Reminds me of a morality lecture from a group of Catholic boarding school victims. Years ago the old wemon told the kids in the school that (because an evil woman seduced a man into eating a fruit that god forbid), they were all evil and will do bad things because satin is real, lives on the earth, and is stronger then you so because you are worthless you will do bad things but that’s ok because Jesus died for your sins so all you have to do is go to the church and beg Jesus for forgiveness.

This short video, although it does not dictate confession, is worth watching as it brilliantly demonstrates the concept of "Christian forgiveness".

I agree. Confession without remorse is nothing. Remorse, if true, always includes raparations, of some type. To the person, or community in the issue related! 12 Steps is based on making things right - if you can - an important ingredient that is correlated to wanting to change past behavior(s) from psychology.

Do you feel, like me, that public confessions are attention-seeking, not genuine and hide alterior motives (such as a get-out-of-jail free card in the sphere of public opinion)?

In my opinion, I've know too many who've simply become more secretive and creative to hide future ____ (insert a word for do-do) - and the 'çonfession' was regret of getting caught, nothing more.

That is how history says the Protestant church started with Martin Luther. He was angry about many Catholic practices but chiefly the fact that priests were selling dispensations, I.e. forgiveness for your sins, at a price. This practice and others were among his treatise nailed to the church door in Nantes.

Only the names have changed.

Convenient the way people grant themselves absolution, isn't it? The most amazing thing is that they manage to convince other people to believe them.

It always helps when your god is who you see when you look in the mirror...

Funny how Republicans have a direct line to God, but only use it when they’ve been caught doing something they speak against.

He says god forgave him? Pics or it didn't happen.

Another republican hypocrite.

His wife didn't forgive him . Sounds like a right asswipe