Is it better not to know of the Gospel?

[MH_au]

CCC [1260]:

“Since Christ died for all, and since all men are in fact called to one and the same destiny, which is divine, we must hold that the Holy Spirit offers to all the possibility of being made partakers, in a way known to God, of the Paschal mystery.” Every man who is ignorant of the Gospel of Christ and of his Church, but seeks the truth and does the will of God in accordance with his understanding of it, can be saved. It may be supposed that such persons would have desired Baptism explicitly if they had known its necessity.

Given this, is it better for people not to be exposed to Christ’s Gospel?

Further, a person cannot commit a mortal sin without full knowledge that it is sinful.Therefore, is it better not to be exposed to the concept of sin until the end of one’s life, allowing one to experience earthly pleasures until then?

 

[porthos11]

CCC [1260]:

Given this, is it better for people not to be exposed to Christ’s Gospel?

Further, a person cannot commit a mortal sin without full knowledge that it is sinful.Therefore, is it better not to be exposed to the concept of sin until the end of one’s life, allowing one to experience earthly pleasures until then?

Lest we forget:

1860 Unintentional ignorance can diminish or even remove the imputability of a grave offense. **But no one is deemed to be ignorant of the principles of the moral law, which are written in the conscience of every man. **The promptings of feelings and passions can also diminish the voluntary and free character of the offense, as can external pressures or pathological disorders. Sin committed through malice, by deliberate choice of evil, is the gravest.

Oh yes, it is possible to commit mortal sin even without catechesis.

 

[AspiringDeacon]

Also:

1801 Conscience can remain in ignorance or make erroneous judgments. Such ignorance and errors are not always free of guilt.

and

1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God’s law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.

 

[bilop]

Lest we forget:

Quote:
1860 Unintentional ignorance can diminish or even remove the imputability of a grave offense. But no one is deemed to be ignorant of the principles of the moral law, which are written in the conscience of every man. The promptings of feelings and passions can also diminish the voluntary and free character of the offense, as can external pressures or pathological disorders. Sin committed through malice, by deliberate choice of evil, is the gravest.

Oh yes, it is possible to commit mortal sin even without catechesis.

To echo Porthos. It is very hard for anyone to go their entire life without committing a natural law mortal sin. Therefore, those who do not know Jesus and can not repent and ask his forgiveness are in bad shape.

While the Church states that non-Catholics can achieve salvation; it is likely much harder. A non-Christian would need to avoid all mortal sin. A non-Catholic or Orthodox Christian would need to have perfect contrition since they do not have access to sacramental confession.

God Bless

 

[1holycatholic]

To echo Porthos. It is very hard for anyone to go their entire life without committing a natural law mortal sin. Therefore, those who do not know Jesus and can not repent and ask his forgiveness are in bad shape.

While the Church states that non-Catholics can achieve salvation; it is likely much harder. A non-Christian would need to avoid all mortal sin. A non-Catholic or Orthodox Christian would need to have perfect contrition since they do not have access to sacramental confession.

God Bless

The Orthodox have valid sacraments including the Sacrament of penance (confession.)

 

[buffalo]

If one understands heaven to be a discrete place then perhaps so.

If one understands heaven to be a place where we will be filled to our capacity, then no.

 

[thistle]

CCC [1260]:

Given this, is it better for people not to be exposed to Christ’s Gospel?

Further, a person cannot commit a mortal sin without full knowledge that it is sinful.Therefore, is it better not to be exposed to the concept of sin until the end of one’s life, allowing one to experience earthly pleasures until then?

Those who might be saved through invincible ignorance would still have to have lived a life that would have been in accordance with Christ’s teachings had they known Christ. It does not mean that because they have never heard of Christ they would be saved if they had murdered, stolen, or whatever!

 

[strngrnrth]

Besides, when we know Christ we can pray and He will help us avoid occasions of sin, give us strength to resist temptation and speak to us about right and wrong when we are unsure, along with other blessings.