as a protestant I couldn't agree more I talk to my pastor sometimes about a sin have I committed. just to let it out and be assured. As matter of fact John Calvin didn't want to abolish this practice. I just believe in 2 sacraments baptism and communion. keep up the good work explaining the practice of the Catholics church may God bless you.
@@juliorivera870 James 5:16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. That's not what either Luke says, nor Luke means. The forgiveness part of the Our Father is asking for forgiveness from God, according to how we forgive. Christ gave the authority of teaching to the Church. Since there was no Bible for ~300 years, the Apostles and their successors had ultimate teaching authority. Christ left no instructions for a Bible, nor did he tell anyone to write anything because teaching was for his Church. The assemblers of the Bible (The Catholic Church) were undeniably infallible when they formed the Bible. Aided by the same Holy Spirit Christ left with the Apostles and their successors, they were infallible when teaching, infallible when forming the Bible, and infallible today when teaching on Dogma, Doctrine, and Christian morals. Not infallible with ANYTHING else. If you deny the infallibly of the Church, you deny the infallibility of the Bible. All of this is to prove, when the Church under their infallibility and authority given by Christ, says to receive fully the Grace and forgiveness of Christ, be absolved by a priest, then that is the truth.
Strangely, I had this same discussion with a close friend of mine who is Baptist a few months ago. He would ardently state "You don't need to go to a priest to confess your sins!" And quoted (KJV - 1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;") I smiled and told him you are absolutely right. Confused by my statement he then inquired, "Then why do you go?" My response was simple. God has given us the sacraments, but is not bound by them. You are correct, I can confess my sins directly to Jesus, but I would not know if I am truly forgiven. By going to confession I am assured and know my sins have been forgiven, because Jesus himself told us so. (NABRE -John 20:23 "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.")
@@paulroche5670 your sins are always forgiven when you pray to God, he never retain them, so don't be fooled by that verse , God never retain them, he forgives them.
The more I learn about the Catholic Church, the more my heart says YES! I was born & raised a protestant. By God's great mercy, He led me home! Viva Christo Rey! JA
Every time I go to confession and get absolved, I literally feel an indeterminable location near my heart get vacuumed of guilt. I find this mystical experience very interesting. I must wonder, does anyone else experience this?
That is not true. about you feeling a burdened lifted from your heart. That sin is still there lying dormant. and is so easily reactivated repeatedly in different and similar sins. You yourself said everytime i go to confession. Two reason this is happening. Your just going to confess, evidently not to repent. Secondly you have no hope of redemption when go to a simple man, devious and wick man who knows that God can not save people when he the priest interferes, steeling and blocking your prayers to God . Only Jesus Christ alone can wash away sins. Jesus Christ is the truth the way and the life. No man cometh on to God but through me. You do know that only Jesus christ died and rose from the grave to pardon and reconcile his creation with him in his heavenly Kingdom. What has the priest done?
@@floydknight8895 are you claiming to believe that all priests are wicked men? That is rather brash of you. Allow me to explain then the method of grace that God has bestowed upon us in the form of the Sacraments. We all know that Christ's sacrifice was enough to cleanse the sins of all men, but a man can choose to deny or accept the grace that stems from that perfect sacrifice. By accepting the grace and denouncing sin, you "repent." Think of it this way then, how can you be sure if you have truly repented? Without a basis for repentance you may never truly know and therefore run the risk of losing the oh so important connection to God. The sacrament of confession then, is the anchor to which we can be sure that God's grace has healed us in combination with our repentance. Think of it as a guaranteed wipe of your present sins.
@Breaking In The Habit. Father; You are misleading me and other Catholics and even one of my family member with this explanation of Confession. Please tell me why are you making other person's feel the Sacrament of Reconciliation is Optional? Are you trying to say that if I'm in a Mortal Sin, that I can still go up and receive the Eucharist/Jesus because I prayed to Jesus and I felt His pure love in my heart and soul? If I pray to GOD/Jesus and ask for forgiveness for my sins, which I do all the time, after, I must seek out a Priest to Confess my Sins, which I also do all the time. Confession Is A Very Powerful Sacrament that remove sins and Mortal sins. The sacraments of the Catholic Church is not optional. Father this Video is misleading, please fix.
@@juliorivera870 Yes God said that and yes you can ask him for forgiveness at anytime and for whatever sin you committed but with that said, he also said you have to go confession to ensure that your sins are forgiven (in a way) especially Mortal sins. If you have committed a Mortal sin, you have and must go to confession.
What makes anyone think that they can go to school and learn how to forgive sins ? If that was the case then JESUS DID NOT HAVE TO DIE ON THE CROSS,but JUST GO TO A SEMINARY !
From Leo: So you are saying some man is uniquely qualified to put the stamp of approval in the finished work of JESUS the Christ. That does not sound right. .
No one should ever confess their sins to a Catholic priest, nor any man. Confessing your sins to the priest only insures that your prayers will never reach God. Priest literally blocks your prayers to God. God is in you, The Lord God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. The Lord doesn't need a simple man to interfere with God's holy salvation for his children.
@@Wgaither1 That is right. the priest doesn't know our hearts and the thoughts of our minds. Only Jesus Christ does. The Lord God knows everything, from when we were born, until the day we die, and after forever more. Only Jesus Christ can save a person, only he can set a person free from captivity and condemnation, and give a person everlasting life. The hundreds of thousands of catholic priest know this to be true. Yet they insist on corrupting as much people as possible, and turning them away from God. That is the true hidden agenda of Roman catholicism,, to corrupted, and condemn God's children.
I am very sorry that i am now responding to your comment. A whole year. I'm sorry. I'm just seeing your comment now Regardless of the late timing, it doesn't change anything. What i'm saying now however late is still true, and that is you are a man of God. I'm quite sure you have the spirit of understanding from God. Clearly you are aware of the Lord's living breathing holy word that says; let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall never come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.( the rest is in 2 Thess.2: 1- 13. So stay committed my friend. And as his holy word says; continue thou in the things thou hast learnt being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou has learned them. To God be the glory forever and ever amen. Continue to walk by faith and not by sight. Praise God. As the Lord's holy word says; pray without ceasing. Quench not the spirit. Trust in the Lord with all your hearts and lean not on your own understanding, acknowledge the Lord in all his ways and he will direct your path,(end of quote). Amen.
@@Wgaither1 I know this comment is a year late. I'm truly sorry for that. I just seeing this comment now. Catholics are putting on a act to decieve people. Which to faithful Christians is a futile attempt to destroy our faith in Jesus Christ, the one true wise God. 2 Thess. 2: 1-13. Stay committed to the Lord Jesus.. As his holy word says; continue thou in the things which thou hast learnt, being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. ( as you can see i'm reading from the KJV, and not from the NIKJV. There is no particular reason why. I personally just think man can not should not interpret or translate(interfere with) the living breathing holy word of God.) The Lord's holy word is to be received , accepted and believed as is. God doesn't need our(mankind) help. As his holy word says; be circumspect, not as fools, but be wise. Redeeming the times for the days are evil. To God be the glory forever and ever amen. Praise God.
Thank you for this. I'm a cradle Catholic and my thought on Confession has mostly been that it makes us say what we've sinned out loud, and to be honest with ourselves about our failings. Because God already knows what we've done, and if we cant' be honest with ourselves by confessing out loud to the Priest, then how will be able to face God in the afterlife/Judgement day? Once again thank you for this. God Bless
I love my Catholic Faith, and love my Catholic Beliefs. I am super grateful for my Faith. Thank you so, so much for the video clip. Peace, and love to all. God bless you.
Right, “Celibacy” makes a lot of sense? Where in the Bible does it tell Nuns and Priests that hey must be Celibate? IT DOESN’T! That’s a Catholic belief dreamed up by probably the Pope or some other self-proclaimed group of Catholic Leaders! You have to be Celibate in order to commit your life to God? TOTAL LUNACY!
Good video, Fr. Casey. But isn't confession not only reconciling us with the Lord, but also to the community (the church)...so, in that case, for serious sins - isn't it still necessary to go to confession? And isn't it also mandatory for serious sins before receiving the Eucharist? Thank you for addressing this topic.
This is an absolute joke as Catholic priests posses no special authority and why would anyone go to an institution that claims that you can not know for sure if you are going to heaven (which contradicts what scripture says) for assurance of forgiveness of sins? Go to the scriptures instead and pray to God directly for help. 1 John 5:13-15 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Every thing you say is correct, but I am a bit troubled by the explanation. It may leave some to think that Confession through a priest is optional when the Church clearly states that going to Confession with a priest is mandatory yearly. I wish you would have expressed this as some will take this to mean that Confession is a good idea but not required. This would be a mortal sin in itself. Can you please make that point shortly?
@@Rich.- If the truth spreads confusion then it is not due to the words spoken but the heart receiving, or other external factors. Also, do know that such calumny is a very serious sin. Be absolutely certain you know of what you speak. And if so, what is your proof that Fr.Casey is purposefully spreading confusion? Do you have incontrovertible evidence of this? If so, please present it, elsewise this can only be called hearsay.
I love being a Catholic and love doing the teachings of the church and it's one of our sacraments. True, you can just go to Jesus and confess. But being a Catholic and realizing that it is one of our sacraments, I go to confession because I know as a Catholic it is the right thing to do. I don't expect any non-catholic to agree with anything I say.
A little confused- I’ve always been taught you MUST go to a priest for mortal sins or you will not be forgiven. for venial sins you can go to straight to Jesus. Is this not true or am I missing something?
Unbelievable ignorance and deception coming from the host of Breaking the habit. He said; Jesus cannot speak to us quite like we can to another human, sometimes it is necessary for the faithful to facilitate that conversation. Stop right there. The host is saying that God, Jesus Christ the creator of all life in heaven and on earth. Who created the heavens and the earth. The Righteous, Holy, incorruptible, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, Alpha and Omega. The one wise God of Abraham, Jacob, and Issacs. The same God who can do all things, exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or even think of, according to the power that worketh in us. The same God who not only knows every hair, but has numbered every hair on our heads. The same God who knows every thought of every human alive or dead, before we even think it, and while we are thinking it, and knows what we will be thinking and doing in the future, for the rest of our lives. And after we leave this earth. The same God who can do impossible miracles, and will do even greater miracles when he returns. I can go on and on and on about how great and awesome God is. And i still wouldn't have covered everything that God can do. Mankind can not help or save one another. None of mankind has, nor ever will die and rise from the dead to defeat the enemy and bring forth immortality to light in the face of Jesus Christ. This Catholic monk, what ever he is called is so clearly and obviously lying and deceiving the people. All for the purpose of corrupting and making people put their faith in man(the flesh and ultimately satan. To ultimately turn people away from God and against God. The Catholic papacy is the anti-christ. The really sad thing is that all the Catholics who read this is going to ignore this comment. Take the host advice and ignore it and don't respond. Hoping and thinking he will go away and stop making comments on a Catholic website. Rather as i've been told stop trolling on the Catholic website. I may go away from this cult website. But the truth of God wont go away. We all have to sit in the judgement seat of Christ and receive the things done, whether they be good or bad. And be held accountable for every works we each have done, and not of another.
@breakinginthehabit While you pay lip service the the fact that we can confess directly to God and if sincere God, will forgive our sins......but as the video goes on you snatch the carrot away and clearly imply that we cannot have confidence in God to forgive our sins with sincere confession to Him...and you go on to plant doubt, that we that we can only have assurance of God's forgiveness if we go to the priest for absolution. I don't think you realize how hypocritical this sounds father. Your little video while trying to project the mercy of God... ends up being an just an Ad for Catholic priest job security.
Nowhere in the bible says you have to confess to a priest your sins. With ALL their scandalous life and many homosexual priests how can you confess to a sinner? We confess straight to our Lord Jesus with our constricted heart and promise not to sin anymore from the bottom of our hearts! I'm not catholic anymore! I'm ashamed of the church and sad!
No need to confess to a priest. When Christ died on the cross the curtain between holy place and the most place was split into two from top to bottom, it showed us that we can now have direct access to God no necessity for a mediator.
I love this sacrament,,,I always explain it to my non catholic friends, as me go to the priest and ask him to pray WITH me, to guide my prayer to GOD, as I reach within, and go to that humble place I need to be in order to make a good confession.
Really great video clarifying confession and it's true purpose in the Church. It was nice to see you go beyond the persona that is used to generalize priests as just spiritual guides. Very inspiring Father, thank you :)
@namie lee Exactly, I just thought that he should have included that part, because some people might have the wrong idea and think that it's okay to not go to confession even if they have committed a Mortal sin.
This is an extremely deep and rich subject theologically speaking, and there are more reasons (and information) than stated here. If any are interested, I would suggest to read what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about confession, as well as pick up a book on the priesthood of the Cure de Ars (St. John Vianny) and Padre Pio (two of the greatest confessors of all time).
Yes Priest amen,,, I can confess to our God directly and also I have to confess it to priest cause it made me feel even more lighter receiving this sacrament personally.🙏✝🙏
@@juliorivera870Os incomodados que se retirem... Você infelizmente não tem autoridade pra dizer se ele está errado ou não, principalmente se for protestante... Os protestantes não têm direito sobre a Bíblia, pois a Santa Igreja Católica a compilou e protegeu
Not sure about this... First of all, there is no difference between "mortal" and "grave" sins. A mortal sin is a grave sin. Further, anyone can come to confession, even if they have committed a venial sin.
Breaking In The Habit I was confused by that. Should I abstain from the Eucharist after committing a mortal sin if I haven’t gone to confession or can confessing my sins outside of the sacrament suffice?
@@Welcometotheclipshow Correct, we are to abstain from reception of the Holy Eucharist in that situation. Look to our Catechism: “A person who is conscious of a grave sin (aka mortal sin, as was pointed out above) is not to . . . receive the body of the Lord without prior sacramental confession..." (CIC 916). The requirement for sacramental confession can be dispensed if four conditions are fulfilled: (1) there must be a grave reason to receive Communion (for example, danger of death), (2) it must be physically or morally impossible to go to confession first, (3) the person must already be in a state of grace through perfect contrition, and (4) he must resolve to go to confession as soon as possible. It is a very grave matter as Paul tells us in Corinthians (though I doubt you're engaging in the same sins as the Corinthians were...). Even so, if you are conscious of a mortal sin, abstain.
Frequent confession of our sins (venial or mortal) is good because we show to our Lord the desire to fight for our sanctity.. And we get counsel from the Priest to assist us in our struggle against ourselves... Even if we are committing the same sins week in week out.. It's good to show to the Lord this desire that we wish to be better and that we need G His grades
Unbelievable clever deceit by this Catholic priest. First, he says you don't have to confess your sins to a priest. Because no man can forgive and take away your sins. Only Jesus Christ can. Then Mr Casey says some people need help to pray to God and that's why the Catholic priest is there to assist. Assist according to the Catholic Catechism. The Catholics own made-up pagan way. How is it Catholics can't see that Mr Casey is just encouraging and supporting Confession to priest. To continue to the ungodly practice. To stay committed to our own Catholic worldly thing. To continue to disobey God, when He commands that we should call no man your father.
I believe we should confess our faults and sins to one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but ultimately we are each able to go straight to the Throne of God.
Jesus said to Thomas do you believe because you have seen? Blessed are they who did not see and believe. It’s not about us or about what we did, it’s all about our faith in what Jesus accomplished at the cross. That is where we fall down at Gods mercy in repentance. If the priest is going to speak to anyone confessing about anything he should start with the gospel. If a brother wants to share for accountability, that is why churches need to practice discipleship and fellowship.
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Remember, it is not the priest who forgives us, it is Christ working through the priest. At the moment that a priest is ordained, he is configured to Christ in a very special way, allowing him to work in persona Christi. Christ will work THROUGH the priest. Therefore, it does not matter if a priest is a 'worse sinner' than the person seeking absolution, for Christ is the one forgiving and He is perfect.
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Have you ever thinked about what makes a Priest a Priest? Years of seminary, studing and praying all day... They are celibate and various as Fr. Casey do poverty votes... They live for God and for Jesus, but yes they are still sinners like us... A priest is capable of doing what they do because they studied hard and followed Jesus... Not ALL are good, but lets not generalize them
Why do we never see the apostles hearing anyone's confession? Acts 13:37-38 Paul is speaking, "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man (Jesus) is preached to you the forgiveness of sins, and by Him everyone is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Thanks for the clarification, you started out clearly by saying the person doesn't need to go the priest, very correct as taught by scripture. The problem here is that "Sacrament is a man made term" and is defined that way to want to use it. Everything is clear except when you say that the priest works on behalf of christ at some point in the process ... from your explanation and understanding of scripture, I'm sure you know that's not true, let's be honest, the church only did this to keep everything in its bossom and control and hey .... atleast you've even said this, most priests wouldn't. Historically, this "Sacrament" was also introduced as a money making scheme for the church, that's how the church got money to buld Vatican - you can read that anywhere in history on the internet, so, i guess from the start, it had nothing to do with forgiveness. But well done for the first half of this video, surely, no one needs to go to a priest for confession, may be for counseling, consolation and something related, we don't need any assurance from someone that iur sins habe been forgiven, we should accept and believe that by faith after confessing in our private rooms
YOU: , I'm sure you know that's not true, let's be honest, the church only did this to keep everything in its bossom and control and hey .... atleast you've even said this, most priests wouldn't. ME: Where did this paranoia come from against the Catholic Church?
Wow Fr. Casey! I've been following your page for a few years now, but I just realised how many videos I still haven't watched. As of Lent 2021, your recent Confession Q&A post has a lot of Qs which I just realised you answered already. Thank you for all the content you create. Maybe you should create a confession playlist with all the relevant videos
Unbiblical! There must be 2 or more witnesses. Even Jesus in the John epistles state God & the Holy Spirit bear witness. What is wrong with following scripture? Are you earthly brains higher than thoughts of God in heaven & His Word.
But how am I to believe that the priest on the other side of that box is not evil himself. You will have to own the evils done by catholic priests. Why should I ask for attrition from a potential child molester?? I am not saying that all Catholic Priests are bad but some are and why should ask for forgiveness a potential bad one. I am a Protestant so find this going to a man in a box to ask for forgiveness a bit silly. God forgives my sins and not a priest. Love your vids. Just dont agree(obtusely) with most.
Fr. Casey I am confused because the precepts of the Church tell us to go to Confession once a year if we have mortal sin. And not doing so would be a mortal sin. The precepts of the Church are bound under pain of mortal sin, so how could a person just keep going to God and not go to Confession if they have mortal sin?
As a protestant with a growing interest in Catholicism, the more I watch these, the more I think how much Catholics must themselves benefit from knowing the details of these priestly instructions and explanations.
AndrewKendall71 also look up Father Mike Schmitz on RUclips he has some fantastic explanations on these sort of topics and I would also recommend downloading the Catholic answers app and listen to former Protestants such as Jimmy Akin, Tim Staples, Steve Ray who answer a lot of objections to Catholicism
AndrewKendall71 Scott Hahn and Trent Horn to are great to watch and listen to. I also love Watching a Bishop from the 1950’s - 60s by name of Bishop Fulton Sheen. God bless
@@georgeibrahim7945 I've watched a couple of Bishop Sheen's old broadcasts here on RUclips.. and I think I may have come across the other two.. they sound familiar. But thanks for adding to the list. I seem to do a lot of research here.
AndrewKendall71 almost all the names I provided are Former Protestants who are now Catholic so it’s good to see their insight and perspectives. I also learnt a lot from my Catholic Faith listening to them. Good luck with your research
Brother Casey, I have to say I love your videos. Though I would like to know your position on crusading, as I feel the church has been resting on it’s laurels on that front the last 450 years or so.
I only have one "complaint"/issue with this video. I do not believe that going straight to God for confession isn't absolute, that we do not know if we are forgiven. We are told that if we confess with our mouth and repent of our sins that they WILL be forgiven. We can be sure that our sins will be forgiven if we can be sure that we confessed and repent.
Why can we be sure that ours sins are forgiven when we go to confession but not sure when we ask Christ himself? Even if it is the same sin... It just doesn‘t make a lot of sense to me
Certitude comes from trust and faith in the promises of Jesus. I struggle forgiving the waitress who forgot my order, God's promise is greater than my abilities.
Malia Los There’s a book by Jimmy Akin called “ The Fathers Know Best”. I would purchase it ( it available on Amazon for kindle and the kindle app). It has sections from the Early Church fathers for every belief of the church, and he tells you which document it came from for you to go online and read the whole thing if you like. I would just get the book and look through all of them.
because you did not receive the authority from Jesus to forgive such sins and God gave us a Church to be the foundation and pillar of truth. He didn't give us a bible but a Church. And we have instructions to live and worship as a community so don't go interpreting and modifying your faith your own way because you are not the authority in the Christian faith; so don't make yourself one. If you know your Bible you will know these things.
I can't believe how hard is to explain this to protestants, I quoted the bible to them but they simply resort to telling that the Bible doesn't make a clear indication on confessing to a priest therefore this catholic doctrine is false and serves other purposes of the church and they quote the next verse to convince you "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6
Good luck. Keep it up, accurate information is needed. Hope the backlash isn't too much. Sometimes people don't like comfort disturbed with Truth. I think the Habit is broken in.
Correct. We don't. Church just made a way so some can hear thyve been forgiven. Some folks need to hear it. For Lack of faih i suppose. I am assuredofjesus forgiveness even with No priest. I have faith. I don't mind confession but I don't be doomed without it.
Your answer makes it seem like the extraordinary method of forgiveness should just be assumed and nearly makes the sacrament seem like an unnecessary extra. This is a very dangerous implication within your video. The sacraments are the primary, indeed the assured way of receiving grace. The Successors has been given the power to bind and loose. You have suggested it’s essentially fine to not receive the sacrament of confession if you feel you are fine. This is absolutely misleading.
@@BreakingInTheHabit I don't think you said it precisely, but I think your flippancy about the necessity of the sacrament of confession especially in the beginning is misleading. I am not trying to be a hater. I admire your page and your vows, I am not some arch reactionary conservative, but I have become more sensitive to reducing and de-emphasizing the physical and its necessity. God doesn't need to sacraments this is true, but we do. We should rely on whether or not we feel like we have worked our salvation out with God without the sacraments, particularly confession even if we truly feel that we are in a state of grace. We should make use of the sacraments which Christ has given us, as a necessity.
It's not that we are unsure whether God forgives, since He always does - unconditionally, it's that we don't know whether we have accepted His grace and are transformed by it, in other words, if our contrition was true.
200k subscribers when I watched this video. Congratulations Fr. Casey! May your ministry continue to grow! May through this channel, many people will be lead to the love of our Lord Jesus Christ! God bless you always!
Hmmm, this doesn't contradict? John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you." I guess forgiveness was left out of this promise in so many places in scripture such as Matthew 18:19; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; John 15:7; John 16:23-24; James 1:5-6; James 1:17; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5:14-15
Please tell me how i can see God as 'the loving God' that everyone talks about? I'm serious, i view Him as a distant God that has little to do with out lives except to count up our offenses and deal out punishment when this life is over. I am an active Catholic. I participate in the sacraments and pray but i really have no affection for Him what so ever. I tried turning to Mary in prayer to see if it would help thru her but it has not changed. What am i missing? Is it a genetic fault or a mental impediment? I don't know.
Why do people say that? Because YHWH teaches us how to love each other therefore making our lives better. He keeps us away from sin because all sin either hurts you or others. Following YHWH and praying to him for anything and everything in your life gives us peace and joy, an anxious-free life. A worry-free life. Do not pray to Mary, it is not written in the Bible anywhere. Pray to YHWH only. May he bless you!
No hate here. This just doesn't track historically. Jesus certainly did not institute the practice of priests acting as the assurance of mediation. The development of it can clearly be seen in the donatist controversy and further developed during the age of scholasticism as colored by the Crusades. Not saying it's right or wrong, but tacking it so clearly onto Christ ignores history.
He just cited a scripture there, how could you miss the whole point? oh yeah I remember, you'd rather believe in your own preferences rather than follow the Church. Because you got it all figured out and the Church which has existed since the time of the apostles did not. And yes, the Church is not historical, you are. you know all the facts and interpretation of the scriptures. yeah. No wonder the Sin of Pride is called a deadly sin.
Jesus gives the Apostles the authority to forgive sins in John 20:21-23: "[Jesus] said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. ’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Not only do you not have to go to a precast to confess you're sins. But you don't need to hold onto beeds in order for Jesus to heare you. & you call Noone father other than God. The precast isn't you're father. Only God is the father.
So to those that aren’t sure they are forgiven by God or not you need a priest to print a receipt if you will to prove that you are forgiven? Ye of little faith…why do you doubt?
Excellent ! In the Eastern Tradition the priest prays to God for absolution and assures the faithful saying "God forgives you". It is a great advantage to participate in this sacrament.
ahh question, since there are like thousands of christian sects what make you sure that catholic priests are the only ones who are acting as the '' true representative'' to Jesus?
I was part of the Act of Contrition, with the Bishop. The hardest part, as a Catholic who loved the Stations of the Cross (Way of the Cross... as well as St. Mary's version of the Cross), is how to serve. Father Groschel, Father Corapi (Speeches) and especially Venerated Father Bishop Fulton Sheen. A diverse aspect, I realize. Thank you for providing the insight and answers we were to scared to ask at the time. We're a lot more understanding of people's perception.
I went through confession after years and years of not going to mass. I confessed regularly-ish for the next couple of years but I always felt a load on my shoulders regardless. I finally talked to a priest and told him how I’d been feeling despite confession and a prayer life. He said that I was feeling that way because I had not forgiven myself. That I could not be forgiven because I had not accepted Gods Mercy. No sin is greater than Gods mercy.
Perhaps I misunderstood, but we do need to go to confession before communion if we have committed a mortal sin. That has been the steadfast teaching of the Church for centuries. CCC 1415: "...Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance."
I'm brought to tears for two things for sure. There are other things but always the prayer of absolution and when taps is played at a military funeral.
I remember reading somewhere that sin has a two-dimensional nature. I remember reading that sin both breaks your bond with God and also breaks your bond with your fellow Catholics. When you go directly to God to apologise, you deal with the vertical aspect of your sin but you don't address the horizontal aspect of your sin.
Thank you Father Casey. I learned a lot from this video. I’ve be telling this to my Protestants brothers and sister for years. Now, I think I an explain it to them more clearly. One thing I know is how Catholicism is misunderstood.
Deus, Pater misericordiarum, qui per mortem et resurrectionem Fílii sui mundum sibi reconciliavit et Spiritum Sanctum effudit in remissionem peccatorum, per ministerium Ecclesiae indulgentiam tibi tribuat et pacem… Et ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
Why does the priest who listens to the sinner’s sins during confessional ask for a donation in exchange for expiation? Why does the priest sometimes ask for double the donation in exchange for the sinner being able to have a future sin forgiven or expiated? Just last week there was a story in Utah of a 26 year old admitting to murdering an elderly couple and stealing their credit cards during a confessional. The Priest during confessional asked for a $1,000 donation by credit card in exchange for forgiving the sin of murder & theft. Isn’t this an abuse of a confessional? During the confessional the priest asked for an additional $1,000 just in case the sinner wanted to repeat the crime with a second victim. 5433
That's extortion, and the sin of Simony (see Acts 8:9-24). While the church does need money to run, it is never appropriate for a priest to ask for money to hear a confession. Also, that was not request a donation, it was demanding a bribe. There is no way that priest was planning on giving that money to the church.
Another difficult subject well tackled. Thank you Fr. Casey for giving us some explanation. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is often the hardest for us to undertake and many simply shy away from it.
as a protestant I couldn't agree more I talk to my pastor sometimes about a sin have I committed. just to let it out and be assured. As matter of fact John Calvin didn't want to abolish this practice. I just believe in 2 sacraments baptism and communion. keep up the good work explaining the practice of the Catholics church may God bless you.
Totally there are 7 sacraments. Confession helps you let "it" out. Just like take a shower before receiving Jesus in the communion.
Can a protestant priest confess sins
@@Christian-lr2il actually no... Cuz they don't believe and they never want also...
You are a catholic,not a “protestant”.
@@savedbygrace8337 How do you know that you just because of what I said
All the Sacraments are like getting a receipt that you can wave in the Devil's face. I do it all the time.
the sacraments are opporunities for us to meet Christ directly and face to face.. we should seize each opportunity to go meet Our Beloved God
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
@@juliorivera870
James 5:16
Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
That's not what either Luke says, nor Luke means.
The forgiveness part of the Our Father is asking for forgiveness from God, according to how we forgive.
Christ gave the authority of teaching to the Church. Since there was no Bible for ~300 years, the Apostles and their successors had ultimate teaching authority. Christ left no instructions for a Bible, nor did he tell anyone to write anything because teaching was for his Church.
The assemblers of the Bible (The Catholic Church) were undeniably infallible when they formed the Bible. Aided by the same Holy Spirit Christ left with the Apostles and their successors, they were infallible when teaching, infallible when forming the Bible, and infallible today when teaching on Dogma, Doctrine, and Christian morals. Not infallible with ANYTHING else. If you deny the infallibly of the Church, you deny the infallibility of the Bible.
All of this is to prove, when the Church under their infallibility and authority given by Christ, says to receive fully the Grace and forgiveness of Christ, be absolved by a priest, then that is the truth.
Strangely, I had this same discussion with a close friend of mine who is Baptist a few months ago. He would ardently state "You don't need to go to a priest to confess your sins!" And quoted (KJV - 1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;") I smiled and told him you are absolutely right. Confused by my statement he then inquired, "Then why do you go?" My response was simple. God has given us the sacraments, but is not bound by them. You are correct, I can confess my sins directly to Jesus, but I would not know if I am truly forgiven. By going to confession I am assured and know my sins have been forgiven, because Jesus himself told us so.
(NABRE -John 20:23 "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.")
He is bound by his Word though. John 1 v 9 "if you Confess your sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us of all u righteousness."
Lk 11:4
Yup
@@paulroche5670 your sins are always forgiven when you pray to God, he never retain them, so don't be fooled by that verse , God never retain them, he forgives them.
Far as the east to the west that's where they go. No I'm not fooled.
The more I learn about the Catholic Church, the more my heart says YES! I was born & raised a protestant. By God's great mercy, He led me home! Viva Christo Rey! JA
The more I hear this the sadder I am. Folks, you missed everything Jesus told Paul.
@@engineer775 What did Jesus tell Paul?
Que viva next week
@@engineer775Rejoice! A man has returned to his true home! You should too! Study history and theology so your homecoming is permanent
Every time I go to confession and get absolved, I literally feel an indeterminable location near my heart get vacuumed of guilt. I find this mystical experience very interesting. I must wonder, does anyone else experience this?
Yep, me too brother.
me too
Yesss it the best feeling i experienced in my whole life
That is not true. about you feeling a burdened lifted from your heart.
That sin is still there lying dormant. and is so easily reactivated repeatedly in different and similar sins.
You yourself said everytime i go to confession.
Two reason this is happening.
Your just going to confess, evidently not to repent.
Secondly you have no hope of redemption when go to a simple man, devious and wick man who knows that God can not save people when he the priest interferes, steeling and blocking your prayers to God .
Only Jesus Christ alone can wash away sins. Jesus Christ is the truth the way and the life. No man cometh on to God but through me.
You do know that only Jesus christ died and rose from the grave to pardon and reconcile his creation with him in his heavenly Kingdom.
What has the priest done?
@@floydknight8895 are you claiming to believe that all priests are wicked men? That is rather brash of you. Allow me to explain then the method of grace that God has bestowed upon us in the form of the Sacraments.
We all know that Christ's sacrifice was enough to cleanse the sins of all men, but a man can choose to deny or accept the grace that stems from that perfect sacrifice. By accepting the grace and denouncing sin, you "repent." Think of it this way then, how can you be sure if you have truly repented? Without a basis for repentance you may never truly know and therefore run the risk of losing the oh so important connection to God. The sacrament of confession then, is the anchor to which we can be sure that God's grace has healed us in combination with our repentance. Think of it as a guaranteed wipe of your present sins.
I think it’s a good teaching to keep evaluating yourself, confessing in a sacramental way, and keep growing ☺️
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
@@juliorivera870 Read John 20:23.
I love confession, it unburdens your soul.
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
julio rivera did you watch the video?
@Breaking In The Habit.
Father; You are misleading me and other Catholics and even one of my family member with this explanation of Confession.
Please tell me why are you making other person's feel the Sacrament of Reconciliation is Optional?
Are you trying to say that if I'm in a Mortal Sin, that I can still go up and receive the Eucharist/Jesus because I prayed to Jesus and I felt His pure love in my heart and soul?
If I pray to GOD/Jesus and ask for forgiveness for my sins, which I do all the time, after, I must seek out a Priest to Confess my Sins, which I also do all the time. Confession Is A Very Powerful Sacrament that remove sins and Mortal sins.
The sacraments of the Catholic Church is not optional.
Father this Video is misleading, please fix.
@@juliorivera870 Yes God said that and yes you can ask him for forgiveness at anytime and for whatever sin you committed but with that said, he also said you have to go confession to ensure that your sins are forgiven (in a way) especially Mortal sins. If you have committed a Mortal sin, you have and must go to confession.
@@sunshinetelfer4577 where is the verse? That's catholisim DOGMA, is not God's word.
The Holy spirit makes it very clear whether you are forgiven or are walking in sin though...
What makes anyone think that they can go to school and learn how to forgive sins ?
If that was the case then JESUS DID NOT HAVE TO DIE ON THE CROSS,but JUST GO TO A SEMINARY !
From Leo: So you are saying some man is uniquely qualified to put the stamp of approval in the finished work of JESUS the Christ. That does not sound right. .
No one should ever confess their sins to a Catholic priest, nor any man. Confessing your sins to the priest only insures that your prayers will never reach God. Priest literally blocks your prayers to God.
God is in you, The Lord God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. The Lord doesn't need a simple man to interfere with God's holy salvation for his children.
Well said Floyd. And how does a priest know if someone really is sorry repentant, they could be just putting on an act.
@@Wgaither1 That is right. the priest doesn't know our hearts and the thoughts of our minds.
Only Jesus Christ does. The Lord God knows everything, from when we were born, until the day we die, and after forever more.
Only Jesus Christ can save a person, only he can set a person free from captivity and condemnation, and give a person everlasting life.
The hundreds of thousands of catholic priest know this to be true. Yet they insist on corrupting as much people as possible, and turning them away from God.
That is the true hidden agenda of Roman catholicism,, to corrupted, and condemn God's children.
I am very sorry that i am now responding to your comment. A whole year. I'm sorry. I'm just seeing your comment now Regardless of the late timing, it doesn't change anything.
What i'm saying now however late is still true, and that is you are a man of God.
I'm quite sure you have the spirit of understanding from God. Clearly you are aware of the Lord's living breathing holy word that says; let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall never come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.( the rest is in 2 Thess.2: 1- 13.
So stay committed my friend. And as his holy word says; continue thou in the things thou hast learnt being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou has learned them. To God be the glory forever and ever amen.
Continue to walk by faith and not by sight. Praise God.
As the Lord's holy word says; pray without ceasing. Quench not the spirit. Trust in the Lord with all your hearts and lean not on your own understanding, acknowledge the Lord in all his ways and he will direct your path,(end of quote). Amen.
@@Wgaither1 I know this comment is a year late. I'm truly sorry for that. I just seeing this comment now.
Catholics are putting on a act to decieve people. Which to faithful Christians is a futile attempt to destroy our faith in Jesus Christ, the one true wise God.
2 Thess. 2: 1-13.
Stay committed to the Lord Jesus..
As his holy word says; continue thou in the things which thou hast learnt, being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. ( as you can see i'm reading from the KJV, and not from the NIKJV. There is no particular reason why. I personally just think man can not should not interpret or translate(interfere with) the living breathing holy word of God.) The Lord's holy word is to be received , accepted and believed as is. God doesn't need our(mankind) help.
As his holy word says; be circumspect, not as fools, but be wise. Redeeming the times for the days are evil.
To God be the glory forever and ever amen. Praise God.
Thank you for this. I'm a cradle Catholic and my thought on Confession has mostly been that it makes us say what we've sinned out loud, and to be honest with ourselves about our failings. Because God already knows what we've done, and if we cant' be honest with ourselves by confessing out loud to the Priest, then how will be able to face God in the afterlife/Judgement day? Once again thank you for this. God Bless
I recently understood that when we have to confess and repent we must meet Jesus as the Lamb of God who was slain to take our sins.
No because it works. It works because it is the purpose of Christ to save and take the sins. It is even his joy.
Confess sin to God not a priest he is sinner to!!!
I love my Catholic Faith, and love my Catholic Beliefs. I am super grateful for my Faith. Thank you so, so much for the video clip. Peace, and love to all. God bless you.
Lk11:4 confess only to God.
Me too
......Indian catholic 🙆♀️
@@juliorivera870 Read John 20:23.
Right, “Celibacy” makes a lot of sense? Where in the Bible does it tell Nuns and Priests that hey must be Celibate? IT DOESN’T! That’s a Catholic belief dreamed up by probably the Pope or some other self-proclaimed group of Catholic Leaders! You have to be Celibate in order to commit your life to God? TOTAL LUNACY!
Another great video Fr. Casey. I have had this dilemma for long. Now it's all clear
@@clearjr1 that if God forgives my sins, whether I still have to go to confession.
Lk11:4
Good video, Fr. Casey. But isn't confession not only reconciling us with the Lord, but also to the community (the church)...so, in that case, for serious sins - isn't it still necessary to go to confession? And isn't it also mandatory for serious sins before receiving the Eucharist? Thank you for addressing this topic.
Yeah confession! Fr. Relax, your friends don’t need this, your enemies won’t heed this.
Good work! 😊
Lk 11:4
This is an absolute joke as Catholic priests posses no special authority and why would anyone go to an institution that claims that you can not know for sure if you are going to heaven (which contradicts what scripture says) for assurance of forgiveness of sins? Go to the scriptures instead and pray to God directly for help.
1 John 5:13-15 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Every thing you say is correct, but I am a bit troubled by the explanation. It may leave some to think that Confession through a priest is optional when the Church clearly states that going to Confession with a priest is mandatory yearly. I wish you would have expressed this as some will take this to mean that Confession is a good idea but not required. This would be a mortal sin in itself. Can you please make that point shortly?
@@Rich.- If the truth spreads confusion then it is not due to the words spoken but the heart receiving, or other external factors. Also, do know that such calumny is a very serious sin. Be absolutely certain you know of what you speak. And if so, what is your proof that Fr.Casey is purposefully spreading confusion? Do you have incontrovertible evidence of this? If so, please present it, elsewise this can only be called hearsay.
I love being a Catholic and love doing the teachings of the church and it's one of our sacraments. True, you can just go to Jesus and confess. But being a Catholic and realizing that it is one of our sacraments, I go to confession because I know as a Catholic it is the right thing to do. I don't expect any non-catholic to agree with anything I say.
A little confused- I’ve always been taught you MUST go to a priest for mortal sins or you will not be forgiven. for venial sins you can go to straight to Jesus. Is this not true or am I missing something?
Unbelievable ignorance and deception coming from the host of Breaking the habit.
He said; Jesus cannot speak to us quite like we can to another human, sometimes it is necessary for the faithful to facilitate that conversation.
Stop right there. The host is saying that God, Jesus Christ the creator of all life in heaven and on earth. Who created the heavens and the earth. The Righteous, Holy, incorruptible, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, Alpha and Omega. The one wise God of Abraham, Jacob, and Issacs. The same God who can do all things, exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or even think of, according to the power that worketh in us.
The same God who not only knows every hair, but has numbered every hair on our heads. The same God who knows every thought of every human alive or dead, before we even think it, and while we are thinking it, and knows what we will be thinking and doing in the future, for the rest of our lives. And after we leave this earth.
The same God who can do impossible miracles, and will do even greater miracles when he returns. I can go on and on and on about how great and awesome God is. And i still wouldn't have covered everything that God can do.
Mankind can not help or save one another. None of mankind has, nor ever will die and rise from the dead to defeat the enemy and bring forth immortality to light in the face of Jesus Christ.
This Catholic monk, what ever he is called is so clearly and obviously lying and deceiving the people. All for the purpose of corrupting and making people put their faith in man(the flesh and ultimately satan.
To ultimately turn people away from God and against God.
The Catholic papacy is the anti-christ.
The really sad thing is that all the Catholics who read this is going to ignore this comment. Take the host advice and ignore it and don't respond. Hoping and thinking he will go away and stop making comments on a Catholic website. Rather as i've been told stop trolling on the Catholic website.
I may go away from this cult website. But the truth of God wont go away.
We all have to sit in the judgement seat of Christ and receive the things done, whether they be good or bad. And be held accountable for every works we each have done, and not of another.
@breakinginthehabit While you pay lip service the the fact that we can confess directly to God and if sincere God, will forgive our sins......but as the video goes on you snatch the carrot away and clearly imply that we cannot have confidence in God to forgive our sins with sincere confession to Him...and you go on to plant doubt, that we that we can only have assurance of God's forgiveness if we go to the priest for absolution. I don't think you realize how hypocritical this sounds father. Your little video while trying to project the mercy of God... ends up being an just an Ad for Catholic priest job security.
Nowhere in the bible says you have to confess to a priest your sins. With ALL their scandalous life and many homosexual priests how can you confess to a sinner? We confess straight to our Lord Jesus with our constricted heart and promise not to sin anymore from the bottom of our hearts! I'm not catholic anymore! I'm ashamed of the church and sad!
Christ is the covenant of faith and life. Christ is the only way to GOD.
Cmon guys pick up your bibles. Alot of Catholic practices are non biblical so do nlt be deceived.
No need to confess to a priest.
When Christ died on the cross the curtain between holy place and the most place was split into two from top to bottom, it showed us that we can now have direct access to God no necessity for a mediator.
I love this sacrament,,,I always explain it to my non catholic friends, as me go to the priest and ask him to pray WITH me, to guide my prayer to GOD, as I reach within, and go to that humble place I need to be in order to make a good confession.
Really great video clarifying confession and it's true purpose in the Church. It was nice to see you go beyond the persona that is used to generalize priests as just spiritual guides. Very inspiring Father, thank you :)
Just a question but what about Mortal Sins? Don't we have to go confession for Mortal Sins?
@namie lee Exactly, I just thought that he should have included that part, because some people might have the wrong idea and think that it's okay to not go to confession even if they have committed a Mortal sin.
Sunshine Telfer can you provide an exhaustive list of all mortal sins
@@sunshinetelfer4577 Beating my head against the wall again.....No one can plumb the depths of God's mercy.
This is an extremely deep and rich subject theologically speaking, and there are more reasons (and information) than stated here. If any are interested, I would suggest to read what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about confession, as well as pick up a book on the priesthood of the Cure de Ars (St. John Vianny) and Padre Pio (two of the greatest confessors of all time).
Yes Priest amen,,, I can confess to our God directly and also I have to confess it to priest cause it made me feel even more lighter receiving this sacrament personally.🙏✝🙏
Confess it to Christ not to man
Lk 11:4
julio rivera get off this channel
@@ryanbasel9986 he doesn't have to..everyone has their opinion..this isnt north korea or china.
@@juliorivera870Os incomodados que se retirem... Você infelizmente não tem autoridade pra dizer se ele está errado ou não, principalmente se for protestante... Os protestantes não têm direito sobre a Bíblia, pois a Santa Igreja Católica a compilou e protegeu
Thanks for the explanation! I hope I remember the key words when someone asks me why we Catholics go to confession.
MAKE IT SHORT:
VENIAL SIN: ASK FOR FORGIVENESS (PRAYER)
MORTAL SIN: STRAIGHT TO CONFESSION (A.S.A.P)
Not sure about this...
First of all, there is no difference between "mortal" and "grave" sins. A mortal sin is a grave sin. Further, anyone can come to confession, even if they have committed a venial sin.
Breaking In The Habit I was confused by that. Should I abstain from the Eucharist after committing a mortal sin if I haven’t gone to confession or can confessing my sins outside of the sacrament suffice?
@@Welcometotheclipshow Correct, we are to abstain from reception of the Holy Eucharist in that situation. Look to our Catechism:
“A person who is conscious of a grave sin (aka mortal sin, as was pointed out above) is not to . . . receive the body of the Lord without prior sacramental confession..." (CIC 916).
The requirement for sacramental confession can be dispensed if four conditions are fulfilled: (1) there must be a grave reason to receive Communion (for example, danger of death), (2) it must be physically or morally impossible to go to confession first, (3) the person must already be in a state of grace through perfect contrition, and (4) he must resolve to go to confession as soon as possible.
It is a very grave matter as Paul tells us in Corinthians (though I doubt you're engaging in the same sins as the Corinthians were...). Even so, if you are conscious of a mortal sin, abstain.
Frequent confession of our sins (venial or mortal) is good because we show to our Lord the desire to fight for our sanctity.. And we get counsel from the Priest to assist us in our struggle against ourselves... Even if we are committing the same sins week in week out.. It's good to show to the Lord this desire that we wish to be better and that we need G
His grades
@@mbohherberto1001 but i think frequent and repeated sin will turn into Sacrilege of Confession?
Please show me where you get the office of priest for the body of Christ in the Pauline epistles???
Unbelievable clever deceit by this Catholic priest. First, he says you don't have to confess your sins to a priest. Because no man can forgive and take away your sins. Only Jesus Christ can.
Then Mr Casey says some people need help to pray to God and that's why the Catholic priest is there to assist. Assist according to the Catholic Catechism. The Catholics own made-up pagan way.
How is it Catholics can't see that Mr Casey is just encouraging and supporting Confession to priest. To continue to the ungodly practice.
To stay committed to our own Catholic worldly thing. To continue to disobey God, when He commands that we should call no man your father.
I think if we can just cling to Romans 8:1 by faith we can know we're forgiven.
I believe we should confess our faults and sins to one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but ultimately we are each able to go straight to the Throne of God.
Jesus said to Thomas do you believe because you have seen? Blessed are they who did not see and believe. It’s not about us or about what we did, it’s all about our faith in what Jesus accomplished at the cross. That is where we fall down at Gods mercy in repentance. If the priest is going to speak to anyone confessing about anything he should start with the gospel. If a brother wants to share for accountability, that is why churches need to practice discipleship and fellowship.
I see with 2020 vision Christ is Redeemer and judge. Confess your sins Christ died for our sins he is Redeemer of sin
1:55 to 2:38 It's amazing how you say everything with such accuracy and efficiency. God bless you Fr. Casey.
In confession, it is Christ wo acts in the person of the Priest.
Very good explanation. Most protestants will have a better understanding on this sacrament with this video.
No they won't. Protestants will still argue. That's what they do.
What if the Priest is a worse sinner than the person asking for absolution?
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Remember, it is not the priest who forgives us, it is Christ working through the priest. At the moment that a priest is ordained, he is configured to Christ in a very special way, allowing him to work in persona Christi. Christ will work THROUGH the priest. Therefore, it does not matter if a priest is a 'worse sinner' than the person seeking absolution, for Christ is the one forgiving and He is perfect.
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Have you ever thinked about what makes a Priest a Priest? Years of seminary, studing and praying all day... They are celibate and various as Fr. Casey do poverty votes...
They live for God and for Jesus, but yes they are still sinners like us...
A priest is capable of doing what they do because they studied hard and followed Jesus... Not ALL are good, but lets not generalize them
I am both amazed and hurt there are so many people who dislike Catholicism. Jesus is Lord. He is the way the truth and the light.
Why do we never see the apostles hearing anyone's confession? Acts 13:37-38 Paul is speaking, "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man (Jesus) is preached to you the forgiveness of sins, and by Him everyone is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Thanks for the clarification, you started out clearly by saying the person doesn't need to go the priest, very correct as taught by scripture.
The problem here is that "Sacrament is a man made term" and is defined that way to want to use it.
Everything is clear except when you say that the priest works on behalf of christ at some point in the process ... from your explanation and understanding of scripture, I'm sure you know that's not true, let's be honest, the church only did this to keep everything in its bossom and control and hey .... atleast you've even said this, most priests wouldn't.
Historically, this "Sacrament" was also introduced as a money making scheme for the church, that's how the church got money to buld Vatican - you can read that anywhere in history on the internet, so, i guess from the start, it had nothing to do with forgiveness.
But well done for the first half of this video, surely, no one needs to go to a priest for confession, may be for counseling, consolation and something related, we don't need any assurance from someone that iur sins habe been forgiven, we should accept and believe that by faith after confessing in our private rooms
YOU: , I'm sure you know that's not true, let's be honest, the church only did this to keep everything in its bossom and control and hey .... atleast you've even said this, most priests wouldn't.
ME: Where did this paranoia come from against the Catholic Church?
Wow Fr. Casey! I've been following your page for a few years now, but I just realised how many videos I still haven't watched. As of Lent 2021, your recent Confession Q&A post has a lot of Qs which I just realised you answered already. Thank you for all the content you create. Maybe you should create a confession playlist with all the relevant videos
I wish that you were my Priest. I hope I will be able to find a Priest like you some day. God Bless you
Unbiblical! There must be 2 or more witnesses. Even Jesus in the John epistles state God & the Holy Spirit bear witness.
What is wrong with following scripture?
Are you earthly brains higher than thoughts of God in heaven & His Word.
But how am I to believe that the priest on the other side of that box is not evil himself. You will have to own the evils done by catholic priests. Why should I ask for attrition from a potential child molester?? I am not saying that all Catholic Priests are bad but some are and why should ask for forgiveness a potential bad one. I am a Protestant so find this going to a man in a box to ask for forgiveness a bit silly. God forgives my sins and not a priest. Love your vids. Just dont agree(obtusely) with most.
Fr. Casey I am confused because the precepts of the Church tell us to go to Confession once a year if we have mortal sin. And not doing so would be a mortal sin. The precepts of the Church are bound under pain of mortal sin, so how could a person just keep going to God and not go to Confession if they have mortal sin?
As a protestant with a growing interest in Catholicism, the more I watch these, the more I think how much Catholics must themselves benefit from knowing the details of these priestly instructions and explanations.
AndrewKendall71 also look up Father Mike Schmitz on RUclips he has some fantastic explanations on these sort of topics and I would also recommend downloading the Catholic answers app and listen to former Protestants such as Jimmy Akin, Tim Staples, Steve Ray who answer a lot of objections to Catholicism
@@georgeibrahim7945 I follow Fr Mike, but didn't know about the others. Thanks!
AndrewKendall71 Scott Hahn and Trent Horn to are great to watch and listen to. I also love Watching a Bishop from the 1950’s - 60s by name of Bishop Fulton Sheen. God bless
@@georgeibrahim7945 I've watched a couple of Bishop Sheen's old broadcasts here on RUclips.. and I think I may have come across the other two.. they sound familiar. But thanks for adding to the list. I seem to do a lot of research here.
AndrewKendall71 almost all the names I provided are Former Protestants who are now Catholic so it’s good to see their insight and perspectives. I also learnt a lot from my Catholic Faith listening to them. Good luck with your research
What if I don't have a priest who I trust enough? I tend to find priests pretty indimidating.
Brother Casey, I have to say I love your videos.
Though I would like to know your position on crusading, as I feel the church has been resting on it’s laurels on that front the last 450 years or so.
I only have one "complaint"/issue with this video. I do not believe that going straight to God for confession isn't absolute, that we do not know if we are forgiven. We are told that if we confess with our mouth and repent of our sins that they WILL be forgiven. We can be sure that our sins will be forgiven if we can be sure that we confessed and repent.
Why can we be sure that ours sins are forgiven when we go to confession but not sure when we ask Christ himself?
Even if it is the same sin...
It just doesn‘t make a lot of sense to me
Certitude comes from trust and faith in the promises of Jesus. I struggle forgiving the waitress who forgot my order, God's promise is greater than my abilities.
The early Church fathers explain this quite well. Look into them
Jess R Anyone in particular?
Malia Los There’s a book by Jimmy Akin called “ The Fathers Know Best”. I would purchase it ( it available on Amazon for kindle and the kindle app). It has sections from the Early Church fathers for every belief of the church, and he tells you which document it came from for you to go online and read the whole thing if you like. I would just get the book and look through all of them.
because you did not receive the authority from Jesus to forgive such sins and God gave us a Church to be the foundation and pillar of truth. He didn't give us a bible but a Church. And we have instructions to live and worship as a community so don't go interpreting and modifying your faith your own way because you are not the authority in the Christian faith; so don't make yourself one. If you know your Bible you will know these things.
I can't believe how hard is to explain this to protestants, I quoted the bible to them but they simply resort to telling that the Bible doesn't make a clear indication on confessing to a priest therefore this catholic doctrine is false and serves other purposes of the church and they quote the next verse to convince you
"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6
Good luck. Keep it up, accurate information is needed. Hope the backlash isn't too much. Sometimes people don't like comfort disturbed with Truth. I think the Habit is broken in.
Correct. We don't. Church just made a way so some can hear thyve been forgiven. Some folks need to hear it. For Lack of faih i suppose. I am assuredofjesus forgiveness even with No priest. I have faith. I don't mind confession but I don't be doomed without it.
Jon 6:37 Jesus says that anyone that comes to him he will not cast away or toss aside.🤗😇🤗😇🤗😇
Your answer makes it seem like the extraordinary method of forgiveness should just be assumed and nearly makes the sacrament seem like an unnecessary extra. This is a very dangerous implication within your video.
The sacraments are the primary, indeed the assured way of receiving grace. The Successors has been given the power to bind and loose.
You have suggested it’s essentially fine to not receive the sacrament of confession if you feel you are fine. This is absolutely misleading.
I'm sorry, I don't understand how you came to that conclusion. Could you point to where you think I said that?
@@BreakingInTheHabit I don't think you said it precisely, but I think your flippancy about the necessity of the sacrament of confession especially in the beginning is misleading. I am not trying to be a hater. I admire your page and your vows, I am not some arch reactionary conservative, but I have become more sensitive to reducing and de-emphasizing the physical and its necessity. God doesn't need to sacraments this is true, but we do. We should rely on whether or not we feel like we have worked our salvation out with God without the sacraments, particularly confession even if we truly feel that we are in a state of grace. We should make use of the sacraments which Christ has given us, as a necessity.
It's not that we are unsure whether God forgives, since He always does - unconditionally, it's that we don't know whether we have accepted His grace and are transformed by it, in other words, if our contrition was true.
You know that you are forgiven because he loves you, he died for you and redeemed you. That's how you know you are forgiven.
200k subscribers when I watched this video. Congratulations Fr. Casey! May your ministry continue to grow! May through this channel, many people will be lead to the love of our Lord Jesus Christ! God bless you always!
No. You don’t. No one comes to the Father except by me.
Last I checked it’s called Christianity not Timtianity.
...did you watch the video? Because it seems like you didn’t watch the video before commenting.
Hmmm, this doesn't contradict? John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you." I guess forgiveness was left out of this promise in so many places in scripture such as Matthew 18:19; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; John 15:7; John 16:23-24; James 1:5-6; James 1:17; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5:14-15
The question I always counter with is “why would you not want to?”
Please tell me how i can see God as 'the loving God' that everyone talks about? I'm serious, i view Him as a distant God that has little to do with out lives except to count up our offenses and deal out punishment when this life is over. I am an active Catholic. I participate in the sacraments and pray but i really have no affection for Him what so ever. I tried turning to Mary in prayer to see if it would help thru her but it has not changed. What am i missing? Is it a genetic fault or a mental impediment? I don't know.
Why do people say that? Because YHWH teaches us how to love each other therefore making our lives better. He keeps us away from sin because all sin either hurts you or others. Following YHWH and praying to him for anything and everything in your life gives us peace and joy, an anxious-free life. A worry-free life. Do not pray to Mary, it is not written in the Bible anywhere. Pray to YHWH only. May he bless you!
I go directly to Christ and I know that my sins are forgiven. Jesus died so our sins are forgiven,and yes I am Catholic
No hate here. This just doesn't track historically. Jesus certainly did not institute the practice of priests acting as the assurance of mediation. The development of it can clearly be seen in the donatist controversy and further developed during the age of scholasticism as colored by the Crusades. Not saying it's right or wrong, but tacking it so clearly onto Christ ignores history.
He just cited a scripture there, how could you miss the whole point? oh yeah I remember, you'd rather believe in your own preferences rather than follow the Church. Because you got it all figured out and the Church which has existed since the time of the apostles did not. And yes, the Church is not historical, you are. you know all the facts and interpretation of the scriptures. yeah. No wonder the Sin of Pride is called a deadly sin.
@@serviamserviam4618 yikes
Jesus gives the Apostles the authority to forgive sins in John 20:21-23:
"[Jesus] said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.
’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
preachersinstitute.com/2016/06/03/confession-early-church-fathers/
Love confession as you hear you are relieved of your sins from Christ through the priest.
Not only do you not have to go to a precast to confess you're sins. But you don't need to hold onto beeds in order for Jesus to heare you. & you call Noone father other than God. The precast isn't you're father. Only God is the father.
We confess in order to show how much we love God and mankind/neighbours!
So to those that aren’t sure they are forgiven by God or not you need a priest to print a receipt if you will to prove that you are forgiven? Ye of little faith…why do you doubt?
Excellent ! In the Eastern Tradition the priest prays to God for absolution and assures the faithful saying "God forgives you". It is a great advantage to participate in this sacrament.
Rev.Fr. Spyridon Chiones It’s always encouraging hearing the Absolution and Remission of sins.
Beautiful treatment Padre. Clarity is paramount! Well done!❤️🕊
ahh question, since there are like thousands of christian sects what make you sure that catholic priests are the only ones who are acting as the '' true representative'' to Jesus?
I was part of the Act of Contrition, with the Bishop. The hardest part, as a Catholic who loved the Stations of the Cross (Way of the Cross... as well as St. Mary's version of the Cross), is how to serve. Father Groschel, Father Corapi (Speeches) and especially Venerated Father Bishop Fulton Sheen. A diverse aspect, I realize. Thank you for providing the insight and answers we were to scared to ask at the time. We're a lot more understanding of people's perception.
1 timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus
first read the bible carefully
lord jesus said confess your sins to eachother
that is why we confess to priest
Can you do a video on restitution. How to you pay for example back money you do not have. How to you ask forgiveness of those you can not contact?
Thank ! Thank ! For sharing this with us 🙏🏻💙
I went through confession after years and years of not going to mass. I confessed regularly-ish for the next couple of years but I always felt a load on my shoulders regardless. I finally talked to a priest and told him how I’d been feeling despite confession and a prayer life.
He said that I was feeling that way because I had not forgiven myself. That I could not be forgiven because I had not accepted Gods Mercy. No sin is greater than Gods mercy.
Perhaps I misunderstood, but we do need to go to confession before communion if we have committed a mortal sin. That has been the steadfast teaching of the Church for centuries. CCC 1415: "...Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance."
Yes, confession is required to receive communion if a mortal sin has been committed.
Great explanation... amen
Casey, your channel is a blessing!
I'm brought to tears for two things for sure. There are other things but always the prayer of absolution and when taps is played at a military funeral.
Wasn't Lazarus also resurrected?
I remember reading somewhere that sin has a two-dimensional nature. I remember reading that sin both breaks your bond with God and also breaks your bond with your fellow Catholics. When you go directly to God to apologise, you deal with the vertical aspect of your sin but you don't address the horizontal aspect of your sin.
Thank you Father Casey. I learned a lot from this video. I’ve be telling this to my Protestants brothers and sister for years. Now, I think I an explain it to them more clearly. One thing I know is how Catholicism is misunderstood.
You are a wonderful and dynamic Priest. God Bless you Fr.
That doesn't apply to the sacrament of eucharist
Pray about going to the Amazon.
No! Confess your sins to God not a man. Not even the Pope can forgive sins.
Amen
Bro he said in the vid the priest is listening to your sins and helping u as a imagine of God what do u not understand
Deus, Pater misericordiarum,
qui per mortem et resurrectionem Fílii sui
mundum sibi reconciliavit
et Spiritum Sanctum effudit
in remissionem peccatorum,
per ministerium Ecclesiae
indulgentiam
tibi tribuat
et pacem…
Et ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis
in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
@T I let me ask you first. R u a catholic or a Non Catholic?
Thank you Father, you help me a lot with our Parish youth who often ask these questions. God bless you on your ministry
Why does the priest who listens to the sinner’s sins during confessional ask for a donation in exchange for expiation? Why does the priest sometimes ask for double the donation in exchange for the sinner being able to have a future sin forgiven or expiated?
Just last week there was a story in Utah of a 26 year old admitting to murdering an elderly couple and stealing their credit cards during a confessional. The Priest during confessional asked for a $1,000 donation by credit card in exchange for forgiving the sin of murder & theft.
Isn’t this an abuse of a confessional?
During the confessional the priest asked for an additional $1,000 just in case the sinner wanted to repeat the crime with a second victim.
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That's extortion, and the sin of Simony (see Acts 8:9-24). While the church does need money to run, it is never appropriate for a priest to ask for money to hear a confession. Also, that was not request a donation, it was demanding a bribe. There is no way that priest was planning on giving that money to the church.
Another difficult subject well tackled. Thank you Fr. Casey for giving us some explanation. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is often the hardest for us to undertake and many simply shy away from it.