Is watching the Olympics a sin?

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cynic:
your perfectly right, everything that is unneccessary in life should be cut out completely.
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LOL thanks cynic, in your sarcasm I think you bring up a good point. If your fulfilling your obligations, then its not sinful to have some entertainment. Enjoy it. Jesus who did all things well, drink wine and seemed to have a good time at the Wedding at Cana. You cannot spend your entire life being entertained but there is a time and place for it, so long as its not sinful. Also remember most priests are encouraged to take a day off, so they don’t burn out, when St. Paul cause it a race, its not a spirnt but more of a marathon its more about consistancy, than an intense burst that just burns out.

Besides other than your obligations you should be doing spiritual exercises or going to Mass cause you fear not doing so would be a sin, you should do them cause you want to do them.

And as far as going into the convent, make sure that this is coiming from you and is a calling. If you go into it cause your being talked into it, and not cause its in your heart, you can do a lot of damage to yourself.
 
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Magicsilence:
No, its not a mortal sin. That is unless you watch it too much and neglect other things.

If you are getting a bad feeling (like you should be doing something else), i think God is calling you either to the next level in your spiritual life and/or He wants you not to watch them as a little sacrifice for Him.

Remember, the closer we draw to God, the more we recognise our imperfections.

Certainly, watching tv is an unnecessary part of life.

We would do well to cut it out completely.

In Christ.

Andre.
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So you are saying we should not watch EWTN???!!!
 
Hmm, I was just trying to think, what could make watching the Olympics a sin? Before opening this thread I wondered what the OP’s argument might be - I was hoping that Paris had changed a bit in the last couple of months, but no luck (-: (only kidding Paris). But anyway, here’s a different reason why it might possibly be a sin for some -

What if, in the same way that fashion mags give people the idea that they’re no good unless they look like this, the Olympics gave people the idea that they’re no good unless they are this strong or this fast? Then it could cause self doubt and envy and jealousy of the Olympians’ talents, which might make it sinful.
 
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Flopfoot:
Hmm, I was just trying to think, what could make watching the Olympics a sin? Before opening this thread I wondered what the OP’s argument might be - I was hoping that Paris had changed a bit in the last couple of months, but no luck (-: (only kidding Paris). But anyway, here’s a different reason why it might possibly be a sin for some -

What if, in the same way that fashion mags give people the idea that they’re no good unless they look like this, the Olympics gave people the idea that they’re no good unless they are this strong or this fast? Then it could cause self doubt and envy and jealousy of the Olympians’ talents, which might make it sinful.
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All this talk made me think of a video a fundamentalist friend of my husband gave him. It was called “America’s Occult Holidays” and was a presentation by a guy named Doc Marquis who claimed to be a former Illuminati.

Anyway, according to him, the Olymics are occulist, listed all these reasons the Olymics are occult. So, according to these people, it probably would be a sin to watch the Olympics. It was really difficult not to smash the damned thing, but my husband promised to watch it with an open mind. My huasband was also told to wathc it when I’m not around, as I’m Catholic. But I felt I needed to supervise his viewing.
 
Paris Blues:
And NO, I’m not being scrupulous…just a question. images.bravenet.com/common/images/smilies/wave.gif
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Are you* sure* about that? You seem intensely self-critical. Have you considered Scrupulous Anonymous (SA)?

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As for questions such as taking leisure time when you could be doing something spiritual–a good rule of thumb is to remember that there is neutral territory between sin and virtue. Just because you are not acting especially virtuous at a given moment, does *not *mean that you are sinning; vice versa, just because you are not sinning, does not mean that you are being virtuous.
Yes, it would probably (not necessarily!) be **more virtuous **of you to read scripture and pray, rather than watch the Olympics; however, watching the Olympics in and of itself is not a **sin. **It’s neither virtue nor vice (unless you’re watching it for exhorbitant amounts of time, which is slothful). Get what I’m saying?
Rather than always questioning “is this a sin?” ask “is this sinful, virtuous, or neither?” You’ll find that most of our daily activites fall into that third category.
By the way, contemplative prayer and reading scripture all day is, for those of us who are not monks or nuns, not particularly prudent–therefore the degree of virtue therein comes in diminishing returns.
Seek out what God’s will is for you, and you will always be ensured of virtue.
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Paris Blues:
I can’t.:nope: I ain’t called.:crying: Oh well.:cool:
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How can you be so sure? This could be a definate indication of such calling.
 
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Neithan:
Rather than always questioning “is this a sin?” ask “is this sinful, virtuous, or neither?” You’ll find that most of our daily activites fall into that third category.
By the way, contemplative prayer and reading scripture all day is, for those of us who are not monks or nuns, not particularly prudent–therefore the degree of virtue therein comes in diminishing returns.
Seek out what God’s will is for you, and you will always be ensured of virtue.
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What excellent, sensible advice!

Betsy
 
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