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	Summa Theologica
		On the other hand, venial sin is called a sin, in reference to an imperfect notion of sin, and in relation to mortal sin: even as an accident is called a being, in relation to substance, in reference to the imperfect notion of being.
		Therefore venial sin is not a disposition to mortal sin.
		Because venial sin is equally distant from mortal, as mortal sin is from venial.
	www.ccel.org /a/aquinas/summa/FS/FS088.html (3887 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sin
		This state of sin is called by theologians habitual sin, not in the sense that habitual sin implies a vicious habit, but in the sense that it signifies a state of aversion from God depending on the preceding actual sin, consequently voluntary and imputable.
		The punishments of the future life are proportioned to the sin committed, and it is the obligation of undergoing this punishment for unrepented sin that is signified by the "reatus poenæ" of the theologians.
		Sin has its remedy in grace, which is given us by God, through the merits of His only-begotten Son, Who has redeemed us, restoring by His passion and death the order violated by the sin of our first parents, and making us once again children of God and heirs of heaven.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14004b.htm (8286 words)

	Sin \| Catholic-Pages.com
		Why and to what degree is sin a serious matter in the offense it commits against God and in its effects on man? The church has a teaching on this matter which she reaffirms in its essential elements, while recognizing that is not always easy in concrete situations to define clear and exact limits.
		In that passage the sin that leads to death seems to be the denial of the Son or the worship of false gods.
		Sin, in the proper sense, is always a personal act, since it is an act of freedom on the part of an individual person and not properly of a group or community.
	www.catholic-pages.com /morality/sin.asp (4094 words)

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		MORTAL SIN Mortal sin is defined by St. Augustine (Contra Faustum, XXII, xxvii) as "Dictum vel factum vel concupitum contra legem aternam", i.e.
		Venial sin may also be found in the superior reason when it deliberately consents to sins that are venial in their nature, or when there is not a full consent in the case of a sin that is mortal considered objectively.
		The punishments of the future life are proportioned to the sin committed, and it is the obligation of undergoing this punishment for unrepented sin that is signified by the "reatus poena" of the theologians.
	www.ewtn.com /library/DOCTRINE/CESIN.TXT (8196 words)

	Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?
		Mortal sins are those sins that exclude people from the kingdom; venial sins are those sins that do not exclude people from it.
		In summary, mortal sin is an intentional violation of the Ten Commandments (in thought, word or deed) committed in full knowledge of the gravity of the matter and it results in the loss of salvation.
		Whereas the concepts of mortal and venial sin place responsibility to gain God’s forgiveness for a given transgression in the hand’s of the offender, the Bible teaches that all sins of the believer are forgiven at the cross of Christ.
	www.gotquestions.org /mortal-sin-venial.html (2362 words)

	What is a Mortal Sin?
		This means that mortal sins cannot be done "accidentally." A person who commits a mortal sin is one who knows that their sin is wrong, but still deliberately commits the sin anyway.
		The gravity of this sin is measured by the truth it perverts, the circumstances, intentions of the liar and harm done to the victims (CCC 2484).
		A person who repents of their sin, intends to live a new life of grace, and receives the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be forgiven of all their sins (mortal sins in particular must be confessed in the Sacrament).
	www.saintaquinas.com /mortal_sin.html (3841 words)

	Catechism of the Catholic Church - PART 3 SECTION 1 CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 8
		The root of sin is in the heart of man, in his free will, according to the teaching of the Lord: "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
		THE GRAVITY OF SIN: MORTAL AND VENIAL SIN
		1855 Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God's law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.
	www.scborromeo.org /ccc/p3s1c1a8.htm (1894 words)

	I'm Glad You Asked - Sin
		Mortal sin is a grave violation of God's law and destroys charity in the heart of man. Mortal sin is not capable of being forgiven through any power within the soul itself, a special intervention by God is required (much like the human body which, once it dies, can only be resurrected by God).
		For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must all be met: the object must be a grave matter, it must be committed with full knowledge, and it must be committed with deliberate consent.
		Whether masturbation is a mortal or venial sin depends upon the criteria for a sin to be mortal which were given in the answer to the question on mortal and venial sin.
	www.scborromeo.org /glad/c1.htm (2281 words)

	Mortal Sin
		Mortal sin is actual sin that destroys sanctifying grace and causes the supernatural death of the soul.
		Mortal sin is generally associated with a seriously inordinate adherence to creatures that gravely injures our rational nature.
		Sin which does not fulfill these criteria is called venial sin.
	www.secondexodus.com /html/catholicdefinitions/mortalsin.htm (321 words)

	Venial and mortal sin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mortal sin is a grievous offense against the law of God.
		This sin is called mortal because it deprives of spiritual life and brings everlasting death and damnation on the soul.
		But the sin of which John speaks is one of such a serious character that he cannot even ask his hearers to pray for one who is guilty of it.
	www.justforcatholics.org /a159.htm (1028 words)

	Mortal sin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the beliefs of Roman Catholicism, a mortal sin is a sin that, unless confessed and absolved (or at least sacramental confession is willed if not available), condemns a person's soul to Hell after death.
		According to Roman Catholic doctrine, a mortal sin produces a macula, or stain on the soul, and a person who dies in a state of mortal sin, i.e., without having repented, has thereby chosen or merited eternal separation from God in Hell.
		The Latin Catholic teaching on mortal sin was called into question by some within the Church in the late 20th century after the Second Vatican Council.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mortal_sin (614 words)

	Mortal Sin
		They had to embrace the doctrine of mortal sin precisely because they recognized not only the salvific power of baptism but also the damning power of certain serious sins.
		For either they lie under sin which they contracted originally by their generation and go forth [from this life] with that hereditary debt which was not forgiven by regeneration [baptism], or [if it was forgiven by regeneration] they have added others besides through free choice: choice, I say, free; but not freed.
		But since the lesser sins are, of course, known to all, and it would take too long to mention them all, it will be necessary for us only to name some of them.
	www.catholic.com /library/Mortal_Sin.asp (1725 words)

	Mortal versus Venial Sin
		A serious, grave or mortal sin is the knowing and willful violation of God's law in a serious matter, for example, idolatry, adultery, murder, slander.
		Mortal sin is called mortal because it is the "spiritual" death of the soul (separation from God).
		It is always good to remember, especially those who are trying to be faithful but sometimes fall, that for mortal sin it must not only be 1) serious matter, but 2) the person must know it is serious and then 3) freely commit it.
	www.ewtn.com /expert/answers/mortal_versus_venial.htm (461 words)

	Mortal Sin
		There is a sin which is (deadly) mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.
		And if the sin is a grave sin, it destroys the virtue of charity and the supernatural life of grace.
		Romans 8) which when it "conceives gives birth to sin", and this 'level' of sin - although it is sin; when it is 'full grown' it causes death of the soul.
	www.iamonetruth.com /mortal_sin.htm (1260 words)

	Sin
		Besides being a sin against the seventh commandment, cheating on a school exam can also be a sin against charity, because the cheater exposes himself to possible expulsion or other public penalties, causing harm to his reputation and that of his family.
		Certain mortal sins are especially heinous and these are listed as "crying to heaven for vengeance." They are: willful murder of the innocent, sodomy, oppressing widows, orphans, or the poor, and cheating workers and laborers of their just wages.
		Any sin will be forgiven by God if there is humble confession, genuine contrition and resolve not to sin again, and a determination to make restitution as soon as possible, followed by appropriate penance.
	www.dioceseoflincoln.org /purple/sin/index.htm (1070 words)

	CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
		The distinction between mortal and venial sin, already evident in Scripture,[129] became part of the tradition of the Church.
		V. 1865 Sin creates a proclivity to sin; it engenders vice by repetition of the same acts.
		1871 Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine, Faust 22: PL 42, 418).
	www.christusrex.org /www1/CDHN/gravity.html (1378 words)

	Mortal vs. Venial Sin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Everyone agrees that all sin is barred from heaven, but again, that is future for us, not present, and this is precisely why purgatory is such a merciful, necessary doctrine.
		John says he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death, but Protestants say "all sin leads to spiritual death," and that all sins are equal in God's eyes.
		Furthermore, it is not by any means certain from context that the "mortal sin" is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit alone.
	ic.net /~erasmus/RAZ278.HTM (359 words)

	CMT.com : Mortal Sin : Biography
		Mortal Sin were one of the first Australian thrash metal bands to achieve widespread recognition outside of the land down under.
		It was only a matter of weeks before his outraged former bandmates got wind of his plans and initiated legal proceedings to strip him of the right to use their collectively-owned name, but not in time to stop the release of a third, obviously very dubious Mortal Sin album in 1991's Rebellious Youth.
		A six-year silence ensued for hatchet-burying purposes, but original members Maurer, Eftichiou, and Campbell did eventually decide to reconvene Mortal Sin with the aid of guitarists Anthony Hoffman and Troy Scerri, and recorded an EP entitled Revolution of the Mind.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/mortal_sin/bio.jhtml (342 words)

	Amazon.com: Mortal Sin: Books: Laurie Breton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		With in-depth plotting and characterization, Laurie Breton is sure to pull you into her stories, and MORTAL SIN is no exception.
		MORTAL SIN is a well thought out story with colorful characters and an intrinsic plot.
		The characters of Mortal Sin are more human than typically found in romance-oriented novels, which I find are often too predictable.
	www.amazon.com /Mortal-Sin-Laurie-Breton/dp/0778320251 (1626 words)

	MORTAL SIN
		But if you compare the quality of their classic releases with all the crap that gets released nowadays you will easily agree that MORTAL SIN without a doubt had delivered some fine material in their heydays...
		We thought MORTAL SIN was the heaviest name we could think of and we liked the name so it stuck.
		Mayhemic Destruction.” There were a couple of other labels that were interested in MORTAL SIN, but we decided to go with the English company.
	www.voicesfromthedarkside.de /interviews/mortalsin.htm (2340 words)

	mortalsin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mortal Sin are undoubtedly Australia's finest exponents of thrash metal.
		The metal scene in 1985 was beginning to grow in leaps and bounds with Metallica's awesome debut album "Kill'em All" changing attitudes quick smart.
		Mortal Sin began when drummer Wayne Campbell and Singer Mat Maurer bumped into each other on a train in the middle of the western suburbs of Sydney - Wayne with a bottle of whisky in his hands and Mat blaring out some loud music from a portable stereo.
	members.optushome.com.au /collectorholics/mortalsin.htm (332 words)

	Masturbation and Mortal Sin
		I personally do not think it is a sin, but would like to hear from you.
		The first is easiest to answer: Yes, it is a sin--at least objectively, altho as the Catechism explains, there may be subjective mitigating factors.
		It goes on to talk about the three conditions for mortal sin* and grave matter.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/2964/masturbation.html (238 words)

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