On Sins

"2. Philosophical or moral sin is a human act discordant with rational nature and right reason; but theological and mortal sin is a free transgression of the divine law. Philosophical sin, however grave, in one who either is ignorant of God or does not actually think of God, is a grave sin, but is not an offense against God, nor a mortal sin dissolving friendship with God, nor worthy of eternal punishment." Proposition condemned as scandalous, rash, offensive to pious ears, and erroneous by Alexander VIII, 24 Aug. 1690.

"Sin is twofold, namely original and actual: original is that which is contracted without consent; actual is that which is committed with consent. Therefore original sin, which is contracted without consent, is remitted without consent by the power of the sacrament; but actual sin, which is contracted with consent, is by no means forgiven without consent." Innocent III, chapter Maiores 3, De Baptismo et eius effectu.

"67. Man sins even damnably in that which he does necessarily." Proposition of Michael Baius condemned by St. Pius V.

"1. In the state of fallen nature, for formal sin and demerit there suffices that liberty by which it was voluntary and free in its cause, in original sin and the liberty of Adam as he sinned." Proposition condemned by Alexander VIII, Decree of 7 Dec. 1690.

"46. Voluntariness does not pertain to the nature of sin; nor is it a question of definition, but of cause and origin, whether every sin ought to be voluntary. - 47. Hence original sin truly has the nature of sin without any relation or regard to the will from which it had its origin. - 48. Original sin is voluntary by the habitual will of the infant, and habitually dominates the infant, because he does not bear a contrary judgment of the will. - 49. And from the habitual will dominating it comes about that an infant dying without the sacrament of regeneration, when he shall have attained the use of reason, will actually hate God, blaspheme God, and resist the law of God. - 50. Evil desires to which reason does not consent, and which a man suffers unwillingly, are prohibited by the precept You shall not covet. - 51. Concupiscence, or the law of the members, and its evil desires which men feel unwillingly, are true disobedience to the law. - 52. Every crime is of such a condition that it can infect its author and all his descendants in the manner in which the first transgression infected them. - 53. Insofar as it depends upon the force of the transgression, those who are born with lesser vices contract from the begetter as much evil desert as those who are born with greater ones. - 56. In sin there are two things: the act and the guilt; but when the act has passed, nothing remains except the guilt, or obligation to punishment." Propositions of Michael Baius condemned by St. Pius V.

"20. No sin is venial by its nature, but every sin merits eternal punishment." Proposition of Michael Baius condemned by St. Pius V.

Cf. nn. 288, 389.

“31. In every good work the just man sins. — 32. A good work done in the best manner is a venial sin. — 35. No one is certain that he is not always sinning mortally, because of the most hidden vice of pride. — 36. Free will after sin is a thing in name only; and while it does what is in its power, it sins mortally.” Propositions of Martin Luther condemned by Leo X.

“8. It is necessary that an unbeliever sin in every work.” Proposition condemned by Alexander VIII, 7 Dec. 1690.

“35. Everything that a sinner or servant of sin does is sin. — 40. In all his acts the sinner serves the lust that dominates him.” Propositions of Michael Baius condemned by St. Pius V.

“48. What else can we be but darkness, but wandering, and but sin, without the light of faith, without Christ, and without charity? — 49. Just as there is no sin without love of ourselves, so there is no good work without love of God. — 59. The prayer of the impious is a new sin; and what God grants them is a new judgment upon them.” Propositions of Paschasius Quesnel condemned by Clement XI.

“62. A proximate occasion of sin is not to be fled when some useful or honorable cause for not fleeing it occurs. — 63. It is lawful directly to seek a proximate occasion of sin for our own spiritual or temporal good, or that of our neighbor.” Propositions condemned by Innocent XI.

Cf. n. 82.

“28. Weariness of spiritual things is good, since through it self-love is purged. — 29. When the inward soul loathes discourses about God and the virtues, and remains cold, feeling no fervor in itself, it is a good sign.” Propositions of Michael de Molinos condemned by Innocent XI.