Question regarding mortal sin and reparation

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If I do an action which I thought was mortal sin but apparently wasn’t, do I have to make reparation for that sin? For example: I thought eating cheeseburgers was a mortal sin but it actually isn’t one. To be sorry for this sin, am I bound to perform some reparation (not the penance given by the Priest) such as not eating cheeseburgers for the rest of my life?
 
I think if you thought it was a mortal sin when you committed it even if it were venial then it stands as mortal because of your position when committing it.

If you thought it was venial but afterwards thought it might be mortal that would be different.
 
I haven’t gone for Confession yet. I’m just wondering if I have to do any reparation for an act I thought was mortal (but actually isn’t) and committed it anyway
 
Taking my example: let’s say I thought eating cheeseburgers was a mortal sin, and I did so anyway, thus I committed mortal sin even though the act (eating cheeseburgers) isn’t sinful in itself.

Now that I know it isn’t sinful, can I still do it? Or is there some reparation I need to do first before I can do the action again?
 
A scrupulous person should be under the care of their pastor or spiritual director and should ask that person these questions, NOT strangers on the internet.

You have been advised at least 5 time in the last month that CAF is not the place to deal to your scruples and compulsions re sin.

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Zynxensar said:
If I do an action which I thought was mortal sin but apparently wasn’t, do I have to make reparation for that sin? For example: I thought eating cheeseburgers was a mortal sin but it actually isn’t one. To be sorry for this sin, am I bound to perform some reparation (not the penance given by the Priest) such as not eating cheeseburgers for the rest of my life?
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In serious matters, sins committed through passion, even through that passion diminishes responsibility for them, are still mortal sins unless that passion produce temporarily insanity. Sins committed through malice are directly evil.

We all must do penance for sins, of which one part is the penance given in confession. These help to eliminate attachments to creatures which warrant temporal punishment in purgatory.
 
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