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Originally Posted by Teuthida
Oh! The whole confession thing! It rubs me the wrong way that you could do horrible things, tell a priest, say a couple prayers a bunch of times, and be forgiven like nothing ever happened.
Feels like without that clause you'd be less likely to do bad things if you had to live with your bad choices.
Not really a question I guess. Just what are your thoughts on that?
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Well, that is the way it works, sorta. True, you can do horrible things and God will forgive. There is no sin too great for the redeeming power of Christ.
BUT...you have to mean it. You have to be truly sorry for what you did AND you have to desire never to do it again. If you do something with the belief that you will just apologize later, then you're not truly sorry. God knows our hearts and what we truly feel.
I'll answer your other question at a later time. This one was a little easier so I answered it first.
Also, are these answers worthwhile? Do they make sense/clear up anything? If not, let me know. What makes sense to me is probably different than what makes sense to you since I've grown up with this my whole life. Feel free to ask follow-up questions.