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To: sigzero

I went to Catholic school all my life. I remember one particular nun when I was in grade school giving us an example. Say I want to steal Jane’s purse which she has left unattended upstairs in an empty classroom. I go upstairs to do the deed, but there is a teacher in the classroom and I do not get to steal the purse. Have I committed a sin, even though I didn’t actually steal the purse? According to my teacher, she says yes I did. The only thing that stopped me was the opportunity, not the desire not to commit the crime.


33 posted on 05/03/2012 9:59:31 AM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: murron

Did you mean to answer me? Because that was my point.


37 posted on 05/03/2012 11:39:14 AM PDT by sigzero
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