Kevin, (continued)
about physical abuse in a marriage, about remaining faithful to the marriage vows, etc. Priests have abandoned their flock by remaining silent with regards to the sin of impurity. We are witnessing the results now. 

Kevin, Jesus exalted the tax collector after he humbled himself. While the Pharisees boasted of their moral perfection, the tax collector said to Jesus; "God, be merciful to me a sinner." Jesus said to the Pharisees, "If you do not confess your sin(s), it (they) are not taken away, but remain." You wrote that the tax collector remained in his sin (continued being a traitor). I am not sure what you mean. Also in the story of Zacchaeus, the repentant tax collector, he promised Jesus to give half his money to the poor and repay those he cheated. Notice like the story above, it was after Zacchaeus made a pledge of repentance that Jesus told him that salvation had come to his house that day. He did not continue cheating people (sinning).