"Confession" Explained by the Crunchy Christian Feb 28, 2024

Why do Christians do what Christians do? Ashleigh Hensch dives in weekly to help clear the fog of confusion with easy to understand Church history and tradition.Show more

I CONFESS, this episode is longer than I intend most videos to be, but it's a bigger topic so it needed more time to go over.
**please ignore the screaming children in the background. They are just playing, and there is no help for them 😅**

💡Topics to remember:
Venial is a "slight and pardonable offense"
In Persona Christi means "in the person of Christ"
In Persona Ecclesiae means "in the person of the Church", in contrast to In Persona Christi, where the priest is the "stand-in" for Christ to the Church, In Persona Ecclesiae is where the priest is the "stand-in" for the Church to God. These are two different schools of theological thought, though sometimes, you may find people blend the two thoughts together based on circumstance.
📖Bible Verses Quoted/Mentioned:
1 Corinthians 11:27-29 (having a right heart when receiving the Eucharist)
Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38, Luke 23:44-45 (account of the physical veil being torn)
Book of Hebrews (lots of mentioning of the spiritual veil)
Proverbs 16:24 (power of words being used for good)
John 20:23 (authority to pronounce absolution)
🧓 Church Father quotes:
https://www.churchfathers.org/confession

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