Are we destine to sin without the grace of God

[Pathway2]

I am conflicting over if the reformation was needed of the catholic church I am in need of help. specifically on Original sin.

 

[Vico]

I am conflicting over if the reformation was needed of the catholic church I am in need of help. specifically on Original sin.

Per Catholic teaching we are inclined to sin, but are not without the ability to do good. However, without the grace of God some sin is to be expected. So the Church teaches that we should all be baptized to receive sanctifying grace and also that we need to continue in that grace until our death, repenting and confessing any lapse as we go.

 

[Hereiam]

Or are we destined to sin to allow us to receive the grace of God?

Was it the Little Flower (I cant recall exactly which Saint said it) who said something along the lines of, had she not sinned she would never received the mercy of God.

 

[Pathway2]

without the ability to do good

How do we have the ability to do good. Please explain.

 

[Vico]

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Two interesting Catholic dogmas of faith are:

• For the performance of a morally good action Sanctifying Grace is not required. (Council of Trent).
• For every salutary act internal supernatural grace of God (gratia elevans) is absolutely necessary. (Second Council of Orange and the Council of Trent – against Pelagianism and Rationalism).

In the first of the two a person that is not justified can still do good, such as prepare for reception of justification. These acts are not salutary however. Salutary means (Modern Catholic Dictionary) “Human action that is performed under the influence of grace and that positively leads a person to a heavenly destiny. The grace of a salutary act must be at least actual grace, whether a person is in the state of grace or not. If one is in the state of grace, the action is not only salutary but also meritorious.”