Confession

Confession

Confessing one’s sins is considered an important aspect of Christianity. In Many churches confessing one’s sins is seen as a perquisite for becoming a Christian. The Catholic refer to this is sacrament, and utilised by the church in allowing individuals to confess their sins following baptism and have the priest absolve their sins. The Roman Catholic Church believes that Jesus himself and God have given the authority to the priest to carry out a confessional and forgive the sins of the believers on earth. Although it’s not mandatory among Catholics confessions are performed in a confessional box or booth, to achieve forgiveness of sins granted by a priest exercising the right to do so. It is believed that an individual is sentenced to hell if the sins committed by them are left un-forgiven upon death. Orthodox Christian performs confessions to a chosen spiritual guide who’ve been given the right to perform such acts by the authority of a bishop. The spiritual guide not only has the task of listening to confessions, but also providing advice.

Serious sins are referred to as Deadly sins and are a serious matter; such sins include adultery, blasphemy and murder to name a few. It is strongly believed if a sinner dies committing any of these sins without receiving the sacrament or the perfect intention of wanting to confess to the priest, they will be forever damned. Sacrament for such Deadly sins is only received three vital points and it involves more than simply confessing their sin to the priest. These include:

1) For All Deadly sins committed, the sinner is truly sorry.

2) Have a strong intention to never commit this sin ever again

3) Carry out the penance demanded by the priest

Confessionals brought forth to Catholic priests are seriously taken into confidentiality and under no circumstances is the priest permitted to disclose any information and is recognised as the seal of the confessional