Mortal Sin's Frequency

[PietroPaolo]

Fair enough, you did say that.

Yes, you are right that stifling such discussion is unhelpful. I’m always weary where the discussions are going and why people hold the views they do. But then I’d be starting to make the sorts of assumptions about others that I’m criticising myself, so sorry if I’ve done that. Perhaps I should sit back and see where you are heading?

That said, I hope you will accept what I’ve said as a sort of contribution to this discussion. I still think the position that it’s not our place to make assumptions has its place in this discussion.

You’re right, it’s always good to be reminded (when discussing this issue in particular) to beware of becoming Pharisaical.

 

[animalis]

I accuse myself of abscissing from objectivity when I fail to read the objective doctrine of the Summa.

we assume others are committing subjective mortal sins.

“To hand over the moral law to man’s subjective opinion, which changes with the times, instead of anchoring it in the holy will of the eternal God and His commandments, is to open wide every door to the forces of destruction.” (Pius XI, Mit Brennender Sorge, 29)

The Pope is speaking of “forces of moral formation”. I would not say it is right opinion to enclose oneself away from the Church and encoffin one’s conscience from the essentials of objectivty concerning any matter. The Pope speaks of the destruction of wrong opinion.

 

[underacloud]

I accuse myself of abscissing from objectivity when I fail to read the objective doctrine of the Summa.

“To hand over the moral law to man’s subjective opinion, which changes with the times, instead of anchoring it in the holy will of the eternal God and His commandments, is to open wide every door to the forces of destruction.” (Pius XI, Mit Brennender Sorge, 29)

The Pope is speaking of “forces of moral formation”. I would not say it is right opinion to enclose oneself away from the Church and encoffin one’s conscience from the essentials of objectivty concerning any matter. The Pope speaks of the destruction of wrong opinion.

I think you have misunderstood what I mean. When we speak of “subjective mortal sin”, what we mean is personal mortal sin.

We differentiate “objective” mortal sin - by which we merely mean sin of grave matter - from “subjective/personal” mortal sin - by which we mean sin of grave matter committed with sufficient knowledge and consent of the will.

I hope that clarifies things. It’s not at all related to denying objective moral truths or standards.