Why do Catholics Confess their Sins to a Priest?

Greetings, I read that Pope Benedict XVI stated that evangelization is "Urgent and Necessary". So, as a Catholic I wanted to respond to our holy fathers call. I want to share the message of "why Catholics confess their sins to a priest?" I personally have been asked this question over and over again. So, I want to help Catholics and non-Catholics alike understand our teaching on the Sacrament of Confession. I am ONLY TEACHING ONE ASPECT OF CONFESSION. I am not basing confession of this one point I am making. If you have any questions please email me. If you would like more biblical references on the Sacrament of Reconciliation please look up the following: Mt 9:2-8 Jn 20:23 Jn 20:22 - 2Cor 5:17-20 - Jam 5:13-15 Mt 18:18

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[dane5256]

@ST4leave

No. Read the history.

[ST4leave]

@dane5256 Hasn’t the church also have killed in the name of god for over a thousand years? When a church goes against Christ teachings, like it did before at that point in time that church is not a church of God?

[MRGV7373]

@dane5256 Dane, you stretch the scriptures to fit where is does not belong. Jesus wants all to come to Him for blessing. Belief is needed for salvation. Baptism is for believers in Jesus. When a child or an adult comes to belief, then baptism is just fine. Infants and non-believers should not be baptized since they have not belief. Would it not be nice to remember an know that it was your choice to follow God? I wish I was baptized when I believed not as a baby, I never knew it

[MRGV7373]

@dane5256 So Dain where does it say Infants?? and you fail to understand what the scripture teaches. It says children and in this case it is to the descendants of Israel. Say be baptized everyone of you - that believe. The non-believers did not get baptized. Luke 18:15-17 is all about coming to Jesus - not about baptism. Jesus show that we have to be humble and sincere to receive Him. Baptism is for believers. Jesus blesses the children which is what should happen with Infants

[dane5256]

@MRGV7373

You say that all doctrines must be proven directly from Scripture and yet you cannot show me where your heretical belief in the denial of the Sacrament of Baptism to infants is proven in Scripture.

You're not paying attention to the clear implication of Acts 2:38-39. The words of Peter refute you - "be baptized every one of you," and "for you and your children."

You also conveniently avoid Our Lord's words in Luke 18:15–16.

The Church has baptized infants for 2,000 years.

[MRGV7373]

@dane5256 I have given chapter and verses of what I believe and you have not addressed any of them. Now on baptism is cover and the verses are included. So try and answer this with any teachings in the NT or what Peter or Jesus taught. Good luck and stay on task this time.

[MRGV7373]

@dane5256 You know that there are not any but let not forget the teaching. If one has to believe that Jesus is Lord and savior to be come Christian ( see John 6:40, John 3:16...) To believe you must be able to think and have mental skills that let you understand what you are doing. Belief First. Then baptism, See Acts 2:38-41. Peter the leader tells them what to do if you believe. Now adults and children can understand and believe. How do infants believe?? No develop mind yet. No baptism

[dane5256]

@MRGV7373

Just for starters, please show me specifically where in Scripture we are told that "babies should not be baptized."

Take your time, but I want chapter and verse.

[MRGV7373]

@dane5256 You are very bias. The RCC could never say this about itself. But Jesus and Peter would conclude this. The True church is catholic no capital c as in one. All believers in Jesus as lord and savior are the church.I was raised in the RCC and found many things like the one and only church to be invalid via scripture. Much of what the church teaches is valid and good, and 10% is wrong and needs to be fixed. Mary was never ever virgin, babies should not be baptized. not script

[dane5256]

@MRGV7373

You are wrong, wrong, wrong and seriously deluded. But I realize that you have been taught fatally flawed lies and given an entirely invalid way of interpreting the Holy Bible, which is Sacred Scripture of the Catholic Church.

Heretics raised in heresy rarely give it up, regardless of the many ways in which the Holy Spirit encourages them to come to the fullness of the true Christ in His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Read Dominus Iesus and Lumen Gentium.