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Dear Carlos,
Sorry it took a while to get back to you.
Yes, the sins of scandal always need reparation because those sins can affect other members of the Body of Christ. Let me confirm your intuition at the end of your e-mail.
Issues like the one you have brought up, should be mentioned when you go to Confession.
- If you have been to Confession since your Atheistic evangelizing, and mentioned it when you when to Confession, don't worry about it. When the confessor absolves you of your sins, they are gone. Period!!
- If you forgot to mention it, for some reason, just mention it the next time you go to Confession.
- If Confessions are very rare in your area, just add a (petition/request) to your daily prayer regiment, asking the Lord to provide a good, faithful priest who is loyal to the Church, who would be willing to hear your Confession. Persevering in prayer is the key. Here, the Rosary is a powerful weapon of prayer in our current culture.
After, do your penance, forget the past, and keep developing your Christian life and vocation.
We all sin; the key is getting back up, going to Confession, and then getting back to living a sacramental life of daily Mass, if possible; or at least renewing your Christian Covenant every week at Sunday Mass and going to Confession, at least monthly.
Side note: While there is nothing wrong with previously approved Catechisms, Catholics should use the current sure norm for the faith (Fidei Depositum, Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church), as Pope St. John Paul II said: the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
I hope this helps,
Mike
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