Confession Rite Evolves To Meet Changing Need;

The Washington Post | October 5, 2003| | Copyright

Fifty years ago, when Monsignor Thomas A. Kane was a freshly ordained Roman Catholic priest, he'd sit in a confessional booth each Saturday for four hours and listen to people list their sins. The scores of faithful seeking the solace of forgiveness, he recalled, "were lined up down the aisle to the front doors of the church."

Nowadays, when the 76-year-old pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Rockville schedules weekend confessions, "no more than half a dozen people" show up, he said. He is usually finished in 45 minutes.

Gone are the days when it was customary for Catholics to confess ...

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