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Melodeonist
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How would one confess their sins if there was a Nuclear apocalypse and the survivors are in a shelter with no priest. How would they confess their sins? Thanks! 
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peter26
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You’d say an Act of Contrition and hope for the best.
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Beryllos
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Gertabelle
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How would one confess their sins if there was a Nuclear apocalypse and the survivors are in a shelter with no priest. How would they confess their sins? Thanks!
I smiled when I read this because I thought I was the only one who ever thought up such odd questions.
One thing for sure, you’d probably be willing to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid temptation and sin!
Beyond that, you’d be saying your Acts of Contrition and throwing yourself upon the mercy of God.
On of our priests a couple years ago had been a missionary priest in South America. He and his brother priests would travel by boat to remote villages that only had mass and sacraments once of month.
There are other places on the planet where the presence of a Catholic priest is even less frequent than that!
No need for a nuclear fallout shelter to find oneself removed from the sacraments. :nope:
We should always keep our brothers and sisters around the world in our prayers. We have no idea how good we have it here in the US.
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2_RollinStoned
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An Act of Contrition (perfect contrition actually) would be the only possible response.How would one confess their sins if there was a Nuclear apocalypse and the survivors are in a shelter with no priest. How would they confess their sins? Thanks!
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poche
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You could make an act of perfect contrition.
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Gertabelle
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These days, I’m more concerned with confession post-election day. 
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Bookcat
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Venial sins: can be forgiven in many ways…for example -prayer, acts of love, act of contrition, devout use of Holy water, praying the Our Father.
Mortal sins:
Catechism
1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51
scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#1492
Mortal sins:
Catechism
1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51
scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#1492
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