Aquinas and Shakespeare on Guilt
By Brad Miner
We've all done things we regret.
One of the many salvific glories of Catholicism is the Sacrament of Penance, although, as we all know, the priest's absolution does not make the penitent a tabula rasa – a clean slate.
For one thing, although our guilt before God is forgiven (not erased), the temporal consequences of sin will likely continue. Let's say I commit murder and then, after experiencing remorse, sacramentally confess the crime, turn myself in to the police (likely at the priest's insistence), and am tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. My confessor's…
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