Penance
Quizzes
Which is not a name for this sacrament?
Penance
Anointing
Confession
Reconciliation
True/False - The power to forgive sins has come to all priests from Jesus, through Apostolic Succession.
True
False
True/False - Some sins are so bad, they can not be forgiven in the sacrament of penance, even if we truly repent of them.
True
False
What should we do before receiving the sacrament of penance?
Eat a good breakfast
Examine our conscience
Fast for one hour
Confess our sins to a friend
Who gave men the power to absolve from sin?
The pope
Mary
Jesus
Moses
Which is not an essential element to the sacrament of penance?
Contrition
Confession of sins to a priest
Fasting for one hour
Accepting a penance
Which is an effect of the sacrament of penance?
Forgiveness of sins
Remission of at least some of the punishment due to sin
Strength to avoid sin
All of the above
What does "absolve" mean?
To understand
To ignore
To celebrate
To set free
Who can absolve from sins in the sacrament of penance?
Any baptized Catholic
Only the pope
Priests
No one
To whom did Jesus first give the power to forgive sins?
John the Baptist
Mary Magdalene
The Pharisees
The Apostles