Catechism Paragraph 1859
Part 3:
LIFE IN CHRIST
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 1: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Article 8: SIN
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 1: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Article 8: SIN
Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart[133] do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
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[133]
Cf. Mk 3:5-6; Lk 16:19-31.