Heretic

Good luck enforcing that. might as well say it's a sin for the Earth to circle the sun.

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Titanium Cat

Hey 200 years ago that was a sin!

Environment Man

The Bible says so.

Heretic

It was a sin to say, but suppose the Earth itself sinned for defying the "God's authority" on Earth.

Actually you're wrong, I've read it many times.

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guest1234567

Of course not, they were instructed to do something and they were expected to comply. However, when they did misbehave, this is where the concept of guilt is applied. Establishing a sense of guilt is the essential building block for future decision making.

I too was brought up knowing the scourge of the nun's ruler, albeit once a week in catechism class until 10th grade and not as a parochial school attendee.

So you know there are two classes of sin, mortal and venial.

Mortal sin will separate you from your relationship with God and probably will send you to hell. I think it's unclear if you can actually do enough penance to make up for mortal sins. I really don't think mobsters get a free pass, or even a trip to purgatory, for confessing their hits on their death beds, like in the movies.

Venial sins will not send you to hell and but it will damage your relationship with God if not reconciled through confession or taking the Eucharist.

All that being said, these new sins are described as 'known sins' anyway. Specifically "known sins increasingly manifest themselves as behavior that damages society as a whole."

And if people don't want to go to confessions, well then I say tough luck. Their parents gave them their religion. You can either follow the rules or not. God also gave them the ability to make their own choices.

And please, I'm speaking only theologically. I am not religious, but I don't care if others are.