Mortal sin

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I know the definition of a mortal sin, but at what point in Church history did they start to teach the different types of sin? How did they decide that there was a difference in types of sin? How do they know that you cannot enter Heaven with mortal sins on your soul? To me, it seems that all sin is bad because it seperates you from God, regardless of the type of sin committed. Any help explaining this to me is appreciated.
 
OK let me begin by saying Venial and Mortal sin have been around for many years. (At least since the Baltimore Catechism)

Mortal sin kills the life of grace in your soul. Venial sin wounds your soul but can be removed by a good act of contrition, receiving the Eucharist etc.

As you stated all sin is bad but one is worse than thee other. (You could compare a dinged fender with a crashed car to understand the difference.) No one likes a dinged fender but a smashed car needs to be serviced.

For a clearer look at mortal and venial sin.
vatican.va/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a8.htm#IV

I will look into the rest of your question. Hope this helps.
 
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I know the definition of a mortal sin, but at what point in Church history did they start to teach the different types of sin?
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Since the time of the Apostles:

“If anyone sees his brother commit sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death” (1 John 5:16-17)
 
I have a friend who likes to cosume a great deal of alchol on a daily basics,but she goes and receive the Eucharist every Sunday is that ok?
 
But she does everyday,on my first meeting in RCIA guess what
she was drinking.
 
Mortal sin: Grave matter, full knowledge, full consent of the will.

Drinking too much: Yes, not a good thing, can lead to illness, even death, to self and others. Grave matter.

Full knowledge: Most people who drink too much really do not realize how much they drink, or that they have a problem. Probably your friend neither realizes that her drinking is a serious matter, nor how much she is actually drinking, or how she is behaving. Looks like full knowledge is iffy.

Full consent of the will: By definition, someone who is addicted to a substance (like alcohol) has a physical and/or psychological dependence on the substance. While the person may wish to cut down or stop consuming the substance, his or her body or mind may go into withdrawal. IOW, he or she might WANT to stop but be physically or emotionally unable to do so. Looks like full consent of the will to consume the alcohol is likewise iffy.

If all three conditions are not met, the sin is not mortal.

I trust that you have talked to your friend. Gossiping here about her “getting drunk” and being concerned over whether she is in “mortal sin” seems a little, I don’t know, disingenuous.

So. . you know the requirements for a mortal sin. NOW, all you need to do is keep YOURSELF from mortal sin, and PRAY for everybody else.
 
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I have a friend who likes to cosume a great deal of alchol on a daily basics,but she goes and receive the Eucharist every Sunday is that ok?
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Consuming alcohol in itself is not a sin. There is always some effect of alcohol no matter how limited, but that does not automatically make it wrong. I don’t actually believe drunkenness in itself is necessarily sinful but as an expression of selfishness it may be. There are no easy answers.

There are other considerations that we must take into account, is the person endangering his/her own health or safety? Is the person endangering others? If the answer is no then perhaps there is no problem.

How much can a great deal of alcohol be? How much is too much? Is there a dependency, has it affected job performance or parenting skillls? If the drinking has affected any of these areas I believe the person has a moral obligation to change behavior, not to stop drinking altogether (although that might be necessary), but at least apply some mature self regulation. Refusal to do this may be a sin.

I am less convinced that this person is sinful by nature than I am concerned for her well-being. If the amount of alcohol consumed is excessive I wonder what the underlying cause could be. Truthfully, this person could use some good spiritual direction, as could we all. I would presume that if she is regularly receiving the Holy Eucharist she must be regularly confessing, her confessor should be able to help her deal with any inner struggles if she is frank with him and she sees the same priest each time.

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Michael
 
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Try and read what Hesychios replied and thats the answer I was looking for not yours, :mad:
 
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