Understanding Scrupulosity
Understanding Scrupulosity Many people, at one time or another, struggle with faith issues about sin, guilt, punishment, and hell. Rather than experiencing faith as a source of peace, their faith…
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Understanding Scrupulosity
Many people, at one time or another, struggle with faith issues about sin, guilt, punishment, and hell. Rather than experiencing faith as a source of peace, their faith causes them to dwell on or second guess every decision they make.These people have scrupulosity. But a small few, particularly Catholics, so fear offending God--or fear never being forgiven by God--that they are unable to participate in daily life without experiencing severe doubt and anxiety.
Many Redemptorists believe their founder, Alphonsus Liguori, struggled with scrupulosity all his life. Sometimes called the doubting disease. Because of this, Redemptorists have a special charism for compassionately helping those with this disease achieve peace of mind in their day-to-day struggle.Based on a half-century of questions and answers published in the Scrupulous Anonymous