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Great article! You stated that:

For a sin to be mortal it must meet these three conditions:

1. It’s a grave sin (adultery, fornication, murder, etc.),

2. You know it’s a grave sin, and,

3. You do it anyway.

I humbly submit that the three qualifiers for mortal sins can be expressed more succinctly, especially the third. They are; (1) the gravity of the sin (gravity is not subjective), (2) one’s knowledge or awareness of that gravity (here is where unintentional ignorance may come into play), and then (3) a full knowledge and complete and deliberate consent to that action (i.e., the freedom and full volition to choose to commit the known grave act). I think that freedom, or lack thereof, to commit a mortal sin is a lot more nuanced than just saying that it is just "doing it anyway" after being aware of the first two premises. Hope I'm not splitting hairs.

Anyway, just my two imperfect cents…. Again, great article. Thank you and I look forward to reading more. Peace

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Happy belated birthday!

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