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Misericordia Dei - Pope John Paul
II
Published 2 May 2002,
an Apostolic Letter "In The Form Of Motu Proprio On Certain Aspects
of the Celebration of the
Sacrament of Penance." A primary theme of the Letter is that, since
both guilt and repentance
are entirely personal, the only ordinary way to receive sacramental
absolution is after individual confession.
Presentation to the Press - Cardinal Jorge
A. Medina Estévez
In his presentation to the press (2 May 2002) of Pope John Paul II's
Motu Proprio Misericordia
Dei, on the Sacrament of Penance, Cardinal Medina emphasized the return
to basics of the Holy Father's
pastoral teaching, and especially the need for personal conversion, as
provided for by the ordinary way of celebrating the sacrament, with
"integral confession" and personal absolution.
Presentation to the Press - Archbishop
Julián Herranz
Archbishop Julián
Herranz, President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts,
presented the normative
clarification of the canons that regulate the practice of the Sacrament
of Penance/Reconciliation.
He explains that the extraordinary celebration must be truly
extraordinary.
Presentation to the Press - Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger
Cardinal Ratzinger noted that the Motu Proprio is a response to the
improper use in some countries of general absolution to replace the
personal confession of sins. General absolution is designed for
emergency situations where penitents must also have the intention of
making their confession afterward as soon as possible for the liceity of
the general absolution.
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