is envy a mortal sin?
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Objection 1: Since envy is a type of sadness, it is a passion of the sentient appetite. But as is clear from Augustine in De Trinitate 12, there is mortal sin only in reason and not in the sentient appetite. Therefore, envy is not a mortal sin.
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Therefore, blasphemy is not always a mortal sin. But contrary to this: Leviticus 24:16 says, “If anyone blasphemes the name of the Lord, let him die the death.” But the punishment of death is inflicted only for a mortal sin. Therefore, blasphemy is a mortal sin.
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The Bible affirms a general connection between sickness and sin—that death, disease, and decay were not part of God's original design for human beings. Beyond that, it is hard to generalize, since some illness does result from sin, some from being sinned against, and most through no fault of the patient.
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Greed (Latin: avaritia), also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of desire. However, greed (as seen by the Church) is applied to an artificial, rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions.
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Dante defined lust as the disordered love for individuals. It is generally thought to be the least serious capital sin as it is an abuse of a faculty that humans share with animals, and sins of the flesh are less grievous than spiritual sins.
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Envy means discontented longing for someone else's advantages. Jealousy means unpleasant suspicion, or apprehension of rivalship. There are three different ways in which jealous can be used.
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I'm envious. Jealousy is when you worry someone will take what you have ... envy is wanting what someone else has.” Others, however, do not make this distinction, or differentiate between these two words in another fashion.
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Envy has to do with feeling unhappy about the success of someone else, or about what they have and, at the same time, secretly feeling inferior yourself. ... If you are envious of someone you may want to put them down, as though this will raise you up or lower everyone else's opinion of them.
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However, when sexual desire is separated from God's love, it becomes disordered and self-seeking. This is seen as lust. ... The Latin for extravagance (Latin: luxuria) was used by St Jerome to translate a variety of biblical sins, including drunkenness and sexual excess.
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Relying on God's mercy, the onus is on us to be merciful ourselves. If presumption is a sin against hope in that it takes for granted God's mercy, then despair is also a sin against hope in that it considers everything to end in failure, that not even God's mercy will rescue us.
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A mortal sin is defined as a grave action that is committed in full knowledge of its gravity and with the full consent of the sinner's will. ... While a venial sin weakens the sinner's union with God, it is not a deliberate turning away from him and so does not wholly block the inflow of sanctifying grace.
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Trust me, weekly confession is a good thing- it makes saints!! No amount is "too much", especially when you feel that you need absolution / are in a certain state of mortal sin. ... If you are not committing mortal sin, there is no reason to go to confession, and you could be being scrupulous.
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This is not true. The sin of detraction is saying things which are true about someone, but which are faults that do not need to be revealed. Depending upon circumstances, detraction can also be a mortal or venial sin. (Gossip and calumny have to do with spreading things which are untrue.)
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Roman Catholic doctrine also sees sin as being twofold: Sin is, at once, any evil or immoral action which infracts God's law and the inevitable consequences, the state of being that comes about by committing the sinful action. Sin can and does alienate a person both from God and the community.
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28 Behold, are ye stripped of pride? I say unto you, if ye are not ye are not prepared to meet God. Behold ye must prepare quickly; for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand, and such an one hath not eternal life. ... Every mortal has at least a casual if not intimate relationship with the sin of pride.
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Lust is defined as immoral because its object or action of affection is improperly ordered according to natural law and/or the appetite for the particular object (eg sexual desire) is governing the person's intellect and will rather than the intellect and will governing the appetite for that object.
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No, it's not a mortal sin. Personally, when I hear someone say "oh my God" or "oh Jesus" or a similar phrase, I reply "what about Him?" Whenever you profane the name of the Lord is His Saints, pray a quick prayer of reparation: "Blessed be the name of _________" (whatever name you abused). ... It is not a mortal sin.