What are the ways to repent for sins as in catholic practise?
1. Major (mortal) sins are murder, theft, sexual immorality, blasphemy, to name a few. 2. The Church teaches of two classes of sin – venial (minor), and major (mortal). Venial sins can be forgiven simply by praying to God, and/or going to Mass. Mortal sins require a visit to the confessional. For someone who needs forgiveness for the sins of all the years he’s been living, it requires the one, simple, faithful act of going to confession. I know this from personal experience. I’d gone through the RCIA program and became Catholic three years ago. During the course of the classes, I went to confession for the first time in fifteen years. I was very nervous, ashamed, and afraid. I told the priest how long it had been, and read a list to him of everything I could think of for all that time. When I finished, he was very kind and understanding. He told me I gave a good confession and that God loves me. He counseled me a bit to help me along, and then said the prayer to absolve my sins. I felt
