Catechism › PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › Article 4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION › ¶ 1497 ¶ 1497 In Brief Individual and integral Confession of Grave Sins Followed by absolution Remains the only ordinary means of Reconciliation with God and with the Church. Linked Concepts Church Confession Follow God Grave Reconciliation Remain Remains Sin Sins ← ¶ 1496 Browse ¶ 1498 →