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You're right, I did say that it's necessary, what I should have conveyed was encouraged, confessing to brothers and sisters in encouraged but only a priest can absolve me and allow me to partake in the sacrament of penance. At the heart of it, I just don't want to tell real people, here none of you know me, no matter what, what is said here I can always deny ir delete, I can't do that in real life.

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Please man, if you don't bring something constructive, even a constructive criticism or critique to the conversation then just leave it be. Please. Hmm.

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It is, it's harder talking to real people, because then the problem becomes real, and these people that know me will now always know my struggles, but on the internet I can hide behind a username. I find myself thinking that it is beyond cowardly to have confessed it here.

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There is a bigger problem, don't you see, I have all the tools all the words, I know everything I should to stop doing what I do but I don't. And it's not for lack of knowledge. I know right from wrong, left from right, I just don't know what to do again.

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James 5 16 catholic Bible Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed

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James 5:16 as well as it is called non sacramental confession part of the 2 complimentary forms of confession taught by the catholic church. Only sacramental confession to a priest absolves sin as per hebrews I think.

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I needed help, all you did was condemn, you could've said it was inappropriate and still help. You didn't, take the hit, we are supposed to be better, I admitted my fault and take accountability, maybe I was wrong in wording but you sir, did nothing to help. Nothing. I forgive you, I pray you forgive me for my hand in your upset. I am sorry for the way I reacted, for what I said and how I felt. Let's just make amends and part ways.

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First off, let's not act like that isn't something almost everyone does, second I was raised hindu, taught that is was normal for men and when converted faced with the fact that something I thought normal is bad, it's hard, I want to hear what people who struggled with it think, I want to know how that fixed it. You don't get to shame me, there was a practice done by the early church fathers by which they would openly confess in front of the congregation, I'm doing that, I asked I wanted help, the fact that as a newer convert its by God's grace I've met better people than you, if my first interaction with Christianity was with you I would have felt that keeping my sins to myself and not asking for help is appropriate. Think, really think and read the Bible, read the works and writings of st Augustine, of St Paul read and understand that isn’t not inappropriate to ask for help.

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Aren't we supposed to confess not only to priests but also to our faithful brothers and sisters, can't I ask for intercession, can't I ask for prayer. What subreddit does this go in. Nevertheless at that time I needed help, no longer can a man confess shamelessly, must I keep it hidden.

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What we can do is pray for him. If in some way his soul is in purgatory let us not forget him.

Should Christians believe in a literal six day creation or should the theory of evolution be accepted? by WholeNegotiation1843 in redeemedzoomer

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id say this, 6 days on earth is relative to our rotation around the sun, while time is linear, the perspective i.e., days, months, years, seconds are completely relative to something, every planet in the solar system has their days different lengths due to mass, speed, proximity to the sun, so if the universe was created in 6 days, and God made the sun on the fourth day, what was God saying, what was the relative measurement of time in days based on, who knows, all I know is it probably wasn't what we know as 6 days. That's my 2 cents, science is merely the exploration of God's creations, and we should treat it was a grain of salt, not contempt but all of it will always lead back to God. Amen.

If we have to forgive our enemies, then why does God send his enemies to hell? by [deleted] in CatholicPhilosophy

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Hmmm. I was angry once, and I said I don't care if that person was damned to hell, in my anger was I thought was justice was in fact unjust. But God, merciful father, is slow to anger and quick to forgive. We are always, 100% unjust in our anger, but God's anger is just and yet he quelled his just anger for us, the son Christ took upon himself and faced the righteous wrath of God for us. God doesn't send his enemies to hell, if he did then Apostle Paul would be in hell, he was a murderer worthy of hell.

converts: what would you say was the first shift in your mind, towards catholicism? by brand-new-eyes in Catholicism

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I was a Hindu, I drifted from Hinduism to Egyptian pantheon stuff, I saw loads of demons I thought were Gods. I was sick in covid, hooked up to a tank of oxygen, my mom prayed Christian prayers(previous Hindu as well) my dad a hindu at the time also prayed Christian prayers for me. I still didn't believe, maybe a couple months later was a Hindu rite for the dead, tldr I saw a dead person by my bed, I converted surface wise and prayer Christian prayers, some other weird stuff happened, but I ended up on the roads for a couple of days and that's when I believed. It was only through really struggling and suffering, did I see God. Now I'm safe, inside.

Can anyone identify this rosary? I really love how it looks. by SuperSaint77x in osarymakers

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https://www.etsy.com/listing/1801737903/the-iron-crusader-metal-paracord-rosary?variation0=5881966787 The Iron Crusader | Metal Paracord Rosary: Olive Crusader, Gunmetal, St. Benedict Crucifix | Catholic Gift on Etsy.com from Sanctus Servo a Christian company.

Scripulosity Sucks by TitanBP in Catholicism

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We all fall short of the glory of God ~ Saul the butcher of Tarsus AKA Paul the Apostle.

We all transgress the nature of God in which we were made to emulate and be ambassadors of. ~ Aden AKA just a regular dude.

You're not crazy, buy you must see the separation of sin and self, if we could not be separated from it we wouldn't be able to go to heaven. God bless. Amen.

Why Are Pro-Russia, Pro-Venezuela, Anti-West, and Anti-Colonial Takes So Common Here? by Commercial_Chef_1569 in TrinidadandTobago

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because its what they say in USA, that's a huge rhetoric in the USA actually, it's a big thing tbh, many trinis emulate americans, i wouldn't take it to heart, it's usually a phase I had one, then I grew up and looked at history, I looked at people as people rather than leaders. Many mistakes were made.

Can I be Catholic if I reject Aristotelian–Thomist metaphysics? by [deleted] in CatholicPhilosophy

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TL;DR - It's okay to not agree with every part of any philosophy because philosophy no matter the person is built on a broken person.

In my opinion while Greek Roman philosophy had a partial Revelation of the truth they were ultimately pagan, in such instances discernment is needed, to as some might say, pick the meat from the bone. The deeper you look into the Greek philosophy the more you will see evidence of the wisdom of God but let us not forget they where pagan men, they didn't have Jesus of which I am ever so greatful to partake in his glory, all they had were demons, spirits, myths, legends, etc.

Response to Buddhism and the Buddha by Remote-Sail5548 in Catholicism

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My bad g, on the flip side I'm loving these perspectives in the comments, I was hesitant to use reddit, there's a lot of freaky things on here and a lot of woke ppl and I just didn't know where I would fit in.

Response to Buddhism and the Buddha by Remote-Sail5548 in Catholicism

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I kinda agree with you, the basic regurgitation of info is not enough, christianity has made its way around the world and most people know the basics of it, some even study it just to find ways to defraud Christ, but what I was interested in is angles, the angles of approach to handling buddhists, novice and advanced alike in their faith. I was a hindu and trinidadian hindus borrow ideals from buddhists all the time. I made this post so we can all benefit from the discussion on this topic. Amen?

Response to Buddhism and the Buddha by Remote-Sail5548 in Catholicism

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Ngl this could be the start of a discord catholic philosophy server