The Sacrament of Reconciliation perhaps highlights the division of beliefs between Catholicism and most Protestant faiths like no other.  Differing understandings of authority, the nature of sin, the nature of the priesthood, what it means to be saved, how sins are forgiven – all of these come into play and since there are fundamental disagreements … Continue reading The Sacrament of Reconciliation Part 4

The Sacrament of Reconciliation perhaps highlights the division of beliefs between Catholicism and most Protestant faiths like no other.  Differing understandings of authority, the nature of sin, the nature of the priesthood, what it means to be saved, how sins are forgiven – all of these come into play and since there are fundamental disagreements … Continue reading The Sacrament of Reconciliation Part 3

Within Protestantism, there are some groups who hold to a position of “Once Saved, Always Saved.” This of course is not the Catholic position.  But within those groups, they often believe that when a person is saved, all of their sins (past, present and future) are forgiven at that moment.  If a person believes that there … Continue reading The Sacrament of Reconciliation Part 2

One aspect of the Catholic faith that can be very foreign to most Protestants is the sacrament of Reconciliation (or Confession or Penance), and that as Catholics we confess our sins to a priest and seek absolution of our sins through this Sacrament.  In general, Protestants would view that we can go directly to God … Continue reading The Sacrament of Reconciliation Part 1