Penance Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Irvingism==== In the [[Irvingian Church]]es, such as the [[New Apostolic Church]], persons may confess their sins to an Apostle.<ref name="NAC2020"/> The Apostle is then able to "take the confession and proclaim absolution".<ref name="NAC2020"/> A seal of confession ensures that confidentiality between the Apostle and Penitent is maintained.<ref name="NAC2020"/> In cases of grave urgency, any priestly minister can hear confessions and pronounce absolutions.<ref name="NAC2020">{{cite web |title=12.4.4 Confession |url=https://nak.org/en/kennenlernen/katechismus?id=b8fccc35-a33b-4264-8d0c-cdf2e11d3e8a |publisher=[[New Apostolic Church]] |access-date=8 February 2021 |language=English |date=18 December 2020}}</ref> Auricular confession is not necessary for forgiveness, but it may provide peace if a believer feels burdened.<ref name="NAC2020"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page