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Am I condemned to hell?	Carol	Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Question: I have committed adultery and have since gone to confession... I understand that this is a mortal sin but yet the priest said I can take communion ... I confused now ... does this mean that I will not go o hell?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Carol: The whole point of the Sacrament of Confession is to confess our mortal sins and have them forgiven thereby restoring us to a State of Grace (which means we are restore to a state of being heaven-bound). God is merciful and loving. He always gives us a way to restore friendship with Him. He gives us the Sacrament of Confession in order to gives us a way to salvation, to restore our souls to a state of saving grace when we have sinned. Your sin of adultery no longer exists. When you brought that sin to the Sacrament of Confession and the priest absolved you, this sin was erased from your soul, it no longer exists, your soul was cleaned and restored to a state of grace. As long as you confess your mortal sins in the Sacrament of Confession you are heaven-bound. The who go to hell are those who die with mortal sin on there soul because they refused to confess their sin. You are NOT refusing. You confessed your sin. You are not condemned. Be not afraid. God loves you and He has forgiven you. Forgive yourself. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Am I condemned to hell?

Carol

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

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I have committed adultery and have since gone to confession... I understand that this is a mortal sin but yet the priest said I can take communion ... I confused now ... does this mean that I will not go o hell?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Carol:

The whole point of the Sacrament of Confession is to confess our mortal sins and have them forgiven thereby restoring us to a State of Grace (which means we are restore to a state of being heaven-bound).

God is merciful and loving. He always gives us a way to restore friendship with Him. He gives us the Sacrament of Confession in order to gives us a way to salvation, to restore our souls to a state of saving grace when we have sinned.

Your sin of adultery no longer exists. When you brought that sin to the Sacrament of Confession and the priest absolved you, this sin was erased from your soul, it no longer exists, your soul was cleaned and restored to a state of grace.

As long as you confess your mortal sins in the Sacrament of Confession you are heaven-bound. The who go to hell are those who die with mortal sin on there soul because they refused to confess their sin. You are NOT refusing. You confessed your sin. You are not condemned.

Be not afraid. God loves you and He has forgiven you. Forgive yourself.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum