[Apologetics] Incredible, riveting video

[Dianne Dawson]

Stuart,
You are exactly right.  Actually, there are three things necessary for a sin to 
be judged as mortal:

1.  It has to be a serious matter (i.e. against the 10 Commandments or the 7 
precepts of the Church.

2.  The person has to KNOW it's a serious matter.

3.  They have to do it anyway.

Number 2 & 3 presuppose that a sin is not committed in a moment of passion.  The 
determination of a sin as mortal is almost always left to the sinner.  A 
confessor can/will question a penitent but will usually, ultimately leave it to 
the person.  A murder in a fit of jealous rage may not have been the best 
example.  I would submit the example of a police officer who must carry a weapon 
as part of his job.  He is put in a situation where he must fire his weapon, 
killing the perpetrator.  Number 1 & 2 most likely apply but he wouldn't have 
the chance to think it through before having to fire.

Dianne
 
Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
Ps 42:1
 
 




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From: Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
To: Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
Cc: Apologetics Group <apologetics at gathman.org>; Jimmy Murphy 
<jmurf80 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sat, September 25, 2010 10:30:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Apologetics] Incredible, riveting video

On Sat, 25 Sep 2010, Art Kelly wrote:

> Thus, anything stated in an alleged apparation that is inconsistent with
> Scripture cannot be authentic.  But perhaps this lady misquoted or
> misunderstood Jesus.  If the apparation is real, maybe he meant that venial
> sins should be avoided too.  But he cannot have actually said that venial
> sins and mortal sins are the same.   

My understanding of the Catholic position is that the difference between
mortal and venial sin is in the sinner, not the specific action or
behaviour.  A mortal sin is a grave matter, done with full knowledge and
deliberate consent.  Murder is normally a mortal sin, but if done in
a jealous rage in the moment of discovering unfaithfulness, may not
involve deliverate consent.  For a believer, mortal sin is rebellion, as
opposed to weakness.

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          Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
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