Is disrespecting your parents always a mortal sin?

[Lauren517]

:thumbsup:I know that disrespecting your parents is a sin. However, in a situation like I used too many paper towels when my mom told me not, and other similar situations be considered grave enough to be a mortal sin? Thank you and God Bless.

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

No, taking too many paper towels is not a grave sin against the 4th commandment. The gravity of a sin against the 4th commandment depends on the gravity of what the parents have instructed.