Confessing lust: how much detail?

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Is lusting for a man who is married ir who is a priest worse than lusting for a single man?? In confession if i have lusted for a priest do i say :i have commited lust or is it ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to say it was a priest?
 
I think just saying that you’ve commited lust X number of times would be appropriate. Maybe say that the man is unavailable, but I think if you confessed it was a priest, that might make it uncomfortable to the one you are confessing to.
 
Just mention lust or strong lust. Dear Lord, if I mentioned every woman on earth I’ve ever lusted or masturbated about, the priest would be tied up with me in confession for 2 weeks.

Mean it with a sincere heart and you will be forgiven. PAX CHRISTI!
 
You could say that you desired someone who was not available/attainable?
 
So the point is: its not necessary to say it was a priest or married man? And i asked because i heard if you had anything that could make your sin worse the you have to say it. Thoughts?
 
scrupulousGirl said:
Is lusting for a man who is married ir who is a priest worse than lusting for a single man?? In confession if i have lusted for a priest do i say :i have commited lust or is it ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to say it was a priest?
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No, it is not necessary. Sometimes it may be helpful to confess more details, and other times not - but it is not necessary. I have found that when I confess such details I end up focusing mentally on the shame of the details, rather than just naming the sin and moving on. As another poster said, admitting that it was a priest may be triggering to the priest. He may even wonder if it was him!

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You need to name the sin. But you don’t have to go into detail.[Fr Serpa]
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No, it is not necessary. Sometimes it may be helpful to confess more details, and other times not - but it is not necessary. I have found that when I confess such details I end up focusing mentally on the shame of the details, rather than just naming the sin and moving on. As another poster said, admitting that it was a priest may be triggering to the priest. He may even wonder if it was him!

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Thank you sooo much! May God bless you all! That really put my mind at ease.
 
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