Help! Did I commit a mortal sin?

[Paxvobis]

As you can tell by the title, I’m not sure if I committed a mortal sin. Let me tell you the circumstance:

A couple of weeks ago, my father was filling out a form (non monetary) and forged the signature of my mother (they’re not divorced). I’m positive if she’d been there, she would have signed it. Regardless, my father told me not to tell the person who he was giving the form too (heretofore referred to as Person A). So I asked what I should say, and my father told me to lie and pretend my mother signed it.

At this point, I realized that what I had just done was sinful, albeit not mortally so because at the time I didn’t have full knowledge I was committing a sin (I just wasn’t thinking about it at the time).

Regardless, I just stood there as my father gave the form to Person A. Person A, nor anybody else, asked me if the signature was genuine.

So here are my questions:

First, is forgery grave matter?

Secondly, did I commit a mortal sin by giving scandal to my father by not telling Person A that the signature was forged?

Thanks for reading.

 

[beeliner]

If your parents are in the habit of doing that for reasons of convenience, it’s certainly no sin, businesses do that all the time, as do celebrities by sending out photos autographed by their secretaries.

Nor, in my opinion, did you sin by following your father’s instructions.

Your father, however, was, if not sinning, AT LEAST setting a very bad example by telling you to lie.

 

[valentino]

As you can tell by the title, I’m not sure if I committed a mortal sin. Let me tell you the circumstance:

A couple of weeks ago, my father was filling out a form (non monetary) and forged the signature of my mother (they’re not divorced). I’m positive if she’d been there, she would have signed it. Regardless, my father told me not to tell the person who he was giving the form too (heretofore referred to as Person A). So I asked what I should say, and my father told me to lie and pretend my mother signed it.

At this point, I realized that what I had just done was sinful, albeit not mortally so because at the time I didn’t have full knowledge I was committing a sin (I just wasn’t thinking about it at the time).

Regardless, I just stood there as my father gave the form to Person A. Person A, nor anybody else, asked me if the signature was genuine.

So here are my questions:

First, is forgery grave matter?

Secondly, did I commit a mortal sin by giving scandal to my father by not telling Person A that the signature was forged?

Thanks for reading.

In this case I would say no.You said your mother would have signed if she were there.I don’t really think any sin was committed.Forgery can be a grave matter under other circumstances.You gave no scandal.Your father may have given scandal to you.

 

[odhiambo]

As you can tell by the title, I’m not sure if I committed a mortal sin. Let me tell you the circumstance:

A couple of weeks ago, my father was filling out a form (non monetary) and forged the signature of my mother (they’re not divorced). I’m positive if she’d been there, she would have signed it. Regardless, my father told me not to tell the person who he was giving the form too (heretofore referred to as Person A). So I asked what I should say, and my father told me to lie and pretend my mother signed it.

At this point, I realized that what I had just done was sinful, albeit not mortally so because at the time I didn’t have full knowledge I was committing a sin (I just wasn’t thinking about it at the time).

Regardless, I just stood there as my father gave the form to Person A. Person A, nor anybody else, asked me if the signature was genuine.

So here are my questions:

First, is forgery grave matter?

Secondly, did I commit a mortal sin by giving scandal to my father by not telling Person A that the signature was forged?

Thanks for reading.

No Paxvobis, you did not commit a mortal sin. For one to commit those deadly sins, one has to be fully aware of the fact that it is indeed a sin and to go ahead and do it anyway. Also the circumstances does not really qualify for a mortal sin. There was however an intent to deceive and you were prepared to go along with it. The fact that no one asked you makes no difference at all. I’d say a tiny venial sin found its way to your soul