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Jay —
I am astonished at what you report. The job of the priest is to administer the sacraments and hear Confessions. Unless you are scrupulous and have been pestering him with what he considers to be inane sins, I don't see why a priest would do this. Even then, a priest should have compassion and work with you on scrupulosity (in that situation).
There should also be regularly scheduled Confession times throughout the year, like Saturday afternoons. If you are not scrupulous or there is not regularly scheduled Confessions, I would write to the bishop and ask him about the policy.
That being said, canon law says the following:
Canon 916 † A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental Confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible.
Code of Canon Law: New English Translation (Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America, 1998), p. 298 |
There would therefore have to be a "grave reason" in addition to no opportunity to confess. I am not a canonist (or a priest) so don't take this as gospel, but I would question whether this was a grave reason.
If you are scrupulous, or aren't sure if you are, you might want to check out
Eric
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