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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
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