Is it still possible to be saved?

[Thecatholicguy]

So my dad is not married and he is engaged with my mother. They had 4 beautiful children, including me. But since they are not married, my dad cannot receive Holy Communion and when he goes to Confession the sin of not being married is still with him. He is still a good person. He helps out those in need and such, but is there a way that my dad can be saved without Confession but trust the mercy of God?

 

[Start]

Only Confession can forgive mortal sins. It isn’t that hard for most to confess.

 

[otrrl]

As the others have said, your father and mother need to talk to a priest and undoubtedly go to confession, if they are Catholic.

On the subject of salvation, that’s kind of a Protestant question. Are you looking for a Baptist or evangelical answer?

You and they should be received into the Catholic Church after a period of instruction. We’re never finished being saved – as St Paul says we’re “running the race” which ends when we die. We can always lose our salvation (which is not what a lot of Protestants believe) . In the Bible, Christ tells us to repent and be baptized and to obey all that he has commanded. St Paul tells us that the Church is the pillar of truth (not just the Bible), and so we should apply ourselves to studying the Catechism of the Catholic Church – which is the modern explanation of what is required for salvation.

Faith is required for salvation… We are saved by God’s grace which is given to us to perform good works. We will be judged according to the works of our life. We are called to be holy – to be close to God in prayer and in all our life. We all fail in different and many ways. We are called to repent – to turn away from our sins. We all rely on God’s mercy for our salvation.

Jesus teaches and the priests tell us it is never too late to be saved.

 

[Gertabelle]

This is something that your parents need to be working out. It is not for you to be judging the state of their souls to determine whether or not they are saved.

Pray for them and let God work on their hearts, as He does for all of us.

 

[TK421]

So my dad is not married and he is engaged with my mother. They had 4 beautiful children, including me. But since they are not married, my dad cannot receive Holy Communion and when he goes to Confession the sin of not being married is still with him. He is still a good person. He helps out those in need and such, but is there a way that my dad can be saved without Confession but trust the mercy of God?

Yes, anybody can be saved.

If you’ve already tried to work this out with them, then commit the rest to prayer.

St Augustine’s Confessions shows how far a person can go for the immortal soul of another.

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

This is kind of a sticky situation for a minor child to be in.
You are obligated to honor your parents—you do that by obeying them and praying for them.

I don’t know the events that lead up to the current situation.
If you were to talk to your folks, try it on the form of a question “In religion class, they taught us blah blah blah, what do you think?”

ray:t2:ray:t2:ray:t2: For your family

 

[semper_catholicus]

There’s no ‘way out’ for mortal sin other than confession.

 

[CatholicSpirit]

There is something called “renewing your vows” which allows them to be married in the eyes of the church by performing a marriage later in life. I think he should consider it because holy communion is worth it.

As always, talk to the priest.

 

[KevinK]

But if the mortal sin is ongoing in nature and you refuse to cease, there seems to be no point in confession since the sin continues even as you exit the confessional.

 

[MT1926]

when he goes to Confession the sin of not being married is still with him.

I don’t know your age so I am not going to go into to much detail. Basically, like others have said if you are young and still living at home you need to honor him.

Just wanted to say that this can be easily resolved by turning the engagement into a marriage.

On a final note, you don’t know the state of your father’s soul and cannot make the judgement that his sin of not being married is not forgiven. That is for God to judge.

As others have said get them to talk to a priest, this shouldn’t be to hard to resolve.

God Bless

 

[semper_catholicus]

I should have said ‘worthy confession.’

 

[TheLittleLady]

There is something called “renewing your vows” which allows them to be married in the eyes of the church by performing a marriage later in life.

I believe you are speaking of a Convalidation. To make valid an earlier attempt at marriage outside of the Church. Yes, the adults ought speak to their pastor about beginning the Convalidation process.

 

[CatholicSpirit]

Thank you for adding the proper term for our friend!