Question About Reconciliation

[Byzantine]

I saw DeusCaritasEst's question about Reconciliation and cappie's answer. So cappie, if you're reading this, when you said it was permitted if necessary to write down sins and read them to a priest, does that mean that I cannot in a normal confession bring a list? Thanks!

[cappie]

[quote name='cappie' timestamp='1336633883' post='2429370']
It is allowed, [b]when necessary[/b], to write our sins and read them to the priest, as persons do who have almost entirely lost their memory. It is also allowed to give the paper to the priest, as persons do [b]who have lost the use of their speech.[/b] In such cases the paper must, after the confession, be carefully destroyed either by the priest or the penitent.

Similarly persons who must make their confession and who cannot find a priest who understands their language, must confess as best they can by some signs, showing what sins they wish to confess and how they are sorry for them.

As you can see it is allowed for serious reasons and with a clear intention to make use of the sacrament, have true contrition and a desire to do penance. It should not be flippant.
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[quote name='Byzantine' timestamp='1336732283' post='2429712']
I saw DeusCaritasEst's question about Reconciliation and cappie's answer. So cappie, if you're reading this, when you said it was permitted if necessary to write down sins and read them to a priest, does that mean that I cannot in a normal confession bring a list? Thanks!
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What I said about the list in my previous answer was for someone who suffers from memory loss or loss of speech as the original questioner asked in a flippant way about just giving the list to the priest to read.

There is nothing wrong with compiling a list on paper and bringing it into confession and reading it aloud to the priest. I have encouraged young people, people who are nervous and "new" Catholics as well as migrants who cannot/do not want to use an interpreter.