The church teaches, based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, that confession is not a tribunal or criminal court, … See more

In the New Testament, Christians are admonished to "confess your sins to one another and pray for one another" at their gatherings, and to be forgiving people. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says to the Apostles, … See more

Canon law requires confession along with purpose of amendment and absolution from the priest for all grave sins for reconciliation with God and with the Catholic Church, except in danger of death.
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Beginning in the Middle Ages, manuals of confession emerged as a literary genre. These manuals were guidebooks on how to obtain the maximum benefits from the sacrament. There were two kinds of manuals: th… See more

Unlike Western Christianity which saw its liturgical practice disrupted during the Migration Period of the Early Middle Ages, Eastern Christianity has retained more the understanding that ecclesiastical reconciliati… See more

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• Bouyer, Louis (1963). The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism. A. V. Littledale (transl. from French). London-Glasgow: Collins. p. 278.
• Bouyer, Louis (2004). The Word, Church and Sacraments in Protestantism and Catholi… See more