About lying

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I have a question about lying. I know it’s wrong, but life isn’t always simple. I know if you are deceiving someone to take advantage of them or get out of something wrong you’ve done that’s wrong. But what about lying to protect someone from someone’s malice? For example there are people who do not like my sister and they want to know where she works to stalk her. They’ve never asked me where she works but if I told them she worked at a place she used to work is that wrong? When the Nazis were after the Jewish people lying to them about hiding people; would that be wrong? Complex.
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And so in the case if one were to lie. Could it be venial? Or is it never venial? It seems that I have read depending on the damage done. Or other things. It’s a tough one.
 
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And so in the case if one were to lie. Could it be venial? Or is it never venial? It seems that I have read depending on the damage done. Or other things. It’s a tough one.
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CCC 2484 The gravity of a lie is measured against the nature of the truth it deforms, the circumstances, the intentions of the one who lies, and the harm suffered by its victims. If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity.
 
billcu1 said:
And so in the case if one were to lie. Could it be venial? Or is it never venial?
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Yes lies are often venial in nature.

To be avoided of course (as all sin) but yes often venial. See the CCC etc.
 
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