Nov
20
Mortal Sin, Divorced and Remarried and Pope Francis: A Hebrew Catholic Opinion
Father Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine
It is rather worrying when Bishops, Cardinals and others are throwing around the term mortal sin in regards to giving the divorced and remarried communion or in regards to pornography etc. It would seem that there is a mania to create straw men and not really listen to what the others are saying. And what is most shocking is they are even challenging and questioning the Pope and his discernment like some neo-Protestants.
Of course all orthodox Catholics believe that one should not receive communion if one is in a state of mortal sin. However for one to be in a state of mortal sin one needs to have done something that is considered gravely or serious wrong or evil and to know that it is gravely serious and to have full freedom in the choice to do it.
It is rather worrying when Bishops, Cardinals and others are throwing around the term mortal sin in regards to giving the divorced and remarried communion or in regards to pornography etc. It would seem that there is a mania to create straw men and not really listen to what the others are saying. And what is most shocking is they are even challenging and questioning the Pope and his discernment like some neo-Protestants.
Of course all orthodox Catholics believe that one should not receive communion if one is in a state of mortal sin. However for one to be in a state of mortal sin one needs to have done something that is considered gravely or serious wrong or evil and to know that it is gravely serious and to have full freedom in the choice to do it.
