Sin is before all else an offense against God, a break of communion with Him. At the same time it damages communion with the Church. In the eyes of the Church, no evil is worse than sin and nothing has worse consequences for sinners themselves and for the Church. The sinner wounds Gods honor and love, his own human dignity as a man called to be a son of God, of which each Christian ought to follow. That is why there is the sacrament of Reconciliation so ones sins can be wiped away.
             There are two types of sin, venial and mortal. Mortal sin destroys kindness in the heart of man by a serious violation of God's law. It turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his complete happiness, by preferring an inferior good to him. Venial sin allows kindness to exist, although it offends and wounds God's law. For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must be met. "Mortal sin is a sin whose object is grave matter which is also committed with a full knowledge and deliberate consent." (Catechism 455) Grave matter is specified by the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the answer of Jesus to the rich young man, " Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother." (Mk 10:19) The gravity of sins is more or less great. Murder is graver than theft. One must also take into account the one who is hurt. Violence against parents is in itself graver than violence against a stranger. Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It is assumed before hand that the sinful act, which offends Gods laws, is done knowingly. With this knowledge, one will continue to deliberately commit the act and go against God. One commits venial sin when, in a less serious matter, when one disobeys the mortal law in a grave matter, but without full knowledge or without committing the act purposely. Deliberate and unr
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