Confession And Pervasive Sins Not Entirely In My Control

[JWH123]

How often do I need to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation to make sure that I will not have my permanently sinful state held against me at judgment?

I am not married (because I cannot find a partner who would be willing to marry me as I am considered unsuitable as a mate) and therefore I am violating God’s first commandment in the Garden of Eden (It is not good–meaning it is inherently evil–for man to be alone).

Do I have to live in the Confessional, or make sure that when I die, it is within seconds of receiving absolution? This is a sin that I can confess, but I’m unable to turn away from it. Does the fact that being unable to turn away from it is not entirely within my control release me from this sin being mortal?

 

[Nigel7]

How often do I need to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation to make sure that I will not have my permanently sinful state held against me at judgment?

I am not married (because I cannot find a partner who would be willing to marry me as I am considered unsuitable as a mate) and therefore I am violating God’s first commandment in the Garden of Eden (It is not good–meaning it is inherently evil–for man to be alone).

Do I have to live in the Confessional, or make sure that when I die, it is within seconds of receiving absolution? This is a sin that I can confess, but I’m unable to turn away from it. Does the fact that being unable to turn away from it is not entirely within my control release me from this sin being mortal?

Being not married is NOT a sin.

Paul even says;
"To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion."
1 Cor 7; 8-9

biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207

 

[Edmundus1581]

Being not married is NOT a sin.

Paul even says;
"To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion."
1 Cor 7; 8-9

biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207

To the OP:

Have you “confessed” your apparently “sinful” state?

There’s no point confessing some sins in order to receive absolution on another which you conceal.

 

[Nigel7]

Paul also says…

“Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage…
… I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided.”
1 Cor 7; 27, 32-34

And so, JWH123, live your life to please the LORD.

biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&version=RSV

 

[JWH123]

To the OP:

Have you “confessed” your apparently “sinful” state?

There’s no point confessing some sins in order to receive absolution on another which you conceal.

I have confessed it and received absolution from the priest.
But unlike the times I confess other sins (such as letting anger get the best of me), for which I can promise to try and “sin no more and avoid the near occasions of sin,” doing that for this one is a real problem.

 

[modofac]

I have confessed it and received absolution from the priest.

No, you didn’t.

Either you are lying, or the priest did not understand what you said, or he was crazy.

Being single is not a sin. You are doing some weird, hyper-literal reading of the Bible is stark disagreement with Catholic teaching.

Stop it.

I have no idea what you mean by

(because I cannot find a partner who would be willing to marry me as I am considered unsuitable as a mate)

. As a Catholic, only permanent impotence would render you unable to marry, so I have no idea what your situation actually is…but it is NOT inherently sinful.

You need to find a non-crazy priest and talk to him.