[metmom]

I don't think that was forgotten...It was a given...So OK then...Once your murderin' hit man confesses his crimes to his priest, who by the way is obligated to keep it secret, the mobster is then forgiven and has a clean getaway to purgatory/heaven???

Wow..... Sounds like what Catholics complain to non-Catholics about about cheap grace.

That's a nice little get out of hell free card. So any baptized Catholic can do whatever he feels like, break whatever law he pleases, and as long as he goes to confession, which the priest is obligated to keep silent about, there are no consequences. No hell, no jail, no legal repercussions, no restitution required.

Just a trip around the rosary a few times and voila' you're all set.

What a nice neat little set up.

[rzman21]

No hell, no jail, no legal repercussions, no restitution required.

>>Not exactly. It depends if the murderer had real contrition like the good thief on the Cross or was like the bad thief.

Read about imperfect contrition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperfect_contrition

[Lera]

don’t forget about the indulgences.If they want to sin they can just pay some $$ to have it forgivin