How does Catholic confession Work? The Catholic Church teaches that sacramental confession requires three “acts” on the part of the penitent: contrition (sorrow of the soul for the sins committed), disclosure of the sins (the ‘ confession ‘), and satisfaction (the ‘penance’, i.e. doing something to make amends for the sins). What is the Catholic […]
When did the Catholic Church start selling indulgences? 1095 Did Catholic Church sell indulgences? One particularly well-known Catholic method of exploitation in the Middle Ages was the practice of selling indulgences , a monetary payment of penalty which, supposedly, absolved one of past sins and/or released one from purgatory after death. How much did the […]
Where did Catholic missionaries come from? There are records of Franciscan activity on the Americas as early as 1519. Throughout the early 16th century the mission movement spread from the Caribbean to Mexico, Central America, parts of South America, and the Southwest United States. Where did Protestant missionaries travel? Missions to Africa and South America […]
Do Catholics pray to Jesus? A number of prayers to Jesus Christ exist within the Roman Catholic tradition. but they are usually not associated with a specific Catholic devotion with a feast day. They are therefore grouped separately from the prayers that accompany Roman Catholic devotions to Christ such as Holy Face of Jesus or […]
What does the Catholic Church believe about purgatory? The Catholic Church holds that “all who die in God’s grace and friendship but still imperfectly purified” undergo the process of purification which the Church calls purgatory, “so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven”. What happens when you go to purgatory? […]