Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness experienced in the Sacrament of Penance. This concept is found in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox churches, the Anglican churches, Lutheran churches and Methodist churches.
Absolution is an integral part of the Sacrament of Penance, in Roman Catholicism. The penitent makes a sacramental confession of all mortal sins to a priest and prays an act of contrition. The priest then assigns a penance and imparts absolution in the name of the Trinity, on behalf of Christ Himself, using a fixed sacramental formula. The traditional formula is:
The current formula, after the liturgical reforms of 1970, is:
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Keywords: Absolution, Confession, Remission of sins, Forgiveness of sins, Confession of sin, Confesing of sins, Confessing, Roman catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic, Catholic church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern orthodox church, orthodox church, Methodism, Methodist church, Lutheran church
Bible reference(s): Mat 16:19, Mat 18:18, Joh 20:23, James 5:16
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