Do you go to confession?

Gran Hermano · 18-01-2014 11:48PM

In Ireland priest confesses to you.

timthumbni · 19-01-2014 12:02AM

I was brought up as a protestant though I don't believe in any of that nonsense since I was about 10. I do however remain fascinated by the idea of Catholics "confessing" to a priest about their alledged sins.

Do people really do this crap anymore?? It just seems bizarre to me.

Dublinpato · 19-01-2014 12:16AM

i remember my first and only confession as kid, the priest got p*ssed off with me because i didn't know the words before you actually start confessing you know forgive me father and all that jazz, so he tried to tell me what i was supposed to say when i go to confession but i couldn't understand a word he was saying, not sure if he was from the country or he just got back from the early house but because i couldn't repeat what he was saying he got annoyed and just told me to confess what i done and get out, i tell ye if they had a webpage where you could rate all the priest in Ireland that f*cker would be on the last page.

timthumbni · 19-01-2014 12:22AM

Dublinpato wrote: »

i remember my first and only confession as kid, the priest got p*ssed off with me because i didn't know the words before you actually start confessing you know forgive me father and all that jazz, so he tried to tell me what i was supposed to say when i go to confession but i couldn't understand a word he was saying, not sure if he was from the country or he just got back from the early house but because i couldn't repeat what he was saying he got annoyed and just told me to confess what i done and get out, i tell ye if they had a webpage where you could rate all the priest in Ireland that f*cker would be on the last page.

I laughed. What a load of balls the whole thing is. Thank god (lol) I'm an atheist.

Sunglasses Ron · 19-01-2014 12:30AM

Red Pepper wrote: »

Kids have it bad enough with their "original" sin

This isn't the 50's. Kids don't learn about original sin, burning in hell, and anything else remotely dogmatic.

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'd wonder what would happen if you confessed to a murder these days, I was reading a book by Tim Pat Coogan ('The IRA') recently and he wrote of the old IRA chaps who were staunch Catholics and used to confess murders to a priest and be absolved without question.

Given the IRA regarded their hits as military engagements rather than murder I am surprised they confessed to anything. I doubt even the most religious Catholic would regard killing a rival soldier in battle as worthy of confessing.

Femme_Fatale · 19-01-2014 12:33AM

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

This isn't the 50's. Kids don't learn about original sin, burning in hell, and anything else remotely dogmatic.

We certainly were fed it in the 80s/90s; no need to go as far back as the 50s at all.

Rasheed · 19-01-2014 12:39AM

Went when I was in Lourdes. It was mighty, got a grand little foreign priest. He was lovely, it was face to face, not through a bit of aul plastic lace. More of a counselling session than a confession. He's ruined me now though, I could tell him anything, not like the local priest that baptised me. I'd go back just to have a chat with my little foreign priest.

Mint Aero · 19-01-2014 12:43AM

I was 17 before I first heard of a thing called original sin and then I LOL

littlelulu · 19-01-2014 12:43AM

I haven't gone since I finally sorted my life out by not cursing and doing the washing up when I was told. It took me many many years of sinning before I changed though. I'm ashamed of myself.

Skid X · 19-01-2014 12:45AM

amdublin wrote: »

Does anyone actually go??

Does the priest sit there reading a book waiting on the off chance some aul wan or aul fella comes in??

Nah, although most of the Cousins still do, every now and then.

P_1 · 19-01-2014 12:48AM

Haven't gone since sixth class in school, I think you had to do it as part of the whole confirmation malarkey (now there's something I wish I called bullschit on but that's another day's rant)

marozz · 19-01-2014 01:29AM

I must confess, I don't.

Legs.Eleven · 19-01-2014 01:41AM

Was made go in primary school like most Irish kids. The naughty boys used to invent the most shocking sins to tell the priest and would look out for the reactions of the priests when each fella went up. Thinking back now, that might've been the naughtiest thing a child in the 80s could do.

Czarcasm · 19-01-2014 02:10AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

We certainly were fed it in the 80s/90s; no need to go as far back as the 50s at all.

Like any profession (or in this case - vocation), it really depends on the person wearing the collar tbh, some are still the fire and brimstone, burn in hell type, but more are a bit more relaxed about it...

Rasheed wrote: »

Went when I was in Lourdes. It was mighty, got a grand little foreign priest. He was lovely, it was face to face, not through a bit of aul plastic lace. More of a counselling session than a confession. He's ruined me now though, I could tell him anything, not like the local priest that baptised me. I'd go back just to have a chat with my little foreign priest.

The above is more like my experience too, sure you can do the confession booth malarkey but I'd go just when I've something on my mind and we'd sit down for a chat face to face.

If I have a physical problem I'll go see my doctor, if I have a mental problem I'll go see my therapist, and if I have a spiritual problem I'll go have a chat with my priest.

I suppose it's whatever works for the individual really.

shruikan2553 · 19-01-2014 05:10AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4B-PysR_4s

Never been to a confession. I have no sins to confess to. Theres no point me telling a man I did something "wrong" when I dont believe I have.

Galwayguy35 · 19-01-2014 07:20AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I haven't gone in a long time. They're held every week in my local church and people go.

I'd wonder what would happen if you confessed to a murder these days, I was reading a book by Tim Pat Coogan ('The IRA') recently and he wrote of the old IRA chaps who were staunch Catholics and used to confess murders to a priest and be absolved without question.

Well unless the "old IRA chaps" told Coogan this themselves I don't know how he would know this seeing as the Priest can't tell anyone.

Amazingfun · 19-01-2014 07:29AM

Yes, I go to Confession.

I went last week before the Latin Mass at St. Kevin's , Harrington Street, Dublin 8.

There were so many people in line for confession, they kept doing them during Mass, and there were three rows of people waiting.

It's actually a good thing for the soul, more ought to try it.

This way of life did work for our people for thousands of years, being a part of that Tradition is a bit beautiful really, even if only a once in a while event.

eyescreamcone · 19-01-2014 07:30AM

Bless me father for I have sinned.
It's been 33 years since my last confession...

Cancel your appointments - we might be here a while...

Confession...
Bullish!t made up to keep tabs on the gullible fairytale-ists!!!

eyescreamcone · 19-01-2014 07:31AM

And don't get me started on the sanctity of the confessional box...

Galwayguy35 · 19-01-2014 07:34AM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Bless me father for I have sinned.
It's been 33 years since my last confession...

Cancel your appointments - we might be here a while...

Confession...
Bullish!t made up to keep tabs on the gullible fairytale-ists!!!

Yeah we get it, you don't like Catholics, I wonder would you be as quick to say the above to people in real life though?

eyescreamcone · 19-01-2014 07:46AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah we get it, you don't like Catholics, I wonder would you be as quick to say the above to people in real life though?

I do like Catholics - plenty of them.
However, I don't like irrational sperstitutious beliefs of any kind.

My rule in real life is not to bring up the subject of religion but if someone asks me my opinion...game on!

Galwayguy35 · 19-01-2014 07:51AM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

I do like Catholics - plenty of them.
However, I don't like irrational sperstitutious beliefs of any kind.

My rule in real life is not to bring up the subject of religion but if someone asks me my opinion...game on!

Funny enough the subject of religion never comes up in real life for me whether down the pub or elsewhere but if it did and someone called me a "gullible fairytale-est" , they would be someone I would have no interest in having further conversation with.

eyescreamcone · 19-01-2014 07:53AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Funny enough the subject of religion never comes up in real life for me whether down the pub or elsewhere but if it did and someone called me a "gullible fairytale-est" , they would be someone I would have no interest in having further conversation with.

The truth will set you free x

Ghost Buster · 19-01-2014 09:02AM

Amazingfun wrote: »

Yes, I go to Confession.

I went last week before the Latin Mass at St. Kevin's , Harrington Street, Dublin 8.

There were so many people in line for confession, they kept doing them during Mass, and there were three rows of people waiting.

It's actually a good thing for the soul, more ought to try it.

This way of life did work for our people for thousands of years, being a part of that

Tradition is a bit beautiful really, even if only a once in a while event.

Thousands of years you say, . Are you sure?

Czarcasm · 19-01-2014 09:25AM

Amazingfun wrote: »

It's actually a good thing for the soul, more ought to try it.

Well that would only apply to people who believe in the sacrament of confession? It wouldn't apply to an atheist for example. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

Amazingfun · 19-01-2014 10:12AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Well that would only apply to people who believe in the sacrament of confession? It wouldn't apply to an atheist for example. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

lol, how do you know? Maybe it would be

Ps: You left out the part where I talked about Tradition.

Amazingfun · 19-01-2014 10:13AM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Thousands of years you say, . Are you sure?

wasn't quite awake yet, haha.

eviltimeban · 19-01-2014 10:17AM

Amazingfun wrote: »

It's actually a good thing for the soul, more ought to try it.

As in, "it doesn't really matter what bad things I do, as I can always get confession and be absolved"?

Wa-hey! Time for some murder, rape, and child abuse! I can always go to confession, right? And no longer be accountable because in the eyes of God I'll be pure again? Few hail marys and that? Grand.

That's the whole problem right there. "We've got these 10 commandments, right; you CANNOT break them. But if you do, you can go to confession and that'll cancel it out and everything will go back to normal".

C-razy.

Ghost Buster · 19-01-2014 10:18AM

Amazingfun wrote: »

lol, how do you know? Maybe it would be

Ps: You left out the part where I talked about Tradition.

Theres enough folk being catholic for traditional and cultural reasons. I dont think any more need to be encouraged

Amazingfun · 19-01-2014 10:19AM

eviltimeban wrote: »

As in, "it doesn't really matter what bad things I do, as I can always get confession and be absolved"?

Wa-hey! Time for some murder, rape, and child abuse! I can always go to confession, right? And no longer be accountable because in the eyes of God I'll be pure again? Few hail marys and that? Grand.

That's the whole problem right there. "We've got these 10 commandments, right; you CANNOT break them. But if you do, you can go to confession and that'll cancel it out and everything will go back to normal".

C-razy.

You really got that from what I said?

You've got some imagination there, kinda twisted like.

Do you go to confession?

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