Priest refused to absolve me :-(

[David1967]

The Catholic hierarchy traces itself back to the apostles

I know they claim to, but officially it was a while after the fact that Rome quite forcefully laid claim to that. The Baptist also make the same claim, and many other claim such as well. Rome just had the power of an empire behind them.

 

[Spiderman]

I know they claim to, but officially it was a while after the fact that Rome quite forcefully laid claim to that. The Baptist also make the same claim, and many other claim such as well. Rome just had the power of an empire behind them.

The second Pope was Saint Linus in 67AD...the world book encyclopedia says so and is not a Catholic book

 

[Thief]

So, I went into the confession booth and confessed my sins and said, "Father, I believe God is responsible for all the evil in our world because he gives the devil permission to deceive, torment, and possess people. God is responsible for confusion because he refuses to speak clearly and guide people, which is why muslims, Mormons, protestants, Catholics, and Heretics all think they have the truth. It is because God refuses to guide those who seek the truth. But I'm sorry for my sins".

The priest responded, "You accuse God of evil, I cannot absolve you of your sins".

So, it made me feel like a bad guy, but I was just being honest. Anyway, the Church teaches that God can provide all of the sacraments without the help of a priest. I hope that God absolved me lol.

Any thoughts?

sooooooo......you chose to use a confessional as your pulpit?
and into the ear of a priest

shoulda figured that wouldn't work

 

[Thief]

Yeah, I keep in contact with a retired priest who would visit me in the hospital. I'll try to keep my venting to him...but it just seems like the confession booth is the perfect place to vent frustration at God...guess I was mistaken

you can vent here......
as long as you don't blame me for your viewpoints
or any (nasty) action you performed

 

[David1967]

The second Pope was Saint Linus in 67AD...the world book encyclopedia says so and is not a Catholic book

I disagree. But that's ok Pope. Obviously I'm not Catholic.