The Catholic Church uses the seven deadly sins as the basis of classifying all sins. In addition to this It has four sins that are specifically designated as "The Four Sins that Cry to Heaven for Vengeneance". These are:
* Willful murder * Sins against nature (sodomy) * Taking advantage of the Poor * Defrauding the laborer of his/her wages Specific sins to Catholicism would include offenses against Church law and practice. The possibility of sins of this kind are so numerous they can only be discerned by a study of canon law. Basically, any transgression done maliciously against the authority of the Church, its ministers, its ceremonies as well as the neglect of one's Catholic duties (such as receiving Communion once a year at Easter, going to Confession once a year, etc.) would be a sin for a Catholic.
Sins are things that we do, think, or say that move us away from God. There are two types of sins: mortal (serious) and venial (lesser, yet still important). I like to think that of a long road, with eternal togetherness with God being the end. When we develop a virtue or do something good, we move closer to the end. But when we sin or do something God doesn't want us to do, we get pushed farther away from the end, making the journey longer.
Roman Catholic AnswerSins are thoughts, words, or deeds which are contrary to the Will of God. God made us, and he made us with an infinite desire. The only "infinite" in the world (or out of it) is God; anytime we try to choose something less than God, we sin as we are choosing an idol, we are making something that is not God into a god and thus sinning. One incomplete analogy might be: anytime you are trying to use a tool for something for which it was not created, like a knife for a screwdriver, or some such thing, you are distorting its purpose. That is similar: anytime you are trying to use your body, your mind, or your spirit, for something other than glorifying God, you are distorting your purpose, the reason for which you were created and brought into being.from
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
II. The Definition of Sin
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Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is a failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law." (St. Augustine, Contra Faustum 22: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 42, 418; St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae I-II, 71, 6)
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Sin is an offense against God: "Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight." (Psalm51:4) Sin sets itself against God's love for us and turns our hearts away from it. Like the first sin, it is disobedience, a revolt against God through the will to become "like gods," (Genesis 3:5) knowing and determining good and evil. Sin is thus "love of oneself even to contempt of God." (St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 14, 28: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 41, 436) In this proud self-exaltation, sin is diametrically opposed to the obedience of Jesus, which achieves our salvation. (Cf. Phil 2:6-9)
There is no precise list of mortal sins in the Catholic Church.
You go to confession. In a catholic church, there is often a little room where the priest sits and you confess your sins to him.
Yes, but only if you are catholic. Catholic baptisms are based on initiation into the Catholic church. Baptism means to "begin a new live", and is to wash sins away in your live.
Yes, if he has repented of his sins and made a good Confession to a priest.
In the Renaissance the catholic church started selling indulgences which were like papers that forgave your sins for about 50 dollars and many people opposed the unholy way of making money for the catholic church.
Yes they can. However their marriage will not be recognized by the Catholic Church. They will incur auto-excommunication and will not be eligible to receive the sacraments in a Catholic Church until they regularize their marriage and confess their sins.
Temperance =virtue Gluttony=one of the Seven Deadly Sins
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no such thing as a "grant from the Catholic Church forgiving sins"; it sounds like you are asking about indulgences, as there is a common misconception of many protestants that indulgences are a grant to forgive sins, I don't know where that came from but it's not true. Indulgences can be earned by someone who is in a state of grace, in other words, someone who has already had their sins forgiven by God in the confessional, not otherwise. There is no other normal way, on this earth, to have your sins forgiven then in the confessional, and that is most definitely not an indulgence.
for anyone catholic, yes it is. It's actually one of the sacraments in the Catholic faith. For anyone who isn't either Catholic or a member of some Orthodox church, it isn't. Most protestant beliefs feel that when you pray to God for forgiveness, your sins are forgiven. It depends of what church you're a member of.
yes , but many of us is not going to church and doing so much of sins
The Church was selling "pardon" for sins for money. They were called indulgences. (This was actually a sin itself - called simony)
Roman Catholic AnswerThe root cause for the Catholic Church is the love that God has for His people in sending His Son, Our Blessed Lord, to die for our sins in order to give us the chance to be reunited with God and happy with Him forever in heaven.