Life Confession

[InnerPhyre]

Thanks again for the info everyone. Maybe we should just leave the topic as it is for now, so we can maintain peace and not debate

 

[Xpycoctomos]

No, he didn't say. I just assumed that it would be required since I'm already baptized. Confession as a Catholic was something that I took extremely seriously, but I will be obedient to whatever I am instructed to do.

I think that's the best thing to do. Preists will definitely vary on this one... and they often treat it on a case by case basis. Most any former protestant would usually be asked for one (but not always) while Catholics are different story for many priests. just depends.. alot.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

Thanks again for the info everyone. Maybe we should just leave the topic as it is for now, so we can maintain peace and not debate

oops... perhaps then you might want to request it be closed so types like mine don't come in here and stir up the waters.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

I just like the sound of my own keyboard.

You too?

 

[Michael G]

By the way, I'm NOT trying to debate... I was just wondering because some preists do no expect or even accept a lifetime confession from former Catholics as long as they took their cnfession and absolution seriously. Others do expect it... so i was just bringing this up so IP could check on this IN CASE he hadn't already.

John

I was not required to make a lifetime confession. What I was required to do at my Chrismation, and my priest made sure I did it under my own free will, was to make a profession of my faith. He was much more interested in the fact that I was uniting myself to Orthodoxy than having me give a lifetime confession because he knew I had been a devout Catholic.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

I was not required to make a lifetime confession. What I was required to do at my Chrismation, and my priest made sure I did it under my own free will, was to make a profession of my faith. He was much more interested in the fact that I was uniting myself to Orthodoxy than having me give a lifetime confession because he knew I had been a devout Catholic.

yeah, that's how my priest feels about it (with Catholics) as long as they took it seriously then. He actually even agrees in theory with th idea that if someone is getting baptized into the OC, that they do not HAVE to make a ifetime confession becuase of baptism being for the Remission of sins... but he says that pastorally he feels compelled to urge them to do so because there is an unspeakable benefit in a lifetime confession (despite it's dauntingness... is that a word) for those (like myself before i became Orthodox) who had never done a real confession.

 

[Michael G]

yeah, that's how my priest feels about it (with Catholics) as long as they took it seriously then. He actually even agrees in theory with th idea that if someone is getting baptized into the OC, that they do not HAVE to make a ifetime confession becuase of baptism being for the Remission of sins... but he says that pastorally he feels compelled to urge them to do so because there is an unspeakable benefit in a lifetime confession (despite it's dauntingness... is that a word) for those (like myself before i became Orthodox) who had never done a real confession.

I must agree with everyone though that after a thorough confession my soul feels a billion pounds lighter! So it is not a bad thing to have to do a lifetime confession!

 

[Xpycoctomos]

agreed. I'm sure there are some reasons (taht Im not aware of) to deny someone of this opportunity.. but in the end I think for 99% of the people, it would be a a wonderful (and almost indispensible) blessing.

John

 

[Michael G]

agreed. I'm sure there are some reasons (taht Im not aware of) to deny someone of this opportunity.. but in the end I think for 99% of the people, it would be a a wonderful (and almost indispensible) blessing.

John

I did not have one, as I have already stated. But, when my priest does confession with me it is always a very spiritually cleansing event and I always walk away from it feeling like my soul just got a good scrubbing down with murphy's oil soap and incense.