I Confess
The Sacrament by which Christ forgives sins (committed after Baptism). Jesus gave his Apostles – who passed it on to their successors down to this day – the power to forgive and retain sins.
What is the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
According to Catholic Teaching, one may never explicitly or implicitly cooperate or assist with this.
What is it to cooperate with the sin of another?
Adam and Eve transmitted this wounded nature to their descendants.
What is Original Sin?
Sin in Sacred Scripture ultimately finds its origins in this couple.
Who are Adam and Eve?
This is the recipient of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Who is a Baptized person that is guilty of sin?
This is a deliberate cooperation in an evil action or practice. (e.g. A doctor who assists another doctor in performing an abortion.)
What is Formal Cooperation?
This type of sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God’s law.
What is mortal sin?
Empowered with free will, Adam and Eve chose to commit sin after the prompting of this figure.
Who is the serpent? (i.e. Satan)
This/these are the ministers of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Who are Priests or Bishops?
While not a direct participation in evil deeds, this type of cooperation wilfully facilitates them. (e.g. A doctor who advises another doctor on how to perform an abortion.)
What is Implicit Formal Cooperation?
This type of sin allows charity to subsist, even though it offends and wounds it.
What is venial sin?
In the 'Parable of the Prodigal Son,' the son of an affluent man demands this from his father before trying to make it in the world on his own.
What is his inheritance?
This type of Contrition means sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed together with the resolution not to sin again as a result of being sorry for sins due to fear of God’s punishment.
What is Imperfect Contrition?
This is an action that plays a role in an evil deed but lacks deliberate consent to that same cooperative action. (e.g. The bus driver who drives a route with a stop near an abortion facility.)
This type of sin has the effect of losing sanctifying grace and the virtue of charity.
What is Mortal Sin?
Sin in the Old Testament is typically conveyed in terms of these two images.
What are the images of:
A child’s disobedience to a loving Father.
Infidelity towards a loving spouse.
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This type of Contrition means sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed together with the resolution not to sin again as a result of being sorry for sins due to a love for God above all else.
What is Perfect Contrition?
Material cooperation is only permissible when these three criteria are met.
What are the three criteria of...
The evil is not a direct result of the cooperator’s act.
The cooperator does not intend the evil that occurs.
There must be no possibility of scandal.
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This type of sin, while it does not eliminate sanctifying grace, stifles one’s pursuit of a saintly life.
What is Venial Sin?
The New Testament speaks to how sin is personalized in this way by the person of Christ.
What does it mean to be divinely personalized?