Did I steal?

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So basically this is how it goes. I had 67 cents so I went to buy a can of coke from the vending machine thats in front of our Dorm. The machine took my money but didnt count it and wouldnt give any back. My Housemate then proceeded to do the same about 1 hour later which is when I told him that the samee thing happened to me. Then Another of our housemates overheard and took the keys to the vending machine (we found them last year lying around) and opened it up and grabbed us one each. When I took it I was like “I paid for it didn’t I?” so I quickly opened it and drank it (of course I never took my money back out I left it in the machine)! But about 5 mins later guilt started kicking in and I got a bit worried that what I did basically counts as stealing! Was I wrong in doing so?

Thank you all for your time and I wouldnt mind some prayers from you guys to help me get over something Ive been battling with for a couple years now (heheh dont worry, im not stealing or anything as bad but its just something I would like to get over)

Thanks All! God Bless! Dios Los Bendiga!!!
 
If you paid for it and did not take any money out of the machine and only got one soda for what you paid, then no you didn’t steal.

However, the roommate who had the key should have been reported. You should have done that because you do not know if he or others were using the key to steal drinks from the machine. So you would be guilty by association.

The fact you are concerned with your actions is a very good sign. It is only when we don’t care what we’ve done that we are on dangerous ground.
 
Taking something that is not yours is wrong. But there are attributes of the crime that make it venial or mortal, depending on the effect of the crime on those from which it is taken. Petty theft is no mortal sin. But if the change was taken from a starving family causing illness or even death, then that would probably be mortal wounding to your soul. I think that in the western civilization you would not have any problems with such petty crime, if in fact a crime was committed. I think no crime was committed, nor was there any sin, except for possibly scrupulosity. God loves us. He is not waiting to pounce on us.
 
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