B
Brooklyn
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I am a revert Catholic, having left when I was a teenager some 38 or so years ago. I joined a very fundamentalist, right wing cult, which over the years did a 180 degree turn and basically became a “there is no real sin, just love everyone” kind of group. That’s a little exaggerated, but not by much. No other church seemed really “right” to me, and after looking for direction from God, I started watching EWTN, and found myself being drawn home. About a week and a half ago I went to confession to a very reputable priest (one I had seen on EWTN), and I am now a Catholic in good standing, something I would have never thought would happen.
Anyway, my confession was extremely emotional, and I basically cried all the way through it, but I knew by the time it was done my sins had been washed away. But there were still a few things I wanted to clear up, so today I went to confession at my local church. I was the last one in the confessional, and the priest was feeling very rushed because he had to say Mass. But it seemed everything I confessed to him, he sort of waived away with, “oh, that’s not really a sin.” One thing I said was that I really wanted to heat up my prayer life, and I would like to do some of the devotions and pray the Rosary. He said that is not necessary, just to talk to God and develop a personal relationship with him. He said the Rosary is basically repetitive and a mantra. He said when he was younger, he would run and he would say it just to do something while he was running. He said all you’re doing is repeating the same thing over and over, and it’s basically meaningless. I’m wondering what he would say to our Lady of Fatima.
He didn’t really give me any penance, he said just to say whatever prayer I wanted, be an act of contrition or whatever.
What do you all think of this? Am I being too sensitive?
Mary
Anyway, my confession was extremely emotional, and I basically cried all the way through it, but I knew by the time it was done my sins had been washed away. But there were still a few things I wanted to clear up, so today I went to confession at my local church. I was the last one in the confessional, and the priest was feeling very rushed because he had to say Mass. But it seemed everything I confessed to him, he sort of waived away with, “oh, that’s not really a sin.” One thing I said was that I really wanted to heat up my prayer life, and I would like to do some of the devotions and pray the Rosary. He said that is not necessary, just to talk to God and develop a personal relationship with him. He said the Rosary is basically repetitive and a mantra. He said when he was younger, he would run and he would say it just to do something while he was running. He said all you’re doing is repeating the same thing over and over, and it’s basically meaningless. I’m wondering what he would say to our Lady of Fatima.
He didn’t really give me any penance, he said just to say whatever prayer I wanted, be an act of contrition or whatever.
What do you all think of this? Am I being too sensitive?
Mary
