Why have so many Catholics stopped going to confession? -- Human sinfulness, repentance, and conversion -- Jesus : the living sacrament of God's merciful reconciliation -- The sacrament of reconciliation in the apostolic and patristic churches -- Development of private confession -- New rites for receiving the sacrament of reconciliation -- Communal service of reconciliation -- The celebration of communal penance services -- The sacrament of reconciliation among Eastern Orthodox Christians today.
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