Something my priest said about confessing past sins

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My priest said that I don’t need to confess past sins, even if I remember them. Is he right. Please could someone send something to prove him right or wrong? Like an official church document or something. Thanks
 
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In confession, all mortal sins confessed are forgiven plus all venial sins, whether confessed or not, are forgiven. They are forgiven when the priest prays the absolution. Even if you don’t do your penance they are forgiven, but that would be a sin in itself if done deliberately.
I am sure you can find it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Google it.
 
Thank you, a bit off topic but in the link it talked about confessing the son in kind. Do we absolutely have to confess the division or class of the sin. For example would you have to say the son and then say “and this is a sin against purity” or can you just say the sin?
 
Its possible your priest has identified you as a scrupulant and is trying to get you to quit tormenting yourself trying to remember past sins.

Technically, he’s wrong, but given your posts here he might be trying to manage your scrupulousity.
 
You could not say ‘I sinned against chastity x times

That is too vague for me as it could be a venial sin. The

Is not the best source. Try the Catechism of the CC.
 
Sorry I missed the word not. I will not debate the BC vs. CCC.

Did you know the BC was written in less than a month by one priest. Did you know that it contains only 2 or 3 pages on the Resurrection of our Lord?
 
The catholic church teaches in the Catechism:

Every mortal sin must be confessed by name.

And also: if you go to confession you are still forgiven sins you forgot to confess by accident,

but if you remember any unconfessed mortal sins, must say them at the next confession.
 
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You have probably already been absolved so don’t need to reconfess them.

It’s important to put this into a little context.
Your Priest is right if you are continuing to confess them.

Are you suffering scruples
 
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We are blessed to receive absolution of all our sins through confession.
Thanks be to God!
 
The CCC has 2865 paragraphs, and, as far as I can see, only has 20 on Christ’s resurrection… less than 1%
 
Max,

One think that happened after Vatican II is that the emphasis shifted a bit to recognize the resurrection of our Lord more.
 
Absolutely.

However, a lack of emphasis on the Resurrection is not unique to the BC
 
I don’t really know but do you need to reconfess sons if you forgot some details when you confessed them for the first time for example if you forgot to say the number of times
 
You need to discuss this all with your Priest. You have scruples. And no, once a sin is confessed, it’s confessed. Priests don’t want nor need exacting details. As for number of times, please also ask your Priest. We could give you seriously wrong and damaging advice

I can understand why your Priest told you to stop confessing past sins.

Look at the replies here of people thinking your Priest gave you unfair and grave advice.

Please go and speak to your Priest.
 
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Mortal sins MUST be confessed by NAME of the specific mortal sin, and NUMBER of occasions, according to the Catechism.

So if you missed one of those descriptions then yes it must be confessed.
 
Please don’t complicate a situation of scruples and give potentially damaging advice.

Michael needs to talk to his priest and follow the advice of his priest. Not a bunch of strangers on CAF who are not privy to the entire situation.
 
Even a person with scruples is bound to obedience to the Catholic catechism, which states: mortal sins must be confessed by name and number.

The Catechism says if you forget a Mortal sin or to mention the Number of occasions of that sin, you are absolved, but MUST mention it at the next confession.

The OP said he wishes to be obedient to the Catholic Catechism rather than to any other source.
(Unfortunately, there are some priests who do not teach what the catechism states; and who support gay marriage etc). One must always check that what one’s confessor says is compatible with the Magisterium of the Church (St theresa of avila and St Faustina both said this, and that they had experience of confessors saying something was good that was actually a sin),

The OP never said he was scrupulous either.

And you are saying the Catholic Catechism can be disobeyed by scrupulous people? Where does it state that in the Church Magisterium or Catechism?
 
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