“What does the Bible say about Confession?” This episode addresses the significance of confession in the Catholic faith, alongside questions about whether one should confess venial sins, how priests maintain confidentiality, and the necessity of confession before receiving communion. The discussion also touches on the nature of mortal sins and the concept of perfect contrition.

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Questions Covered:

• 08:53 – Should I go to confession if I don’t have any mortal sins, since my venial sins are forgiven at Mass?
• 11:49 – How can priests keep all these confessions confidential? They see their parishioners all the time, how do they not slip?
• 17:11 – Do you need to go to confession every time before taking communion?
• 19:35 – When I confess my sins I don’t say how many times. But I heard I should be saying the number of times.
• 31:16 – What are the mortal sins?
• 39:24 – Regarding priests keeping the seal of confession — how would it even benefit a priest to talk about a confession, even if they don’t reveal who the person is?
• 41:42 – I’m in OCIA and my wife isn’t. I’m trying to help her understand why we don’t just confess to our hearts directly to God.
• 45:25 – I was baptized presbyterian and became Catholic last year. Sometimes I remember a sin from my pre-Catholic life that I didn’t mention in my first confession. Do I need to confess those?
• 48:26 – If you have committed a mortal sin and die before going to confession, I understand you’re good if you have perfect confession. But what exactly is perfect contrition?
• 50:40 – Is the withdrawal method a mortal sin?