Catholic Convert Confession

[eichenb2]

What is a convert to Catholicism required to confess after they are accepted into the Church? What if one, knowingly, does not confess a sin? Can they take sacrament?

 

[JacktheCatholic]

What is a convert to Catholicism required to confess after they are accepted into the Church? What if one, knowingly, does not confess a sin? Can they take sacrament?

After becoming a Catholic you can receive the Holy Eucharist but you still will not want to do so in mortal sin, only in venial sin if sin at all.

I would highly suggest investing in a Catechism of the Catholic church which can be found at any major bookstore and be bought for under $10 I believe. I refer to the Catechism frequently and try not to get answers from fellow Catholics since so many of them are ignorant to their own teachings. I have even found this ignorance with priests though it I suspect in these cases it is more of a heterodoxy than ignorance.

Also, when I became Catholic 10 years ago my first confession was brief and I was told to attend another by scheduling with a priest ahead of time so that I could spend as much time as needed doing a confession. That was the priest’s advised from the first Catholic church I attended. Years later, after I became more knowledgable of the teachings, I found a very Traditional and Orthodox church where I feel safe for myself and my family. So, study the Catechsim and refer to it often with your questions.

 

[Javl]

What is a convert to Catholicism required to confess after they are accepted into the Church? What if one, knowingly, does not confess a sin? Can they take sacrament?

To my knowledge, no. Taking the Eucharist in sin is considered sacreligious. To make sure though, I would take JacktheCatholic’s advice and get a Catechism for a definitive answer.

God Bless.

PAX DOMINI

Shalom Aleichem

 

[Mel_Stones]

If your knowingly withholding a sin, I’d assume it was mortal. Just my initial thought - why withhold a venial sin? Venial sins aren’t required to be confessed anyway. OTOH is it possible to commit mortal sin before becoming Catholic, how do you have knowledge of the grave matter?

 

[Texas_Roofer]

What is a convert to Catholicism required to confess after they are accepted into the Church? What if one, knowingly, does not confess a sin? Can they take sacrament?

Are you in RCIA, they should have covered this with you. Your first sacrament is Reconciliation not Eucharist. So if one intentally subverts the sacrament of reconciliation then you have an act of attrition. And the Eucharistic action is sacrilege however if one inadvertently fails to repent properly the confession (sacrament of reconciliation) is still valid along with the Eucharistic actions which occurred before regaining knowledge of the unrepented sins. Once the knowledge was regained the person must return to confession(sacrament of reconciliation) and confess the old sins at which point they are back in grace.

Hope that helps

 

[Zea_mays]

you are required to confess all mortal sins since the time you were baptized.

 

[PhilotheaZ]

If the person converting to Catholicism is a **catechumen **(has never been validly baptized), the Sacrament of Baptism that he or she receives when entering the Catholic Church has as one of its effects the forgiveness of all sin (original sin and any personal sin committed prior to Baptism). No confession is needed prior to reception of the Eucharist and Confirmation. It would be a good idea for this person to begin going to confession not too long after being received into the Church; frequent confession is a good habit to develop.

If the person converting to Catholicism is a **candidate **(has already been baptized in a different Christian community that has valid Baptism), then prior to receiving the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation, he or she must confess and be absolved of all serious sins committed since Baptism. Even if he or she is unaware of having committed any mortal sins (only by the grace of God could anyone reach adulthood never having committed a serious sin) he or she must still go to confession prior to First Communion, confessing at least some of the venial sins he or she has committed.

 

[Kasey1]

To my knowledge, no. Taking the Eucharist in sin is considered sacreligious. To make sure though, I would take JacktheCatholic’s advice and get a Catechism for a definitive answer.

God Bless.

PAX DOMINI

Shalom Aleichem

me too,i will also do that