Catholic Church without jumping on us all the time. Have we interfered with your beliefs? We may not share your beliefs but we don’t harp on it all the time!!
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brkn1 said:
Are you telling me that “Jesus Christ was right there” in all those priests that the RCC admits were sodomites. I don’t think so.
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It is all a test to see if one will in fact leave the faith. It is all predicted Satan will enter God’s church from the top and work his way down. BTW, the Catholic church has the **lowest **molestation rate there is. **WWW.REFORMATION.COM **will explain why.
 
Ginger2, I am still waiting for an answer to my question, have you ever been to confession with a Catholic priest? :coffeeread:
 
Ginger2 said:
The question is, “Protestants can a Catholic Priest forgive sins?”

We have been invited to this thread to share our beliefs on this question. And now you call us “agents of the evil one” with motives “to injure”

This is unkind to say the least. And suggests you think you can see into a person’s heart. You can’t.
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You do not present your views - you attack, you criticize - do you not respect us for our beliefs. Sure, you can disagree, but just look at yourself.

I have shared views with Protestants and we have not agreed with one another. Sometimes we have had “strong exchanges” but we continue friends. You Ginger are not like that. You and SIA especially.

I have just agreed with you on another post when you said that you must make amends and you find “confessing” to another person edifying. I have shared my sins with another person but that is all it was - a sharing. Absolution is something else and as we have all been trying to tell you it is a sacrement which was instituted by Jesus’ himself.

Let me tell you that I respect Protestants. They make the most amazing converts. We have a ton of them in the Catholic Church and look at their contribution - wonderful, amazing, fantastic! I just don’t like bigots who lie about the Catholic Church.

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Ginger2 said:
Your situations are flawed.
Protestants are not substituting another human being for the priest. Forgiveness from a human being is not the same as forgiveness from God.
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You have just said something very Catholic Ginger - not substituting another human being for the priest - forgiveness from a human being is not the same as forgiveness from God. Absolutely! It is just that Jesus gave the Priest the power to forgive sins *on condition *that the sinner is repentent. Every time we go do Confession it is God who forgives.

It’s as simple as that!

Another thing Ginger. As you know I am a revert. Coming back to the Catholic Church was very edifying (using your expression) for me - in fact, it was elevating and a great joy for me. We reverts are almost like new converts who discover the Catholic Church for the first time! We are totally in love with Jesus and the Church. We want to shout on the roof tops and let everybody know how we feel.

🙂
 
ChristianKnight said:
um, idk how to respond, I see no question, like the topic name suggested but ok, reply:

He gave his disciples the power to forgive, he never said their successors could…🤷
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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:
 
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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Cinette, don’t fret, it is their individual interpretation that will sell their own souls.
 
Cinette said:
You do not present your views - you attack, you criticize -
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Cinette, you said, “there are the predators - agents of the evil one - with closed minds and one objective and that is to injure, condemn and spar.”

Yet, somehow you are convinced I am the one attacking???

If your comment was not directed at the protestants participating in this thread, who are you talking about and what does it have to do with the topic?
 
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