I'm a Catholic. In my religion, in order to be forgiven for sins you have to confess your sins to a priest , but what if you commited a sin without knowing it?
2007-03-21 09:57:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the Catholic religion, the priest acts only as the messenger to God, he isn't the one who forgives you, God is.
2007-03-21 10:16:52 · update #1
I ask God to help me see the sin I do that I am not aware of.
2007-03-21 10:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by hiscinders 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to confess your sins to a priest... Jesus is the direct line to God to ask to be forgiven.
Another human can NOT forgive you of your sins... regardless if you know or not that you sin.
I understand the priest role in a Catholic church, but you do not need to confess your sins and ASK FORGIVENESS. A priest can't forgive you of your sins that you have committed against God or another person.... a priest can forgive you if you have sinned against him and him alone.
All you have to do is ask God to forgive you of your sins that you willfully and unknowingly have committed.
2007-03-21 17:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You cannot commit a sin without knowing it. You can do something that is objectively immoral without knowing it is immoral, but sin always includes a subjective component. It is a deliberate offense against God. If through no fault of your own you didn't know something was morally wrong and you did it, then it was not a sin. However, if you didn't know it was morally wrong because you just didn't bother to find out, or worse, you purposely avoided finding out, then committing the act was sinful, just as though you had full knowledge.
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2007-03-21 17:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Then its only a Venial Sin and you can be absolved of it by making an Act of Contrition (prayer) and also at Mass automatically.
Mortal Sins take intent and knowledge of the sin's nature. Only Mortal Sins must be absolved through Confession, but it is recommended to go to Confession regularly anyway.
2007-03-21 17:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can. Those are called "sins of omission". Just ask the Lord to forgive you of all sins known and unknown. He will do it.
2007-03-21 17:03:43 · answer #5 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back In the days when I was Catholic - they told me that if you did not know it is a sin it is not a sin.
2007-03-21 17:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you want your boss to forgive you, do what it says in the employee handbook. If you want the Catholic church to forgive you, do what it says in the Catholic catechism. If you want God to forgive you, do what it says in the bible.
2007-03-21 17:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Using logic.
2007-03-21 17:14:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Then YOUR"E DOOMED...
(no sin in ignorance...smile)
John..9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say *, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
2007-03-21 16:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, like one time I stabbed this dude and fed his baby LSD. I didn't know
2007-03-21 17:06:46 · answer #10 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋