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Is that really true? It seems to contradict the doctrine of original sin - that everyone is born in a state of sin. A complete detachment from sin is not possib

Is that really true? It seems to contradict the doctrine of original sin - that everyone is born in a state of sin. A complete detachment from sin is not possible, although forgiveness for sins is possible through JC.

mjh2539 4y ago
Yes, that's really true.
Thorrez 4y ago
In Catholic terminology, a complete detachment from sin doesn't mean a lack of temptation, or even that we won't sin in the future. Here are some explanations of what complete detachment from sin means: >The recipient must be free from all attachment to sin, even venial sin. Although a person might still sin, as we all do, or even be inclined to habitual sin, such as using God's name in vain, yet so long as the attachment to the sin or the desire to commit it is absent from the person's soul, he or she would be considered "free from attachment to sin." (If this disposition is in any way less than perfect or if any of the prescribed three conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence will be only partial.)[1] >To be attached to a sin is to be comfortable in that sin; to return to it again and again without much resistance to the temptation to commit it. It is an addiction, where the desire to commit the sin is stronger than the desire to serve God. In essences, it is serving God with reservation and not with total abandonment.[1] >The requirement for someone to be totally detached from sin needs some explanation. No doubt it is the most difficult condition for obtaining the indulgence. Notably, however, the requirement is not freedom from all sin. Rather, it is freedom from attachment to sin; that is, that there is no sin which the soul is unwilling to renounce. A person should be able to tell if he is fulfilling this condition. An attachment involves a refusal to amend a situation, and a person should be able to tell if he has such an attachment. Sometimes, deep down, we really don’t want to let go of certain sins, be it gossiping or overeating or loafing on the job. This differs from the case of normal human weakness or where a person falls into the same sin many times before overcoming it.[2] [1] https://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-from-all-attachment-to-sin-gaining.html https://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-from-all-att... [2] https://spiritualdirection.com/2010/11/18/what-is-total-detachment-from-sin-more-indulgence-clarification https://spiritualdirection.com/2010/11/18/what-is-total-deta...
- richk449 4y ago
  Thanks for the explanation. I should have figured that the Catholics would have put plenty of thought into each word.

mjh2539 4y ago

Yes, that's really true.

Thorrez 4y ago

In Catholic terminology, a complete detachment from sin doesn't mean a lack of temptation, or even that we won't sin in the future. Here are some explanations of what complete detachment from sin means: >The recipient must be free from all attachment to sin, even venial sin. Although a person might still sin, as we all do, or even be inclined to habitual sin, such as using God's name in vain, yet so long as the attachment to the sin or the desire to commit it is absent from the person's soul, he or she would be considered "free from attachment to sin." (If this disposition is in any way less than perfect or if any of the prescribed three conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence will be only partial.)[1] >To be attached to a sin is to be comfortable in that sin; to return to it again and again without much resistance to the temptation to commit it. It is an addiction, where the desire to commit the sin is stronger than the desire to serve God. In essences, it is serving God with reservation and not with total abandonment.[1] >The requirement for someone to be totally detached from sin needs some explanation. No doubt it is the most difficult condition for obtaining the indulgence. Notably, however, the requirement is not freedom from all sin. Rather, it is freedom from attachment to sin; that is, that there is no sin which the soul is unwilling to renounce. A person should be able to tell if he is fulfilling this condition. An attachment involves a refusal to amend a situation, and a person should be able to tell if he has such an attachment. Sometimes, deep down, we really don’t want to let go of certain sins, be it gossiping or overeating or loafing on the job. This differs from the case of normal human weakness or where a person falls into the same sin many times before overcoming it.[2] [1] https://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-from-all-attachment-to-sin-gaining.html https://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-from-all-att... [2] https://spiritualdirection.com/2010/11/18/what-is-total-detachment-from-sin-more-indulgence-clarification https://spiritualdirection.com/2010/11/18/what-is-total-deta...

richk449 4y ago
Thanks for the explanation. I should have figured that the Catholics would have put plenty of thought into each word.