The Power of Forgiveness

Catechesis strives to awaken and nourish in the faithful faith. Christ, who died for all men, desires that in his church the gates of forgiveness should always be open to anyone who turns away from sin. Baptism is the first and chief sacrament of the forgiveness of sins. It unites us to Christ who died and rose and gives us the Holy Spirit. By Christ's will, the church possesses the power to forgive the sins of the baptized and exercises it through bishops and priests normally in the sacrament of penance. In the forgiveness of Sins, both priests and sacraments are instruments which are Lord Jesus Christ,. The only author and liberal giver of salvation wills to use