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ampb99
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I recently went to confession with the intention of doing a general confession, since I had reason to believe that a number of my sins (some of them mortal) had not been confessed, or had at leat not been confessed with the proper contrition and/or specificity.
To help me with this I brought along a few pages of notes, since there was no way I could have remembered everything. I gave the list to the priest, and he simply said that he could see I had taken a long time with it and was sure I was sorry, and he absolved me without reading the list!
Was this confession valid? Do I need to go through all these sins again for God to forgive me? (Some of them are very embarrassing). Should I have insisted that the priest read the list? I really wanted to put the past behind me and obtain peace of conscience, and now I feel as anxious as ever.
What would you suggest I do now? Thanks.
To help me with this I brought along a few pages of notes, since there was no way I could have remembered everything. I gave the list to the priest, and he simply said that he could see I had taken a long time with it and was sure I was sorry, and he absolved me without reading the list!
Was this confession valid? Do I need to go through all these sins again for God to forgive me? (Some of them are very embarrassing). Should I have insisted that the priest read the list? I really wanted to put the past behind me and obtain peace of conscience, and now I feel as anxious as ever.
What would you suggest I do now? Thanks.