Mortal Sin !??

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Foamattress said:
I am trying to work that out…
I just don’t know where the line is in between serious sin and less serious.
So therefore I think almost every sin is grave, and I’m not sure if I thought it was a mortal sin at the time…
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scrupulosity, tends to turn no sin into not just sin but mortal sin. It over exaggerates a situation.

catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=3739

unlike people who do the opposite, they under exaggerate scruples, like grave matter, and reduce it to venial or no sin at all.
 
A beard can tell you much about a person, like any meals they have had in the past week.
No sin in knowing someone ate Chinese food last Thursday.
 
Foamattress said:
Hi,
I have been having a very hard time telling the difference in between mortal and venial.
So there is one sin in particular that I am unsure if it is grave matter.
Is looking at someone’s beard grave matter?
Is it if you are doing it purely out of interest ?

And also you must have full knowledge that its wrong… What if you weren’t sure if it was wrong and did it anyway?

Thanks.
P.S please hurry…
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Yes, when the person finds it to be a source of lust such as a beard fetish, and the person with the beard is not the spouse.
 
I think some of these responses were harsh… Trolls certainly exist, but scrupulously is real and is a tremendous cross to bear. Sure, there’s always a possibility someone is trolling, but I would err on the side of compassion and take any questions regarding scruples seriously.
Also, no need to point out spelling errors…
 
Foamattress said:
I’m no troller please believe me on that.
I have been told by many priests that I have to be careful of scruples.

I just need help determining grave matter…
What if I looked at the person not to identity them, but to see (eg.) How long their beard is growing and at the same time thought it might be a mortal sin.
Is this grave matter/mortal sin?
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Are you worried that you might be committing the sin of pride, comparing your beard (I’m assuming) to someone else’s? Or are you admiring a particularly handsome beard? Or maybe you’re looking out of mere curiosity, the way I might look at another woman’s hairstyle perhaps for ideas for myself. The first case might be sinful but the last 2 are not. Without context it’s impossible for anyone else to tell you whether something is a sin or, if it is, whether it’s mortal or venial.

As others have said, if you suffer from scrupulosity you need to ask your priest these questions, not a bunch of strangers.
 
I have decided that I shall confess it anyhow.
But I have one more question…
Is doing something without parents permission grave matter? Eg. Going to the library on your way back home from school without asking first?
 
Foamattress said:
I have decided that I shall confess it anyhow.
But I have one more question…
Is doing something without parents permission grave matter? Eg. Going to the library on your way back home from school without asking first?
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Is this contrary to their instruction or expectation? Are you aware that to do so will cause them grief?

Only you can answer the question you’ve put.
 
Rau said:
Is this contrary to their instruction or expectation? Are you aware that to do so will cause them grief?

Only you can answer the question you’ve put.
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No, not that I’m aware of…
 
Foamattress said:
I have decided that I shall confess it anyhow.
But I have one more question…
Is doing something without parents permission grave matter? Eg. Going to the library on your way back home from school without asking first?
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That’s easy to answer, ask them if they mind.
 
Foamattress said:
I have decided that I shall confess it anyhow.
But I have one more question…
Is doing something without parents permission grave matter? Eg. Going to the library on your way back home from school without asking first?
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Do you understand the concept of grave matter? Defiant disobedience of your parents would be grave. If your parents told you in no uncertain terms not to stop anywhere on your way home from school and you chose to disobey, that’s grave matter. If that’s not the case then it probably isn’t even sinful. Again, you really need to speak to your priest for help in dealing with your scrupulosity.
 
Foamattress said:
No, not that I’m aware of…
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Then did you really have any reason at all to suspect you do wrong to stop off at the library?

Perhaps when asking whether something is a sIn, you might first identify where you think the sinfulness may lie. Eg. Which commandment might it transgress?
 
Are you in any type of religious formation classes? I really think they would help you work out thses issues. Just ask the teachers! The key to grave matters is doing them expressly to reject God. It seems most of your concerns may be afterthoughts? You didn’t think you where rejecting God when you did something, but thought about it in those terms later?

Still praying you can work these issues out my friend!
 
Crusaderbear said:
Are you in any type of religious formation classes? I really think they would help you work out thses issues. Just ask the teachers! The key to grave matters is doing them expressly to reject God. It seems most of your concerns may be afterthoughts? You didn’t think you where rejecting God when you did something, but thought about it in those terms later?

Still praying you can work these issues out my friend!
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Religious ed teachers are rarely equipped to handle scrupulous issues. Coincidentally, neither are CAF posters.
 
Crusaderbear said:
True, but they know who to contact!
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Not really.

Your advice shows that to be false. You tell them to contact the religious ed department. The contacts theyshould make is with a shepherd or a mental health professional, most likely, both. Again few religious ed teachers would even know where to begin, at least in my area…
 
Hoosier_Daddy said:
Not really.

Your advice shows that to be false. You tell them to contact the religious ed department. The contacts theyshould make is with a shepherd or a mental health professional, most likely, both. Again few religious ed teachers would even know where to begin, at least in my area…
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Very well, point to the Hooz! 🙂
 
Crusaderbear said:
Are you in any type of religious formation classes? I really think they would help you work out thses issues.
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Hoosier_Daddy said:
Religious ed teachers are rarely equipped to handle scrupulous issues. Coincidentally, neither are CAF posters.
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And such may not be “scrupulous issues”…

Not everything that sounds like a duck is a duck…

Some young persons just setting out on the road of formation can have simply some odd questions.
 
Crusaderbear said:
Are you in any type of religious formation classes? I really think they would help you work out thses issues. Just ask the teachers! The key to grave matters is doing them expressly to reject God. It seems most of your concerns may be afterthoughts? You didn’t think you where rejecting God when you did something, but thought about it in those terms later?

Still praying you can work these issues out my friend!
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I don’t go to school 🙂 it was just an example.

Yes I think that the afterthoughts is what really troubles me…
Because the last thing I want to do is hurt God.

It annoys me is that the problem is only rather recent…
It started when I started making good confessions.
 
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