Did I commit a mortal sin? (LDS)

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Spyridon said:
Everything happened exactly how it had to happen.
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I am sure you mean no harm, rather intend to comfort the OP. Statements like this are widely accepted in mainstream culture. I feel uncomfortable when I hear them. It seems at odds with Catholic sensibility. Fatalistic.
 
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Are you implying God is not Sovereign? Are you willing to say God cannot control creatures to bring about his ultimate purposes?

Does not the Scripture say “I make weal and create woe, I do all these things”,

And again does not the Prophet say “who is he who commands a thing to come to pass when the Lord has not commanded it? Do not both good and evil proceed from the Most High?”

And again does not the Lord himself say in the book of Moses “I, even I am he, there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive, I wound and I bind, and nobody can stay my hand”.

And is it not written in the Psalms “Our God is in the heavens, he does all that he pleases”, and in another place “the Lord has established his throne, his kingdom rules over all”

And does not Isaiah prophesy likewise: “Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’”

And does not John reveal the Lamb who “is the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.”

Everything has happened up to this point as it must needs have happened to fulfill all. The only thing we can change is how we behave in the present moment and what we do in the future. God has already authored the past - the future is all we can cooperate with him over, though ultimately he reigns over that as well.

If history is beyond Gods control, then that God is no god at all - he is impotent, not omnipotent.

But we do not worship an impotent deity who can’t even control one planet in the giant universe - we worship the Mighty One of Israel, He Who Is Sovereign over all, He Who sits on the throne ruling Heaven and Earth, He Who is so powerful and has total mastery over all, every human being always does what he wants yet simultaneously has total free will.

Only an omnipotent Deity could both simultaneously give humans full free will and also control every thing they do at the same time. Truly, Our God is in the Heavens, he does all he pleases!
 
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Spyridon said:
Everything happened exactly how it had to happen.
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Maybe the statement suggests determinism rather than fatalism.
Spyridon said:
Are you implying God is not Sovereign? Are you willing to say God cannot control creatures to bring about his ultimate purposes?
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I believe that God is Almighty and Sovereign, that His purpose is to draw us to Himself. He created us out of pure love and gave us free will, to love in return. I don’t believe it is the nature of God to control in any way, the free will of us creatures.
 
I do not know if this will make you feel any better but the LDS baptism is not considered a baptism in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
 
You came to your senses, you converted, you’ve been baptised. Your sins, once of scarlet, are now as white as snow.
 
So Gods Sovereignty is overcome by human free will?

So free will reigns supreme on earth then?

Or does free will function in accord with either Gods Holy Will or Gods Permissive Will - His Perfect Will or his Passive Will at all times? I believe God is always in control, and either directly or indirectly controls all things on Earth.

If I believed things were happening on earth outside of Gods purview, I would reason that god is impotent and therefore no god at all, and cease acknowledging the ineffectual god.
 
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Spyridon said:
So Gods Sovereignty is overcome by human free will?
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Since you bring it up, God’s Sovereignty is overcome, though not by human will itself, but by a human’s aligning that free will with God. A pure act of love for God, freely chosen, melts and overcomes the Father’s heart.

God is All Love. He created us with free will so that we could freely choose to love Him in return.
 
No because in order for a sin to be mortal you have to know that it is wrong and willing to consent.(It also has to be of grave manner). You have to be a baptized catholic at one point to commit a mortal sin in the Catholic sense. However its good to confess it because it helps us receive Gods mercy in its fullness. But if you already have you do not need to do it again. If you ever commit a mortal sin do not receive Holy Communion because that would be a mortal sin and also confess all the mortal sins you have committed since your last confession otherwise it will be a mortal sin too and none of your sins would be forgiven. I think you should look these last few parts to understand them a bit better.
 
Lemuel said:
I was LDS for many years. I’m sad to say that I played a key role in converting many, many people to the Mormon Church. I can’t even recall how many I personally baptized. A good many of them went in to marry and bring families into the church. I was doing what I thought was right at the time. I have since repented to the extent I can. Would this be considered a mortal sin?
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No, you were acting according to your conscience, following God according to your understanding (at the time).

Your worries now about your standing before God, are a sign of your faith and love of God. At your baptism, ALL of your sins will be forgiven. Be at peace, our God is merciful.

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

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Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.
 
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A priest would be the best one to ask this question when you go for your First Confession, Lemuel. My personal opinion is because you didn’t know the truth about Mormonism at the time, that it isn’t a mortal sin. But if you were to do that today, knowing what you do now, it might be.

I believe that Mormons are good people at heart. They were just deceived by Joseph Smith and his teachings. That deception was carried on through Smith’s successors and to the present day. Keep praying for them that the Holy Spirit will prompt them to research thier church’s history with open hearts and minds and to then leave and join a church, preferably, the Catholic Church, or Protestant if that is His Will,

Also, rest in the knowledge that Jesus has already forgiven you as you have repented (still, confess it to your priest or confessor if not your parish priest). Now you need to forgive yourself as well.

You remain in my prayers, Lemuel.
 
There are conditions that must be met for something to be a mortal sin.
 
Actually if you are just coming into the Church with an invalid baptism from the LDS, all your sins will be washed away at your true baptism.
 
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