Talk:Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church)
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[edit] Penance
- Canon Law calls the sacrament "The Sacrament of Penance" (Cann. 959 - 997). The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls it the "sacrament of Penance" (1422). Based on those 2 reliable sources, I think the article should be titled "Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church). Comments? Andy120 17:39, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- I've moved the article to "Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church) and fixed double redirects from other articles. I've also edited the article to show the name of the Sacrament as Penance. ...Andy120... 03:57, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Validity and frequency
I added a couple of footnotes to validity. As to frequency, I deleted the NPOV comment about whether or not people do/don't go frequently enough and whether or not it is ignored. The problem is not only does the Church not address this by saying "YOU" need to go to confession, but it misrepresents the doctrine. The requirement is to go to communion once per year -- confession is only required if during that last year a person committed a mortal sin. Further, the doctrine would call for them to go sooner rather than later.DaveTroy 17:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
