Is Confession Necessary? - Part Deux.

There are many questions surrounding confession, both it's merit and necessity. The main questions are as follows:

1. Why do I have to go to a priest for confession instead of going straight to God? After all, the Bible says that “there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5).

2. Where is the sacrament of confession in the Bible?

3. Doesn’t confession of one’s sins imply that Christ’s work was insufficient? The Bible says that if I believe that Jesus is Lord, I’ll be saved.

4. How can Catholics claim confession to a priest is an apostolic tradition? I heard it was invented in 1215 at the Fourth Lateran Council.

All of these questions and more are answered at the link below. I present it rather than trying to paraphrase an article that was written so well. Enjoy. :)

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/how-to-defend-the-sacrament-of-confession ↗️