XI. The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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“Individual, integral confession and absolution remain the only ordinary
way for the faithful to reconcile themselves with God and the Church, unless
physical or moral impossibility excuses from this kind of
confession.”⁹⁴ There are profound reasons for this. Christ is at
work in each of the sacraments. He personally addresses every sinner: “My
son, your sins are forgiven.”⁹⁵ He is the physician tending each
one of the sick who need him to cure them.⁹⁶ He raises them up and
reintegrates them into fraternal communion. Personal confession is thus the
form most expressive of reconciliation with God and with the Church.

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
  - Article 4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
    - XI. The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance

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