What is Heresy Officially?

[Chrish1975]

What is the exact definition of heresy for the Roman Catholic Church? Thank You.

 

[jfoy1984]

This link should help you.

ewtn.com/expert/answers/heresy_schism_apostasy.htm

 

[AdamP88]

Heresy is when a member of the Church expresses, in public, an opinion contrary to the teaching of the Magisterium.

 

[Chrish1975]

Heresy is when a member of the Church expresses, in public, an opinion contrary to the teaching of the Magisterium.

What if a catholic advocates and/or practices artificial birth control? Would she be considered a heretic?

 

[ConstantineTG]

What if a catholic advocates and/or practices artificial birth control? Would she be considered a heretic?

No.

 

[Bakmoon]

What if a catholic advocates and/or practices artificial birth control? Would she be considered a heretic?

No, but practicing birth control would be a mortal sin.

 

[AdamP88]

What if a catholic advocates and/or practices artificial birth control? Would she be considered a heretic?

Not unless they either were obstinately refusing to stop or also making it publicly known that this was what they were doing.

 

[1ke]

CCC 2089 Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him."11