Vatican II, is the reason fewer and fewer American Catholics are seeking the sacrament of penance (229). Indeed, Carey suggests the “communal” approach to penance adopted by some theologians in… Click to show full abstract
Vatican II, is the reason fewer and fewer American Catholics are seeking the sacrament of penance (229). Indeed, Carey suggests the “communal” approach to penance adopted by some theologians in recent years—an approach that “emphasize[s] penance as a form of community worship” and “reflect[s] continuity with the Second Vatican Council”—probably offers the best hope for renewing the sacrament of penance within the American Catholic Church (259, 257).
               
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