The Christian religion including the Catholic, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches is known as Christianity. Within the Christian faith there are many beliefs and acts for one to follow. Such acts consist of the sacraments, for which there is seven. Believed by many to be one of the most intricate and difficult to understand of all the sacraments, is the sacrament of Reconciliation. Those who approach the sacrament of Reconciliation, obtain pardon from God's mercy …showed first 75 words of 2164 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2164 total…faith can give us certainty that at that moment every sin is forgiven and blotted out by the mysterious intervention of the Savior." (John Paul II 82) Bibliography John Paul II Reconciliatio et Paenitentia: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on Reconciliation and Penance Boston: St. Paul's Books and Media, 2 December 1984. Julius III The Fourteenth Session On The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction 25 November 1551. Ratinger, Joseph Cardinal Catechism of the Catholic Church New Jersey: Paulist Press,1946.