(October 4, 2022 at 1:25 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Depends if masturbation is a mortal sin or not. I suppose a traditional confessor would say that if you are trying to resist "the urge" but succumbing, it's venial, but, if you are habitual and happy with it, magazines and all, it's mortal.
The act of masturbation is a mortal sin, full stop. The are no conditions or intentions which make it venial. Which is another good reason to leave the Church.
Also, there is no requirement to confess venial sins (it is, however, strongly encouraged).
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
