Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Father Tim...what a wonderful post...i looked at some of the articles and was struck by what i think we often forget...it is what God does for us in this sacrament...it is the 1 place we are positive that we have received unconditional love again and again
ReplyDeleteWith so many priests guilty of so many foul acts, why would anyone confess to a priest?
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ReplyDeleteThe validity of ANY sacrament does not depend on the holiness of the priest....it is what Christ does for us in the sacrament
U tar all priests with the same brush...that is not fair...the percentage of offenders (as horrific as it is) is very small to the total number of priests. The priest is Christ's representative and gives me absolution...forgiveness comes from God
You go to confession to receive pardon for your sins from God, not the priest. Fortunately, that forgiveness is not dependent on the moral state of the confessor anymore than getting a good root canal is dependent on the number of cavities in your dentists mouth.
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Paul
I think it would be better to confess to somebody you trust, whether they are a priest or not.
ReplyDeleteConfessing your sins to someone other than a priest can be therapeutic if one was trying to overcome one vice or another, but Christ never gave that person the authority to absolve a person of that sin. Only a priest the authority to do that. Many of those outside the church don't believe this but we believe Jesus gave that authority to the priesthood when he bestowed it on his disciples (John 20:21-23) and writings of the early church fathers confirm this.
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Paul