[Havoc]

Sin is sin, pet. Scripture tells us that all sin is equal in the eyes of God. And that isn't the point. Whether you want to bicker about types of sin or not, it says just what I said - that the Eucharist forgives sin. Slice dice or twist as you please, that's exactly what all the citations state - that it forgives sin. You may wish to argue it only forgives a type of sin - That is a difference without a difference. Sorry. It ain't flyin.

[Petronski]

So you don't know what venial sin is. I suspected as much.

[Petronski]

Sin is sin

Hmmm, let's take a look at that:

Joe becomes frustrated in a traffic jam and lets slip three words in his anger: "God damn it."

Jim becomes frustrated in a traffic jam and pulls a pistol from his pocket. The driver who cut him off gets a bullet in the head.

But hey, a sin is a sin...justice says they are punished equally.