saying sorry

[englishredrose]

Confession is a SACRAMENT. It was give to us by Jesus to help us get to Heaven. It is not a lazy anything, it is not a cop out. Your question is in itself, disrespectful of this sacrament. I know exactly what you are trying to suggest.

and that is the last thing I use the sacrament of confession (anglican) for - to help me get to Heaven. That hasn’t occured to me at all. I use the sacrament of confession (anglican) to clear my sins with God via support of a priest because sometimes its just too much going direct to God and just need that extra bit of help spiritually. Nothing what so ever to do with Heaven. I personally don’t have that approach to/of God. far to onorous to think that if I do xyz I have more chance of Heaven than if I don’t do xyz, and please don’t misunderstand me because some anglicans will be very much more like you and think what they do on Earth in church helps. For my own well being, I am very liberal as I know that God loves us all

 

[englishredrose]

Sorry Therealjulianna I am not trying to suggest anything. I am simply exploring what people think of the opening question. Sorry if that has offended you but I am just trying to work out the process of being sorry is about the whole process of being sorry. I am trying to work out whether people think being sorry in confession is enough or do they/we see the whole picture. The feedback i have had have been rewarding that people do say they are sorry etc to those they hurt too and find that easier than in confession.

I am glad it has gone against my own assumption of thinking that people are able to go to confession and say sorry but don’t actually bother saying sorry to individuals they have hurt - naturally when that ‘sin’ appears to them etc. I am glad to read that people do find it easier to say sorry to the indviduals they have hurt and that confession is not some kind of cop out as I am exploring. I am the first one to say a clear simple sorry in my experience in situations and wondered if this is because I do go to confession (albiet anglican) and kind of wonderring if this is a catholic trend or not that catholics tend to be quick at being able to say sorry and whether confession helps us to do that or not. And please note I have carefully used the small case c for catholic meaning universal. Off all the years, the current priest has been the only person to say sorry to me direct when something had happend yet he been only one and I’ve said sorry to plenty of folk through my time but just one have only ever said sorry to me though been hurt plenty enough in return for a few sorries to be merrited but yeh it takes a lot for people to say sorry in any style-so it not the case of not hearing their sorry.#… I am not playing the violin here but explaining why I am trying to explore the whole process of saying sorry in and out of confession.

Sorry I told a lie there as such for when I rejoined the choir I never actually got a sorry for what happened in return but have got far more respect than I ever did before… and it was brill because it like as though I hadn’t missed a week at all. and I re-enterred the choir via confession and a rather brill penance though should have seen it coming but didn’t at all but would have rejoined some how by now I think, and said my sorry properly to the person concerned even though the happening was 2 year ago there abouts. I did take time but said sorry in the end …​