Original sin deprived man his original holiness and justice.
YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the
Catholic Church Lesson 69
Ave Maria series
69. Are we compelled to sin by original sin?
No. Man, though, is
deeply wounded by original sin and is inclined to sin. Nevertheless, with God’s help he is capable
of doing good. [405]
In no single case are we obliged to sin. In fact, however, we sin again and again,
because we are weak, ignorant, and
easily mislead. A sin committed under
compulsion, moreover, would be no sin, because sin always involves a free
decision.
“The worst thing is not to commit crimes but, rather, not to
accomplish the good that one could have done.
It is the sin of omission, which is nothing other than to be unloving,
and no one accuses himself of it.” Leon
Bloy (1846-1917, French writer)
[405]
ORIGINAL SIN
The consequences of Adam's sin for humanity
405 Although [original sin] is proper to each individual (compare Council of Trent: Denzinger-Schönmetzer 1513) 295, original sin does
not have the character of a personal fault in any of Adam's descendants. It is
a deprivation of original holiness and justice, but human nature has not been
totally corrupted: it is wounded in the natural powers proper to it, subject to
ignorance, suffering and the dominion of death, and inclined to sin - an
inclination to evil that is called "concupiscence". Baptism, by
imparting the life of Christ's grace, erases original sin and turns a man back
towards God, but the consequences for nature, weakened and inclined to evil,
persist in man and summon him to spiritual battle. –Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
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