Pope Francis Sends Priests To Forgive The 'Sin' Of Abortion

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May 11, 2015 18:46:06 GMT -5 Opti said:

May 11, 2015 18:29:15 GMT -5 resolution said:

There is actually a lot of Biblical support for the sacrament of reconciliation. Since this is now in the religion section I am assuming it is ok to use a Bible verse.

John 20:21-23:

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

II Cor. 2:10:

And to whom you have pardoned anything, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned anything, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ (DRV).

James 5:14-17:

Is any one among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain… and… it did not rain…

Resolution, thanks for your post. Its is my belief that sins do not need to be confessed to a priest or agent of the church to be forgiven. Using priests to forgive sins and requiring confession to priests to forgive sins are two different things to me. I agree with you the former has biblical basis.

why do so many people believe if they do not think a religious requirement according to the church, is necessary, it is simply ok to say, okay, it does not count against me?
We have the same problem with government in our nation today. The law does not apply to "me", so I do not have to follow it.

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May 11, 2015 18:50:40 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

May 11, 2015 18:46:06 GMT -5 Opti said:

Resolution, thanks for your post. Its is my belief that sins do not need to be confessed to a priest or agent of the church to be forgiven. Using priests to forgive sins and requiring confession to priests to forgive sins are two different things to me. I agree with you the former has biblical basis.

why do so many people believe if they do not think a religious requirement according to the church, is necessary, it is simply ok to say, okay, it does not count against me?
We have the same problem with government in our nation today. The law does not apply to "me", so I do not have to follow it.

Why do people say I'm not Jewish so I don't have to keep kosher?

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www.ibtimes.com/religion-united-states-catholics-protestants-mormons-jews-non-religious-mapped-maps-1553777

More than half of all U.S. residents identified as either Protestant or non-Catholic Christian in 2013.