I'm uncertain, due to the extreme subjectivisation in contemporary catholic moral theology (?), about this topic.
In general, does it make a difference if thoughts are voluntary or not in regards to their sinful nature?
In our day and age it is almost impossible, except through hermitism maybe, to avoid scandalous and/or blasphemous ideas, be them implicit or explicit.
Even talking to your average person is often sufficient to hear all sorts of impure things.
Hence, my question is the following:
are exogenous ideas, when received by our mind, and contemplated upon, sinful in themselves?
What about ex nihilo thoughts, seemingly originating from our own mind, but rejected as soon and best as possible with a conscious effort?
Would even those need to be confessed?
It's very hard to determine the origin of thoughts, but on the same token, it is also hard if not impossible to be sorry about something one doesn't perceive as his fault?
Realising I can't express myself clearly and properly, and apologising and thanking everyone in advance,
Desmond.