296. What is the name of this sacrament?
(Comp 296) It is called the sacrament of
Penance, the sacrament of Reconciliation, the sacrament of Forgiveness, the
sacrament of Confession, and the sacrament of Conversion.
“In
brief”
(CCC 1486)
The forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism is conferred by a particular
sacrament called the sacrament of conversion, confession, penance, or
reconciliation.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 1422)
"Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God's
mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time,
reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by
charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion" (LG 11 §
2). (CCC 1423) It is called the sacrament
of conversion because it makes sacramentally present Jesus' call to
conversion, the first step in returning to the Father (Cf. Mk 1:15; Lk 15:18)
from whom one has strayed by sin. It is called the sacrament of Penance, since it consecrates the Christian sinner's
personal and ecclesial steps of conversion, penance, and satisfaction.
On reflection
(CCC 1424)
It is called the sacrament of confession,
since the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest is an essential element
of this sacrament. In a profound sense it is also a "confession" -
acknowledgment and praise - of the holiness of God and of his mercy toward
sinful man. It is called the sacrament of
forgiveness, since by the priest's sacramental absolution God grants the
penitent "pardon and peace" (OP
46: formula of absolution). It is called the sacrament of Reconciliation, because it imparts to the sinner the love
of God who reconciles: "Be reconciled to God" (2 Cor 5:20). He who lives by God's merciful love is ready to
respond to the Lord's call: "Go; first be reconciled to your brother"
(Mt 5:24).1
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