Friday, August 24, 2007

Joint sacramental confession? Dr Ed Peters Explains

Spouses should not attempt joint sacramental confession

The practice of spouses jointly celebrating the sacrament of confession recently garnered support from Catholic News Service veteran columnist Fr. John Deitzen. Provided that couples "approve and consider it helpful for their marriage", Deitzen holds that spouses may confess their sins in each other's presence and receive absolution. He notes only that each spouse would be bound by the seal of confession in regard to what he or she learned about the other.

I believe, however, that there are formidable canonical and practical objections to joint sacramental confession, and I set them out for consideration.

Read the rest at http://www.canonlaw.info/2007/08/spouses-should-not-attempt-joint.html

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