Which type of Christians confess their sins to a priest?
Christian of course means the belief in One God, the saving power of His Only Son Jesus Christ, the active, current manifestation of the Holy Spirit through One Church and the return of His Son when the Kingdom of Heaven is again at hand. So to start off with, there is only one “type” of Christian. Christianity implies Oneness, as Jesus Christ taught. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes Oneness as being critical to its success because Jesus Christ granted on it the power to forgive sins. The sequence is: Christ actively performed this good work over and over again to encourage faith; his Apostles witnessed this and later became empowered with the ability to forgive Sins and transfer that power as Christ did to other men; their church of oneness (catholic) that started in Rome (Roman) became the home of the Holy Spirit that enables ordained men to this day to forgive sins within the Church. The first men who had that power created a system for forgiving sins. The system became known as
Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans, and many other liturgical churches require Penance. These people must confess to a clergy member. Confession started hundreds of years ago. The Catholic Church made it one of their sacraments (first communion). Catholics need to confess their sins to a Priest who then offers forgiveness through their holy position in the Church. They are granted the power to forgive sin here on Earth in the name of Jesus. The sinner must asks for absolution and must say prayers to be absolved of their sin and have their soul saved. In the past, they would have to pay money in addition to prayers in order to be forgiven. This was one of the issues Martin Luther spoke out against causing him to be excommunicated and gave rise to the Protestant movement.
