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What’s the Origin of Confession in the Catholic Church?

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Where did the practice of confessing sins to a priest come from? We explore the biblical and historical roots of the sacrament of reconciliation, along with clarifying Catholic teaching on statues, baptism, the papacy, and prayer to the saints.

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Questions Covered: 

  • 06:49 - How is kneeling before a statue not worship? 
  • 14:04 - I don’t understand the origin of Confession. 
  • 18:25 - Can you clarify about the super substantial bread in Matthew 6:11? 
  • 22:30 - Why would a Protestant not need to be Baptized again in the Catholic faith? 
  • 32:58 - If the logic of the Papacy was consistent, why don’t the other apostles have their own apostolic sees? 
  • 44:13 - I struggle with the Catholic church annulment process.  
  • 52:25 - How do Catholics justify praying to Saints? 
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