Was I being judgmental when, after Walter in Gran Torino did his confession, the Priest did NOT say “go and sin no more” to him? It felt somehow incomplete.
I have always found that to be the most important part of Confession. It isn’t just the cleansing, it is the promise to God to not do it again. Else, Confession is a Sin-ATM.
I may not be of the Church, but I defend her like a beloved sister.
If he made his Act of Contrition, he promised to sin no more.
Heck, I'm still trying to get over the bone-headed, disrespectful use of a coffee cup as a chalice!