[Serious] For former Christians only, why did you leave your faith?

[LinuxGal]

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

From the Horse's mouth (no pun intended):

2352 By masturbation is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. "Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action."