Talk:Types of membership of Opus Dei

picture of headquarters

The description says that it is pink, it looks like brick to me. Richardkselby 23:31, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

It's just a random vandal. The color of the headquarters is irrelevant. --Alecmconroy

Sin or Mortal Sin, or Not?

Someone wrote the line, "When, however, someone leaves the prelature unlawfully (i.e. without the permission of the Prelate) he or she commits mortal sin.[citation needed]"

I have decided to delete the word "mortal" because there is no citation here that proves "mortal" belongs there. Furthermore, it depends entirely on the intention of a sinner whether something is 'mortal' or not. Section 1855 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, "Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God's law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him." This definition and the sections surrounding it don't give examples of venial or mortal sins because only God knows whether a sin was mortal.

I'm not even sure that it is considered "sinful" to leave Opus Dei without permission, but when not even the worst crimes (including crimes against humanity) are necessarily mortal sins, the victimless "sin" of leaving a religious order shouldn't be characterized as "mortal sin". The line annoys me because, while all Catholic religious orders discourage leaving without permission, I'm not sure that it's always sinful. If someone is sure, please correct it and if possible give a citation. Himkdm (talk) 07:31, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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