Venial

"Venial" sin does not drive out all the grace; it wounds the soul, it weakens it just as slight wounds weaken the body.

Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead

Venial sins, which excite a hue and cry against a man of high character, are thought nothing of in him; the world hastens to excuse them.

A Daughter of Eve 2007

If a person should die with a Venial sin unconfessed (and therefore unforgiven), he or she could still go to Heaven, but only after a period of cleansing spent in Purgatory (which is like renting a house in Hell, rather than buying one).

Loathing 2006

In the Catholic church, there are two classes of sin: Mortal and Venial.

Loathing 2006

(Touching a girl's, unless you were married, was just a Venial sin.)

Loathing 2006

A. Venial sin is a slight offense against the law of God in matters of less importance, or in matters of great importance it is an offense committed without sufficient reflection or full consent of the will.

Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) Anonymous

Venial sin is not disobedience, because it is not contrary to a precept, but beside it.

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

Venial sin is not contrary to this latter perfection, because it does not destroy the habit of charity, since it does not tend to a contrary object, but merely hinders the use of charity.

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

Venial sin makes God less friendly to us and displeases

Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead

A. Venial sin is a slight offense against the law of God in matters of less importance, or in matters of great importance it is an offense committed without sufficient reflection or full consent of the will.

Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead