Is premarital sex a mortal sin in the Catholic religion?

Question

It seems like people have forgotten it is or simply choose not to see it as a mortal sin cuz' it's too hard to follow?

Answer 1

Yes. This sin, as any other, should be confessed to a priest, and repented of. You must understand that our body is not a plaything, we are meant to be a holy people, pleasing to our Lord and not to remain in sinful indulgences.

This is not because God is punitive, but rather, that He, being all-knowing, wants what is best for us. If we learn to abstain from lustful pursuits, and sincerely seek to become closer to God, when we do eventually marry in the church with all of the blessings on our union, a true reflection of holy unity will be far greater than any momentary physical pleasures. True unity, is not purely physical, but carries a deeper emotional and spiritual intimacy than any 'casual' connection can possibly hint at.

In fact, when one becomes attached to sin, it makes the possibility of true union with another person LESS likely.
Casual sex causes a callousness in the heart of the individual, and reduces all parties to sex objects.

Answer 2

The short answer is: definitely yes, it is a mortal sin.

There are three sources we look to see if an act is good or evil. If any source is evil, then the act as a whole is evil, and cannot be chosen. The three sources are the object (what the person is actually doing, considered objectively), the intention (the person's motives for doing it), and the circumstances.

In the case of pre-marital sex, the object itself is gravely and intrinsically wrong. Even if the person has a good intention, and the circumstances are favorable, the act is still wrong and can never be chosen.

Whether it is a mortal sin depends on the person. First, the act must be gravely wrong (in the case of pre-marital sex, we know that this is so simply from looking at the object). Second, the person must do the act with full knowledge and deliberate consent. If the person is inculpably ignorant, that is, he does not know it is wrong, through no fault of his own, then it is not a mortal sin (that is, the person is not mortally culpable for the act, but it is still gravely wrong). Self deception and denial, however, are not the same as being inculpably ignorant. Also, if the person is forced or if his freedom is somehow impaired, then it is not a mortal sin, either. But whether something is a mortal sin or not refers BOTH to whether the act is objectively wrong AND to the person's subjective culpability (that is, his subjective guilt). One should therefore ask, before committing the act, whether it is gravely wrong or not. After the act, if it was committed, one could ask whether it was a mortal sin or not.

The bottom line, though, is that the act in itself is objectively and gravely wrong, and it should never be chosen. Whether someone is fully culpable or not is something that only God can know with certainty, because only God knows the heart.

As for it being too hard to follow. Well, it is difficult to stop once started, but it is possible. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, which Catholics may receive, is absolutely amazing in the way that it can heal a person and give them the grace and strength and illumination to avoid this sin again in the future. And it helps to have the support of like-minded people. There are many web sites that are faithful to the official teaching of the Catholic Church which can help. Check out:

http://www.pureloveclub.com/

If you want to learn more, read the following:

Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2331-2391, 2514-2527, 1699-2046 (http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm)

Theology of the Body, by Pope John Paul II (for an accessible introduction, see http://www.christopherwest.com/)

Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality, by Paul M. Quay, S.J. (available from Ignatius Press).

Answer 3

since adultery is mortal i'd say that premarital sex is too.
peace

There are two primary categories of sin: mortal sin and venial sin.

Mortal sin by a baptised person removes the person from the State of Grace and therefore denies them the reward of Heaven. A baptised person who dies with mortal sin on their soul will go to Hell.

Venial sin, on the other hand, while it requires us to do satisfaction for our sin and is deserving of punishment, does not bring us eternal punishment.

For a sin to be a mortal sin, three things are required:

* the matter must be "grave";
* the sin must be committed with full knowledge; and
* the sin must be committed deliberately.

Thus, the sin must be a serious sin. There is no doubt that matters such as murder, theft, sexual sins (such as adultery, premarital sex and contraception), bearing false witness, etc. are taken sufficiently seriously by the Church to constitute grave matter. Anyone committing these sins, knowing full well that they are grave matters and nevertheless deliberately commits the sin, commits a mortal sin.

Answer 4

Sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of God.

A mortal sin is a grave infraction of the law of God that destroys the divine life in the soul of the sinner (sanctifying grace), constituting a turn away from God. For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must be present: grave matter, full knowledge of the evil of the act, and full consent of the will.

Most of the sins we commit are venial sins. Venial sin is a sin which does not destroy the divine life in the soul, as does mortal sin, though it diminishes and wounds it. Venial sin is the failure to observe necessary moderation, in lesser matters of the moral law, or in grave matters acting without full knowledge or complete consent.

However consistent unrepentant venial sins can slowly destroy your relationship with God and become mortal sin.

The Church uses the words "gravely contrary" when it talks of fornication pointing to the possibility of a moral sin being committed.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

The Catholic church is moving away from the concepts of mortal and venial sin. I think this changed with Vatican II in the sixties. What I can tell you is that I am pushing forty and I never learned about mortal versus venial sins.

Answer 6

Pre-marital sex is a mortal sin. And I think you're right; people either don't see it as mortal sin, or they don't want to. Basically, it all boils down to where such people prioritize God in their life. Evidently, secular humanistic values mean more to them at this point than God's Truth. Hopefully they will come to see the Truth before long.

Answer 7

well...I don't really know which ones are mortal sins and which ones aren't (i only know that murder is one).
All I can say is that a sin is a sin. If you know it's against God's will, you shouldn't do it whether it's a mortal sin or a venial one.

Answer 8

Yes it is, but it's ok for the Priest to have sex with
children and support Hilter during WW2, Have sex with Nuns and then kill the baby. The Catholic is based on control by gult. Don't fall into to a sheep.

Answer 9

Venial maybe.

Edit: LOL Abundant Love and Blessings 2 U. Maybe I do mean venereal.

Answer 10

Yes, it is a mortal sin.