The Second Vatican Council spoke of upheavals in a new age of history in which some aspects of man’s intelligence have recoiled upon him, “upon his judgments and desires, both individual and collective, upon his ways of thinking and acting in regard to people and things.”
Sin
Mortal and Venial Sin: Does All Sin Cause The Same Harm?
A long-standing issue between Catholics and Protestants is the nature of sin. The disagreement lies in sin’s seriousness and the effects of sin on the soul. The question is, are there different types of sin with different effects upon the soul?