Worrying to much about mortal sin?

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I went to confession a little less then a week ago and something has been bothering me. I think i am being a little scrupulous as well. Also, I think i am allowed to discuss with others about my confession, if this is not so please let me know. I confessed a sin that had to do with giving answers to someone on an assignment. When the priest was talking to me about my sins later during the confession, I had a feeling i should tell him that I was the helping the person out because i wanted them to like me more. I wanted to help them, not by just giving them the answers, but by helping them understand the questions and then helping them understand why an answer was what, but that didnt happen. So since then I have felt like I didnt tell all my sins during confession, but is this a mortal sin since I didnt say why?
 
You have to confess your sins, you don’t have to explain why you committed them.
 
Oh ok i guess i was worried that why i did it was a sin too but i think i might be worrying about it too much.
 
In general, I think people don’t worry enough about mortal sin. However, if you’re ever wondering what you should say, you could always ask the priest, who - at least in my experience - should be accommodating and helpful in giving advice.

Not sure if this helps, but it’s meant to. 🙂

God bless,
Bryan
 
aubny2 said:
Oh ok i guess i was worried that why i did it was a sin too but i think i might be worrying about it too much.
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Yes, it sounds as if you are worrying a bit too much. I don’t think I know why I commit all of my sins, and the priest has never asked me to speculate. It’s enough just to know that I DO sin, and to confess them all and be absolved. If you start looking into a microscope trying to over-analyze your sins, you almost magnify them, KWIM?
 
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Yes, it sounds as if you are worrying a bit too much. I don’t think I know why I commit all of my sins, and the priest has never asked me to speculate. It’s enough just to know that I DO sin, and to confess them all and be absolved. If you start looking into a microscope trying to over-analyze your sins, you almost magnify them, KWIM?
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Actually, this is a much better answer than the one I gave.

God bless,
Bryan
 
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