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 Q.Is attending a Reconciliation Service with general absolution the same as attending a Reconciliation Service with individual confession and absolution?
 
 A.A general absolution cannot be imparted unless:
the danger of death is imminent and there is not time for the priest or priests to hear the confessions of the individuals or
a serious necessity exists when the confessions of the individual penitents cannot be heard within a suitable time and the penitents are deprived of the sacrament.
 

 
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