Attention scrupulous people! (And priests who minister to them)
Here is an excellent article on what scrupulosity is, its spiritual effects, and how to treat it. It’s the best written material I’ve ever read on the subject.
An important note about whether sins against purity are mortal
Belief in the easiness of forgiveness: “The scrupulous soul must believe that all his sins are forgiven *immediately* each time he makes an act of perfect contrition.”
Just learned there’s a website forum out there that teaches people how to commit suicide with clinical detail. Users actively encourage others to take their own lives. Therapy is disparaged. Users speak often of how life is worthless and death is a blessing. This is demonic.
Absolutely horrifying that something like this exists. A vile pit of despair that traps people who could be helped to find hope and healing. And this site could well have users who are malicious actors who get off on helping people end their lives. Lord save us.
God of mercy, do not give us what we truly deserve for being a world that produces such evils that cry to heaven for justice and vengeance. Spare us and save us from the Evil One. Let your light shine in the darkness to drive out all evil. Maranatha.