This afternoon after a Mass the Priest had Prayers and Benediction. There was only one Prayer Intention, Pope Leo! That is Our Duty as Catholics! Pray for Pope Leo!
I thought Catholic teaching says we will be pardoned if we ask Jesus to forgive us our sins. Why would we need the Sacrament of Confession if Jesus would give forgiveness without contrition? General Audience of 20 August 2025 - Cycle of …More
Francis taught that even if a sinner does not repent, the priest must always absolve him of his sins. Of course, such a sacrament is invalid, and sins will not be absolved even if the priest says a hundred times that he absolves. Without repentance there is no absolution. Leo is simply continuing Francis' line, using modernist equivocal language.
This is stupid. Jesus’ offer of forgiveness was established as a sacrament. It’s called the sacrament of penance. The church has always taught there are 5 requirements for a sacramental confession: examination of conscience, sorrow for sins, resolution not to sin again, confess your sins to a priest, do the penance the priest gives you. This is modernist mumbo jumbo leading souls to conclude they don’t need confession because Jesus just forgives anyway.
Sadly, he is nothing more than a token conservative for the more traditional Catholics to rally around. Alas, Burke is all hat and no cattle... all talk, no action. Sadder still, he has so many good folks hoodwinked into believing that he will actually do something about the current situation within the visible institution of the church.
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