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The notes preceding these services state "The ministry of reconciliation requires that what is said in confession to a priest may not be disclosed". [6] The Book of Alternative Services of the Anglican Church of Canada states: "The secrecy of a confession of sin is morally absolute for the confessor, and must under no circumstances be broken."
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.
Over time, the word came to denote any priest who had been granted the authority to hear confessions. Historically, priests were sometimes tested by officers of the church called examiners, before being granted this authority. [2] [3]
In the Anglican tradition, confession and absolution is usually a component part of corporate worship, particularly at the Eucharist (as with Lutheranism). The form involves an exhortation to repentance by the priest, a period of silent prayer during which believers may inwardly confess their sins, a form of general confession said together by ...
Anglo-Catholic priests often hear private confessions and anoint the sick, regarding these practices as sacraments. Anglo-Catholics also offer prayers for the departed and the intercession of the saints; C. S. Lewis , often considered an Anglo-Catholic in his theological sensibilities, writes:
An art installation demonstrating the potential for AI to have a role in religion wasn't set up to take confession.
Some Anglican and Lutheran churches celebrate the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter on 18 January. [8] The Confession of Peter is the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, actually an octave rather than a week, and was originally known as the Octave of Christian Unity. It is an international Christian ecumenical observance ...
Neeson, who was 15 at the time, detailed how the priest — who had a “booming” voice — began yelling at him in the confessional stall. “‘You what?!’