Is this a mortal sin, or venial? Can I take communion?

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It’s Saturday evening today, and I was just walking outside my house with dad. Then we were talking about work, then I told him specific problems and concerns the people at work give me (which affects my productivity at work in general). That was just a casual talk which we enjoyed. Then suddenly, I felt like I did something wrong. I did not feel it was wrong until that point. I just confessed my sins today, and I go to church tomorrow for the Mass. Is this a mortal or a venial sin, and can I take the communion during the Mass tomorrow? And if not, what must I do?
 
Unless you were spreading gossip, it was no sin. Seeking the advice and guidance of your father is a good thing.
 
I agree with those who have posted above. For one thing, if you are asking if a sin is a mortal sin, it is not a mortal sin because that requires complete knowledge of the sin’s gravity. Whether it is venial or not is another story. Talking about these people to your father in order to get his advice is not an issue. Wanting to tear those same people down with the intention of hurting their reputation is. See the difference? 🙂
 
If you are not sure, why worry? Go to confession. While there, you could ask the priest your question.
As to whether you can go to communion Sunday, you decide. But if you are simply seeking advice, speaking other the failings of others can be justified.
 
If it didn’t occur to you that it might be a sin, until after you had done it, then by definition it’s not mortal. To be mortal it has to have full consent and knowledge, and if the knowledge wasn’t there at the time you gave consent then an ingredient is missing.

Please do not refrain from Communion because of that being possibly a mortal sin because it isn’t unless you lied to yourself and us in the OP and you were actually doing it in order to malign your coworkers and/or elevate yourself over them – and you don’t come across to me that way.

That said, I’m just a voice on the Internet, just like one who might say “if you’re not sure than don’t go.” So yes you decide. If you don’t want to go, that’s fine. But if you go because you think you may not be in the state of grace because of this incident possibly being a mortal sin, then I suggest that staying away from the Eucharist may be fear-based and not just humility-based (“who told you that you were naked?” kind of thing). If you are prone to scrupulosity then you can probably tell me a lot more than I can you, about that.
 
From what you said here, I don’t see how it’s even a venial sin. But if it bothers you, include it in your next confession.
 
Am I sensing something you did not share, something material to the discussion?:ehh:
 
migencluz said:
It’s Saturday evening today, and I was just walking outside my house with dad. Then we were talking about work, then I told him specific problems and concerns the people at work give me (which affects my productivity at work in general). That was just a casual talk which we enjoyed.
(It’s right here I sense there is a detail missing. What were you saying or what memory did the conversation jog) Then suddenly, I felt like I did something wrong. I did not feel it was wrong until that point. I just confessed my sins today, and I go to church tomorrow for the Mass. Is this a mortal or a venial sin, and can I take the communion during the Mass tomorrow? And if not, what must I do?
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If you had committed a sin, then the only way it could’ve been objectively a mortal sin is if you’d said things that would’ve destroyed the other people’s good name. I get the impression that none of what you said fit that description; am I correct?
 
DavidJoseph said:
If you had committed a sin, then the only way it could’ve been objectively a mortal sin is if you’d said things that would’ve destroyed the other people’s good name. I get the impression that none of what you said fit that description; am I correct?
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If I did, it was unintentional. Because I couldn’t get to my point without telling my dad what the other people did.
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Am I sensing something you did not share, something material to the discussion?:ehh:
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Well, we were talking about exercise first, and how I carry ten-ream boxes around the office at work. Then I told my dad how work gets more frustrating because some people at work make me do things they should be doing, and that I ask myself why I should be doing their errands, and other time management questions (e.g. that they work overtime and not do not have enough progress), and how they expect me to return files they got from retention files (which slows me down because it is not my job, and they are not my supervisors). It just frustrates me, so I told my dad. And in turn, he gave me advice on how to deal with my work problems. That’s when I felt I did something wrong. So I found a way to end the conversation (since I have only worked in an office environment for a short time), and said, “I guess I’m just saying this because I am new to this. When I get used to the problems at work, I won’t need to say anything.”
 
I think it is prudent to seek his advice, for the sake of your dealing with it better. If all you are doing is complaining and just want his pity, that’s another thing.

What are fathers for, if not to help their kids get off to a good start in their profession? These days society would have you go hire a paid therapist or doctor who doesn’t know you, who will take a lot of money from you and maybe advise you take anxiety reduction drugs or something, instead of the coping skills you can except your dad to offer to tell you about.
 
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