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Re:Texas Records All Inmates Last Words Before Execution And... by ceejayoz on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:47PM (#34316649)
> However murder is considered a mortal sin that separates one's soul from god and that cannot regularly be forgiven.

By Catholics, specifically. Evangelical Christians don't typically share this belief.

Re:Texas Records All Inmates Last Words Before Execution And... by none_to_remain on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:08PM (#34316950)
Mortal sins can absolutely be forgiven in Catholicism

See for example the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1456

Re:Texas Records All Inmates Last Words Before Execution And... by nailer on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:34PM (#34317381)
> 1456

> Confession to a priest is an essential part of the sacrament of Penance: "All mortal sins of which penitents after a diligent self-examination are conscious must be recounted by them in confession, even if they are most secret and have been committed against the last two precepts of the Decalogue; for these sins sometimes wound the soul more grievously and are more dangerous than those which are committed openly.

That seems to say mortal sins must be confessed. But I cannot see where it says they can be forgiven.

Re:Texas Records All Inmates Last Words Before Execution And... by jakebasile on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:58PM (#34317761)
The only unforgivable sin according to the Church is "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit"[1], which is defined as refusal of God's mercy and forgiveness [2].

[1]: https://ucatholic.com/catechism/1864/

[2]: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/d... (see 46)

Re:Texas Records All Inmates Last Words Before Execution And... by nailer on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @01:19AM (#34321197)
Your references seem to say that blasphemy is unforgivable but not that other mortal sins are forgivable. Unless I’m missing something.