MSJ 1:1 (Spr 90) p. 21 11:22, 24; Luke 10:12, 14; 12:47, 48). Nevertheless, holding such an interpretation as set forth by the Roman Church entails several difficulties. First, the definition of venial and mortal is imprecise, essentially destroying any real distinction between the two. Because their general definition of sin specifically states that “sin is a deliberate and voluntary act,…an act marked by a want of conformity with the law of God,”13 they are forced to make some fine differentiations