I actually hate writing blog posts like this, but I care for so many lost Catholics. What is a venial sin and a mortal sin? And there is a sin unto death.
What constitutes a mortal sin? Now, most of the emphasis over the past years has been put on the subjective two parts of that above definition. The good news, however, is that with a General Confession a lifetime confession of all your sins, you will leave the confessional as clean and as strong as a baby on the day of its baptism. And you will feel it—immediately. We will not be mean to you. The merits of His death for you are communicated by baptism and confession. That is the trade off: that Jesus Christ paid the penalty of all the below sins.
Such is his infinite mercy. So, just confess the below sins to a solid priest namely, who will respect your conscience because you will feel the weight of the world off your shoulders. Just believe the Church saints and doctors who I quote below on what is mortal versus venial sin. If you have any of the following sins on your heart, you need to confess them with number, even if estimated to avoid the fires of hell and the eternal loss of God. Contraception, IVF and Abortion.
Most readers here know that abortion is murder. But many Catholics do not know that contraception in marriage or out of marriage is a mortal sin. These must be confessed to enter sanctifying grace. But there is a worse contraceptive sin than even the condom or sterilization within marriage: Many Catholics do not know that the Oral Contraceptive and the IUD function half the time as a contraceptive and half the time as an abortifacient.
I explained the medicine of that in this podcast here. This means that Catholic women on the Pill and the men who sleep with them should confess their sorrow not only for the mortal sin of contraception in marriage, but also having killed any of their own children through the use of the Pill, the shot or the birth-control implant in the arm. All of these OCs are chemically wired to first stop ovulation and then, as a back-up, to slough off the inner-lining of the uterus to eject newly formed individuals your children!
Thus, IVF is literally murdering and freezing many of your children to get a few born for yourself. God can quickly forgive the murder of children. If even a priest as intense as me will not scream at anyone in the confessional for this sin, then neither will any priest out there.
Some saints have pointed out that sins which exacted physical death in the Old Covenant Judaism are frequently the sins that cause spiritual death in the New Testament Catholicism. And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and He put him to death also. Thus, sterilization and masturbation and the use of the condom is a mortal sin even when no pornography is used.
How about pornography without masturbation? But thankfully St. At most, this can only be a very slight venial sin. However, it becomes greater if, after we perceived the evil that has befallen us, we carelessly delay for some time and dally with the pleasure to decide whether we ought to allow or reject it.
The sin becomes still greater, if, after becoming aware of the pleasure, we dwell on it for some time through downright negligence and without any determination to reject it. In the Bible, St. Paul gives us a list of grave sins. He states that anyone who commits these sins shall not enter the kingdom of God. These sins constitute grave matter, and if they are committed willingly and with full consent, constitute mortal sin.
Grave sins can be classed as sins against God, neighbor and self, and can further be divided into carnal and spiritual sins CCC Four other sins are considered grave also.
These sins not only offend God, but men as well. These grave sins are:. The voluntary murder Genesis The sin of impurity against nature —Sodomy and homosexual relations Genesis Taking advantage of the poor Exodus Defrauding the workingman of his wages James Finally, the capital sins are also considered grave matter. These sins are vices and are defined as contrary to the Christian virtues of holiness.
They are pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth acedia. Note from the author: For those of you who do not understand why these particular sins are of grave matter, I would suggest that you refer to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas. He does an excellent job of explaining why these sins are of grave matter, and also explores the counter-arguments and objections that some people have regarding these grave sins.
Idolatry— Idolatry is the worship, veneration or belief in false gods. Because it is a direct rejection of God, it is a grave sin 1 Corinthians Idolatry includes worship of images This does not mean that we cannot venerate religious images. Veneration of images such as a crucifix is veneration of the person depicted, and not the actual image in and of itself.
Divination, magic and sorcery —This is a grave sin which includes attempting to command the powers of the occult, control or speak to demons or spirits especially Satan , attempting to divine the future, and the use of magic charms CCC Deuteronomy speaks against this grave sin.
Sacrilege — The sin of sacrilege is a grave sin that consists of profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and liturgical actions of the Church as well as things consecrated to God CCC Atheism— Because atheistic humanism falsely seeks man and human glory and rejects God, atheism is a grave sin CCC It is a sin against the virtue of religion. Blasphemy— This grave sin is the uttering of hatred, reproach, defiance or speaking ill of God.
Blasphemy against the Church, the saints and sacred things is also a grave sin CCC It fails to give love and respect to our Creator. Perjury and False Oaths — Those who take an oath in the name of the Lord and fail to keep it, or break the oath at a later date, show a grave lack of respect for the Lord of all speech CCC Pledging oneself to commit an evil deed is also sinful. During his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks against sinners who give false oaths Matthew All humans have a duty, to praise God and give him thanks.
Thus all Christians are bound to participate in the Mass, and must partake of the Eucharist at least on holy days of obligation. Deliberate failure to do this constitutes a grave sin CCC This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their parents — as children and adults. Children must obey their parents, and adults must respect and see to the care of their parents, when they become old and infirm.
Murder intentional homicide — Direct and intentional killing is gravely sinful CCC It is a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance, much like the murder of Abel at the hands of Cain. Indirect homicide can also be of grave nature such as refusing to help a person in danger. If the attacker is mortally wounded or killed, then the death of the attacker is not a sin.
Those who use unnecessary aggression in self-defense can sin mortally, if the attacker is killed or gravely injured. Abortion is therefore murder. The oldest Christian book besides parts of the Bible is the Didache, a book composed by the twelve apostles or their disciples. Euthanasia— The direct killing of the sick, handicapped, or dying, regardless of motive, is a grave sin. Those who are suffering and are nearing death must be allowed to die or recover, which is sometimes a possibility naturally.
Administration of painkillers is permissible, provided the drugs are not willed as an end or a means to precipitate death. In this case death is not willed, but is merely accepted as inevitable and cannot be impeded.
Suicide— Suicide is murder of the self. It is contrary to the love of God, self, family, friends and neighbors CCC The Vatican has overhauled its list of mortal sins, adding several more to cope with the age of globalisation.
The new sins take aim at those who undermine society in far reaching ways, including by taking or dealing in drugs, polluting the environment, and engaging in "manipulative" genetic science, The Times of London reports. Also new to the list are paedophilia, abortion, and social injustices that cause poverty or "the excessive accumulation of wealth by a few". However, we found I found this pretty good list of grave sins, which can be mortal sins, depending on the circumstances.
Sin is an offence against God. According to Catholic teaching, sin is said to be either venial or mortal. Otherwise it might be grave, but not necessarily mortal. If you can think of any other sins that are not included below, we welcome your input.
Our goal is to create a list in one place. This is a traditional list of sins that cry out to heaven. Needless to say, they are very grave and most likely mortal. One of my favorite ceremonies in the Traditional Latin Mass although it technically occurs before the…. The list of mortal sins evidently are many. The one area I believe is not preached today by priests. The fact that the Holy Eucharist must not be received if the the person is not in the state of grace.
The lines to receive Communion are long. The lines for reconciliation are short. I am 83 years old. It seems that Archdioceses are more concerned in how any parishioners receive the Holy Eucharist than go to confession. That has become the forgotten Sacrament. It does seem that way. This one goes straight to an add of Coventry?
If I understood it correctly.
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