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Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore
And simply noting that there aren't enough priests for all of these parishioners excludes deacons, nuns, and laypersons who are heavily active in the Church. This isn't necessarily a desirable think either, because nothing replaces having an actual full-time priest, but to argue that people are being neglected is just silly.
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Yeah that priest on the radio who was lamenting the fact that after the wedding he wouldn't see the newlyweds til he came back to town to Christen their first child was just SILLY.
Maybe I'm wrong, I've only ever been to one Catholic mass in my life, so most of what I know is based on talking to Catholic family and friends, but don't you have to confess your sins to a priest to get absolvence? Isn't that kind of a big deal for a Catholic if you can only see your priest once a year?