Mortal sin concerning private revelations

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Hi,

I know that Catholics are not bound to believe in private revelations, but I’m going to take it a step further. I came across a website about this person who had a private revelation from Jesus, and Jesus stated a list of sins that are mortal, and there is one particular sin that he mentioned, and it seems very doubtful that it would be a mortal sin. If I commit that “sin” knowingly and with full consent, but doing it also by reflecting upon these few things listed:.
  1. this is a private revelation
  2. this revelation has not been officially approved by the church yet, and from the looks of it, probably never will.
  3. I’ve never read any church documents or writings of saints saying that this sin is mortal, venial, or even a sin at all
  4. the website that had this revelation doesn’t exist anymore and there are no other sources of info on the revelation. The website was from 6 years ago, and it seems like the list of sins might have been “copied and pasted” word for word from a website which states that it is not a mortal sin, the site copied was made in 1998. something seems fishy about this revelation
  5. this sin is such an everyday experience for even the most pious of people that it would seem impossible for it to be a mortal sin and it might be a stretch to be even a venial sin.
If I committed the sin, knowing all those things listed above, would that be a mortal sin? I’m hoping God will have mercy on me for not obeying an unofficial private revelation even if what was said in it was true.
 
Private revelations are not to be taken as official truth (some people in the past thought dancing was a sin). Depending on the sin, it may mean nothing. What was the sin anyway?
 
Ben_Sinner said:
Hi,

I know that Catholics are not bound to believe in private revelations, but I’m going to take it a step further. I came across a website about this person who had a private revelation from Jesus, and Jesus stated a list of sins that are mortal, and there is one particular sin that he mentioned, and it seems very doubtful that it would be a mortal sin. If I commit that “sin” knowingly and with full consent, but doing it also by reflecting upon these few things listed:.
  1. this is a private revelation
  2. this revelation has not been officially approved by the church yet, and from the looks of it, probably never will.
  3. I’ve never read any church documents or writings of saints saying that this sin is mortal, venial, or even a sin at all
  4. the website that had this revelation doesn’t exist anymore and there are no other sources of info on the revelation. The website was from 6 years ago, and it seems like the list of sins might have been “copied and pasted” word for word from a website which states that it is not a mortal sin, the site copied was made in 1998. something seems fishy about this revelation
  5. this sin is such an everyday experience for even the most pious of people that it would seem impossible for it to be a mortal sin and it might be a stretch to be even a venial sin.
If I committed the sin, knowing all those things listed above, would that be a mortal sin? I’m hoping God will have mercy on me for not obeying an unofficial private revelation even if what was said in it was true.
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Check out the matter itself… moral theology etc…

A mortal sin is of course when one has grave matter…full knowledge and complete consent…

Private revelations which are not approved…are well…not approved…if they are disapproved or even demonic…of course the devil can mix truth with lies…that is part of his game…

So check it out with the Church

(and if you wish to pm me what the matter is…I can take a look…)
 
The teaching of the Church says that public revelation ended with the death of Saint John.

So pick up the Catechism of the Catholic Church, read what it says about your ‘sin’ and be content with that.
 
It would be dangerous to direct your spiritual life with such a claim from an individual. Many such people that claim to have private revelations are phony. You should be directed from what you know are reliable sources. You should disregard such advice and if such advice is corrrec about a supposed mortal sin, you will find that it is taught by the Church. Why let yourself be troubled by it in any case, since this advice may not be true for all you know. If I were you I would let it pass from my mind.
 
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