Hi, guys —

First of all I would like to thank all of you for answering my past questions and clarifying some of my doubts, however, another concern has sprung up in my mind. I understand that the deliberate withholding of a mortal sin that I am conscious of during Confession would render it invalid.

• Would this also apply to intentional vagueness in describing the sin?
  

By this I mean, thinking beforehand of phrasing the sin committed to blunt the sense of shame in saying it while ensuring that it was confessed.

e.g. Choosing to say:

"fictional material that involved relations with a minor"

as opposed to

"cartoons and drawings of childlike characters involved in sex acts"

Thanks for your help in this and past matters.

PossiblyScrupulous