CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
1871
Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine,
Faust
22: PL 42, 418). It is an offense against God. It rises up against God in a disobedience contrary to the obedience of Christ.
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