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GratefulDisciple
GratefulDisciple
1:00 AM
@LukeHill I posted this question for you
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Q: Can a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive absolution from a Catholic priest?

GratefulDiscipleLet'say I am a member of a Presbyterian church and was baptized with a Trinitarian formula, and the baptism is in the list of churches recognized by the Catholic church (such as this list). But let's say I'm increasingly desirous to be Catholic and through self study came to believe all the doct...

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Luke Hill
Luke Hill
1:48 AM
@GratefulDisciple Oh thank you!
@curiousdannii Interesting! I guess that's just how it is for the individual. Do you use NIV?
@curiousdannii No of course it doesn't. God has instituted a sacramentology, I haven't done that, so I have failed to follow God's commands. Now I pray that God takes pity on me, but I could pray that as a protestant and it wouldn't make protestantism any less true.
 
curiousdannii
curiousdannii
2:38 AM
@LukeHill Sometimes. I probably copy it most frequently when writing posts on this site. I use CSB for my personal Bible (as does my church.)
 
Luke Hill
Luke Hill
@curiousdannii Ah, I as well. I own a CSB with apologetics articles included. It's a pretty good translations, though I defer to the ESV when I use my Bible app or am citing for this website.
Please note that when I say "good translation" that's not coming from a scholarly perspective. It's just the translation I'm most comfortable using.
 
GratefulDisciple
GratefulDisciple
3:29 AM
@curiousdannii and @LukeHill : I have felt earlier that the Catholic church's position is along the lines of KenGraham's answer, but wasn't confident enough to say so. But now you have the answer, which is quite rational:
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A: Can a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive absolution from a Catholic priest?

Ken GrahamCan a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive absolution from a Catholic priest? If the situation merits such an undertaking as in danger of death or some other serious issue: Yes it would be permitted. This is foreseen in Canon Law in reference to the sacraments of confession...

 
 
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Peter Turner
Peter Turner
1:11 PM
I wonder if you can still go into a confessional, when no one else is around, for private spiritual direction.
 
Luke Hill
Luke Hill
1:48 PM
@PeterTurner I just question how necessary that would be.
What kind of direction would I be receiving?
 
Peter Turner
Peter Turner
@LukeHill the same you would if you went to confession. (Guessing you don't know how it works), but when you go to confession the Priest usually gives you a pep talk, depending on how busy they are (and who they are) you might get a lot out of it.
Pep talk is probably the wrong way of putting it, but priests don't generally just absolve you and let you fall back into your sin, you get some practical advice for avoidance in the future.
 
 
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Luke Hill
Luke Hill
4:41 PM
@PeterTurner ah gotcha
 
 
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GratefulDisciple
GratefulDisciple
6:23 PM
@PeterTurner Sorry if my last answer caused a red flag of too much editing again. I think I'm done editing this answer. BTW, Groundhog Day is one of my favorite movies and can be a concrete illustration for Catholic understanding of sanctification.
 

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