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June 24, 2005 at 5:16 am #1100
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InactiveWhat are the capital sins? why that name? are these mortal sins or not?
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JuanJune 24, 2005 at 5:56 am #5210Anonymous
InactiveThe seven Capital sins are:
[b:7r0yt4pa]Pride
Covetousness
Jealousy
Wrath
Lust
Gluttony
Sloth[/b:7r0yt4pa]In order for them to be mortal [b:7r0yt4pa]all[/b:7r0yt4pa] the following must apply:
[quote:7r0yt4pa][b:7r0yt4pa]1857[/b:7r0yt4pa] For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must together be met: “Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.”131
1858 Grave matter is specified by the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the answer of Jesus to the rich young man: “Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother.”132 The gravity of sins is more or less great: murder is graver than theft. One must also take into account who is wronged: violence against parents is in itself graver than violence against a stranger.
[b:7r0yt4pa]1859[/b:7r0yt4pa] Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God’s law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart133 do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
[b:7r0yt4pa]1860[/b:7r0yt4pa] Unintentional ignorance can diminish or even remove the imputability of a grave offense. But no one is deemed to be ignorant of the principles of the moral law, which are written in the conscience of every man. The promptings of feelings and passions can also diminish the voluntary and free character of the offense, as can external pressures or pathological disorders. Sin committed through malice, by deliberate choice of evil, is the gravest.
[b:7r0yt4pa]1861[/b:7r0yt4pa] Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself. It results in the loss of charity and the privation of sanctifying grace, that is, of the state of grace. If it is not redeemed by repentance and God’s forgiveness, it causes exclusion from Christ’s kingdom and the eternal death of hell, for our freedom has the power to make choices for ever, with no turning back. However, although we can judge that an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God. [/quote:7r0yt4pa]
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~VictorJune 24, 2005 at 12:46 pm #5212About Catholics Team
KeymasterIIRC, they are called the seven capital sins because they lead to other sins. I know there’s more in the Catechism about that.
June 24, 2005 at 2:23 pm #5213Anonymous
InactiveYes, they are called the capital sins because all other sins come from them.
June 25, 2005 at 1:14 am #5221Anonymous
InactiveMore commonly known as the Seven Deadly Sins. Chief among them is hubris (pride).
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