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A confessional is a box, cabinet, booth, or stall where the priest in some Christian churches sits to hear the confessions of penitents. It is the typical venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Churches , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation.
In Christianity, confessionalism is a belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a movement's or denomination's teachings, such as those found in Confessions of Faith, which followers believe to be accurate summaries of the teachings found in Scripture and to show their distinction from other groups - they hold to the Quia form of confessional subscription.
The Seal of the Confessional is a Christian doctrine which affirms the special protection and privilege of the words spoken during confession between a penitent (church member) and his or her pastor. A form of this principle exists in the doctrine and practice of many modern Lutheran churches.
After the dismissal of the cabinet, it was Queen Wilhelmina's turn. She had a bad relationship with the De Meester cabinet, and had tried to form a mixed cabinet during both the cabinet formation of 1905 and in 1907. She was particularly against military cuts. She therefore wanted a confessional cabinet this time. [2]
The proposal was accepted during the sessions of the Committee on 25–28 November 1945. Thus, the Ministry of Religious Affairs was created on 3 January 1946, with Haji Mohammad Rasjidi appointed as the first Minister of Religious Affairs. Haji Mohammad Rasjidi was the State Minister of the Cabinet at the time that handled Islamic affairs.
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In Protestant Reformation history, confessionalization is the parallel processes of "confession-building" taking place in Europe between the Peace of Augsburg (1555) and the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).
A confessional state is a state which officially recognises and practices a particular religion, usually accompanied by a public cult, ...