Was this a mortal sin?

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I got in the car to go to church and it was really hot so i said good God its hot.
 
rosetta_stone said:
I got in the car to go to church and it was really hot so i said good God its hot.
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That would be considered a venial sin.

I just checked my “An Examination of Conscience” booklet with Imprimatur and it backs me up with the following listed as venial sins against the second commandment:
  • Using the Lord’s name lightly, in surprise or in anger (habitual, not thinking)
  • Cursing thoughtlessly
  • Using the names of Mary, a Saint, the Pope or other sacred persons irreverently
  • Using vulgar or inappropriate language
  • Telling bad jokes about sacred persons or objects
  • Speaking badly of the Church
  • Inappropriate or irreverent use of Scripture
What you said falls under the first item and is a venial sin.
 
If you have to ask the question, the answer is “no.”
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
 
drafdog said:
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
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I have to disagree with this statement, though I cannot say the specific age I would choose when one is capable of mortal sin. I do know that children receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in second grade prior to receiving their First Holy Eucharist. The gap between age 8 or so and age 25 is pretty large, so I have to say one would be capable of mortal sin long before age 25.
 
drafdog said:
If you have to ask the question, the answer is “no.”
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
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Mortal sin doesn’t only mean that you intend to offend God; otherwise, atheists would be incapable of committing sin.

I think that although persons under age 25 don’t have a full understanding of death and hell, they can still know that they are doing wrong, and choose to do wrong, which are (in addition to grave matter) the criteria for mortal sin.
 
rosetta_stone said:
I got in the car to go to church and it was really hot so i said good God its hot.
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No. You’re being scrupulous.

See: “Oh, My God!”? from the AAA forum.
SwizzleStick said:
That would be considered a venial sin.
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Fr. Serpa seems to disagree. (see link above) …and I completely agree with him.

Honestly… “good God, it’s hot!” is problematic? If you had replaced “good God” with “Jesus Christ”, then we might have a venial sin to talk about here. But this… doesn’t even qualify.
SwizzleStick said:
I have to disagree with this statement, though I cannot say the specific age I would choose when one is capable of mortal sin.
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They become capable of committing mortal sins once they hit the age of reason… somewhere around 7 years old. Certainly FAR before 25 years of age. New Advent: Age Of Reason
 
drafdog said:
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
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What??? Where did you ever get that idea???:eek: I thought that the Church recognizes the age of reason as seven. I’m sure that 24 yr. olds don’t fornicate, get drunk, look at porn, intentionally miss Mass, or murder.

All of those theology classes and it takes me coming here to find out that the age of reason moved to twenty five…🤷
 
drafdog said:
If you have to ask the question, the answer is “no.”
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
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well except for the ones that skip mass, commit murders, etc.
 
What if you said this before a meal?

Good Bread, Good Meat,
Good God, Let’s Eat.
 
rosetta_stone said:
I got in the car to go to church and it was really hot so i said good God its hot.
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In this culture of death, I’m sure that your comment is small potatoes next to the immorality within our society. Sure we must always speak the name of God with reverence, but I wouldn’t dwell on that as much as making sure that all of my actions promote the love of God and your neighbor…teachccd 🙂
 
drafdog said:
If you have to ask the question, the answer is “no.”
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.

Matthew
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Hmmm . . . that means that the Manson Family, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and most of the drug-peddling, maniacal gang members in Los Angeles and other cities around the country would be innocent of mortal sin . . .
 
SwizzleStick said:
That would be considered a venial sin.

I just checked my “An Examination of Conscience” booklet with Imprimatur and it backs me up with the following listed as venial sins against the second commandment:
  • Using the Lord’s name lightly, in surprise or in anger (habitual, not thinking)
  • Cursing thoughtlessly
  • Using the names of Mary, a Saint, the Pope or other sacred persons irreverently
  • Using vulgar or inappropriate language
  • Telling bad jokes about sacred persons or objects
  • Speaking badly of the Church
  • Inappropriate or irreverent use of Scripture
What you said falls under the first item and is a venial sin.
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Do you have a link where I could get some of these booklets? Thanks!
 
“Good God it is hot” is far better than “Bad God it is hot”

Threads like these make me lose faith in humanity.
 
drafdog said:
In point of fact it is highly unlikely that most persons under the age of twenty five are capable of mortal sin.
Matthew
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Where in the world did you acquire this brilliant lack of theology.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
 
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