“The sin for which God calls me to repent is personal sin—stuff that I actually did. And personal sin feels different too: when I am lazy, or lustful, or impatient, or commit the multitude of other sins which fill my confessions, I feel badly. The memory of it comes back in the wee hours of the morning, and I feel ashamed…confession of national offences can only be done nationally, through government pronouncements and policies, but not personally by individuals.”
Fr. Lawrence Farley, ‘Dangers of Second-hand Repentance’)

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