MP3: The Church, Priesthood and Confession

Downloadable MP3  |  80 Minute Duration

Many consider it a bold, even an audacious statement to say men can forgive sins. What is the basis for the Catholic claim that priests have the power to absolve sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation?

Steve Ray takes you on an adventure through Old and New Testaments and the Early Church to discover the answer.

Jesus gave his apostles and their successors the authority in His Name to forgive, and even to retain sins. This authority that Jesus granted Mother Church through her priests is real and practiced with rich biblical foundations.