Mortal and Venial sin question

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hey i do got a pretty good understanding on what a mortal sin is (lieing, stealing, idol worship etc.) but what exactly is a venial sin or am i also wrong abotu mortal sin? please answer God bless
 
From the Catechism-

1857 For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must together be met: “Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.”

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So even idol worship, if you didn’t know any better, may not be mortal because although it is grave matter, you may not have ‘full knowledge’.

Lying in a court of law, under oath, is probably grave matter, but if you were doing so under duress (ie some associates of the defendant threatened your or your loved ones) then that wouldn’t be deliberate consent.
 
mdkirkbride said:
Lying in a court of law, under oath, is probably grave matter, but if you were doing so under duress (ie some associates of the defendant threatened your or your loved ones) then that wouldn’t be deliberate consent.
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nope cause one should never lie no matter if its mortal or venial its offense to God i would rather die for my kin than lie to spare both are lives, God bless
 
I was not stating that you should lie, only that in that circumstance, lying may not be mortal, due to the duress.

If you were harboring an escaped slave in pre-civil war America or a Jew in Nazi occupied territory during WWII, it may be less bad to lie about their presence to the ‘authorities’ than to tell the truth.
 
mdkirkbride said:
I was not stating that you should lie, only that in that circumstance, lying may not be mortal, due to the duress.

If you were harboring an escaped slave in pre-civil war America or a Jew in Nazi occupied territory during WWII, it may be less bad to lie about their presence to the ‘authorities’ than to tell the truth.
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oh i thought you were saying lying is ok, my bad, sorry
 
CountrySteve said:
hey i do got a pretty good understanding on what a mortal sin is (lieing, stealing, idol worship etc.) but what exactly is a venial sin or am i also wrong abotu mortal sin? please answer God bless
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Hi,
Almost anything can be a mortal sin, and almost anything can be a venial sin.

Blasphemy is a mortal sin, but is it if someone is in a comma?

Stealing a pencil is a venial sin, but is it if it is plugging a dam?
 
CountrySteve said:
hey i do got a pretty good understanding on what a mortal sin is (lieing, stealing, idol worship etc.) but what exactly is a venial sin or am i also wrong abotu mortal sin? please answer God bless
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Mortal sin breaks our friendship with God which can only be restored through sacramental confession. Venial sins are not considered grave matter and don’t break our frienship with God, but they harm our friendship with God. The problem with venial sins is the more you commit them, the easier it is to slip further from God and His gifts of grace and then, eventually, into mortal sin. Venial sins may be forgiven through an Act of Contrition, reception of Holy Communion and attending Mass, as well as through sacramental confession, although that is not necessary. However, confessing venial sins in sacramental confession can gain you the graces and strength necessary to avoid the sin in the future (which we could all use). This is why frequent confession is so beneficial. You shouldn’t really wait until you have mortal sins to go to confession. Once a month is a nice frequency. It keeps you strong and in God’s good graces (literally).

With respect to lying and stealing… there are varying degrees of these sins. If you steal a buck out of your mother’s purse, I wouldn’t consider that “mortal”. However, stealing a car would be. Lying to your best friend by saying her new hair cut looks great wouldn’t be a mortal sin, but lying under oath in a court of law would be.

For a sin to be mortal, there have to be 3 things present:
  1. It must be grave matter (serious matter which would break your frienship with God, i.e. abortion; pre-marital sex; masturbation);
  2. You must know it’s grave matter and understand the consequences of grave matter;
  3. You must do it willingly.
I hope this was helpful.
 
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