1863. Venial sin weakens charity; it manifests a disordered affection for created goods; it impedes the soul’s progress in the exercise of the virtues and the practice of the moral good; it merits temporal punishment. Deliberate and unrepented venial sin disposes us little by little to commit mortal sin. However venial sin does not set us in direct opposition to the will and friendship of God; it does not break the covenant with God. With God’s grace it is humanly reparable. “Venial sin does not deprive the sinner of sanctifying grace, friendship with God, charity, and consequently eternal happiness.”134
While he is in the flesh, man cannot help but have at least some light sins. But do not despise these sins which we call “light”: if you take them for light when you weigh them, tremble when you count them. A number of light objects makes a great mass; a number of drops fills a river; a number of grains makes a heap. What then is our hope? Above all, confession.135
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
344. What is matrimonial consent?
181. Why does ecclesial ministry also have a personal character?
258. Why does the Church baptize infants?
2. Why does man have a desire for God?
423. What is the grace that justifies?
445. What does God prohibit by his command, “You shall not have other gods before me” (Exodus 20:2)?
463. How should authority be exercised in the various spheres of civil society?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the criticism against relying on military force instead of God in Amos 2:14-16?
How to deal with opposition to the truth of the Gospel?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
