COS's "Original Overt"? - alt.religion.scientology

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Leonardo Serni

More options Oct 31 1997, 3:00 am

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From: L.Se...@agora.stm.it (Leonardo Serni)

Date: 1997/10/31

Subject: Re: COS's "Original Overt"?

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wonderf...@aol.com (WONDERFULR) wrote:
>I get my overts off in session. Always have. And once "gone" I don't need to
> think of them again. They aren't there to weight me down. This principle -
> by the way - is the very principle that the Catholics have attempted to apply
> in confession.
>> Hubbard realized, very craftily,
>>that this leaves one feeling very naked and defenseless, and depicts them as
>>being "wrong"--while depicting Hubbard and the church as being "right"
>How about both being "right"? As that isn't even part of it for me - once gone
> no attention is left on the SUBJECT.
>I am not then worried about someone "finding out". The misdeed is just not
> there to worry about. And I don't give a crap if someone "knows".

That, I feel, is a major difference between this 'session' of yours
and the Christian Catholic sacrament of Confession; a real Catholic
does not only attempt to get rid of his burden, s/he should also do
everything possible to atone.

Of course, in the case of an offense to God, the atonement does not
(directly) involve the material world. Yet, should a Catholic wrong
anyone, his|her confessor will advise s/he to make amendments. Else
the pardon cannot be granted; just as, to sin, it is not sufficient
to do wrong, but awareness and will are also required.

It appears to me that Scientology(tm) is more handy, in that - from
your report - it does not appear to need the two key conditions for
Christian Catholic sacrament of Confession; redress, and resolution
(implying: resolution not to repeat the misdeed).

As far as your (admittedly scant) report goes, there's nothing that
hints to a resolution not to fall back in the same errors; not even
an attempt to redress. You blandly 'erase' not the mistake, but its
memory, and blithely walk on.

Comfortable as it indeed seems, Catholics would object that you get
rid not of your sins, but of your conscience. I feel such a thought
somewhat disturbing.

Leonardo

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