When God confronted Adam and Eve after their disobedience they tried to shift the blame. “The man replied, ‘The woman whom you put here with me she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.'” Eve blamed the snake. And if the snake had any fingers to point at someone else no doubt he would have done the same. There is a human tendency to avoid taking responsibility for one’s actions. Have you ever noticed that when a politician is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar they say “mistakes were made” not “I made mistakes.” One of the benefits of going to the sacrament of confession is that it forces me to face my behaviors head on.