▁ex h ort ation ▁to ▁rep ent ance ▁by ▁the ▁priest , ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁silent ▁prayer ▁during ▁which ▁bel ie vers ▁may ▁in ward ly ▁conf ess ▁their ▁s ins , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁general ▁conf ession ▁said ▁together ▁by ▁all ▁present ▁and ▁the ▁pron oun cement ▁of ▁general ▁absol ution ▁by ▁the ▁priest , ▁often ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁sign ▁of ▁the ▁cross . ▁ ▁Private ▁or ▁aur icular ▁conf ession ▁is ▁also ▁pract iced ▁by ▁Ang lic ans ▁and ▁is ▁especially ▁common ▁among ▁Ang lo - C athol ics . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁for ▁conf essions ▁is ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁conf essional , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁common ▁practice ▁among ▁Ang lo - C athol ics , ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁priest . ▁O ften ▁a ▁priest ▁will ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁san ctu ary , ▁just ▁inside ▁the ▁commun ion ▁rail , ▁facing ▁toward ▁the ▁alt ar ▁and ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁pen it ent . ▁Other ▁times ▁he ▁will ▁use ▁a ▁port able ▁screen ▁to ▁divide ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁pen it ent . ▁Following ▁the ▁conf ession ▁of ▁s ins ▁and ▁the ▁assignment ▁of ▁pen ance , ▁the ▁priest ▁makes ▁the ▁pron oun cement ▁of ▁absol ution . ▁The ▁se al ▁of ▁the ▁conf essional , ▁as ▁with ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism , ▁is ▁absolute ▁and ▁any ▁conf essor ▁who ▁div ul ges ▁information ▁revealed ▁in ▁conf ession ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁de position ▁and ▁removal ▁from ▁office . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁aur icular ▁conf ession