Will an unconfessed mortal sin send you to hell?

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Will a unconfessed mortal sin send you to hell?

Or will unforgiveness send you to hell?
 
No.

Be kind to others and have faith that God knows your heart. Stressing about every single possibility of sin is not prudent to living.
 
Hiding serious sin in Confession is in itself a serious offense.
Unintentionally not confessing a mortal sin is not an offense.
Unconfessed/unremembered mortal sins should be confessed at the next convenient opportunity (you don’t need to ‘run’ to the confessional or refrain from Communion) after they are remembered.
 
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Will a unconfessed mortal sin send you to hell?
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Why was it not confessed? If it is because one forgot, then make it a priority to get to confession ASAP and confess it.
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Or will unforgiveness send you to hell?
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If one is not sorry, then the sin is not forgiven.
 
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Will a unconfessed mortal sin send you to hell?

Or will unforgiveness send you to hell?
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Let’s turn to the Church for teaching, which is this:

Unrepented mortal sin at the moment of death sends a person to hell. Your reference is the Catechism, 1861.

Unrepented does not necessarily mean unconfessed, although it could, if you had the opportunity for confession but intentionally did not. One ordinarily obtains forgiveness of mortal sin through confession, and if one couldn’t get to it, through perfect contrition, which includes the intention to confess at the soonest opportunity.
 
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Keep in mind this manner of thinking can cause “Scruples” and it is a good idea to research this concept to keep handy just in case. Do your best, if we were perfect, Jesus wouldn’t have had to take our place.
 
Not confessing a certain mortal sin on purpose could send a person to hell.

Forgetting to confess a sin would not.

One can still end up in purgatory if at the brink of death, they feel truly repentant in their hearts. But its better to be safe and sorry 😉
 
Not always. If you have full contrition before you die then God will save you even if you didn’t go to confession.

Conversely, if you go to confession and you aren’t really sorry about what you’ve done then it won’t save you at all.
 
I think even after you die you’ll have a chance for a full contrition, at least I hope so. Because God knows one’s heart and soul better than we do, I hope.
 
So my son, 28, was in the hospital and the doctor told me he was going to die and there was nothing they could do for him. That evening my son wanted to see a priest and I went to the nurses desk to have them contact the hospital’s chaplain and have him come see my son. Eventually, after hearing nothing back from them, I went back to the desk and was told they couldn’t find anyone to come see my son. I then asked my son if he would still want to see the priest in the morning, that I would find a priest for him then. He said Yes. Now my son was a good, kind and loving son, as he was overall. But he, as well as I, was not a practicing Catholic and was of course a sinner of venial and mortal sins. I was so happy that night that he wanted to see a priest and when that wasn’t possible, that he still wanted to see a priest in the morning. But he died overnight. And I’ve been sick with worry since then, almost four years ago, about where his soul might be now.

So are you saying that if you have the intent, which my son most definitely did, to confess a mortal sin but was not able to, that God would be forgiving and welcome him…even to purgatory. I would be happy with that knowing he did need to suffer for his sins against God and that he would be allowed, eventually, into heaven. I pray so. Please answer anyone.
 
Got is not cruel, nor is he deaf to our pain. If what you described is the case then your son is saved.
 
Thank you. That does my heart good and brings peace to a hurting soul.
 
Thank you, as well. As much as I believe I knew my son and things we have been through with his pain and suffering over the years, I completely believe that he was wanting to confess and repent to God and I pray that God knew that.
 
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YES if done intentionally

NO If it is Confessed at your next ASAP Sacramental Confession

God Bless you,
Patrick
 
There’s always exceptions to the rule, it’s a case by case basis and what exactly counts as a mortal sin because many vary with opinion.
 
Your son had the intent to confess.
God knows this and I cannot doubt that in his last moments his desire,
which itself was a gift of grace from God,
called upon God’s mercy to flood His soul.
The pain you feel is also a grace, because it keeps you praying for his soul, so that if still in Purgatory, the graces are benefiting his soul.
God is loving, and He embraces both your Son’s dying intentions,
and your maternal yearning for you son’s salvation and for his eternal bless.
 
When I tried to confess forgotten sins, my confessor adamantly told me not to, that those sins were absolved.

I think I could confess those sins if I didn’t tell him they were old sins. I have categories of old sins – things that I didn’t know were sins or things that I just forgot, even by suppression of memories.
 
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