Chapter 13- Evil in the World

Sins that occur when we don't do what we know is right and are supposed to do are called _____________.

• venial sins

• sins of commission

• mortal sins

• sins of omission

A venial sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to God's law ___________________.

• that can lead to mortal sin

• but does not destroy a relationship with God

• that can lead to mortal sin and but does not destroy a relationship with God

• that can never be repented

Prayers that we find in the Psalms and other books of the Bible that express sorrow and anger are called __________________.

• signs

• lamentations

• parables

• proverbs

______________ is the state of goodness that humanity enjoyed before our first parents, Adam and Eve, sinned.

• Virtue

• Innocence

• Original Holiness

• Peace

The hardest and most upsetting question that human beings have ever faced is: "______________."

• Why does evil exist?

• Does each person really have a Guardian Angel?

• What is the best prayer to pray?

• Will we go to Heaven?

Mortal sin is the most serious form of personal sin because _________________________.

• it breaks a person's relationship with God

• it involves a very serious matter

• it can never be repented

• it breaks a person's relationship with God and it involves a very serious matter

To restore friendship with God after committing a mortal sin, a sinner has to repent and ___________________.

• ask forgiveness from anyone hurt by sin

• go on a pilgrimage to a shrine

• seek forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

• simply apologize for what they have done

9. A nineteenth-century Italian Saint, Saint Gemma Galgani told people that to do the right thing, we should __________________________.

• pray to Jesus and Mary to help us

• recite the Lord's Prayer before deciding what to do

• ask a holy person for advice

• wait for a Guardian Angel to help us

Because of Original Sin, the sin against God by our first parents, human beings have suffered directly from __________ ever since.

• a damaged harmony with God and nature

• illness and death

• natural disasters

• a damaged harmony with God and nature and illness and death

Examples of mortal sin would be _________________.

• seriously injuring or murdering someone

• insulting someone in front of others

• lying to a teacher about homework

• breaking a sibling's toy