That's what confession is. You confess to a priest, not directly to
god. The whole protestant/catholic schism came about precisely
because of the Catholic belief that a relationship with god should be
mediated. The early protestants wanted to believe they could have a
direct relationship with god, bypassing the authority of the church.
Sarah
At 7:22 AM -0500 02/03/2003, Catherine McKay wrote:
--- Sarah Gibb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Catholic
Church teaches that [...] that individuals can have no
direct
relationship with god
but must commune via a priest,
I was raised as a Catholic and I certainly don't
remember that part!
