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I think it's more or less the same question for any proximate danger of committing a mortal sin, but what those are would depend on the person and their situation.

The main problem is that he can't go to the monastery because then he will have no way to resolve his doubts which would leave him in the danger of apostasy. You may disagree with the scenario, but I want to know if in theory having doubts about whether or not Catholicism is true is a...

Suppose that for Bob the only way to escape a proximate danger of sin caused by ubiquitous and severe immodesty is to enter a monastery. However, Bob is not fully convinced of the truth of Catholicism and he knows that if he goes to a monastery he will not be able to buy obscure books and...

No, that would be by genus, you have to confess grave sins by species. Please consult with a priest about how you actually need to confess sins, but I think he could say "I entered an unnecessary proximate occasion of sin one time for X hours and encouraged my family to do likewise and I did...

"The Pope's pronouncements make no distinctions for various types of garments. Pius XII states "...an unworthy, an indecent mode of dress has prevailed" without any distinction of place, "on beaches, in country resorts, on the streets, etc." (Aug. 29. 1954) His quotation: "Vice necessarily...

Just going to the beach is a mortal sin, 95% chance because it is an unnecessary proximate occasion of sin for Jim, but even if it isn't, he is still guilty of the mortal sin of scandal both by encouraging his family to go there and of any bystanders who would assume Jim is like 95% of men but...

Which conclusion in particular do you think is scrupulous?

Having another purpose for entering a proximate danger of sin other than committing the sin does not justify entering it unless it's a proportionately grave reason. I think bikinis usually lead almost every man into lustful thoughts which is not surprising given that the woman is naked for all...

I meant that an asexual man wouldn't be tempted by going somewhere like a beach with a lot of immodesty but he would still be scandalizing others because they wouldn't know that he was asexual so they would assume that he thought it is ok to expose himself to that proximate occasion of sin.

6 hour long confession. My voice will give out and I think it will significantly reduce the amount of time as well.

In confession are you allowed to hand the priest a written list of sins and just have him read it instead of reading it out loud yourself? (This is assuming there is no extenuating circumstance like someone who is physically unable to speak). I would prefer to do this for several reasons.

Thanks. I think I'd also like to take a look at something more detailed. Can you recommend some?

I recently got the handbook of moral theology by Prummer and greatly benefited from reading it. I'd like to know what some other similar books are that go into detail about what has to be confessed and what details are necessary.

But what is the difference? Why is the asexual man working as a lifeguard the mortal sin of scandal, but my situation isn't? And my actions aren't entirely innocent. If I had had my priorities straight when I started I never would have gone to such a place and I don't think any young man should.

Should I drop out of college due to scandal vis-à-vis immodesty? I'm concerned that as a man I am becoming a source of scandal to others by going to a college where most of the female students dress quite immodestly. In addition to this, it is a Catholic university and I take philosophy...