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Sacrament Of Confession And The Great Sin By C. S. Lewis
In this parable, one of the two sons left with half of his inheritance. After using it up and having nowhere to go, he saw the error of his ways and repented for his mistakes. The reaction of his father upset the other brother and complained why his brother receives such treatment after being such a disgrace. The reaction of the father and the two sons is an example of the Sacrament of Confession and pride. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the penitent must feel sorrow in order to go to confession. A priest who hears the confessions is like the father who ran to his son when he returned; they both forgive their children in a way from their faults after witnessing their struggle.
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