[boatbums]

The problem I had, was that no one could define for me, what was a mortal sin and what was a venial sin.

The difference between mortal and venial sins appears to be simply a matter of "intent". Miss Mass because you're tired and want to sleep in - venial. Miss Mass regularly - mortal. Tell a "white" lie - venial. Tell a big lie - mortal. Mom says it's a sin to use profanity, but some FRoman Catholics use swear words pretty regularly and my Dad said he liked the Catholic priests because he'd be out golfing with them and they told dirty jokes. A lot of hypocrisy and wiggle room in that religion.

[Mark17]

Well, here again, we have a difference of opinion. I was told, not to miss mass under any circumstances, that it was a mortal sin. Then, if I received the Eucharist with a mortal sin on my soul, it was a mortal sin of sacrilege. I wanted to avoid that, so I stopped receiving the holy Eucharist, so I wouldn’t commit a MS of S.
My dad got suspicious, and asked if I committed a mortal sin? I was embarrassed by that, but I preferred darkness more than light, cuz my deeds were evil. Yes, I was confused, like most of my catholic friends. That’s no way to go through life, scared every moment of every day. Maybe that’s why I was looking for the truth. I figured there had to be something better than what I was experiencing. I wanted to miss the flames of Hell 🔥😇 I figure God has a kind of fire we know nothing about and spending even one second in the flames would be a million times worse than the worst thing any of us could imagine in a million lifetimes.