I stole a chocolate biscuit

Mr.Crinklewood · 14-02-2015 10:45AM

jeni wrote: »

lol made up sins and then went out and said prayers for pennince of made up sins

Hope you ask for forgiveness for tells lies in confession.

CrazyRabbit · 14-02-2015 11:15AM

I never got through a full confession. The priest always kicked me out when I tried (poorly) to recite the act of contrition or prayers. I never much cared for religion so never put any effort into it. I just went to mass/confession because you 'had to' in those days.

beks101 · 14-02-2015 11:31AM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Oddly enough, for someone who is fairly anti-religion, I can sorta see the merit in confession. Encouraging kids to reflect on their own actions and think about how they affect other people is no bad thing really.

Is this what it does though, when most kids are making up any old bollix to seek 'forgiveness' for?
I'd say more likely it perpetuates this idea that we are all sinners and everything is a sin and we're all going to hell lads, wahey!

It's years since I've been in a confession box but I wonder how truly honest adults are too. Can you imagine... "I cheated on my husband with his best friend father...I secretly wished my boss was late because he got run over by a car...I have inappropriate thoughts about the neighbour's son...I called my sister a Cnut"
I think if I was still a church-goer I'd still be lying in the confession box too.

wendell borton · 14-02-2015 11:40AM

Bonkers Japanese film about the dangers of having to commit sins in order to have something to confess too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fxa5NuVrqU

Rosie Rant · 14-02-2015 02:06PM

I confessed to stealing a little plastic bracelet from my cousin in every confession because I felt so bad about it. I used to be so nervous, waiting to go in. I shook like a leaf. My palms were sweaty. When the priest went to bless me afterwards, I flinched back as if he was going to hit me.

I think "taking the Lord's name in vain" was a regular one too. And fighting with my sister. I always felt strangely peaceful afterwards, though. I think that was back when I wanted to become a nun! Haha oh dear...

Tzardine · 14-02-2015 02:10PM

What kind of biscuit was it ?

And I hope it was nice. Because now you have to burn in hell.

Dog of Tears · 14-02-2015 02:11PM

Father,
I killed a man.

WoollyRedHat · 14-02-2015 02:55PM

Dog of Tears wrote: »

Father,
I killed a man.

Just to make a confession?

Father, I have lied.

I WAS BORN IN A HOUSE OF LIES!

Ihatecuddles · 14-02-2015 04:14PM

We'd all sit I'm the church, sh*tting ourselves over it. I used to just say I was mean to my sister, I hit my brother and said a bad word. It's gas that the sins had to be made up, I'm sure I had plenty to confess if I thought about it.

I was more nervous about the bless me father part, I was afraid I'd forget it!

Asarlai · 14-02-2015 04:23PM

I killed a man in Ballybunion

Just to watch him die

TerrorFirmer · 14-02-2015 04:29PM

Adults who take the time to go to confession on their own time are presumably extremely honest, I'd say the Problem pages in The Sun wouldn't have a patch on them!

14-02-2015 05:22PM

We used to swap sins in primary school, we had quite the little rota going while we waited in our designated row in the church!!

"What are you saying?"
"Didn't help with the housework, you?"
"You can't say that, Mary's after going in with that one!"
"WELL WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW"
"Say you didn't clean your room. That's a little bit different."

I stole a chocolate biscuit

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