Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-31895314-20170721155552/@comment-32311838-20170723134010

I think the confessional is to keep people being good honest. I think the idea is that you can't forgive yourself, you both have to admit out loud that you did something wrong, and in return, you are told that you are forgiven. If nothing else, it's probably pretty therapeutic for some....

As for saints, it's not like we pray to them (although sometimes we ask them to pray for us) it's just a thing we made up, and it's basically just a list of "who to look up to" in the church. Because most of them died in horrific, grand ways, and kids are supposed to emulate this idea of "don't just do it cuz it's convenient" idea.

Personal philosophy, but i think it's kinda funny to ask saints to pray for you. With other people, it's cool, because y'know "life is a constant battle against Satan" bit, and people praying always helps, but I think that asking saints to pray for you is like saying "Come on! Help me force Gods hand here!" I mean I get the point, but I just think it seems kinda funny...

And what I meant by 99.9% the exact same thing is that practically speaking, we aren't all that different. We all believe in God, etc. Just the small stuff that the church itself makes up is where there's a lot of differences. "Is god truly in communion?" That can be your personal philosophy. Some say he's in everything, so why not in communion? Stuff like that is the church. People have their own philosophies, so the small ones shouldn't matter as much. ._.