399. Do we have any responsibility for sins committed by others?

We do have such a responsibility when we culpably cooperate with them.


Veja este tema no Catecismo

Paragraph 1868

1868. Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:

- by participating directly and voluntarily in them; - by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them; - by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so; - by protecting evil-doers.


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What is the example of perseverance in the faith that Paul set in 2 Timothy 4:7?

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?

How important is gratitude in the story of the healing of the ten lepers, described in Luke 17:11-19?

Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)

What is the meaning of Jude 1:4, which speaks of the condemnation of those who pervert the grace of God?

What is the importance of persevering in the faith, according to 2 John 1:8?

The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)