We are all sinners. Lucky for us we can have our sins forgiven! But confession can be hard sometimes. Father Blatchford does a great job of explaining what makes a good confession. ? Have a question for Father? Ask him in the comments! #AskFatherAnything #AFA #Catholic #Confession #Reconciliation //————————————————————// ? Fulton Sheen, Pray for us! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzXRMeVfr5M

So here's a precursor, that everyone should know: The Catholic Church gets it's teachings directly from Jesus. But those Biblical teachings have been passed down over two thousand years through Tradition. 1. We are a Church, The Roman Catholic Church 2. He refers to the Eucharist as "The wafer god", we'll talk about this later, all you need to know right now is that Catholics believe the Blessed Sacrament is Jesus Christ. 3. What's wrong with removing the influence of evil spirits? He talks about it like it's something bad.Isn't that a good thing? 4. Chick then says Baptism "Supposedly" removes original sin. "This [water] prefigured baptism, which saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God* for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ: - 1 Peter 3:21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1peter/3 - We inherited original sin from Adam and Eve. - Catholics believe Baptism makes you child of God. 5. Being Baptized does make you a member of Christ's Church. (16) "Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” - Luke 10:16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/10 (17) If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church.* If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. (18) Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. - Matthew 18:17-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/18 - The laws are the Teachings of the Catholic Church, that's why we are super consistent over the past 2000 years. - As Catholics we do believe The Catholic Church has Authority to bind your conscience. That means they can tell you hey abortion is wrong. And whether or not you agree with that, it's a sin. We get this from Jesus giving the Apostles the ability to bind and loose, among other places. - If you leave the Church, that's too bad. But you will always have that mark of baptism. 6. "**First** they believed. **Then** they were baptized." Fundamentalists tend to look at baptism as a sign of one's convictions and not as an outpouring of Sacramental Grace. "Jesus answered, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit." - John 3:5 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3 "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned." - Mark 16:16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/16 - Peter explained what happens at baptism when he said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). But he did not ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttA5dCOLcEQ