Is it a sin to say the S word?

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Not that I’m advocating it, but have any of you read any of St. Thomas More’s writings to and about Luther? There are a lot of vulgar fecal-references.

Same with Desiderius Erasmus, and Luther had plenty of dirty things to say about them in response, however neither of the latter two are canonized saints.
 
Havard said:
Not that I’m advocating it, but have any of you read any of St. Thomas More’s writings to and about Luther? There are a lot of vulgar fecal-references.

Same with Desiderius Erasmus, and Luther had plenty of dirty things to say about them in response, however neither of the latter two are canonized saints.
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It was in a link upthread.

Though not necessarily a sin, I found it ugly and beneath him.😦
 
Bonnie said:
Sometimes literally. Husband met an Irish nun years ago who told him that she was very surprised, on arriving in the US, that the f word is a bad word here. Until then it was just a word to her.

Don’t know if that is still a word Irish nuns use. Any Irish here who could enlighten me?
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Never heard it from a Sister but some men lard very sentence with it and with variations and it is foul and obscene. Interesting that a Sister could thing else

One man at a market was chatting t o someone right by my stall and every other word literally was the f word. Gross… I started singing the 23rd pslam quietly and he stopped in his tracks and listened.

Maybe the Irish hear it so much it loses all meaning
 
Bonnie said:
Thank goodness (which is a euphemism). Vulgarities used to bother me a lot more than they do now. If I’m surprised by something I will usually say “heavens to Betsy!” Yes, I really do say that. 🙂

But the few times my donkeys have escaped, I’ve been known to use certain 4-letter words. It’s a lot of work rounding them up!

I remember reading a joke about how people use certain words: A lady walking down the sidewalk stepped in dog excrement. "Oh sh!" she exclaimed. “I just stepped in doggy poo-poo!”**
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:):):)🙂
 
Richca said:
Jesus said “I tell you, on the day of judgement men will render account for every careless [idle] word they utter; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt. 12:36).
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Do some of the Roman Catholics in this thread actually believe that you will be justified by using vulgar, filthy and obscene language? The words of Jesus are pretty clear.
 
What words are considered vulgar, vary according to culture.

Bloody, is vulgarity across the pond, but nothing here.

Jesus warning about idle words is about words that cause harm, despite the person carelessness in using them.

He’s not talking about the S word when a person accidentally smashes his finger with a hammer when banging in a nail.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
What words are considered vulgar, vary according to culture.

Bloody, is vulgarity across the pond, but nothing here.

Jesus warning about idle words is about words that cause harm, despite the person carelessness in using them.

He’s not talking about the S word when a person accidentally smashes his finger with a hammer when banging in a nail.

Jim
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“Bloody” began its life as “By our Lady” … nothing sanguinious about it… “the old Cockney " Gor Blimey” was “God blind me” … the s word speaks for itself, smelly, nasty and not what we would do or want to be seen doing or see others doing in public… similarly the f word. word. Better not and BANANAS ! works well for me… 😉
 
Tomdstone said:
Do some of the Roman Catholics in this thread actually believe that you will be justified by using vulgar, filthy and obscene language? The words of Jesus are pretty clear.
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Yes, substance vs style.

I am sure Jesus would go car shopping much as I would if presented with two options:
  1. An ugly car with a horrible design and spattered spray paint with a good engine and mechanics.
  2. A beautiful Ferrari that turns heads, only it has no engine, just a drawing of an engine. And it has welded wheels that do not roll.
Surely the ideal is the Rolls Royce that has it all, but in the end, the option 1 may be ugly outside but the things it does are good, even if it is loud and obnoxious and backfires, it does good and means good.

The second option however is pretty, but bad. Designed to trick the customer and scam them out of their money, such deception as one might see from the devil himself.

While the Rolls is of course the most saintly saint, I have to say, how many that scream out the evils of the ugly car are no Rolls? How many are the tricky fake Ferrari? hmm.

Substance over style.
 
Leifler said:
Yes, substance vs style.

I am sure Jesus would go car shopping much as I would if presented with two options:
  1. An ugly car with a horrible design and spattered spray paint with a good engine and mechanics.
  2. A beautiful Ferrari that turns heads, only it has no engine, just a drawing of an engine. And it has welded wheels that do not roll.
Surely the ideal is the Rolls Royce that has it all, but in the end, the option 1 may be ugly outside but the things it does are good, even if it is loud and obnoxious and backfires, it does good and means good.

The second option however is pretty, but bad. Designed to trick the customer and scam them out of their money, such deception as one might see from the devil himself.

While the Rolls is of course the most saintly saint, I have to say, how many that scream out the evils of the ugly car are no Rolls? How many are the tricky fake Ferrari? hmm.

Substance over style.
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I don’t believe that they made the Ferrari or the Rolls Royce at the time of Jesus?
 
When my daughter was in youth group, the kids had an opportunity to ask our parish priest questions. One of the kids asked about the S word. Msgr. replied that bad language is a bad habit and is not worthy of a son or daughter of the Lord. He did say that saying dn and G*d dn was against the 10 commandments. Msgr.'s best answer was to just not use it.

I have a horrible habit of bad language and I struggle against it constantly. I use “geez”, “crud” “dang”, etc. Folks like my alternative to S**t happens: “Manure Occureth”

Once bad language is entrenched in your vocabulary, it is really hard to get rid of, particularly doing football season and even more so when you are a Cleveland Browns fan.
 
Faith1960 said:
So we don’t need to confess it?
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If you think that you should and that it is the right thing to do, then yes, confess it.

As I said before, vulgarity in itself is not sinful but it also isn’t the most noble thing to do. But then again, how is saying “bananas!” or “manure occureth” or “shoot!” really any different from employing the “s” word as an ejaculation? As in many things, it isn’t the word that makes it wrong but the intention behind it.

I believe that vulgar words (and its ever present companion, vulgar thoughts) are the windows that let in all of the other vices. I try not to use them but as is so often in this world, I fail. I still do not, however, believe that the employment of such terms is an occurrence of sin.
 
Tim_D said:
If you think that you should and that it is the right thing to do, then yes, confess it.

As I said before, vulgarity in itself is not sinful but it also isn’t the most noble thing to do. But then again, how is saying “bananas!” or “manure occureth” or “shoot!” really any different from employing the “s” word as an ejaculation? As in many things, it isn’t the word that makes it wrong but the intention behind it.

I believe that vulgar words (and its ever present companion, vulgar thoughts) are the windows that let in all of the other vices. I try not to use them but as is so often in this world, I fail. I still do not, however, believe that the employment of such terms is an occurrence of sin.
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I do confess it but wondered if that was necessary.
 
The S word is in the Bible, actually, in one of the Pauline epistles.

The word for its liquid equivalent appears in the Old Testament several times, depending on which translation one uses.

Just sayin’… 🙂
 
RPRPsych said:
The S word is in the Bible, actually, in one of the Pauline epistles.

The word for its liquid equivalent appears in the Old Testament several times, depending on which translation one uses.

Just sayin’… 🙂
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So;) There are many words in the Bible I would not use in public… I will stick with BANANAS 😉

Which I am quite quite sure is not scriptural, Unless you say else.
 
Rosebud77 said:
So;) There are many words in the Bible I would not use in public… I will stick with BANANAS 😉

Which I am quite quite sure is not scriptural, Unless you say else.
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Oh dear!When the shopping fell out of the car, I said BANANAS but preceded it with an alliterative prefix,B*****y… It sounded GREAT and did me good! :eek:😊
 
Tomdstone said:
I don’t believe that they made the Ferrari or the Rolls Royce at the time of Jesus?
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Well, they made Plymouths and Hondas, because Jesus drove the moneychangers out of the temple in a Fury, and later the Apostles were all in one Accord.
 
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