Vocab 5 Flashcards
Venial Sin
An action that weakens our relationship with god
Sin
An offense against god and an action contrary to his law of love
Mortal sin
An action so destructive that it mortally wounds our relationship with god
Sin of omission
Not doing an action that is called for
Sin of commission
Purposely doing an action that is harmful to oneself or another
Culpability
The degree to which people are responsible for their actions
Hell
“The state of definitive self-exclusion form communion with god and the blessed”
Apathy
An attitude of not getting involved, not caring, not acting, when action is called for
Social sin
Referring to Sinful structures resulting from personal sin and leading to social conditions
Sinful social structures
Way societies are structured resulting in unjust distribution of power
