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Tag Archives: can.964
ASK FATHER: The priest won’t let me make an anonymous confession – updated
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a question about confession. If you want to remain anonymous during confession, is it OK for the priest to not allow it? I did something horrible and it had a lot of ramifications in … Read More
New layers of stupid emerge during COVID-1984: violation of anonymity of penitents seeking Confession
COVID-1984 Melodrammavirus is bringing out new layers of stupid, hitherto theorized, but not yet experienced. On Fakebook I saw: Really? Now I read this at Stream: I Went to Confession. Was Asked to Give My Name for Contact Tracing. I … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged anonymity, can.964, sacrament of penance
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32 Comments
PLEASE get rid of “reconciliation rooms”!
At Crisis there is an article which argues for the end of “reconciliation rooms”. I have always called them “lawsuit rooms”. I’ve been arguing for this ever since I could argue anything. I think he over plays a particular issue but, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Do the faithful have the right to make a confession anonymously?
From a priest: Do the faithful have the right to anonymous confession? If anonymous confession is not available, are they excused from confession until they can get to an anonymous confession? Do priests have a right to anonymous confession? Can … Read More
QUAERITUR: Face-to-face confession. Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: I am trying to figure out what was the rationale to change the rite of confession to allow for face-to-face confessions. I have read the documents of Vatican II, but did not see anything there specifically addressing … Read More
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