1.YES ( I assume you were intending to confess contritely all moral sins…not hiding it or not repentant of it…).I know we’re required to confess all mortal sins. I always close my confession by saying “I’m sorry for these sins and the sins of my whole life”. If I truly forget to mention a mortal sin, is it still forgiven? I know everyone says to just confess it next time to be sure, which is what I normally do. But my question is, do you HAVE to?
Please read my post above…we are not talking about hiding a mortal sin or not being contrite for such.Simply if you don’t confess it, its not forgiven.
Exactly. Not withheld mortal sins. Just ones that you truly forgot and they were, indeed, mortal. I don’t understand how you can be in the state of grace after confession of it turns out that you aren’t actually forgiven for mortal sins you truly forgot to mention. If you must confess them the next time, then they were never forgiven when you went to confession the last time, then you were never in the state of grace? Shouldn’t have taken communion? Am I not understanding this correctly?Please read my post above…we are not talking about hiding a mortal sin or not being contrite for such.
The forgotten mortal sin of the person who was contrite and amended for all his mortal sins is thus absolved along with the rest of them “indirectly” (all mortal sins are absolved…or none…which is different than venial sins). He is restored to the state of grace…of life in Christ and to being a living member of the Church.If you must confess them the next time, then they were never forgiven when you went to confession the last time, then you were never in the state of grace? Shouldn’t have taken communion? Am I not understanding this correctly?
Good intentions but not the whole story, Remember it depends what the sin is.The forgotten mortal sin of the person who was contrite and amended for all his mortal sins is thus absolved along with the rest of them “indirectly” (all mortal sins are absolved…or none…which is different than venial sins). He is restored to the state of grace…of life in Christ and to being a living member of the Church.
But since we are obliged to confess all our mortal sins in number and kind (and circumstances that change them…like it was ones brother one murdered) then we still are obliged to confess the forgotten mortal sin if it is remembered. They all are to be “confessed” to be “submitted to the keys” directly. (Confession has a juridical nature as part of its reality.)
He may receive Holy Communion and does not have to go to confession sooner due to remembering it.
I am afraid I do not know what you are referring to here.Good intentions but not the whole story, Remember it depends what the sin is.
Some sins may not be forgiven or be allowed confession.
God Bless.
The OP is not talking about excommunication which needs to be lifted first. He is simply asking if any mortal sins that are genuinely forgotten to be confessed at Confession are forgiven and the answer is yes.Good intentions but not the whole story, Remember it depends what the sin is.
Some sins may not be forgiven or be allowed confession.
God Bless.