Was my confession valid?

JillianRose · #1 Jun 7, '12, 8:23 pm

Hello-

I went to confession today. The church I was going to confession at, you had to make an appointment. So, I went. The Priest met me in the Library in flip flops, basketball shorts, and a t-shirt. He also was drinking a jumbo sized coffe saying "this is my Frickin coffee cup"..I feel that my confession was invalid. I don't know what to think. I am laughing and concerned all at once. Please advice. Thanks you pals!!

Oneofthewomen · #2 Jun 7, '12, 8:44 pm

Did you confess with a contrite heart?
Did the priest absolve you?

If the answer is yes, your confession is valid.

What the priest wears, or drinks, is of no consequence, although it proboably would have caught me a little off-guard at first, too!

JillianRose · #3 Jun 7, '12, 9:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Oneofthewomen

Did you confess with a contrite heart?
Did the priest absolve you?

If the answer is yes, your confession is valid.

What the priest wears, or drinks, is of no consequence, although it proboably would have caught me a little off-guard at first, too!

Yes!! Thank you so much. I can't help but laugh at the thought of it again!!

fif1189 · #4 Jun 7, '12, 9:53 pm

Sounds like you have a pretty awesome priest

yinekka · #5 Jun 7, '12, 10:03 pm

Sounds like you were validly absolved by a man who doesn't care much for his priesthood.

hawkeye125646 · #6 Jun 7, '12, 10:13 pm

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Originally Posted by JillianRose

Hello-

I went to confession today. The church I was going to confession at, you had to make an appointment. So, I went. The Priest met me in the Library in flip flops, basketball shorts, and a t-shirt. He also was drinking a jumbo sized coffe saying "this is my Frickin coffee cup"..I feel that my confession was invalid. I don't know what to think. I am laughing and concerned all at once. Please advice. Thanks you pals!!

It is not the priest that absolves you... OIt is Jesus... So, yes, if you had a contrite heart and the priest absolved you, you are now in a state of grace!

You have a very interesting priest!

Melchior_ · #7 Jun 7, '12, 10:19 pm

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Originally Posted by yinekka

Sounds like you were validly absolved by a man who doesn't care much for his priesthood.

What makes you say this?

The priest was in casual dress, and drinking coffee. On a Thursday. That totally must make him a terrible priest.

/sarcasm

**LilyM** · #8 Jun 7, '12, 11:09 pm

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Originally Posted by yinekka

Sounds like you were validly absolved by a man who doesn't care much for his priesthood.

There are numerous legitimate reasons why the priest might have been in those clothes and unwilling or unable to change. And why through no doing of his own the coffee might have been in that cup.

If you're always 100% immacuately presented in every circumstance then I congratulate you, but must also warn you you're a very rare creature.

jesusmylover · #9 Jun 9, '12, 9:50 pm

I don't know the context, but imagine you made a car accident and a priest making his jogging is passing in the same place and give you absolution before you died... I'm not sure that te question of validity of the absolution must be important.
The most important thing is the mercy of god that you received. I don't think that te fact that the priest have all religious clothes could impact absolution.
But it's also important to pay attention as priest about our acts.

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Originally Posted by JillianRose

Hello-

I went to confession today. The church I was going to confession at, you had to make an appointment. So, I went. The Priest met me in the Library in flip flops, basketball shorts, and a t-shirt. He also was drinking a jumbo sized coffe saying "this is my Frickin coffee cup"..I feel that my confession was invalid. I don't know what to think. I am laughing and concerned all at once. Please advice. Thanks you pals!!

thistle · #10 Jun 10, '12, 5:19 am

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Originally Posted by yinekka

Sounds like you were validly absolved by a man who doesn't care much for his priesthood.

That is a dreadful thing to say. Really uncharitable.

Helen31 · #11 Jun 10, '12, 6:29 am

Since you went to the extent of making an appointment, he probabally should made the effort to try and be alittle more professional. But priests are people too. They can't live in the priest clothes all the time, and spend their time off praying. But yes so long as you confessed with the purest intentions, Jesus I'm sure validily absolved you, not the dude in the basketball get-up.

Hound Dog · #12 Jun 10, '12, 9:13 am

The ordained Priest does the absolution not the clothing he wears.

I wonder if the original poster would question if a confession was valid if he was in a war zone and the Priest was wearing BDUs while hearing his confession?

curlycool89 · #13 Jun 10, '12, 9:32 am

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Originally Posted by Melchior_

What makes you say this?

The priest was in casual dress, and drinking coffee. On a Thursday. That totally must make him a terrible priest.

For all we know, it could have been his day off even (or a day off). The OP has not mentioned the time, but I'm assuming because of the coffee that it was probably early (priests are human too, and just like many people they require their jumbo coffee in the morning).

JillianRose · #14 Jun 10, '12, 10:56 am

Hi!

I was not starting a fight. Its not what I grew up with. BTW this is what the priest wore under his robe after mass. I just grew up differently. When I grew up, if the priest was working he was always in his black outfit. I know they have lives outside of their job. I am just use to seeing priest when the work in the office, which he was that day after mass, they are in their usual gear. This priest for instance said he like to play video games for a hobby. I guess It is my fault since I have them on this pedestal. Sorry please don't argue.

Jill

JillianRose · #15 Jun 10, '12, 10:57 am

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Originally Posted by Hound Dog

The ordained Priest does the absolution not the clothing he wears.

I wonder if the original poster would question if a confession was valid if he was in a war zone and the Priest was wearing BDUs while hearing his confession?

Please lets not be rude. It was after mass...during the week.