My Priest doesn't like me
I started attending at a church around August - im cradle but took a long time away from God and decided I wanted to come back. I went to the first priest i saw, asked to do confession, and at first he was really nice and accommodating
My confession was kind of brutal, we talked a lot about childhood abuse etc, and he gave me instructions to prepare for and permission to have communion.
I thought, like lots of my friends have, that I would have a good/ close relationship with my priest. But he really doesn't like me. Doesn't respond to my texts, doesn't greet me and when I've seen him at monasteries he avoids me. My friends even joke that he rolls his eyes when I'm around.
I suspect it either has to do with the confession making him uncomfortable (although I didn't go into detail regarding sexual sin), or the way I dress. I wear dresses and cover my tattoos with long sleeves, and I wear a head scarf. A lot of my parish don't, but enough do that i don't think it's that unusual. I have tried going without it, but I really prefer to have it.
I feel sad that I don't have a good relationship with him and it makes me avoid scheduling confession... what would you do in this situation? Speak to him about it or find a different priest?
Posted Mar 14, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC