"Dubbed 'super confessors', for one year only they can absolve sins usually only pardoned by the pope himself.
And on Wednesday over 1,000 of these "missionaries of mercy", handpicked by Pope Francis, were sent forth to win back the hearts of those who have left the Catholic Church and open the door to repentant sinners across the world.
There are certain evils the Vatican ranks above other sins,
from attempting to assassinate the pope
to defiling the Eucharist -- the rite of consuming consecrated bread and wine in Church
-- by spitting it out or using it in a Satanic ritual.
Since the 12th century, those guilty of these so-called "reserved sins" had their cases evaluated by a
secret tribunal in the tiny Vatican city state before they were sent before the pope, who would determine an appropriate penance.
We already have a "confessor" to go to.......
I. . And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
Now, 1,142 priests and monks from around the world have be given the power, for the Vatican's Jubilee Year, to forgive sinners in their flocks -- and possibly fellow priests as one of the special sins is breaking the seal of confession.
Maltese Franciscan Marcello Ghirlando, 53, told AFP he thought giving the 'super confessors' authority usually reserved for the man in white was "a symbolic gesture" to show people the Church is ready to wipe slates clean." yahoo
We already have a "confessor" to go to.......
I. . And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 2:1/1:9
II. Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14,16
The authority is reserved for the "MAN IN WHITE".... not the Pope
I. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
Mark 9:2,3
An example of this Little Horn power (of Daniel) & Beast (of Revelation) casting down the Sanctuary to the
I. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, Daniel 8:11/Revelation 13:6
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