[Blzbba]

"You're supposed to go to confession to clear yourself of sin before communion."


Right. I went to 6 years of Catholic school and am well aware. I'm also aware of the fact that, if every Catholic lined up every Saturday to confess their sins, priest would do nothing but hear confessions 24/7 to keep up. Since that does not occur and many Catholics are lapse in their confessions, there are therefore many false Catholics.

[DestroytheDemocrats]

"I'm also aware of the fact that, if every Catholic lined up every Saturday to confess their sins, priest would do nothing but hear confessions 24/7 to keep up. "

You only need to go to confession to confess serious sins. Being stubbornly and publicly pro-choice is a very serious sin. Being privately pro-choice is a sin too and the person should refrain from communion. "Since that does not occur and many Catholics are lapse in their confessions, there are therefore many false Catholics."

No doubt. However a notrious public sinner, or some one very well known, whom it is crystal clear is opposed to Church teaching is giving PUBLIC scandal to the faithful and can be refused communion or should not go.

[power2]

You're supposed to go to confession to clear yourself of sin before communion."

Right. I went to 6 years of Catholic school and am well aware. I'm also aware of the fact that, if every Catholic lined up every Saturday to confess their sins, priest would do nothing but hear confessions 24/7 to keep up. Since that does not occur and many Catholics are lapse in their confessions, there are therefore many false Catholics.

I agree there are many false Catholics, but it doesn't change the Church teaching. One minor clarification...only mortal sins need to be cleansed prior to reception of the Eucharist, which should cut down somewhat on the crowding outside of the confessional if most of us Catholics actually started following the doctrine:)

[Just Lori]

Right. I went to 6 years of Catholic school and am well aware. I'm also aware of the fact that, if every Catholic lined up every Saturday to confess their sins, priest would do nothing but hear confessions 24/7 to keep up. Since that does not occur and many Catholics are lapse in their confessions, there are therefore many false Catholics.



Maybe not as many false Catholics as you think. That's why we have "communal penance". God knows your heart, even better than you do.

[It's me]

Since that does not occur and many Catholics are lapse in their confessions, there are therefore many false Catholics. Oh absolutely! You are so right.