Receiving the Communion while in state of Mortal Sin

[Sean_St_Jude]

On the contrary, if one doesn’t believe in sin, then Christianity and dying on the cross is of no value to him.

If one doesn’t believe in sin, one calls Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, a liar.

And, by the way, there are places where the Catholic Church is thriving. In the Sugar Land area, southwest of Houston, there are Catholics everywhere. And from places near and far. The churches keep having to be expanded to make room for more.

The people flock to them.

 

[ProVobis]

And, by the way, there are places where the Catholic Church is thriving.

As far as I’m concerned when I see longer and longer confession lines, I’ll be convinced. And I do see some of this in the Midwest.

 

[Brendan_64]

As far as I’m concerned when I see longer and longer confession lines, I’ll be convinced.

And in order to achieve this we need clergy who actively work to increase awareness of the importance of Confession, and put effort into promoting it. But when priests rarely even mention sin, it’s no wonder many Catholics don’t see the need for Confession.

 

[ProVobis]

And in order to achieve this we need clergy who actively work to increase awareness of the importance of Confession, and put effort into promoting it. But when priests rarely even mention sin, it’s no wonder many Catholics don’t see the need for Confession.

Well, hopefully that one video of the Holy Father going out of his way to go to confession should inspire others to do so. If I have to wait in a long line, so be it. At least I won’t feel alone.

 

[phil19034]

And in order to achieve this we need clergy who actively work to increase awareness of the importance of Confession, and put effort into promoting it. But when priests rarely even mention sin, it’s no wonder many Catholics don’t see the need for Confession.

We also need

1. parents to teach their kids
2. orthodox Catholics to take the parish ministries (esp Religious Ed) away from the Cafeteria Catholics.
3. and preach that every Catholic in every parish should have a copy of the Catechism & a Church approved Bible.

 

[SuperLuigi]

It seems that during the 60’s, if not later, that all you needed was to find one priest to tell you what you were doing was not a mortal sin and presto, you became the holiest of saints, never having to go to confession again.

That’s problematic. The problem I see isn’t priests denying the existence of mortal sins, it’s Catholics who make excuses to justify going along with grave matters.

However, it may have caught your attention that there’s a lot of posts on here from those with scrupulous consciences.

The comment I responded too seemed more of a gray area, but I really don’t think Catholics need to be just not taking Communion if there’s the slightest doubt and that’s that. There’s a lot of room for establishing a better conscience.

Only the person’s confessor/spiritual director can really help him/her establish that.

 

[Brendan_64]

The comment I responded too seemed more of a gray area, but I really don’t think Catholics need to be just not taking Communion if there’s the slightest doubt and that’s that.

Why not?

If you thought that your car might be in a dangerous condition would you think, “It’s probably OK, and then take your family for a long drive in it?” Or would you get it checked out at a garage first? Confession only takes 15 minutes, a lot less than getting a car serviced, and its free.

You would think from some that receiving Communion at Mass is almost obligatory, unless really obvious extreme circumstances prevent this. This is not the case.

When we look at the Communion queues with almost 100% of the congregation, and then we look at the lack of queues for Confession we can either conclude that people are not sinning that much these days, or they don’t fully comprehend what a mortal sin is and what the effect of receiving Communion in a state of mortal sin is, or worse still that they don’t care.

If in doubt, don’t receive Communion and then get yourself to Confession as soon as possible. You are not required to receive Communion every time you attend Mass, but you are required to be in a state of grace, free from unconfessed mortal sin. It isn’t a trivial matter and not something worth taking risks with,

 

[Brendan_64]

And in order to achieve this we need clergy who actively work to increase awareness of the importance of Confession, and put effort into promoting it. But when priests rarely even mention sin, it’s no wonder many Catholics don’t see the need for Confession.

Pope Francis has indeed set a very good example regards Confession, and he speaks often about sin, and the devil. He is right, there is a real battle for souls going on all around us. It’s a shame that not enough clergy seem to choose to follow his example on this issue, preach about sin and the devil, and promote Confession.

 

[PelagiathePenit]

Hi everyone! My friend received the communion while in state of mortal sin. Will she be forgiven if she confessed it during the sacrament of reconciliation? Thanks everyone!

Some people do it to avoid attention. I have done so before. It’s awkward situation. It ultimately tells everyone you did something wrong. Family members or friends may ask you what you did wrong. Most people will receive holy communion regardless of sin. As serious as it, it is a reality to expect.

 

[PelagiathePenit]

Maybe she forgot. Some weeks I have missed communion because of mortal sin. The next week, I would forget and get communion.

 

[Brendan_64]

Some people do it to avoid attention. I have done so before. It’s awkward situation. It ultimately tells everyone you did something wrong. Family members or friends may ask you what you did wrong.

What others think of us in this regard really should be of no consequence. It’s not them who will be asked to give an account of ourselves at our day of judgement.

Maybe she forgot. Some weeks I have missed communion because of mortal sin. The next week, I would forget and get communion.

The trouble is that mortal sin kills the soul. Regardless of whether or not we’re going to receive Communion, we need to get to Confession as soon as possible after we’ve committed a mortal sin. All of us could die at any time.

 

[ProVobis]

However, it may have caught your attention that there’s a lot of posts on here from those with scrupulous consciences.

The comment I responded too seemed more of a gray area, but I really don’t think Catholics need to be just not taking Communion if there’s the slightest doubt and that’s that. There’s a lot of room for establishing a better conscience.

The slightest doubt is God’s way of telling you that you need a correction of some sort. It is probably better to err on the side of scrupulosity than deny that you’re responsible for the act altogether. Traffic tickets are generally given to people who had no idea they were breaking the law. So thus Catholics need to be told lying, stealing, cheating, gossipping, sexual arousal, etc. can become grave matters. Sometimes we don’t know ourselves where the line is drawn between grave sin and not-so-grave matters. Yes, they become mortal sins when sufficient reflection is given but are they capable themselves of determining whether they have reflected sufficiently? If there’s doubt, it seems that having a conscience is not such a bad thing to have. Instead we tend to rationalize it. Maybe the Orthodox have the right idea that communion without confession has become a decadent practice.