Being broad during confession?

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Let’s say I have committed a sin that defames and mocks the Eucharist, do I have to reveal exactly what I did? Can I just say that I have mocked and defamed the holy Eucharist? Will I be forgiven if I said that?
 
Let’s say I have committed a sin that defames and mocks the Eucharist, do I have to reveal exactly what I did? Can I just say that I have mocked and defamed the holy Eucharist? Will I be forgiven if I said that?
You need to be specific only if it changes the species of the sin. If by “mocked and defamed” is sufficient to describe what you did, that should be enough, as that should sufficiently describe sacrilege. If you spit on it while doing so, you need to mention that additional detail, because that now constitutes desecration in addition to sacrilege.

Same thing with other things. If you unjustifiably assaulted someone on the street, then you can confess to the assault. However, if the fellow you assaulted is a priest, you need to mention that particular detail as it changes the species of the sin; in addition to the assault, you’ve also committed sacrilege.

Only you can really determine whether your phrasing is sufficient. If uncertain, ask your confessor during the confession. We don’t know why you’re asking the question you did, but usually someone who asks this kind of question has doubt about a particular detail that you are not telling us. So I suggest, just bring up whatever detail that is with the confessor. He will make a judgement on that. The key thing is: be truthful. Do not try to “muddy” the confession by being intentionally vague.
 
You may not need to confess at all…I’m not saying that what you claim you did is not grave matter, or that you did not do it with full knowledge of its sinfulness, or that you did it in spite of all that.

Its just that there is no much information to go on here…What I am raising is the possibility of scrupulosity.

Talk to your pastor, another priest, or your spiritual advisor…this is not something that you will get a good answer on in a social media chat room.
 
Let’s say I have committed a sin that defames and mocks the Eucharist, do I have to reveal exactly what I did? Can I just say that I have mocked and defamed the holy Eucharist? Will I be forgiven if I said that?
What have you just done? 🙂

And I’m sorry, it is not a laughing matter. Just to lighten this for you.

I would include it as confessional sin - to mock the Eucharist is to mock God; you know what that means. While not knowing exactly what you do or in your heart, could it be a situation of lacking in faith, and you did some foolish thing?

You can confess it as it is; do not go into detail, unless the priest ask you. That is the thing about Confession, it is unnecessary to go into detail, just the number and kind. I guess it makes thing lot easier for the penitent and perhaps saves on the time for the person next on the line.

And as advised, you can talk this kind of thing with a pastor, in order to receive in depth counselling.

The last question is the question all of us often ask. We feel the gravity of our sins, realizing how we have offended God by them. If taken that way it is a good thing - to show how much we regret it, as if it is so great that God may not forgive us.

The good news is, God forgive all sins; and we really, really have to believe this. The Bible says God forgive all sins except for the sin against the Holy Spirit. Someone said it is a sin when we do not, would not, and cannot, believe that God forgives our sin, then God cannot forgive that. That was the reason Jesus died, so that our sins are forgiven when we come to him in repentance.

God bless you.
 
Let’s say I have committed a sin that defames and mocks the Eucharist, do I have to reveal exactly what I did?
That’s kinda vague. To help your priest understand what you did exactly, I would go into a little more detail than that.

God Bless
 
“Mock and defame” sounds way too vague. Does it mean mock verbally, publicly, to an individual, to a group? Defame how? Verbally? Physically? In speech or writing? I’m afraid that the priest would have no idea what you were talking about.
 
“Mock and defame” sounds way too vague. Does it mean mock verbally, publicly, to an individual, to a group? Defame how? Verbally? Physically? In speech or writing? I’m afraid that the priest would have no idea what you were talking about.
My own confessor would ask for more elements at this point. I’m not sure all would, so yes, additional detail would be helpful.
 
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