Question from Don on 2/9/2008:
Judie. In you recent answer concerning abortion and mortal sin, there was a situation that was not fully discussed. That is one where the person did not know that abortion is, 1) amortal sin, and, 2) an excummunicable offense.
From what I understand, that person, 1) has not committed a mortal sin, and, 2) is not excommunicated. Is that correct? If it is correct, then there's got to be something wrong there. Thank you. Don
Answer by Judie Brown on 2/10/2008:
Dear Don
There are conditions for a sin to be defined as mortal, and they are defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
If you have a problem with Colin Donovan's response to the question, I would highly recommend that you email him directly. His email address is cdonovan@ewtn.com
Judie Brown
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