Priest refuses confession?

[pax]

I took some of the advice and phoned my confessor to get some clarification. His reason for putting off my confession was so that I do not become "addicted" to confession. He felt I was coming to confession too often. However, he was not making any judgements as to the state of sin I was in. He suggested I could wait til next week to call and make an appointment for confession.
I am going to be sick...I am FREAKING out right now , I cannot stand thinking I am in a state of mortal sin (whether I am or not, I am not 100% certain anymore). You'd think the anguish and anxiety I go through (which is going to give me an ulcer) would be a good reason not to put myself into the situation in the first place. You'd think so....




I just love God so much, why can't I just be good for His sake...or at least improve.

My patron saint was limited to confessing his sins once per week because of scrupulosity. If you really feel you are in a state of mortal sin it may not hurt to ask another priest if he would be willing to hear your confession. Sometimes a second opinion helps. You might want to ask your confessor for better guidelines and tell him about the extreme lack of peace you feel.

 

[Canadian75]

Thank you all for your insights and advice. I feel a bit better today. I intend to go to confession tomorrow (the cathedral and at least one or two other parishes have regular Saturday confession). I'll also look into finding a second confessor, perhaps one that can meet once every week or two.

God bless you all. Peace.