Have you ever felt embarrassed to confess a sin to a priest?

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Yes, I admit it. Some of my sins are really embarassing to confess. Does anyone else feel like I do?
 
As a teenager yes. Especially as I really liked the priest.

As an adult no, not in a human sense where I find it hard to go into the confessional but more shame that I had sinned against God.
 
Constantly. :o

I keep hoping that will prevent me from doing it again, but so far I just have to keep on confessing and being embarrassed.
 
I try to go to confession monthly. I get the embarrassed feeling about once a month. Especially if I’m repeating the same sins.

I remember hearing Scott Hahn recall a story about confession. He was in the confessional and lamented that he was always coming back confessing the same thing every time. The priest asked, “What do you want? All NEW sins?” 🙂

The priest went on to explain that this may be God’s way of letting him know what he needs to work on. As the same time, God is keeping him sensitive to not fall into any other, perhaps more serious, sins.

I found comfort in that and the embarrassment has eased…a little. 😊
 
I’d be concerned if a peson wasn’t embarrassed by some of their sins - either their seriousness or the fact that they keep falling into sin in general. Embarrassment is an indication that one is aware of the true horror of sin, all sin.
 
Yes, i have had some sins i have been really embarrased to confess.
 
I had one of the most intense confessions last night, and I was seriously reeling the entire way home. Here’s the issue - I just started going to Mass at this new parish a few months ago. And one of the priests? Smoking hot. To the point where I’ve confessed “impure thoughts” to the other priest before. Not mentioning names or specifics, but honesty in the fact that these impure thoughts are distracting me from focusing on Christ, both inside and outside of the church.

Last night, I really needed to go to confession to unburden myself of some of my weekly brain clutter. The only priest to confess to? Yep, Fr. Smoking Hot. So I knelt down and started with a few basic neglect sins, then all of a sudden all of my fears and worries and stresses just poured out. I even mentioned the “impure thoughts”, although I didn’t get into specifics again.

After talking for a long while, he actually drilled down and found some of the the “real” issues behind some of my stresses and my patterns, and gave me some solutions to help with them. And he reminded me of his Fatherly role in the parish, and how he represents Christ opening his arms with his love. Well, that’s some perspective.

So even though I was totally freaked out when I walked in there, I’m feeling much better about my spirituality and much better about my choice to go to this new parish. Only once have I ever gone to confession and walked out thinking, that was a waste of time. Every time, I’ve learned something new, about myself, my faith, or my sins. It’s worth the time, and the more I do it, not only do I become better at confessing, but I become stronger in not doing the things I should confess to. I’ve stopped so much of the big sins, and have started cleaning my mental house to get rid of the things that are keeping me from being as close to God as He wants me to be.
 
joclucsylv said:
Yes, I admit it. Some of my sins are really embarassing to confess. Does anyone else feel like I do?
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those are the gravest ones and the ones I most need to confess, the sooner the better. I would no more lie, prevaricate and avoid being honest with my confessor than I would my doctor, both attitudes are dangerous and could even be suicidal. Since I became aware years ago, through preparing young children for confession, that we confess to Jesus himself, who already knows all our mind and heart, that whole “embarrassment” issue never arises.
 
Honestly, yes… It hinders me from confessing my sins. I hopr to have greater courage to confess all sins.
 
Honestly, yes… It hinders me from confessing my sins. I hope to have greater courage to confess all sins.
 
Absolutely! Especially when the priest has been waiting for 5 minutes to hear the sin. But once you get it out, you have to make sure you don’t commit the sin again so you don’t waste another 5 minutes in the confessional. 😃
 
LilyM said:
I’d be concerned if a peson wasn’t embarrassed by some of their sins - either their seriousness or the fact that they keep falling into sin in general. Embarrassment is an indication that one is aware of the true horror of sin, all sin.
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Amen! Very well and clearly said. Sin is the only thing which can eternally separate us from God! It is not only embarrassing, it is damning.
 
Stavros said:
I had one of the most intense confessions last night, and I was seriously reeling the entire way home. Here’s the issue - I just started going to Mass at this new parish a few months ago. And one of the priests? Smoking hot. To the point where I’ve confessed “impure thoughts” to the other priest before. Not mentioning names or specifics, but honesty in the fact that these impure thoughts are distracting me from focusing on Christ, both inside and outside of the church.

Last night, I really needed to go to confession to unburden myself of some of my weekly brain clutter. The only priest to confess to? Yep, Fr. Smoking Hot. So I knelt down and started with a few basic neglect sins, then all of a sudden all of my fears and worries and stresses just poured out. I even mentioned the “impure thoughts”, although I didn’t get into specifics again.

After talking for a long while, he actually drilled down and found some of the the “real” issues behind some of my stresses and my patterns, and gave me some solutions to help with them. And he reminded me of his Fatherly role in the parish, and how he represents Christ opening his arms with his love. Well, that’s some perspective.

So even though I was totally freaked out when I walked in there, I’m feeling much better about my spirituality and much better about my choice to go to this new parish. Only once have I ever gone to confession and walked out thinking, that was a waste of time. Every time, I’ve learned something new, about myself, my faith, or my sins. It’s worth the time, and the more I do it, not only do I become better at confessing, but I become stronger in not doing the things I should confess to. I’ve stopped so much of the big sins, and have started cleaning my mental house to get rid of the things that are keeping me from being as close to God as He wants me to be.
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Since the Priest sits in persona Christi, you were in essence considering Christ Himself to be smokin’ hot. :eek: Consider that God my have used that attractive face only to get your attention and force you to confront the situation. Next time, consider telling him all. He has probably heard it before.
 
Yes, frequently! I confess regularly anyway and usually to the same 2 priests. Sometimes feels ambarrasing confessing the same sins evert time I go.
 
joclucsylv said:
Yes, I admit it. Some of my sins are really embarassing to confess. Does anyone else feel like I do?
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Yes, of course I felt embarassed. My first confession was as an adult convert.

Throughout my life, I have asked God for forgiveness for my sins, but I wanted to do things right. So, I spent a lot of time reflecting and confessed the more serious ones again during Reconciliation. It was a very humbling experience.
 
joclucsylv said:
Yes, I admit it. Some of my sins are really embarassing to confess. Does anyone else feel like I do?
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Yes, especially when I was younger. I was really shy, and couldn’t even talk to people about ordinary things let alone my deepest darkest secrets and wrongdoings. But at the same time, confession is a great sacrament. I was embarassed, but confessing was humbing and afterward I always felt great. You really do receive a lot of graces from it, so even when I was super shy as a kid, I forced myself to go.
 
LilyM said:
I’d be concerned if a peson wasn’t embarrassed by some of their sins - either their seriousness or the fact that they keep falling into sin in general. Embarrassment is an indication that one is aware of the true horror of sin, all sin.
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Awesome reply! I feel the same way. The more we bring our sins to light the more grace we get so we can overcome those sins we continue to commit.
 
I NEED to go to confession right away, however I LOVE and RESPECT my parish priest so much and I am afraid that he may look at me in a different way or not respect me anymore. I know he says he has heard it all and nothing I could say would scandalize him, but I want to be Eucharistic misister some day and don’t want hime to have bad feelings towards me.:eek: I would much rather confess to a priest who does not know me, and am about to drive 3 hrs away to a Cathedral to seek out a priest who will never see me again!!
 
camiguin_48 said:
Honestly, yes… It hinders me from confessing my sins. I hope to have greater courage to confess all sins.
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I’m so embarrased about the sins I make, that I won’t even go to my priest where I normaly attend. We are beyound very good friends outside the church itself. & I can’t bring myself to tell him about my sins. So! I just go too the Cath.church across town & let it all hang out…😉
 
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