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This is a very important topic. And so easily overlooked.
I have known someone who was wont to go to Confession and then,
no sooner he came out of the confessional, would go outside the church
and within an hour or two would commit the same sin he had just
confessed. And he was also in the habit of trying to encourage others
in his acquaintance to do likewise.
His approach to life was, you get a problem by doing something, so
then you go to a 'professional' and get the magic fix to solve the
problem, so you can then go right back to the behavior that got you
into the trouble the first time, and so, go back to the 'professional' and
get the magic fix again. So it shouldn't be surprising that's the way
he thought of Confession: a magic 'fix', as if it were like treatment
for the clap, or computer spyware from pornography sites, or getting
a lawyer to get you off a DUI -- then 'celebrate' by drinking and
driving!
After over two years of trying to help him I had to finally cut off ties
because he refused to be helped. His attachment to his sin was more
important to him than anything else, apparently. I had tried to explain
to him that he could not receive any plenary indulgences so long as
he retains attachment to his sin, and he said he didn't believe that, even
though he was sitting right there next to me when our priest said this
in a sermon, and later, I asked the priest about this in my friend's
presence. He still refused to believe it. That's why I had to stop
answering his phone calls or returning his messages.