venial
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Venial sins were small sins, like saying bad words or not going to the Stations of the Cross during Lent.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Venial sin is not, strictly speaking, opposed to the commandment of love, since it does not destroy love.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
I answer that, Venial sins can be taken in two ways: first of all as past, secondly as in the act of being committed.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Venial sins may be forgiven by private repentance.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
Venial sin is not disobedience, because it is not contrary to a precept, but beside it.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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