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Does a Catholic have recourse if a priest gives a ridiculously harsh or impossible penance?

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Say that a person went to confession and confessed a sin, and the priest gives a ridiculously harsh penance (e.g. row across the Atlantic Ocean), or even an impossible penance (fly to the moon). If the priest refuses to change that penance, does the penitent has any sort of recourse? Can they, for instance, get a second opinion from another priest? Are they permitted to report to a higher up, such as a Bishop?
Asked by Thunderforge (6467 rep)
Feb 11, 2019, 01:02 AM
Last activity: Feb 12, 2019, 04:47 PM