Confession help?

[BuphiloCatholic]

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[Angel7]

OK, great news everybody, I was able to go To The Confession! But now I have a new dilema! but before I can say what that is I have to know somethign first.

So here it goes!

I know it is wrong for A Holy Priest to speak about someone’s Confession. but can someone speak about Their Confession?

 

[JimG]

OK, great news everybody, I was able to go To The Confession! But now I have a new dilema! but before I can say what that is I have to know somethign first.

So here it goes!

I know it is wrong for A Holy Priest to speak about someone’s Confession. but can someone speak about Their Confession?

You can speak about your own confession. But why should you? Your sins are forgiven; leave the matter in the confessional.

 

[Angel7]

It’s that, I disquised or “masked” a ‘sin’. So it wouldn’t seem that bad.

So i would be guilty of withholding information during my confession right?

BUT!
Now that I think about it, what I was confessing seemed to be a temptation not a sin.
So I think I “lied” about my temptation, not sin. But during my confession I think i thought of it as a sin.

Any help?

 

[JimG]

It’s that, I disquised or “masked” a ‘sin’. So it wouldn’t seem that bad.

So i would be guilty of withholding information during my confession right?

BUT!
Now that I think about it, what I was confessing seemed to be a temptation not a sin.
So I think I “lied” about my temptation, not sin. But during my confession I think i thought of it as a sin.

Any help?

There’s nothing wrong with confessing a temptation, especially if it’s one that you are easily subject to. If it worries you, confess it in the next confession, but don’t worry about the last confession. As for masking a sin, my advice is always to be just as blunt and direct as possible.

 

[Angel7]

hmm… I don’t think you understand. I think that the sin isn’t in confessing the temptation. but in trying to mask it, and make it look less bad, less of a “sin” i guess.
But I realize that what I Was Confessing was (probably) a temptation, not a sin.
When I Was Confessing this “sin” (which I now think was a temptation, not a sin) I thought of it as a sin. Am I guilty of lying In Confession?

 

[JimG]

hmm… I don’t think you understand. I think that the sin isn’t in confessing the temptation. but in trying to mask it, and make it look less bad, less of a “sin” i guess.
But I realize that what I Was Confessing was (probably) a temptation, not a sin.
When I Was Confessing this “sin” (which I now think was a temptation, not a sin) I thought of it as a sin. Am I guilty of lying In Confession?

No. That confession was OK. I know that sometimes in confession it’s hard to just say what’s on your mind, but in the end it is the easiest.

Don’t worry about this confession. Your whole post indicates some confusion about this issue, and if you were confused or unsure, then it is not a mortal sin. You may of course mention it in your next confession, but all your sins were forgiven in the last confession in any case.

 

[Angel7]

It is kind of hard to explain but. I’ll try.

I thought of it as a sin. (when really it was a temptation)
I confessed it, but held back a detail because I was ashamed, and embarrassed.
I think that detail would have changed the nature of that “sin”
But since it was a temptation, which doesn’t need to be confessed, should I worry about it?
It’s that I percieved it to be a sin, only afterwards did I realize it was a temptation.

Part of it has to do with out I percieved it then.

**If **it was a sin, Would I be quilty of lying and witholding essential details?

 

[JimG]

It is kind of hard to explain but. I’ll try.

I thought of it as a sin. (when really it was a temptation)
I confessed it, but held back a detail because I was ashamed, and embarrassed.
I think that detail would have changed the nature of that “sin”
But since it was a temptation, which doesn’t need to be confessed, should I worry about it?
It’s that I percieved it to be a sin, only afterwards did I realize it was a temptation.

Part of it has to do with out I percieved it then.

**If **it was a sin, Would I be quilty of lying and witholding essential details?

You’re obviously concerned about it, so the solution is just to mention this in your next confession. (i.e. “at my last confession I didn’t confess this because I was embarrassed and I wasn’t sure if it was a sin or a temptation:” then just briefly state the matter. )

Your confusion on the issue means that you’re not guilty of lying. Don’t try to dissect this on your own. Mention it in your next confession and then let it go. Your last confession was valid.