Roman Catholics believe that through the sacrament of confession the Lord will forgive the sins they have committed. The Priest acts as an intercessor for Christ; he feels the sins that the Catholic has committed then with the power he receives from Jesus he is able to forgive the sins (catholic.org). This works when the Priest gives absolution to the repentant soul, the Catholic must truly repent of the sins he has committed otherwise Christ will not forgive them (jesuschristsavior.net). The priest then makes the sign of the cross with the candidate saying: “I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (jesuschristsavior.net). The Priest will then give a penance to the candidate. Penance is usually some kind of prayer, fasting or kind act towards another person to truly show that you feel sorry for the sins committed.