{"id":148260,"date":"2024-09-26T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?page_id=148260"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:19:24","slug":"ask-a-priest-sin-repentance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-sin-repentance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask A Priest &#8211; Sin &#038; Repentance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"148260\" class=\"elementor elementor-148260\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a7e96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a7e96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c234db0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c234db0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c73a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c73a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASK A PRIEST <br><b>QUESTIONS ABOUT SIN &amp; REPENTANCE<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedaec3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bedaec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2589724 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2589724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacfebc uael-equal__height-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"bacfebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:4,&quot;classic_pagination_type&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position- uael-post-image-none uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"148260\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-4 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-if-god-is-love-why-is-there-a-hell\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: If God Is Love, Why Is There a Hell?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: For many years I have been tormented by the thought of hell, so much so that I have started to rationalize the possibility that it doesn\u2019t exist. It has ruined my life, frankly. I just can&#8217;t understand how hell exists if God is love. Couldn\u2019t he figure out a ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-if-god-is-love-why-is-there-a-hell\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145599\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145599>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-i-think-i-failed-as-a-godparent\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: What If I Think I Failed as a Godparent?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: I recently attended my great granddaughter\u2019s baptism, and it struck me how important being a sponsor for a baptism is. I have five godchildren, all adults now, and only one I know of is still in the Catholic Church. I feel as though I failed as a sponsor, and ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-what-if-i-think-i-failed-as-a-godparent\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145593\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145593>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-cant-confessions-be-speeded-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Can\u2019t Confessions Be Speeded Up?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: How should I manage my expectations in the confessional line? I have been turned away from confession on several occasions due to time restraints. In each case, the priest had spent an extended time (5 to 10-plus minutes) with particular penitents. I understand that each unique case requires certain ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-cant-confessions-be-speeded-up\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145592\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145592>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-did-adam-and-eve-foresee-the-fallout-from-their-sin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Did Adam and Eve Foresee the Fallout From Their Sin?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: A priest in a video said, &#8220;Have you ever wondered why God allowed the devil to tempt Adam and Eve?&#8221; Yes! There&#8217;s nothing in the Bible said about God telling Adam and Eve that their complete obedience was crucial, that there would be permanent consequences for their descendants. Did ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-did-adam-and-eve-foresee-the-fallout-from-their-sin\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145571\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145571>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-do-some-in-sin-die-young-and-others-repent-late-in-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Why Do Some in Sin Die Young, and Others Repent Late in Life?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: I need help explaining something to my teenage and early-20s sons. It is so hard to understand how some people have a lifetime to make mistakes and live outside God&#8217;s will, turn their backs on their Catholic upbringing, and then have a beautiful reversion story late in life, while ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-do-some-in-sin-die-young-and-others-repent-late-in-life\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145472\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145472>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-i-still-mix-with-people-who-might-lead-me-to-sin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Could I Still Mix With People Who Might Lead Me to Sin?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: Yesterday I went to confession. I was hesitant to enter because I read on the pamphlet that I would have to avoid the people, places, and things that cause me to sin. This for me would be to avoid my friends of many years (since seventh grade, I&#8217;m 21 ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-could-i-still-mix-with-people-who-might-lead-me-to-sin\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145442>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-must-we-tell-everything-in-confession\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Must We Tell Everything in Confession?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: Do we have to say everything in a confession? Thank you. \u2013 Adelaide Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A:\u00a0It depends on what you mean by \u201ceverything.\u201d At the very least, we need to tell all our mortal sins and the number of times we committed them. 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We\u2019re at a parish with many priests. 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