What does the following mean, “For the absolution to be valid the faithful must have the intention of individually confessing their sins in the time required?
A. It means that when someone receives a valid general absolution, the faithful is still obligated to go to confession and to confess his sins to a priest as soon as possible. Otherwise, the general absolution received during the Sacrament of Confession is not valid. It would be as if the faithful never went to confession.
