[sinkspur]

I have even told my confessor that "yes, what I did was a sin" when he tried to tell me it wasn't. To liberal confessors nothing is a sin. Which brings me to another fear - that you will not be absolved if the Priest doesn't recognize that you have sinned.

Make sure that the Priest says all the words or you might not be forgiven. I have actually had to ask a couple of Priests.

You might look up "scrupulosity" in the Catholic Dictionary or Catechism. You seem to tend toward it.

[murphE]

You might look up "scrupulosity" in the Catholic Dictionary or Catechism. You seem to tend toward it.

Sinkpur how can you discern that by what Argus said. I'm sure many educated, knowledgeable Catholics have had the same experience. I know I have. I've actually had a priest say to me, "Oh why don't you tell me the good things you've done instead."

I've also been given penances that are so vague it is next to impossible to tell whether or not you've completed them. Like, "Do something nice for someone sometime".

[St. Johann Tetzel]

You might look up "unscrupulous" in any Dictionary. When it comes to dealing with orthodox Catholics, you seem to tend toward it.

[Tribune7]

You might look up "scrupulosity" in the Catholic Dictionary or Catechism. You seem to tend toward it.

Arguss has a point, though. As noted, priest go to regular confession presumably without having committed serious sin.

[Kolokotronis]

"You might look up "scrupulosity" in the Catholic Dictionary or Catechism. "

LOL!

[ultima ratio]

She is not at all scrupulous. She is right on target. Too many Novus Ordo priests are badly trained in moral theology and give lousy spiritual advice. Some don't absolve at all, just as she has said--and this situation is not at all rare in the New Church.