Is this a wrong thing?

[Sbee0]

Is stealing someone’s WiFi a sin?

Yep. Thou shalt not steal.

 

[Roseeurekacross]

yes, all theft is a sin. Its one of the commandments, maybe 2 .

 

[BornInMarch]

No. I couldn’t think of a less grave matter. Maybe if stealing someone else’s oxygen (not from an oxygen tank, from the air).

 

[Rutherford2]

Deep down you know it is wrong. Otherwise you won’t ask this question right? Lol!

 

[Todd_Easton]

If it’s a neighbors WiFi, why not ask them permission to use it? Or offer to give them a few bucks a month for access to it?

This would probably be a violation of the neighbor’s terms of service with their Internet provider. My terms of service with my Internet provider says, in part:

The Service is designed for personal and family use (residential use only) within a single household. Subscriber agrees that only Subscriber and Subscriber’s authorized guests in the same household will use the Service. … Subscriber will not resell or redistribute, or enable others to resell or redistribute, access to the Service in any manner, including, but not limited to, through the use of wireless technology. (source)

 

[kgmlg]

I would say food stolen during war times, especially if your kids are going hungry would not even be a sin in my book. I would consider it “defending your life and the life of your children”. But yes, very very very few cases.

 

[JulianN]

Just out of curiosity, how did they come to have the neighbour’s password?

 

[TheLittleLady]

Catholic moral teaching agrees with you.

 

[Joe_5859]

Just out of curiosity, how did they come to have the neighbour’s password?

That was my first question. The fact that they have the password implies to me that they would have the neighbor’s permission to use it. But it sounds like the OP is pretty sure now that is not the case. It sounds like there’s more to the story to me.