Author Topic: Great: 350 Priests Hear Confessions at Bogota Mall (Read 1156 times)

Cantarella · « **on:** October 14, 2015, 11:12:30 PM »

What a wonderful idea. God bless them all. That’s 350 priests at one mall for just two days. Could that happen in the USA? Wish it could. Even ten priests at a mall for two days!

Bogotá, Colombia, Oct 14, 2015 / 03:05 am (CNA).- In the South American nation of Colombia – where an estimated 70 percent of the population identifies as Catholic – it is not unusual to encounter Catholic priests at a cathedral, or perhaps at a religious school or hospital.

Seeing scores of priests at a shopping mall, on the other hand, is a less frequent occurrence.

But for thousands of shoppers at Gran Estación Mall in Bogota, Colombia last week, that’s exactly what happened.

Some 350 priests congregated at the mall to offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation in a “Confess-a-thon” held Oct. 6-7. More on this here.

http://catholicism.org/great-350-priests-hear-confessions-at-bogota-mall.html

Marlelar · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2015, 11:45:41 AM »

I think it trivializes the sacrament. Confession is serious and not to be squeezed in between buying shoes and underwear. I don't think the atmosphere at a mall is conducive to making a thorough examination of conscience nor of encouraging contrition.

OldMerry · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2015, 08:00:00 PM »

Besides what good is it if it is Novus Ordo action - their "priests," etc....?

Nadir · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2015, 11:48:20 PM »

I agree with Marlelar. The sacrament of Penance is meant to be a private affair where the person can be prayerful and the priest able to perform his duty without distraction.
It would be different in a battlefield where there is no Church. I cannot imagine a woman who has committed abortion being able to pour out her heart in sorrow and remorse in such an environment as this one shown here:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/confess-a-thon-at-colombian-mall-draws-350-priests-15619/

Marlelar · « **Reply #4 on:** October 18, 2015, 10:11:23 PM »

Quote from: Nadir

I cannot imagine a woman who has committed abortion being able to pour out her heart in sorrow and remorse in such an environment as this one shown here:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/confess-a-thon-at-colombian-mall-draws-350-priests-15619/

OH MY GOSH, plastic chairs out in the open ! ! ! Definitely trivializes the sacrament.

Thanks Nadir for posting the pic.