St. John Bosco
on Confession
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The following is part of an excerpt written by St. John Bosco
about the Sacrament of Confession, recently published by Crusade Magazine, the publication of America Needs Fatima.
There is not the slightest doubt that
our faith is being bitterly attacked in these tragic times. Since the forces of evil will fail unless
they can first persuade Catholics to give up Confession, they will direct their
major attacks against this wholesome practice.
One who abandons Confession, if left to himself, will sink deeper in
sin; like a frail plant exposed to the fury of the winds, he will fall into
most deplorable excesses…
Meanwhile, deeply grieved by the harm
daily perpetrated against the Church, I urge all Catholics to be brave and
steadfast in the Faith. Yes, dear fellow
Catholics, be brave! Let us cling firmly
to the Church founded by Jesus Christ, and to his Vicar, the Pope. Let us hold fast to the Church that has been
persecuted through the centuries but has always triumphed.
