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when exactly did christ give out the first rosary beads and whom to? And i know marry was the mother of jesus but didnt he tell us in matt. 12:50 that whoever does the will of the father is the same to him as his mother, brothers and sisters? not only that but he told us that we could go directly to the father when asking for things. why then do you insist on talking to a man in a confession box about your sin's not only that but you wait for the preist in the box next to you to give you little sayings to repeat in order to be forgiven, God forgives mans sin right? thank you for your time. im sorry if that came out rude, i really appreciate you taking time out of your day to anser these questions. :)

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Hi Connor.

Rosary beads were not used until long after Christ.

We are told in the Bible that God had sent Jesus to forgive sins, but after his resurrection Jesus told the apostles, "‘As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained’" (John 20:21–23). (This is one of only two times we are told that God breathed on man, the other being in Genesis 2:7, when he made man a living soul. It emphasizes how important the establishment of the sacrament of penance was.)

Here's more about it:

http://www.catholic.com/library/Forgiveness_of_Sins.asp

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I can help clarify fact vs. fiction regarding the teachings of the Catholic Faith. I believe that Catholicism is the best representation of the Historic Christian Faith and that this can be shown with Scripture, reason and history.

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There are some issues where I will have to politely agree to disagree with my non-Catholic brother in Christ, however there is so much that we share in common, I'd prefer to clarify those first. :)

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