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Confession and General Absolution
Q: Last year, I visited my relatives at Christmas time, and we all went to their parish to a communal penance service before Christmas. There were probably almost a hundred people there, and only one priest. He didn’t hear each … Continue reading
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When Can a Priest Refuse to Absolve a Penitent in the Confessional?
Q. A visiting priest was hearing confessions one weekend at my parish, while the pastor was away. He refused to grant me absolution, because he said that I hadn’t sinned! I confessed some venial sins, but he told me that … Continue reading
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