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James Keeting wrote:

Hi, guys —

I deal with scrupulosity and I'm working on it but still tend to overreact to some things.

In one situation, my fiancée and I were watching a movie. Instinctively like touching an arm I rub her upper chest like literally near the neck area, not in a sexual manner at all, and I was not thinking about anything in a sexual or related manner. It was like holding hands or (patting/rubbing) someone on their back. I eventually caught myself doing this and I thought to myself,

“Is this wrong because it's close to her upper ‘area’ "?

I still didn't remove my hand but thought,

“I don't know if it is wrong, but now that I'm thinking about it, I should stop.”

and 2 seconds after that, I stopped myself.

  • Did I sin?
  • Do I need Confession?
James
  { Was my closeness to my fiancée while watching a movie a sin and do I need to go to Confession? }

Eric replied:

James —

If you are scrupulous, you need to pick a Confessor, stick with him, consult him, listen to him, and follow his advice, and not pursue other opinions.

A mortal sin requires three components:

  1. grave matter
  2. knowledge that it is sinful, and
  3. deliberate consent, including sufficient reflection.

Eric

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