Awesome! I also went to St. Catherine of Siena to venerate the skull of the awesome St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Ripperger is also a Thomist. That memory of the relic has awakened more of an interest in him for me now. So off I go in my adventure. God bless you in yours!
I just saw an interview with Fr. Pine and Lila Rose. It was amazing! But the best is that since last year as a heavenly gift, I was able to venerate St. Thomas Aquinas skull in St Catherine of Siena Church and since then St. Thomas has come up so much. He is my this year Saint, meaning my new bestie :) Thank you for this video!!!
Great video. I remember learning something similar in my lay-leader training in the Navy. Chaplains cannot reveal what is told to them, point blank. And you are beyond right, whenever I talk to someone and they say they won’t reveal details, except in various reasons, I am hesitant to actually open up to them fully, even though not hiding anything of note. And things have gotten leaked, not big things, but small ones, so I don’t go back.
Not only does a priest who reveals secrets of the confession commit a grave sin, a fellow priest cannot restore him to ministry even if he repents (I'm not sure about absolving the sin itself). IIRC, it has to go to the Vatican and be dealt with by the Pope himself.
Every day on the way to work I cross the Saint John Nepmuk Bridge near me, which is adorned by a large statue of the Saint. John Nepomuk (ca. 1350 - 1393) refused to break the Queen's confessional secrecy. Accordingly, the priest did not want to reveal to King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia what his wife, whom Wenceslaus suspected of infidelity, had confided to him. That's why the King had him tortured and then had him fall from Prague's Charles Bridge into the water. Now Saint John Nepomuk is considered the patron saint of bridges, which here in Austria often have a statue of the Saint, and of the secret of confession.
In confession practice classes in seminaries (if they still have them), cases are studied as examples of what the confessor might have to deal with. They are base on real confessions, but they are packaged in such a way that the identity of the penitent is impossible to determine.
The experience with a confessor matters for the most part. In churches where there is more than 1 confessor, you can see penitents that will choose one confessor over the other to the point that it becomes really obvious.
Not even an issue , most of the time , since they tend to forget the Confessions and what was confessed , according to many Priests . Funnily enough , my last confession was with an Italian Priest (At the Basilica of Saint Ambrose , got to pray at his Tomb and those of Saint Gervasius and Protasius , thank the Lord for that honour) while I spoke Castillian .We understood each other enough but he will probably remember more about my nationality and different language than my Sins .
An honest question: What does Thomas Aquinas mean in his commentary regarding this passage from Romans that says: Romans 2:13 says, "For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." This is what Aquinas says about the biblical passage: The answer is that justification can be understood in three ways: in one way, in relation to reputation; in this case, it is said that someone is justified when they are considered righteous: you have made your sisters appear justified, that is, by reputation (Ezekiel 16:51). In this sense, the doers of the law will be justified, that is, they will be considered righteous before God and men. Secondly, by doing what is just: this man went home justified (Luke 18:14), because the publican performed a work of justice by confessing his sin. In this way, the statement that the doers of the law will be justified is verified, that is, by fulfilling the justice of the law. In a third way, justification can be understood in relation to the cause of justice, in that a person is said to be justified when they receive justice: "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God" (Romans 5:1). However, it should not be assumed that the doers of the law are justified as if they acquire justice by the works of the law. This cannot be achieved either through ceremonial works, which do not confer justifying grace, nor through moral works, from which the habit of justice is not acquired; rather, we perform such works by virtue of an infused habit of justice.
What if somebody reveals or suggests that they plan on committing a future crime or sin? Can the penance be that the confessor turn themselves in? Eg. A confessor tells a priest, “I killed John Doe and I plan to kill Jane Doe as well.” Can the priest warn Jane Doe? Can he tell the confessor not to do it, and that his penance is to pray the rosary 14 times and turn himself in?
He cannot revel anything that betrays the penitent ever. Penance cannot be to turn oneself in. But the priest may strongly suggest it. But the penitent wouldnt be granted absolution anyway as you must show contrition for sin. If youre planning to do it, that isnt contrition. In your example the priest cannot reveal to anyone of what happened in the confessional and he does not grant absolution as there is no contrition.
@@Tttb95 Well, one may say that there is not sacrament of confession altogether because the person is not penitent - the "confessor" says that he/she is going to kill again. So the seal of confession wouldn't apply... am I wrong?
@@maxdepasquale2351 Then alter the scenario: the wife experiences an attempt on her life, but no one has confessed yet. The priest has no reason to think that the confessor was not penitent originally, so then the priest may not warn the wife nor the authorities, and must let future murder attempts play out! Yay!
I went to confession once during a retreat and right after I left my non Catholic husband went to sit before the priest and what did the priest do? Literally apologize for what I had said I had done...he did not ask for or wait for my husband's side of the story which he never gave he just came out cocky and prideful because of what the priest said. In counseling, I told one of my parish priests what happened and he started demanding the name of the priest. I was scared I was like no he will get in serious trouble. Now, I wish I had the priest was young he needed to understand what he did was wrong.
A fixed screen is mandated by canon law. It protects penitent and priest. The latter from prosecutors seeking to compel priests to testify against a penitent. The priest can say I did not see the accused and folks have similar voices so can not testify.
@4:15 Alternatively, is there any way to prove the priest DIDN'T use that information? No, there is not. Any seal of trust is only as strong as the man in question.
Priests confessed their abuse of parishioners to each other for decades. With their abuse only coming to light because some victims lived for long enough to come forward, how many times do you think murderers got away with crimes?
I've wondered, how does the seal hold if the confession isn't valid? For example if someone comes in and just boasts how they've killed someone and how they're going to do it again and leaves without saying any form of penance, is that even a confession and is it still bound by the seal of confession regardless?
On this topic, the seal of Confession does not exist only in the Catholic Church. In different forms, but the substance is the same, it exists also in Lutheran, Anglican, Orthodox and Methodist Churches, although some may not recognize Confession as a full-blown sacrament as the Catholic Church does. It's not just a Catholic thing; it's quite common across Christianity and in similar fashion: the priest or pastor who has received auricular confession is bound to never reveal what heard.
What if a terrorist helped plan an attack, regretted his involvement, and confessed that before the attack took place? Would the priest be able to say anything to save lives?
@@ramsesramos4502 True, but the first, immediate thing a priest would say to him is "go IMMEDIATELY to deactivate the bomb, you murderer!". It is not with a priest he/she must talk at that time.
I don't understand why you report people who try to translate your videos into other languages. A friend who tried to translate one of your videos got hit for no reason. I believe that you should support the translations and dissemination of these videos, and not seek exclusivity and prevent people from spreading them
RUclips's copyright system might be flagging the translated videos automatically. The folks at the Thomistic Institute may not even be aware that it's happening.
Clergy are notorious gossips. They def talk among themselves about parishioners. Sorry to be cynical, but I find it hard to believe that while the worst priests commit the most unspeakable evils, YET they won’t betray what they hear in Confession. It happens in the worst cases.
Not to insult Father Pine, but the lighting in this recording makes him look especially sickly and pallid, like the fluorescent white lights of a bathroom. I must admit, it's mildly concerning, lol.
Thanks. Fr. Kevin, in LA, used to tell me about the things people told him in confession. Without naming names, but still a deeply wrong behavior. Also: almost all catholic priests in Long Beach (LA) live with a man as their gay partner. Sorry for the truth bomb. the LA dioceses needs some serious cleansing.
If what you say is true it must be dealt with. And confronted. These priest are infiltrating The Holy Catholic Church, and they need to be stripped from office, report them with evidence,
I'm a convert preparing for my first confession this lent. Thank you Fr Gregory for this explanation. May God bless you and your ministry.
Welcome Home! Ave Maria!
Awesome! I also went to St. Catherine of Siena to venerate the skull of the awesome St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Ripperger is also a Thomist. That memory of the relic has awakened more of an interest in him for me now. So off I go in my adventure. God bless you in yours!
Went to confession after almost 3 months. Very healing. Its good to do so regularly.
What do u consider regularly?
@SnatchnHalos Once a month or so unless mortal sin.
@@SnatchnHalos Once a month is recommended. But do not fear to go inmediatly is a grave sin is commited
I go every 2-3 weeks, because unfortunately that is about as long as it takes for me to commit a mortal sin. Still, every year better and better.
I just saw an interview with Fr. Pine and Lila Rose. It was amazing! But the best is that since last year as a heavenly gift, I was able to venerate St. Thomas Aquinas skull in St Catherine of Siena Church and since then St. Thomas has come up so much. He is my this year Saint, meaning my new bestie :) Thank you for this video!!!
I got to do the same at St Louis Bertrand!
Great video. I remember learning something similar in my lay-leader training in the Navy. Chaplains cannot reveal what is told to them, point blank. And you are beyond right, whenever I talk to someone and they say they won’t reveal details, except in various reasons, I am hesitant to actually open up to them fully, even though not hiding anything of note. And things have gotten leaked, not big things, but small ones, so I don’t go back.
Not only does a priest who reveals secrets of the confession commit a grave sin, a fellow priest cannot restore him to ministry even if he repents (I'm not sure about absolving the sin itself). IIRC, it has to go to the Vatican and be dealt with by the Pope himself.
I believe the actual sin itself is reserved to the Pope
Thank you Father, beautifully explained, each time we go to Confession its like a new chance, a new beginning
AMEN!
Thank you Fr Gregory!
God bless you abundantly!
Thank you. This is very helpful. I appreciate your work here on this planform. Peace be with you.
Every day on the way to work I cross the Saint John Nepmuk Bridge near me, which is adorned by a large statue of the Saint. John Nepomuk (ca. 1350 - 1393) refused to break the Queen's confessional secrecy. Accordingly, the priest did not want to reveal to King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia what his wife, whom Wenceslaus suspected of infidelity, had confided to him. That's why the King had him tortured and then had him fall from Prague's Charles Bridge into the water. Now Saint John Nepomuk is considered the patron saint of bridges, which here in Austria often have a statue of the Saint, and of the secret of confession.
He's been made the Saint of Bridges? As a meat packer, do you know of any priests that died by meat pack machinery? I need a Saint to pray to kthx.
Love you Fr.
In confession practice classes in seminaries (if they still have them), cases are studied as examples of what the confessor might have to deal with. They are base on real confessions, but they are packaged in such a way that the identity of the penitent is impossible to determine.
The experience with a confessor matters for the most part. In churches where there is more than 1 confessor, you can see penitents that will choose one confessor over the other to the point that it becomes really obvious.
Very cool
Not even an issue , most of the time , since they tend to forget the Confessions and what was confessed , according to many Priests .
Funnily enough , my last confession was with an Italian Priest (At the Basilica of Saint Ambrose , got to pray at his Tomb and those of Saint Gervasius and Protasius , thank the Lord for that honour) while I spoke Castillian .We understood each other enough but he will probably remember more about my nationality and different language than my Sins .
An honest question: What does Thomas Aquinas mean in his commentary regarding this passage from Romans that says: Romans 2:13 says, "For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." This is what Aquinas says about the biblical passage: The answer is that justification can be understood in three ways: in one way, in relation to reputation; in this case, it is said that someone is justified when they are considered righteous: you have made your sisters appear justified, that is, by reputation (Ezekiel 16:51). In this sense, the doers of the law will be justified, that is, they will be considered righteous before God and men. Secondly, by doing what is just: this man went home justified (Luke 18:14), because the publican performed a work of justice by confessing his sin. In this way, the statement that the doers of the law will be justified is verified, that is, by fulfilling the justice of the law. In a third way, justification can be understood in relation to the cause of justice, in that a person is said to be justified when they receive justice: "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God" (Romans 5:1). However, it should not be assumed that the doers of the law are justified as if they acquire justice by the works of the law. This cannot be achieved either through ceremonial works, which do not confer justifying grace, nor through moral works, from which the habit of justice is not acquired; rather, we perform such works by virtue of an infused habit of justice.
What if somebody reveals or suggests that they plan on committing a future crime or sin?
Can the penance be that the confessor turn themselves in?
Eg. A confessor tells a priest, “I killed John Doe and I plan to kill Jane Doe as well.”
Can the priest warn Jane Doe? Can he tell the confessor not to do it, and that his penance is to pray the rosary 14 times and turn himself in?
I was just about to ask this too. Hope Fr. Pine can answer this or any priest from this channel.
He cannot revel anything that betrays the penitent ever.
Penance cannot be to turn oneself in. But the priest may strongly suggest it.
But the penitent wouldnt be granted absolution anyway as you must show contrition for sin. If youre planning to do it, that isnt contrition.
In your example the priest cannot reveal to anyone of what happened in the confessional and he does not grant absolution as there is no contrition.
@@Tttb95 Well, one may say that there is not sacrament of confession altogether because the person is not penitent - the "confessor" says that he/she is going to kill again. So the seal of confession wouldn't apply... am I wrong?
@@maxdepasquale2351 Then alter the scenario: the wife experiences an attempt on her life, but no one has confessed yet. The priest has no reason to think that the confessor was not penitent originally, so then the priest may not warn the wife nor the authorities, and must let future murder attempts play out! Yay!
@@progidy7 In such situation, be practical: have your confession yes, but go straight to the police as well...
After 45 years and great sins I walked into a confession and there was no screen. 🥺
Yes, no doubt.
I went to confession once during a retreat and right after I left my non Catholic husband went to sit before the priest and what did the priest do? Literally apologize for what I had said I had done...he did not ask for or wait for my husband's side of the story which he never gave he just came out cocky and prideful because of what the priest said. In counseling, I told one of my parish priests what happened and he started demanding the name of the priest. I was scared I was like no he will get in serious trouble. Now, I wish I had the priest was young he needed to understand what he did was wrong.
excellent
Will our sins be made known by God, after they are confessed? Because I mean, what does Luke 8:17 mean?
A fixed screen is mandated by canon law. It protects penitent and priest. The latter from prosecutors seeking to compel priests to testify against a penitent. The priest can say I did not see the accused and folks have similar voices so can not testify.
There is no screen in my parish.
Good luck finding a single screen in my whole diocese. There is one outside of the city.
It was mandated by the 1917 code, but I am not aware of it being required by the current code.
@@andrewsheedy4513 it is required, yet pretty much ignored by many
@ It is still mandated for there to be one available, but it's not required for the sacrament itself.
Time to have privacy screens and voice changers for the utmost confidentiality.
@4:15 Alternatively, is there any way to prove the priest DIDN'T use that information? No, there is not. Any seal of trust is only as strong as the man in question.
What about unsolved murders confessed?
Priests confessed their abuse of parishioners to each other for decades. With their abuse only coming to light because some victims lived for long enough to come forward, how many times do you think murderers got away with crimes?
They are bound no matter what!!
I've wondered, how does the seal hold if the confession isn't valid? For example if someone comes in and just boasts how they've killed someone and how they're going to do it again and leaves without saying any form of penance, is that even a confession and is it still bound by the seal of confession regardless?
I've asked myself the same question...
Yes, the seal holds even if, in theory, a non-catholic tried to get the sacrament but doesn't get absolution.
Suppose someone confessed a murder...or more than one murder and was still on the loose ? Did St Paul go to confession?
On this topic, the seal of Confession does not exist only in the Catholic Church. In different forms, but the substance is the same, it exists also in Lutheran, Anglican, Orthodox and Methodist Churches, although some may not recognize Confession as a full-blown sacrament as the Catholic Church does.
It's not just a Catholic thing; it's quite common across Christianity and in similar fashion: the priest or pastor who has received auricular confession is bound to never reveal what heard.
The real question is did you bring your cellular telephone in the confessional ... if you bring your phone it isn't a secret
Some things in this world belong to God alone. That would be true for all that happens in the sacrament of confession.
What if a terrorist helped plan an attack, regretted his involvement, and confessed that before the attack took place? Would the priest be able to say anything to save lives?
Nope!!! He is bound no matter what.
@@ramsesramos4502 True, but the first, immediate thing a priest would say to him is "go IMMEDIATELY to deactivate the bomb, you murderer!". It is not with a priest he/she must talk at that time.
I don't understand why you report people who try to translate your videos into other languages. A friend who tried to translate one of your videos got hit for no reason.
I believe that you should support the translations and dissemination of these videos, and not seek exclusivity and prevent people from spreading them
RUclips's copyright system might be flagging the translated videos automatically. The folks at the Thomistic Institute may not even be aware that it's happening.
WHAT TO DO WHEN A PRIEST, BISHOP, OR CARDINAL IS EVIL?
YES, PRIESTS BETRAY AND DESTROY.
Clergy are notorious gossips. They def talk among themselves about parishioners. Sorry to be cynical, but I find it hard to believe that while the worst priests commit the most unspeakable evils, YET they won’t betray what they hear in Confession.
It happens in the worst cases.
Sure, some priests may reveal what they hear. However, they will face great consequences - if not on Earth, then in the hereafter.
Not to insult Father Pine, but the lighting in this recording makes him look especially sickly and pallid, like the fluorescent white lights of a bathroom. I must admit, it's mildly concerning, lol.
Thanks. Fr. Kevin, in LA, used to tell me about the things people told him in confession. Without naming names, but still a deeply wrong behavior. Also: almost all catholic priests in Long Beach (LA) live with a man as their gay partner. Sorry for the truth bomb. the LA dioceses needs some serious cleansing.
So have you been the gay lover of almost all Catholic priests in Long Beach? How else could you know something like that?
@ You are rude. A Long Beach gay friend went to dinner with a Long Beach priest who told him that. Even if it was 50% true, that would be pretty bad.
If what you say is true it must be dealt with. And confronted. These priest are infiltrating The Holy Catholic Church, and they need to be stripped from office, report them with evidence,