concept   confession
culture   Catholicism
statement   In Catholicism, regular confessing of sins to a priest for forgiveness and absolution is a common practice.

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1 confession Catholic Confession is a sacrament and Catholics confess their sins to a priest in order to receive absolution and spiritual guidance. 1
2 confession Catholic Christianity Regular practice of confessing sins to a priest is encouraged 1
3 confession Catholic Church Involves confessing sins to a priest 1
4 confession Catholic countries Confession to a priest is a common practice for Catholics, often done in a confessional booth to seek forgiveness for sins. 1
5 confession Catholic culture Regular practice for Catholics to confess their sins to a priest 1
6 confession Catholic regions Regular part of religious practice, often done in a confessional with a priest 1
7 confession Catholicism Regular practice to confess sins to a priest for absolution 1
8 confession Catholicism Practice of confessing sins to a priest for absolution 1
9 confession Catholicism Confessing sins to a priest is a common practice for seeking forgiveness 1
10 confession Catholicism Regular practice in the Catholic Church for seeking forgiveness of sins 1
11 confession Roman Catholic Regular practice for seeking forgiveness and absolution for sins 1
12 confession Roman Catholic Church Regular practice for seeking forgiveness for sins 1
13 confession Roman Catholicism Regular practice for seeking forgiveness and absolution of sins 1
14 confessional booths Catholic countries Used for Catholic confessionals, where individuals confess their sins to a priest in private 1
15 confessional booths Catholic regions Common and widely used for confession 1
16 confessor Catholicism A person who hears confessions and provides spiritual counsel in Catholicism. 1