Tell me if I'm correct, that not going to Mass out of laziness is a mortal sin, esp. for those not scrupulous

[foolishmortal]

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I don’t know if this link will work, but I put comfort and scrupulous in the google browser space and got this as the first webpage.

This line worries me:

The personwho is not scrupulousshould think about all thetimes he or she did notput God first in his or her life, for ex-ample, because they were pursuing a career,
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or wanted free time for themselves, or werejust too lazy to go to church. These are somevenial sins associated with the first command-m

A precept has to be followed under pain of mortal sin, I thought, unless some act of mercy prevents it–like a disaster, the alarm didn’t go off and there’s no others you can find at a later time, water breaking during the Mass, etc… I’m pretty sure one who doesn’t go to Mass, because they’re lazy (especially one not scrupulous) is a mortal sin. This is why these people at SA concern me.

 

[Allen537]

I would say that as a matter of principle, people who fail to go to Mass out of laziness do commit a mortal sin by not attending, provided that they understand the ramifications (knowing that it is a grave sin), and are giving their full consent to skipping (which I assume is implied under “laziness”).

Provided that these qualifications have been met, I would say that you are indeed correct.

In Carmel,

Br. Allen

 

[bilop]

If you skip Mass intentionally, for no good reason, it is almost certainly a mortal sin.

I assume all Catholics know they are required to attend Sunday Mass, it is definitely grave matter, and the way you phrase it (through laziness) assume intent. Those are your three conditions.

God Bless