Do I need to confess this again?

[catholicgirl201]

Hi everyone,
I went to confession yesterday and I confessed all the evil thoughts I had seen on the internet that I could not get out of my head. I told the priest this but I did not tell him what the thoughts were. Do I need to tell him what the thoughts are in order to be forgiven or am I forgiven anyway? Should I go back to the priest and tell him what the thoughts were as it was by thinking them that ruptured my frienship with God, as with all mortal sins.

Thanks

 

[SteveGC]

“Number and kind” is the guidance. “Number” being the estimated number of times a particular sin was committed. And “kind” being the type of sin (lust, lying, stealing, missing Mass, etc).

If your priest did not ask you to elaborate, however, I would not worry about it. God obviously knows the types of thoughts you had. In the future, my advice would be for you to name the particular sin(s) that your evil thoughts entertained. You do not have to go into further detail unless the priest asks you to.

 

[Joe_5859]

And note that one is only obligated to give the number and kind of mortal sins committed.

If your priest thought you needed to be more specific, he would have asked you to elaborate.

You have been forgiven. Let it go and move on.

 

[TraditonRules]

You did fine, next time bring explicit notes on sins so you don’t forget them in details.

 

[Suslar]

Isn’t it odd that sometimes we just simply can’t imagine a loving Father who wants us to be free from sin and bask in His intense love?

You are forgiven. It is done. The past is over. God’s forgiveness is so complete that you never need dwell on those sins again. All we need to do is remember Jesus’ words in Scripture to the woman caught in adultery, “Go now and change your life.”

Jump for joy! Smile and laugh out loud! Just simply enjoy being the Beloved of the Father. We ARE forgiven that easily each and every time we approach God with a contrite heart.

Peace!