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Benedict Arnold

This is a question for Catholics. Do you look forward to confessing your sins? Does the guilt go away as soon as you confess?

Posted - December 17, 2017
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  • 492
    This is like asking a recovering alcoholic if he looks forward to stop drinking and if his guilt goes away when he does.
    The answer is, no.
    After an alcoholic has admitted he is an alcoholic, he knows he can take a turn for the worse if he returns to the act in which he admitted to, as being wrong.
    After a Catholic admits he has sinned, he knows he can take a turn for the worse if he returns to the act in which he admitted to, as being wrong.

    Achieve 4:32
    Guilt is to the Spirit, what pain is to the Body.

      December 17, 2017 2:31 PM MST
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  • 46117
    No.  That is not what it is for.

    If you are aware?  You are unlikely to just knee-jerk repeat the same pattern.  If you want to truly be free of this "sin", you need to bring the desire to change for the better and understand what the "better" means.

    You can say 50 rosaries, but if you don't get that?  Don't waste your time.
      December 17, 2017 2:35 PM MST
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  • 492
    Good answer but, even after you bring the desire to change for the better, the guilt does not go away. Acknowledging a sin or crime or any other wrong doing brings an awareness of guilt.
      December 17, 2017 5:38 PM MST
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  • 22891
    i would hope their guilt goes away
      December 25, 2017 1:57 PM MST
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