Confession (in Christianity)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Confession_(in_Christianity)

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Penance gptkb:Sacrament_of_Penance Reconciliation
gptkbp:confession	private confession public confession
gptkbp:councilDefined	gptkb:Council_of_Trent gptkb:Fourth_Lateran_Council_(1215)
gptkbp:criticizedFor	some Protestant denominations
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:essentialElements	penance confession of sins absolution contrition
gptkbp:hasDoctrine	forgiveness repentance penance absolution contrition
gptkbp:hasViewOf	ordinance (some Protestants) sacrament (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Confession (in Christianity)
gptkbp:ministeredBy	gptkb:bishop gptkb:priest
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:early_Christian_Church
gptkbp:penitentialAct	gptkb:meditation gptkb:pilgrimage_site fasting acts of charity almsgiving prayers spiritual exercises service to others restitution assigned penance reading Scripture
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Lutheran_Church gptkb:Methodist_Church gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches gptkb:Quakers gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church gptkb:Salvation_Army most Baptists most Evangelicals
gptkbp:purpose	forgiveness of sins reconciliation with God reconciliation with the Church
gptkbp:requiredFrequency	at least once a year (Catholicism)
gptkbp:requires	receiving Eucharist (if in mortal sin)
gptkbp:ritualLocation	gptkb:church confessional private room
gptkbp:ritualWords	gptkb:Act_of_Contrition formula of absolution
gptkbp:sacramentNumber	one of the seven sacraments (Catholicism, Orthodoxy)
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:James_5:16 John 20:22-23
gptkbp:sealOfConfession	priest bound to secrecy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:single
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4