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[quote=Anonymous]As for “going to the source,” this is a common dodge of people who confuse the person in the confessional in their human capacity and in their ministerial capacity as another Christ (alter-Christus). The minister dispenses nothing of his own, only what Christ provides. There are many reasons why sacramental confession is superior to interior “confession,” not the least of which is that sacramental confession is the ordinary means instituted by God for the forgiveness of sins.

Many people have had bad experiences with confused, unkind, ill-informed and just plain nasty, judgmental priests who forget their proper place. Shame has no place in the confessional. But people who let a bad experience deprive them of the grace and certainty of sacramental absolution in the future are letting the bad experience have too much power. That said, only serious/mortal sins need to be formally confessed, so it is possible, but unwise, for a person to avoid the sacrament in many instances should they choose to do so. [/quote]

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