Venial sin
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According to Catholicism, a venial sin is a sin which meets at least one of the following critera:
- it does not concern a "grave matter",
- it is not committed with full knowledge, or
- it is not committed with both deliberate and complete consent.
As the above critera are the three criteria for mortal sin stated negatively (via de Morgan's theorem), a sin which met none of these extenuating conditions would necessarily be considered mortal.
Each venial sin that one commits adds to one's time in purgatory. A venial sin can be left unconfessed. Venial sins remain venial no matter how many one commits; they cannot "add up" to collectively constitute a mortal sin.
See Jeremiah 7:26, Lamentations 4:6, Ezekiel 16:44-58, 1 John 5:16-17, Matthew 11:22, John 19:11, 1 John 5:16-17.
"The Venial Sin" is a short story by Honoré de Balzac.
External links
- [The Venial Sin by Honore de Balzac]
- [CIN - Mortal vs. Venial Sin in the Fathers, Father Mateo, 7/15/93]
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