Correct. My wife did this before coming into the Church a few years ago. She confessed, but of course, was not given absolution. It was confession, as she confessed, and was greatly relieved when it was all off her chest. It was somewhat more a form of counseling than anything at the time.Ive heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
is this correct?
anyone done this??
details??
thanks…
only partially true, in general (after baptism) sacraments are for Catholics. A Protestant who is on the way to seeking full communion with the Catholic Church may and in fact must confess all sins of his past life and receive absolution before Confirmation and First Communion, and the timing of that is between him and the priest.Ive heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
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I believe soIve heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
is this correct?
I heard of this even on a personal (or first hand) level but since there is a seal on reconciliation only the Protestant could actually speak on the subjectanyone done this??
details??
My understanding is non-baptized can confess and be advised but no absolution, same for baptized non-Catholics, and Catholics living out of communion. However once a Protestant makes a profession of faith to the Catholic Church that person can be absolved when absolution is appropriate (must have obtain the age of reason).thanks…
I am an Episcopalian and one time I went to confession in a Catholic church. I explained to the priest that there were no Episcopal chuches nearby that offered confession, I made my confession, and I was given absolution. I made it very clear my belief in the sacramental quality of absolution, and indeed in all the sacraments of the church. He allowed me to use the general confession from the Episcopal service of Holy Communion as my act of contrition.Ive heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
is this correct?
anyone done this??
details??
thanks…
Catechumens and candidates have to go through reconciliation prior to receiving communion.Ive heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
is this correct?
anyone done this??
details??
thanks…
I think (I do not know) that when a Catholic Priest hears a Confession of a Non-Catholic (unless under Code of Canon Law, they are permitted to…like Orthodox Christians for example), the priest is not bound by the Sacrament of the Confession meaning he is allowed to reveal the Confession and also that he is not permitted to absolve the sins of the person confession.Ive heard that protestants can go to Reconciliation, but that they just can’t be absolved sacramentally…
so i suppose the priest can talk to them about their sins but not say the words of absolution…
is this correct?
anyone done this??
details??
thanks…
I’m not so sure. If a priest is acting in a capacity as a counselor, then I would think that they are morally and legally bound not to discuss it.I think (I do not know) that when a Catholic Priest hears a Confession of a Non-Catholic (unless under Code of Canon Law, they are permitted to…like Orthodox Christians for example), the priest is not bound by the Sacrament of the Confession meaning he is allowed to reveal the Confession and also that he is not permitted to absolve the sins of the person confession.
Really it just boils down to telling your sins to anyone else, they’ll listen, but cannot free you from your sin and they are allowed to disclose the sins to anyone if they want to.
Bottom line, if you want to have a guarentee that your Confession will be kept private and that you will be freed from your sin, then become a Catholic or an Orthodox Christian already!
Wow… talk about unity in faith.I am an Episcopalian and one time I went to confession in a Catholic church. I explained to the priest that there were no Episcopal chuches nearby that offered confession, I made my confession, and I was given absolution. I made it very clear my belief in the sacramental quality of absolution, and indeed in all the sacraments of the church. He allowed me to use the general confession from the Episcopal service of Holy Communion as my act of contrition.
The priest was incorrect to give absolution.Wow… talk about unity in faith.
I don’t know about that.The priest was incorrect to give absolution.
I doubt 844.3 would fit that would be you and the orthodox, 844.4 may well fit " or if, in the judgment of the diocesan bishop or conference of bishops" …I don’t know about that.
Doesn’t that particular Church he was a member of fall under the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law 844.3? vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2T.HTM
A priest might not be bound by Canon law to keep confessions confidential of a non-Catholic or non-Orthodox, but he IS bound by the clergy-penitent confidentiality laws of the state under penalty of law. Those laws apply to Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Jewish clergy alike.I think (I do not know) that when a Catholic Priest hears a Confession of a Non-Catholic (unless under Code of Canon Law, they are permitted to…like Orthodox Christians for example), the priest is not bound by the Sacrament of the Confession meaning he is allowed to reveal the Confession and also that he is not permitted to absolve the sins of the person confession.
Really it just boils down to telling your sins to anyone else, they’ll listen, but cannot free you from your sin and they are allowed to disclose the sins to anyone if they want to.
Bottom line, if you want to have a guarentee that your Confession will be kept private and that you will be freed from your sin, then become a Catholic or an Orthodox Christian already!
Can. 984 §1. A confessor is prohibited completely from using knowledge acquired from confession to the detriment of the penitent even when any danger of revelation is excluded.A priest might not be bound by Canon law to keep confessions confidential of a non-Catholic or non-Orthodox, but he IS bound by the clergy-penitent confidentiality laws of the state under penalty of law. Those laws apply to Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Jewish clergy alike.
¶340.2 (a)(5) Responsibilities and Duties of Elders and Licensed Pastors… “To maintain all confidences inviolate, including confessional confidences except in the cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, or in cases where mandatory reporting is required by civil law.”
¶341.5 Unauthorized Conduct. “All clergy of The United Methodist Church are charged to maintain all confidences inviolate, including confessional confidences, except in the cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, or in cases where mandatory reporting is required by civil law.”
- The United Methodist Book of Discipline
Is this something readily known by Methodists? I have been playing in Methodist churches for over 6 years(which is why my son now attends a Methodist church), and this is honestly the first I have heard this. I never heard it from the pulpit, or read it in their bulletins. In the front of the hymnal, in the order of communion, I remember a prayer of Confession, followed by the pastor saying,“Your sins are forgiven.” The congregation then repeats that. Is this dependent upon what an individual pastor chooses to do? Just trying to understand.I can only speak as a Methodist, but a parishioner can go to their pastor to confess sins and receive forgiveness and pardon. In some cases, people also ask for the rite of healing and anointing.
i don’t know for sure but it seems this was out of line for the priest to do that…I am an Episcopalian and one time I went to confession in a Catholic church. I explained to the priest that there were no Episcopal chuches nearby that offered confession, I made my confession, and I was given absolution. I made it very clear my belief in the sacramental quality of absolution, and indeed in all the sacraments of the church. He allowed me to use the general confession from the Episcopal service of Holy Communion as my act of contrition.