Is this a sin (please read)

[ShamrockGreen]

Hi everyone,
My question may be complex or it may be quite simple.
Is it a sin to continuously hear vile use of language if you can’t necessarily prevent it?
My mother speaks extremely fouly, almost every sentence of hers contains some use of profanity, and in many cases sexual profanity. I live in this house and even when I’m not around her, I hear the language she uses because it’s very easy to hear things throughout this house and she’s very loud.
We’re not catholics, but my boyfriend is and I’m looking into it.
My boyfriend also hears bad things in school, is any of this sinful?
We block our ears, turn our TV’s or music up loud, etc to prevent from hearing it but sometimes it doesn’t work. I’ve said things to my Mom, several times about it but she always gets very angry and says things along the line of If I don’t like it too bad, or she is who she is.

Thanks

 

[BlaineTog]

If you really can’t do anything to stop it, no, of course not. If it’s not your choice, then it isn’t a sin.

 

[Tietjen]

Hi everyone,
My question may be complex or it may be quite simple.
Is it a sin to continuously hear vile use of language if you can’t necessarily prevent it?
My mother speaks extremely fouly, almost every sentence of hers contains some use of profanity, and in many cases sexual profanity. I live in this house and even when I’m not around her, I hear the language she uses because it’s very easy to hear things throughout this house and she’s very loud.
We’re not catholics, but my boyfriend is and I’m looking into it.
My boyfriend also hears bad things in school, is any of this sinful?
We block our ears, turn our TV’s or music up loud, etc to prevent from hearing it but sometimes it doesn’t work. I’ve said things to my Mom, several times about it but she always gets very angry and says things along the line of If I don’t like it too bad, or she is who she is.

Thanks

It sounds like it may be a sin… but it’s not your sin. Continue to try to talk to your mom about this. Do so with charity and love and don’t let it turn into arguments.

Be at peace however, you are not sinning by unwillingly being exposed to the profanity.

PS - Welcome to the forums!

 

[Ron_Conte]

Pray for her.

Also, you may or may not decide it is a good idea to ask her to pray with you; use your own judgment on that.

 

[Parysa]

You can’t help what you hear when it’s a situation you can’t get out of.

 

[KinseyMcGuire]

You know, before I fully returned to my Faith, I had quite a potty mouth too. And I’m not going to pretend like the f-bomb never comes out of my lips even now, though I’m thinking giving up profanity of all kinds (even like “hell”) for fourty days for Lent will be the end of that, lol. But I’m trying, and so is my mother, because before hand, our house sounded like a middle class version of the Osbournes!

My father has a way to go to get into Faith again, but I’m finding living by example is doing much more then lecturing him. I find if I keep my mouth clean, then he does. And my mother’s noticed the same thing. So why not try leading by example?

I am curious, however, is it a SIN to use language like the f-bomb in a non-blasphemous way? Or is it just uncouth?

 

[teachccd]

I work in constuction where foul language and sexual innuendos run rampant. I personally do not use such language but I am around it constantly. If it were a sin to be around such behavior then I would be doomed.

No you absolutely cannot sin by hearing unwelcomed swearing. Pray for your mom and all who fall into the bad habit of using such language. And remember that profanity is a lazy mind expressing itself. God bless and keep up the good work…teachccd

 

[KathleenElsie]

Anyone that interacts with secular people has this issue. (there are some very nice people I know that have the habit of dirty words). When I hear God’s name, Jesus’ name used in improper ways I bow my head quickly and say a quick “forgive them” in my mind if the person is not one I feel I can voice my displeasure to.

Other people I feel I can speak to I do ask that they not speak like this in my presence. If it is someone alot younger then I am I will ask them if they know any other “words” to express their feelings.

Some people have just got into the HABIT of cursing that they don’t hear what they say. For these people I try to be a good example and pray for them.