I find it ironic.
Catholics seem to think that Protestants take sin too lightly, claiming often that we think we can sin with impunity and get a free pass, and yet when we talk about the seriousness of sin, even little white lies, suddenly we’re lectured on how some sin isn’t as bad as others.
So what’s with that?
Great logic; excellent question.
It's a trap that a lot of people fall into. They will complain, "I don't want to associate with a homosexual!" But they hang out with liars and adulterers.
I am a sinner.
Saved by Grace.
I did nothing to earn my salvation. Jesus Christ paid the price because God loves me.
God doesn't look at one kind of sin (say lies, or tax cheats) and say, "I can accept that!" and with another (except for THE unforgivable sin) say, "Even though you murdered a man, the blood of Christ you claim is insufficient: Get outta here!"
It's a "trap" because people believe that THEIR OWN sense of justice is better than God's. They have carved their own image of God in the process.
“..suddenly we’re lectured on how some sin isn’t as bad as others. So what’s with that?”
I wasn’t lecturing at all. I showed how Protestants and Catholics both have agreed, by pointing to scripture, that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, stated unambiguously that some sins are greater than others.
You are, of course, free to disagree with Jesus.
I choose not to.