'Why Do Catholics Confess to a Priest?'

Gotcha Questions Part 5
"Why do Catholics Confess Sins to a Priest?"

How do we respond to this question? What are the biblical, historical, and practical reasons for Confession?

Watch and decide for yourself.

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[ProLifeChloe]

i remember my first confession… wow what a weight and burden lifted off my shoulders knowing God has forgiven me. I was baptized Catholic as a baby, raised Protestant and than came back as an adult. best decision ever.

[miracles_metanoia]

I LOVE the sacrament of confession/ reconciliation on a weekly basis.
If more people took 2 min to confess their sins, vs hours complaining to a therapist about other people's sins, the world would be a holier place

[horak]

I can not wait to experience my first reconciliation! This video makes my excitement grow!

[soulspeaker]

I'm a cradle Catholic who recently found his way back to God and his church.
And yes so much yes, the sacrament of confession is so strong.

My first few confessions, ever, felt like weight of the earth fell of my shoulders.
Like I could breath freely for the first time ever.

The priest who helped me literally said he saw how I felt extreme relief.

For me confession is a place of victory, a place of Mercy.
Sure it's not always fun to admit and confess certain things you feel ashamed of.

[davidcole]

As a convert to the Catholic Church, I was surprised by the experience of Reconciliation. It is a beautiful moment that will leave one in tears, every time. The #1 reason I go to confession is because we all are one in the body of Christ. If I sin, I have sinned against the laws of God and I have also weakened the body. That's why I feel compelled to go confess my sins to my priest. There is nothing like being restored to Christ and to HIs church.

[kml]

I'm a cradle catholic but I was away from the church for a long time, and after I rediscovered my faith, I've been growing closer to Jesus and the Church every day, and I gotta say I love confession, I go weekly even if I haven't committed any mortal sins, becasue I want to be as clean as I can be for communion, plus it feels good, and the graces I get each time help me to withstand temptation better snd better every time. Confession and the Holy Eucharist are the 2 rays of light coming from Christ's wound in the Divine mercy portrait. They are 2 beautiful mercies given to us by God. Love my faith!!!!

[yannascotto]

As a former Buddhist, I always wondered how many lives I need to be incarnated to have my sins forgiven. A cycle of life that you need to live to atone for your sins; a never ending and tiresome cycle. As a Catholic convert, you have no idea how it feels to hear, “your sins are forgiven. Go and sin no more.” A huge mess and weight was lifted from my shoulders and my heart.

Thank you, Keith for doing these kind of videos to reach our Protestant friends and new Catholic brothers/sisters. May God continue to bless you always!

[arlyneugenio]

You're a blessing to Catholic church, Bro. Keith. Praying for your channel to grow.

[johntuazon]

im catholic, watching from the Philippines.

[ExerciseRiderMissE]

I'm being confirmed this Easter. I'm so excited. This journey has been full of highs and lows. I grew up in a protestant home. My siblings and I went to church every week and our parents really tried their best to raise us all Christian (5 of their 6 kids are Christian to this day btw). They didn't talk about other denominations very often. When they did talk about catholics it wasn't very positive. We changed churches 3 times (that I can remember) when I turned 18 we started attending the church my parents and most of my siblings still attend. This church is very public about being anti-catholic. I met my now hubby at 21 and we married when we 23. Oh, did I mention he was a cradle catholic. He and the pastor of the church butted heads a lot. We attended both catholic and protestant churches ever Sunday for the first 3 years of our marriage. In hind sight we should have stopped going to the protestant church before we got married. In 2020... the world shutdown. I'm a nurse so I worked more then I did in my entire life! We had 2 under 2 at the time... by 2021 I hard ever listened to the online church services and 2022 when some things started to open back up again I had become such a workaholic that I never attended a single service at any church. In 2022 our parish got a new priest. I won't go into details, but starting in 2020 my marriage began to crumble and by 2022 it was holding on by less than a thread. We started going to marriage counselors in 2021... one even told us she didn't see how our marriage was going to last. My solution was to work even more... 2021 and 2022 two night shift jobs so I never had to face what was going on. In Jun of 2022 I thought we couldn't get any lower, bit we did. 4-5 friends/people I knew got a divorce and I was close to ending the marriage. The only thing that saved us was that he agreed to seeing another marriage counselor. The beginning of 2023 GOD with his perfect timing got ahold of me and began shaking the stupid out of me!!!! In March 2023 the poor new priest agreed to meet with me. It was the first time I'd ever talked to the poor man. He listened to me vent and cry for 3 hours. Our conversation ended with my first confession. At that time I had never even considered becoming catholic... looking back what happened that day bloomed into me joining RCIA. I started getting connected with the parish community and it was so easy! The genuine love they have for God and each other and their whole family dynamics... I loved it and felt so welcomed... I loved how worship is done TOGETHER! I love how the parish is encouraged to participate but also give reverence to GOD... the protestant church just left like a big show, but mass felt like it had purpose. I love the culture and traditions... I love that it is all about GOD... I love learning why they do what they do during mass and that each gesture and word is to glorify God. I grew up being taught catholics aren't Christians, but that was from anti-catholics... what it have learned is that it is a deeper relationship with God... I know I have become a more godly wife and mother since exploring the faith... in September 2023 I attended my first RCIA class... also that morning I got a positive pregnancy test... she's due may 31st 2024. I really hope this post made sense. There are probably spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, but oh well. I hope it encouraged someone today!

[VCR_Repairman]

I was having pretty bad sleep paralysis and night terrors....i woke one night and a shadowy figure was standing over me..
It wasn't until i went to Confession, , that all my trouble ceased.. Confession can be as strong as an exorcism....i broke down to Jesus and with his help i feel like i conquered habits and sins i could of never ousted on my own.

[patrickrusso]

Wonderful explanation of why we confess to a priest.

[gsuseternity]

Sacrament of reconciliation is indeed a game changer. You explained it so well. Thank you.

[pskyjkw]

Confession also produces humility . It is truly healing and you encounter the compassion and mercy of Christ ❤

[patrickfahey]

Confession is the greatest gift Our Lord gave us. It's such a burden lifted as you leave the confessional.

[albertoascari]

Confessions a weight off us..stops us being dragged down by sins, guilt, worry etc ..Great answers as usual Keith...

[johnchung]

Mr.Nester, I admire your Zeal for God And His Christian Church, May you be blessed exceedingly with his Protection Love Good Truth Graces and Virtues Amen 🙏

[geoffjs]

Confession is such an uplifting experience being forgiven of one’s sins, receiving spiritual grace & healing & starting afresh with a new slate.

The wisdom & experience of His One True God is rejected by the secular world that thinks it knows better with growing mental & spiritual problems!

[lorema]

Such a good video for Lent! And a good reminder of how important confession is

[Vincenzo-wnor]

Yet some people have no problem confessing to a stranger they meet in a bar 😂

And yes Keith it's healing and transformational ... Bless you brother, bless you