Q. 780. What sins are we bound to confess? A. We are bound to confess all our mortal sins, but it is well also to confess our venial sins. Q. 781. Why is it well to confess also the venial sins we ...

To faithfully confess your sins and receive absolution, you had to know what they were! Gregory the Great's list of vices were the considered "mortal" or "deadly" seven sins because, if the sinner ...

A. After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion we should confess all the mortal sins we have since committed, and all the venial sins we may wish to mention. Q. 829. What is a ...

Evidence show that confession might actually have an origin in the pre-Christian religious customs of ancient Greece.