Confession absolve all sins

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Once again, you keep acting like this penance has something to do with whether your sins that you just confessed get forgiven or absolved.

THE PENANCE YOU GET HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH “COUNTING FOR” OR “APPLYING” TO SINS YOU HAVE CONFESSED.
NOTHING.

The priest gives you a penance to help you grow in holiness.

You are not bound to confess all your venial sins (although it’s a good practice to do so), so they’re forgiven in confession whether you mention them or not. They’re also forgiven whenever you receive Holy Communion or bless yourself with Holy Water.

So this idea of a penance having to “apply” to “unconfessed venial sins” makes no sense.
 
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A good confession covers all sins. You must confess all mortal sins. If you accidentally forget one it is also covered as long as you didn’t forget it on purpose. Your absolution is not tied to the penance.
 
I was always taught the peance was too get rid of the temproal punishment of sin?
 
It doesn’t “get rid” of it, it helps atone for it.

Here,
If you walk over to my fridge as a guest and get the milk out and spill it. I can immediately forgive you when you confess it to me. But there is still milk on the floor and none in my fridge. You can help clean up (penance) and that has nothing to do with my forgiveness of you. What it does do is take some of the consequences and helps repair the damage. Penance usually does not equally restore the damage but it does help. You may still be responsible for some reparations in purgatory which is what a full indulgence would help with.
 
Fatima-Crusader said:
Does confession abslove all sins even venial sins you did not confess?
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I think it does, as long as they are on your conscience & you don’t mention them simply because you want to focus on your mortal sins.

FYI, venial sins are also forgiven at the beginning of Mass when we do the penitential rite & we call our venial sins to mind.

Also before receiving communion when we say, “Lord I am not worthy to receive you.”
 
It helps a bit, but “getting rid of the temporal punishment for sin” is not the same as absolution.
Also, you’re incurring temporal punishment for every sin you’ve committed in your life so it’s not tied to what Venial sins you mention in confession.
 
Which sins are these?

Also, if you forget to confess a mortal sin but include in Confession the statement “and any other sins I may have forgotten,” would that be fine without going back to Confession to confess the mortal sin you had forgotten?
 
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would that be fine without going back to Confession to confess the mortal sin you had forgotten?
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Technically you may be good. Personally I’d mention at my next confession. Between the two I would receive communion & believe I am in a state of Grace. But I’d make another confession soon.
 
If you remember a sin after confession you are still absolved but you have to confess it the next time.
 
MiserereMeiDei said:
My latest penance requires 3 days of physical exercise for 30 minutes. 🤣

It’ll get done. I just wondered about the absolution issue. Thanks. 😊
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Hmm, I’m thinking priests might do more good for their flocks imposing penances like this than just handing out standard Our Fathers and Hail Marys.
 
A very irresponsible penance to give. I’m presuming your confessor is not also your doctor so he has no idea about your ability to complete this penance. (I’m not saying you can’t complete it or unable to do so but it is inappropriate that this was given.)
 
I think he was former military and you’re probably correct.
 
That is not the point. I may be an 80 year old with a chronic heart condition but believe I could do it.
 
Oh yes. It would be easier if I hadn’t been off work for the last few months. I figured God knew the right penance for me. Gotta get in shape to go back anyway.
 
I suppose, though usually people with those conditions are more conscious of their limitations. I understand your point though.
 
If you’re concerned for whatever reason that you may not be able to complete it, or cannot complete it, the next time you go to confession, tell the priest you didn’t complete the last penance you were given and ask for a new one.
 
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Also, if you forget to confess a mortal sin but include in Confession the statement “and any other sins I may have forgotten,” would that be fine without going back to Confession to confess the mortal sin you had forgotten?
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We don’t need to ask Father, as the topic of mortal sins forgotten in a good confession has been raised so many times (eg. here) that the general answer is well established, and is also widely available on the web (eg. here).

All mortal sins must be confessed “in kind and number”. If one remembers a mortal sin which has not been confessed then one is obliged to mention it at the next confession. We generally say “mention” rather than “confess” to emphasise that it has already been forgiven and that it is not now being “confessed”.

Please note: “If one remembers a mortal sin”. We are not obliged to search our conscience for sins we may have forgotten to confess. They are already forgiven and forgotten by God.

We have had some disagreement about particular situations, such as a penitent who has not confessed “in kind and number” through ignorance of the requirement, but the general principle is well agreed and referenced in Church teaching.

Yes, trust fully in the confessor and God’s mercy, but still if a mortal sin is remembered then it must be confessed, and “for all my other sins” does not cover it.
From The Baltimore Catechism

Q. 793. Is our Confession worthy if, without our fault, we forget to confess a mortal sin?

A. If without our fault we forget to confess a mortal sin, our Confession is worthy, and the sin is forgiven; but it must be told in Confession if it again comes to our mind.

Note the word: “told”, rather then “confessed”.
 
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I usually describe penance as our action to get back to walking on the road to meet Christ/eternal life with Him.
 
HeDa said:
I usually describe penance as our action to get back to walking on the road to meet Christ/eternal life with Him.
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Right. That’s why I like how my priest says, "I absolve you… " rather than “forgive” which is more like exonerate.

Like you said, it’s more about me conforming to Christ than Christ hearing me mention my sins.
 
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