MR 4.F: Analysis on Significance of the Resurrection

 Sins were ultimately pardoned from Christ's accomplished work on the Cross on Calvary. We were given two means of forgiveness that the Church describes. First, we have Baptism to cleanse Original Sin in which we are born with from Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Along with Original Sin, we are also cleansed of the actual sins prior to our Baptism. The second means of forgiveness of sins after our Baptism is quite different. We need this process because we cannot be baptized more than once. Therefore, we need a different sacrament to cleanse us after our Baptism. This sacrament is called Reconciliation. There are also other common words used such as penance and confession. When Christ died, he passed his authority of the sacrament to his Apostles. However, there are two conditions about this. First, the Apostles could not forgive every sin unless the sinner actually says each sin to be forgiven. Only Jesus has the power to see each hidden sin. Second, the Apostle's authority was not claim that God indeed had already forgiven their sins. Today, this is the exact same as priests because their authority was received after generations and generations from the Apostles. Today, we show our humility by telling the priest face to face our sins. The sins spoken from the sinners' mouth are the sins that are forgiven.