Which is worse?

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I would like everyone’s take on what would be the worst.
 
I thought that abortion is worst since it is a direct sin against another living person. Loss of sense of sin is very bad to but the sin is mainly against oneself and can be put right. Desecration of the Body and Blood of Our Lord is very bad but we know that God has already won the victory over evil therefore, whilst it will pain Him greatly, it is a sin that can be overcome. But the life of an aborted baby…that is kind of…final.
 
The loss of the sense of sin is a root cause of the other wrongs. A sense of sin will at least make the person stop to think that the other things might be wrong, if not dissuade him/her completely from doing them. But without a sense of sin, anything goes.
 
I think that the sacrilege through a direct and intentional offense to person of God is the worst one.
 
I daresay, that though the desecration of our Lord would be a most heinous crime, I think He’s probobly used to being treated badly.

A loss of the sense of sin, utter and compleat death of the concious, a heart of cold stone, deliberatly kept from the Lord. Now THATS sad.

And an abortion. Yes, an innocent human life was lost, but that soul is now with the Lord, mabey, so I hardly think of it as worse than the loss of a jaded and destroyed soul.

Just my 2 cents.

Once, I found two pennys. And though I tried, no one was clever enough to take two FREE cents. Odd…
 
I would have to say the desecration of our Lord and Savior in the Eucharist. To mistreat our Lord and Savior is mortally sinful in most cases I would think.
 
So is the heat of hell relative to the “worseness” of the sin? Any one of the three could land someone in hell. The loss of the sense of sin might be a close relative to the unforgivable sin against the Holy Spirit. Seems more like playing Russian Roulette with three chambers loaded.
 
rwoehmke said:
So is the heat of hell relative to the “worseness” of the sin? Any one of the three could land someone in hell. The loss of the sense of sin might be a close relative to the unforgivable sin against the Holy Spirit. Seems more like playing Russian Roulette with three chambers loaded.
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hmmm - i never thought of it like that!😦 All bad!
 
childofmary1143 said:
I would like everyone’s take on what would be the worst.
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I would say loss of the sense of sin, also know as a poorly formed or even non existent conscience. Having a poorly formed conscience means there is no true good and true evil, this can be seen from the fact most people today think cohabitation is no big deal.

Though of that list only Abortion and Desecration are technically mortal sins, only deliberately Desecrating the Eucharist carries the included penalty of instant excommunication (must be received back by a bishop)
rwoehmke said:
So is the heat of hell relative to the “worseness” of the sin? Any one of the three could land someone in hell. The loss of the sense of sin might be a close relative to the unforgivable sin against the Holy Spirit. Seems more like playing Russian Roulette with three chambers loaded.
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I have read that the worse the sin the worse the intensity of pain.
 
“Loss of sense of sin” is the worst of the three since it will likely lead to damnation of the soul whereas the others are sins that can be repented and forgiven. The one who looses sight of what is morally right and wrong does not ask forgiveness and is not repentant… The Gospels tells us that confession of sin and the need of salvation alongside Baptism is of utmost importance for our salvation.
Loss of sense of sin is not a sin in itself… it may be brought about by numerous sins but may also be a result of an atheistic upbringing or secular society…

so I think you have to define your poll a bit better…
 
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I would say loss of the sense of sin, also know as a poorly formed or even non existent conscience. Having a poorly formed conscience means there is no true good and true evil, this can be seen from the fact most people today think cohabitation is no big deal.

Though of that list only Abortion and Desecration are technically mortal sins, only deliberately Desecrating the Eucharist carries the included penalty of instant excommunication (must be received back by a bishop)

I have read that the worse the sin the worse the intensity of pain.
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Abortion carries the penalty of excommunication as well (although most dioceses have a standing policy that delegates the power to absolve this sin to the priest).
 
Loss of the sense of sin was my choice, for without having a sense of sin, to it would seem to be a loss or rejection of conscience, and/or a hardening of one’s heart which would allow one not only to sin, but led and support others in sin and evil actions.
A question would one may ask though is this loss of a sense of sin a sin in itself?
 
All are pretty bad, but I chose having an abortion because it is a permanent loss of a life. Some may lose their sense of sin, but may regain it before it is too late.

Of course IF it is a permanent loss then it could lead to serious sins and eternal damnation.

Desecration of the Holy Eucharist while a dispicable act, may later be repented of and forgiven. BUT if such were done and one subsequently died unrepentant then this is an equally bad state.

An abortion however, even if one is later repentant, they can not bring that life back that was loss. A baby was killed and even though he or she will be with God, they will never have the chance to experience life.
 
CarrieH said:
The loss of the sense of sin is a root cause of the other wrongs. A sense of sin will at least make the person stop to think that the other things might be wrong, if not dissuade him/her completely from doing them. But without a sense of sin, anything goes.
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I tend to agree, although it’s almost a trick question…
 
childofmary1143 said:
I would like everyone’s take on what would be the worst.
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The second.​

I wouldn’t call it a sin, but it’s the sort of thing that might be a punishment for sin; it might also not be. It is certainly a very great evil, because it is oddly like innocence, but is nothing of the kind. Sin itself is the greatest of evils, so anything which blinds us to recognising the true character of our acts, thoughts, words, & omissions of good is very terrible indeed.
 
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