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Lets say I have a close relative that is involved in sexual sin.

Lets say I have not brought this up with my relative at this moment in time.

Christians are obliged to fraternal correction.

Lets say If I leave the relative alone in the house the relative may commit this sin

Is it wrong for me to leave the relative alone in the house?
 
You cannot be responsible for everyone else and their sin. Your responsibility lies in making sure they understand the right way to live their life. You cannot possibly spend every second with said relative to prevent the sin.
 
Ah, but if I have not brought the issue up with the said person, because it would be convenient to do at some other time, surely am I not responsible if I leave the person in a position where he/she could easily committed this sin.?
 
Pete said:
Lets say I have a close relative that is involved in sexual sin.

Lets say I have not brought this up with my relative at this moment in time.

Christians are obliged to fraternal correction.

Lets say If I leave the relative alone in the house the relative may commit this sin

Is it wrong for me to leave the relative alone in the house?
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How old are you?
How old is this “close relative”?
Are you the parent or child of the close relative?
 
Pete said:
Why does that matter?
I am not their parent.
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Your relationship matters because if you are a parent or child of the perpetrator, then your responsibility would be different from if this person is a sibling, cousin, uncle or aunt. Your age and the age of the person matters (particularly in a parent-child relationship) because that, too, affects the character of the responsibility.

You DID ask the question. More information is needed in order to give a decent response.
 
mercygate said:
Your relationship matters because if you are a parent or child of the perpetrator, then your responsibility would be different from if this person is a sibling, cousin, uncle or aunt. Your age and the age of the person matters (particularly in a parent-child relationship) because that, too, affects the character of the responsibility.

You DID ask the question. More information is needed in order to give a decent response.
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I am not their parent or child, the person is a sibling.
 
mercygate said:
Your relationship matters because if you are a parent or child of the perpetrator, then your responsibility would be different from if this person is a sibling, cousin, uncle or aunt. Your age and the age of the person matters (particularly in a parent-child relationship) because that, too, affects the character of the responsibility.

You DID ask the question. More information is needed in order to give a decent response.
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Agreed mercygate, based on the way the question sounded, I assumed that this wasn’t a parent-child relationship. One should never assume, obviously.
 
Pete said:
I am not their parent or child, the person is a sibling.
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Then that leads to the question of whether the person has reached the age of culpability. I stand by my previous answer. Talk to your sibling as soon as possible. Make sure he/she understands the seriousness of the sin.
 
nicolep said:
Then that leads to the question of whether the person has reached the age of culpability.
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Lets say this person has reached the age of culpability.
I stand by my previous answer. Talk to your sibling as soon as possible. Make sure he/she understands the seriousness of the sin.
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Have you read my objection, what do you think of it?
 
Do you own the house?

If it is your parents’ house, are they aware of the situatiion?

If they are aware, do they have a problem with it?

If they are NOT aware, WOULD they be disturbed to know that this is going on?

Is your sibling old enough to be living on his own?
 
Pete said:
Lets say this person has reached the age of culpability.

Have you read my objection, what do you think of it?
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Yes, I did read your objection. Then I stated that I stand by my previous answer.
 
Pete said:
No.
No.
I’m unsure.

No.
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So both you and your sibling are living in your parents’ house, and your under-aged sibling is having sex *at home. *

Your parents need to know. Management is their responsibility. There are times when “tattling” is EXACTLY what needs to be done.

If your sibling doesn’t know you know, you need to tell him/her.

You can warn your sibling that you are going to break the news to your parents but don’t get in the middle. However, bear in mind that a person engaging in undesirable behavior may be able to lie like a rug and make it look like the truth-teller is the liar.
 
mercygate said:
So both you and your sibling are living in your parents’ house, and your under-aged sibling is having sex *at home. *
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I didn’t say the sibling was having sex, I said he was involved in sexual sin. I will not specify what it is but it is not sex.
 
nicolep said:
Maybe you should check with a priest. I don’t know that anyone here is going to give you an answer that you agree with.
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Good advice. There is no way to offer counsel if we don’t know what the problem is. And we don’t.
 
If its something say concerning * your* computer or something else that belongs to you, it would seem to me, you have the responsibly to make sure the sibling can’t get to.

I’d also consider talking to your parents about whats going on, the idea to talk to a priest is good as well. While you might not have any firm responsibility, I think charity would demand you attempt to stop sinful behavior in some way.
 
Pete said:
Lets say I have a close relative that is involved in sexual sin.

Lets say I have not brought this up with my relative at this moment in time.

Christians are obliged to fraternal correction.

Lets say If I leave the relative alone in the house the relative may commit this sin

Is it wrong for me to leave the relative alone in the house?
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Do you know there’s a possibility of this relative committing sin in your home? Sounds like you’re dancing around the issue a bit…the answer is you should mention/correct this relative, if you’re sure - and ***absolutely not ***leave them alone in your house, if you suspect the possibility of ***anything - anything ***going on there in your absence that would be either sinful or against your wishes…Hey, it’s your home. And allowing anything sinful to go on knowingly in your absence - constitutes condoning it? It’s your soul.
 
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