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Liz Marksman wrote:

Hi, guys —

I have recently come back to the Church and have received absolution during Confession for sins of lust. My priest said I can receive the Eucharist during Mass, but I want to make sure I didn't sin again. After I got home from Confession, I deleted pictures on my phone I knew would cause temptation. I barely saw them for more than a fraction of a second as I was selecting them for deletion.

  • Is there any mortal sin here?

I don’t want to receive the Eucharist, if I’m not in a state of grace, but I’m also new to the faith again and am not sure if I am over thinking this situation since my intention was to turn away from any possible sin.

Elizabeth

  { Did I commit a mortal sin?; I recently returned to the Church wondering if I'm over thinking things? }

Eric replied:

Elizabeth,

No, you did not commit a mortal sin because you did not intend to sin but, in fact, intended to avoid sin. If anything, it sounds like you're being a bit scrupulous.

If you had lingered over the images with lust in your heart and fantasized in an extended way knowing it was wrong, then you arguably would have committed a mortal sin, but you did not do that. 

Eric
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