Why frequent Confession?

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Just_1_hr_a_wk said:
Homework was done – and person was even answered by several priests.

It made no dent.
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Quote CCC to him. THAT is official church teaching. Unless he can provide church reference to support his position, then what he is saying is merely an OPINION – an **INCORRECT **opinion.
 
Ohh things have been quoted - including CCC –

I will say it is comforting to know I am not the crazy one on this topic.
 
Well then … :rolleyes: … how does he support his position when it goes against official church teaching? Does he claim to be more knowledgeable and have greater authority than the church established by the Son of God?
 
CCC 1394: As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens our charity, which tends to be weakened in daily life; and this living charity wipes away venial sins (Cf. Council of Trent [1551]: DS 1638). By giving himself to us Christ revivies our love and enables us to break our disordered attachments to creatures and root ourselves in him . . .
 
Hello, friends in Christ. I am responding here because of something that has been going on in a few of the posts here on this subject. There is a member here by the name of “Just 1 hr a wk”. She (I believe it to be a she), began the situation I am addressing with her post #27. She stated “I am having a problem watching someone else - on another forum - act as if there are some non-mortal sins that are not forgiven in the penitential rite of the Mass”. I am the poster to whom she refers here. And her statement is untrue. I have never made such a statement. I did, however, insinuate that there are degrees of sin. I used the example of stealing a dime from a destitute woman vs. stealing a dime from a millionaire. I believe in a Just God. I further stated that the precept of the Church demanded we confess our sins once a year. That was the way I was taught. When I produced the section of the Catechism that said this, someone produced a version, using the word “mortal” as a modifier for sin - and all hell broke lose.

Immediately following her post, someone asked for a link to this other thread. Just 1 hr a wk responded this way - “I want to but I am concerned about it. The thread is over at AOL. One of the posters involved, the one whose comments are disturbing, has made threats about causing trouble for posters.” I had to laugh (out loud, actually) upon reading this. I would welcome any of you to visit the AOL boards. You would quickly see that I have never threatened anyone on the boards. Actually, it is just the opposite. I am one of a few conservative or traditional Catholics on the boards. The majority are liberals or modernists. I would welcome any of you to visit those boards and see exactly what has been going on there. As I said, I have never threatened anyone or reported anyone to AOL for statements made. Quite the opposite has been happening. Most of my friends have been kicked off the boards, simply because they disagree with some of the powers that be. I have yet to be admonished by AOL, even though some have reported some of my postings there. I would guess that Just 1 hr a wk has reported me - all to no avail.

As to the link to the site, I do not know how to get that link to share it with you, but will get someone to show me how to get it and paste it here. I have nothing to hide.

My point in the entire thread over there was to talk about the importance of Confession and the graces achieved through the sacrament.

Someone stated in a comment that it sounded like I was wrong and knew that I was wrong and was afraid of the challenge of anyone of you coming over to join in our discussions. That is untrue and I would sincerely welcome any of you.

I firmly believe that the precept calls for us to confess our sins once per year. I fully realize that only mortal sin must be confessed; but I also believe that continually committing some of these venial sins will only lead to more serious sin.

I am sorry to have to do this, and it was not my intention to make personal attacks on anyone. Yet, I could not let this stand.

I will get the link to the AOL boards ASAP and paste it for anyone that wants to check this out.

Thank you for reading this and I wish you the Holiest Christmas.
 
THurifer2 said:
The catechism 2042

THE SECOND PRECEPT ( YOU SHALL CONFESS YOU SINS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR) ENSURES PREPARATION FOR THE EUCHARIST…ETC…

See its right there in the Catechism…It is listed as the second precept of the church.

With that in mind…the three conditions for mortal sin

FULL KNOWLEDGEDELIBERATED INTENT
GRAVE MATTER.

Notice the three conditions do not mention that a person must be conscious that they are guilty of Mortal sin(s)?

It has been discussed many times on this board that people can be guilty of Mortal sin and not even know it.
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It is not possible to sin mortally without knowing it, since it requires a full commitment to the act.
 
Rosewith said:
It is not possible to sin mortally without knowing it, since it requires a full commitment to the act.
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This is true. One meaning of the term “full knowledge” is awareness of not only the quality of the act (sin), but also the gravity of that act. How can one be guilty of serious sin if one did not appreciate the gravity of what one was doing?
 
SRLAUREL said:
This is true. One meaning of the term “full knowledge” is awareness of not only the quality of the act (sin), but also the gravity of that act. How can one be guilty of serious sin if one did not appreciate the gravity of what one was doing?
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However, can one rationalize away the sin? Take abortion as an example. The Church teaches it is a mortal sin. All practicing Catholics should know that. Can a Catholic politician say to himself or herself, that abortion on demand is the law of the land; so therefore I can support it? I doubt that one can “fool” God.
 
KofC_SirKnight said:
However, can one rationalize away the sin? Take abortion as an example. The Church teaches it is a mortal sin. All practicing Catholics should know that. Can a Catholic politician say to himself or herself, that abortion on demand is the law of the land; so therefore I can support it? I doubt that one can “fool” God.
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Rationalization is not the same as genuine ignorance. Not even close. To rationalize, one must be aware of what one is trying to explain away. [Edited by Moderator]
 
KofC_SirKnight said:
However, can one rationalize away the sin? Take abortion as an example. The Church teaches it is a mortal sin. All practicing Catholics should know that. Can a Catholic politician say to himself or herself, that abortion on demand is the law of the land; so therefore I can support it? I doubt that one can “fool” God.
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One is also required to have a properly developed conscious and be in agreement with one’s faith.
 
confession helps you grow. it helps you grow closer to God, closer to perfection. with venial sins, it helps you conquer those. if you don’t frequent confession, it’s like staying on the same step on the staircase to God. some even say, you fall back if you aren’t moving forward.

we are to continually grow each and everyday. no one is perfect, therefore we will always have something to improve on. not going to confession but only once a year is like not showering because you think you’re clean enough. you’re never clean enough…

as if that wasn’t an incentive, how about you’ll become more and more HAPPIER. God = good = perfect goodness = perfect happiness, so hurry up and go get some more!
 
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