Free pass on contraception

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If a person gets a permanent contraception fix and then goes to confession and repents of this sin, are they committing a mortal each time they engage in sex thereafter? It would seem they get a free pass in that they have a permanent solution to limiting family size for the rest of their lives while others have to struggle with NFP or sin each time they use contraception.
 
KevinK said:
If a person gets a permanent contraception fix and then goes to confession and repents of this sin, are they committing a mortal each time they engage in sex thereafter?
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No.
KevinK said:
It would seem they get a free pass in that they have a permanent solution to limiting family size for the rest of their lives while others have to struggle with NFP or sin each time they use contraception.
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You cannot confess validly if you are not sorry. So, it’s not a free pass, and it’s not so simple.
 
1ke said:
You cannot confess validly if you are not sorry. So, it’s not a free pass, and it’s not so simple.
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Worse yet – if you plan on committing a particular evil, telling yourself, “it’s no biggie; I’ll just go to confession afterward and get my ‘get out of jail free’ card”, then you’ve commited yet another sin: the sin of ‘presumption’.

So, not only would your absolution not be valid, but also you’d have yet another serious sin on your soul… 😦
 
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I am saying they are truly sorry and wish they had not done it.
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Then you’ve never talked with anyone who got a vasectomy or tubal ligation and then was divorced (and remarried). For them, it’s not a “free pass”; often, it’s a cross to bear, since they cannot have children in the subsequent marriage.

(And, for the sake of argument, let’s suppose they got an annulment before the second marriage, so that we’re not talking about heaping sin on sin… 😉 )
 
Brittany said:
If they are truly sorry, their absolution will be valid. But it’s important to note that if a person is truly sorry for doing something permanent like this, they will feel sorry about it for the rest of their lives. They will always have that regret.
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And, of course, it is possible to attempt to have the procedure reversed…
 
No.

For instance, if someone gets a vasectomy and then confesses for it he isn’t obliged to get the procedure reversed.
 
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