Măiestria duhovnicului în scaunul Spovedaniei
The Insight of the Confessor in his Activity

Summary/Abstract: The Holy Confession represents, for the Orthodox priest, the most important means of conducting the individual pastoral care, because only during this Holy Sacrament does the clergyman have the opportunity to know all the shortcomings and falls of his spiritual children. Thus, he can administer the most spiritual remedies, suitable for directing them towards salvation. The confessor must be a "master like a healer”, that is, to be a good psychologist, to have an impeccable and improved moral life, to know the evil forms of manifestation of sins, in all their symptoms, to recommend the more useful advice and guidance and to apply canons and moral rules according to the manner and gravity of the deeds committed, the degree of repentance of the penitents and their ability to fulfil these canonical norms and religious precepts. They must also take into account the individuality and complexity of their lives: age, behavior, profession, level of culture, intensity of religious beliefs and feelings etc.

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