Condemnation for being sincerely wrong?

[roveau]

I was reading up on the Millenium, a Catholic assessment of the various interpretations. I always thought there was room for a literal Millenium (Rev 20) but the Church view is a-millenial. That’s fine by me. I then thought that if we keep the precepts of Christ and the Church it doesn’t matter what we think of the type of Millenium because Christ will reveal all when He returns anyway.

I then considered, would anyone be condemned by Christ for being sincerely wrong about something? How far could you take this? Minor interpretations of the Scripture, minor interpretations of the Liturgy?..or…

What about Protestants, Jews and Muslims who live honourable lives, loving God and their neighbour, based on their Biblical traditions? Would they be condemned because they got it wrong?

 

[Petergee]

Of course not. God is infinitely just. He does not trick people into Hell. People only go to Hell because they deliberately chose to do what they knew was wrong, and didn’t repent of it.

 

[Thoughtfulone]

Of course not. God is infinitely just. He does not trick people into Hell. People only go to Hell because they deliberately chose to do what they knew was wrong, and didn’t repent of it.

What if you were a Catholic who knew the Church’s position on something (say, taking communion while in a state of sin, or any other grave matter really) but you sincerely did not believe it to be wrong and did it anyway? Is simply knowing that the Church considër something to be wrong enough to put you in a state of “knowledge” about the evil of an act, or must you truly believe it to be wrong and choose to do it anyway to be in mortal sin?

 

[Carlan]

We do not know everything…as Catholic Christians we believe in what God did for us through Jesus and handed it on to us through his Apostles and then thru his Church.
We trust! If we have trouble with trust in God. We must pray for our unbelief. Persevere in it.He will give it! One day we will receive the fullness of knowledge.

Lord,let all our work always find it’s origin in you and through you, reach completion.
May God’s face shine upon us and give us peace now. Carlan

 

[Scoobyshme]

What if you were a Catholic who knew the Church’s position on something (say, taking communion while in a state of sin, or any other grave matter really) but you sincerely did not believe it to be wrong and did it anyway? Is simply knowing that the Church considër something to be wrong enough to put you in a state of “knowledge” about the evil of an act, or must you truly believe it to be wrong and choose to do it anyway to be in mortal sin?

I think such a person would be in trouble, because all Catholics are required to give total religious assent to all Church teachings. We aren’t required to understand everything, but we are required to give religious assent (agreement) to everything. Knowing what the Church taught and rejecting it, for whatever reason, is a problem.

 

[Petergee]

What if you were a Catholic who knew the Church’s position on something (say, taking communion while in a state of sin, or any other grave matter really) but you sincerely did not believe it to be wrong and did it anyway? Is simply knowing that the Church considër something to be wrong enough to put you in a state of “knowledge” about the evil of an act, or must you truly believe it to be wrong and choose to do it anyway to be in mortal sin?

Put it this way: If you understood the truth that Christ founded the Church to teach His truth and entrusted the Apostles and their successors to govern the Church, would you be able to stand before Christ after your death as He looks into the very depths of your soul and honestly tell Him that you sincerely believed that you were right and the Church’s doctrine was wrong?