The church's stance on failure?

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I am studying a form of art. now take that art is a process of multiple failures and practice is empathise and it could be there is no such thing as perfection in any form of art. What is the church’s stance on failing to accomplish something?
 
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Sorry, I don’t understand the question. Would you rephrase it?
 
Here is the way to change that, when you have a decision to make, which one will demand the most struggle, dedication, sacrifice, commitment. etc etc.? That one is the right one. This is the method that My wife and I have followed over the past 30 years. Now in the twilight of my life I can rest knowing that I have accomplish every necessary important milestone in a life. I have not one single regret. Have I had failure, yep, If it was a moral failing I went to god and asked for forgiveness. If it was a financial failure I picked myself up dusted off and kept going in a better direction. The only failing the church should worry about is you moral failings. The rest is dealing with your maturity.
 
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What is the church’s stance on failing to accomplish something?
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To fail, at anything, after having tried, is not a moral act. In fact a failure is not an act at all, it is the absence of a desired outcome.

Since failure isn’t an act, but rather a circumstance, the Church cannot and does not assess a failure as being “right” or “wrong” or a “sin” or “not a sin”. These terms just do not apply.

As a community, the Church might take pity on you for having to experience failure, and if appropriate, they might pray for you. That’s about it.

(I hope I understood your question correctly.)
 
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That is the great thing about being part of a worldwide family, when we fail, we have family to help encourage us.
 
The Church very much believes in “perfecting our love” over our lfetime, through many falls (that’s one purpose of Confession, to help us begin again with renewed grace and human vigor).

Up the inclined plane.

Saint John Paul II wrote a letter to artists…in that letter he likened the arts to the pursuit of holiness, one of great effort, fortitude, beginning again, seeing the model in our mind’s eye, etc.

https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-.../documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists.html

In the case of holiness, our model is Jesus Christ’s entire life, death and resurrection.
 
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