Confession

[thistle]

Hi Nick,

You should start a new thread so we can discuss it without derailing this one…

Thistle,

still awaiting your response to my last post… are you researching and I should wait or should I stop checking this thread?

Am I researching what? I have already spoken to some priests, one of whom is a friend and mentor of mine. He and the others confirmed that if a person thinks a sin is of grave matter (even though it is not of grave matter) then that satisfies the grave matter condition and that person would indeed be committing a mortal sin by going ahead with the act because they have intended to commit a grave sin.

 

[ConstantineTG]

Is wanting to receive communion a form on contrition when going to confession? So if I go to confession so that I don’t miss out on recieving communion on Sunday, would that be valid?

The reason I ask this is I committed a sin, thought that it was of grave matter, and went to confession the next day so that I wouldn’t miss out on recieving Jesus. I realise now that it was most likely not a mortal sin, however I still feel guilty for some reason.

Your uncertainty is reason enough to seek a confessor and discuss.

 

[Actaeon]

Am I researching what? I have already spoken to some priests, one of whom is a friend and mentor of mine. He and the others confirmed that if a person thinks a sin is of grave matter (even though it is not of grave matter) then that satisfies the grave matter condition and that person would indeed be committing a mortal sin by going ahead with the act because they have intended to commit a grave sin.

Fair enough, but I don’t consider unnamed sources that an online personna claims to be valid. Given that we have an apparent different standard of “proof” in this discussion, I’ll unsubscribe the thread now.