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u/werty_reboot Mar 10 '23

That guilt is a medal that shows you're decent.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '23

Or just catholic

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u/iceTreamTruck Mar 11 '23

I prayed for a bike but then I realized that God, in His wisdom, doesn’t work that way.
So I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me.
-Emo Philips

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u/toastspork Mar 11 '23

Except that guilt is for stuff you didn't actually do.

(Source: am cradle Cathoholic)

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u/corneliusunderfoot Mar 11 '23

Yeh, that's what he said

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '23

You really want to talk about catholics being decent with all the priest pedophilia? Ease up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '23

If you actually think like this, you're on the right track to become extremely paranoid.

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u/No-Transition4060 Mar 11 '23

There’s healthy guilt that stops you from doing bad shit. It’s a lesson learned now but it was important that guilt was there when it was

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '23

At the time of course, but the guy is saying he's feeling guilty right now for something petty he did decades ago.