Are These Mortal Sins?

[KarenJoanna]

Getting out of pe class at the end of class when the teacher said we were not supposed to, and staying by the class?
Cheating on tests and homework assignments? I ask these because in an examination of conscience it said disrespecting teachers in grave matter, so would these cases be grave matter?
Also, throwing food away,not listening in mass, cussing, borrwing things without asking from my sister when she told me not too,and also, I have a question on whether these kinds of thoughts are a sin, maybe of pride or vanity? So, when I listen to music I ussually like to fantasize that I am the singer and people saying good things about me etc. And sometimes i fantasize about having different looks etc and even being a character in a series that i like etc. I dont know if these are thoughts that i should get rid of or are they safe to just think them? I also have thoughts of becoming religious and others saying good things about me etc. I think this is a sin, especially mortal sin, I am not so sure though. And also being like the virgin mary and carrying Jesus etc. They are like daydreams/fantasies??

Edited November 28, 2011 by KarenJoanna

[cappie]

All sin is an offense against God and a rejection of his perfect love and justice. Yet, Jesus makes a distinction between two types of sins. We call the most serious and grave sins, mortal sins. Mortal sins destroy the grace of God in the heart of the sinner. By their very grave nature, a mortal sin cuts our relationship off from God and turns man away from his creator. St. Paul’s letter to the Hebrews tell us that "if we sin willfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:26). The second type of sin, venial sin, that of less grave matter, does not cut us off from Christ. However, venial sin does weaken grace in the soul and damages our relationship with God. A person who frequently indulges in venial sin is very likely to collapse into mortal sin if they persist in their evil ways.
[b]So what kind of Sins are Mortal?[/b]
In order for a sin to be mortal, it must meet three conditions:[list]
[*]Mortal sin is a sin of grave matter
[*]Mortal sin is committed with full knowledge of the sinner
[*]Mortal sin is committed with deliberate consent of the sinner
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This means that mortal sins cannot be done "accidentally." A person who commits a mortal sin is one who knows that their sin is wrong, but still deliberately commits the sin anyway. This means that mortal sins are "premeditated" by the sinner and thus are truly a rejection of God’s law and love.
The first condition, that a mortal sin is of grave matter, means that certain premeditated offenses against God are more severe than others. We know that some sins are graver than others (e.g. it is a graver sin to murder someone than to lie to someone). St. John tells us, "If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly." (1 John 5:16-17). Thus St. John distinguishes between mortal and venial sin. Jesus also warns us that "Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned" (John 15:6).
[b]What kinds of offenses against God constitute "grave matter"?[/b]
In the Bible, St. Paul gives us a list of grave sins. He states that anyone who commits these sins shall not enter the kingdom of God. "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (Galatians 5:19-20). Paul also tells the Corinthians, "know you no that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards nor railers, nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). These sins constitute grave matter, and if they are committed willingly and with full consent, constitute mortal sin.
The Church also tells us that the sins of anger, blasphemy, envy, hatred, malice, murder, neglect of Sunday obligation, sins against faith (incredulity against God or heresy), sins against hope (obstinate despair in the hope for salvation and/or presumption that oneself can live without God or be saved by one’s own power) and sins against love (indifference towards charity, ingratitude, and/or hatred of God) also constitute grave matter. This list of grave sins, is based on Jesus Christ’s interpretation of the gravity of the Ten Commandments. Grave sins can be classed as sins against God, neighbor and self, and can further be divided into carnal and spiritual sins (CCC 1853).
Four other sins are considered grave also. These sins not only offend God, but men as well. Thus these four sins are called [b]"the sins that cry to heaven for vengeance"[/b] and are likewise mortal sins. These grave sins are:[list]
[*]The voluntary murder (Genesis 4:10)
[*]The sin of impurity against nature –Sodomy and homosexual relations (Genesis 18:20)
[*]Taking advantage of the poor (Exodus 2:23)
[*]Defrauding the workingman of his wages (James 5:4)
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Finally, the [b]capital sins[/b] are also considered grave matter. These sins are vices and are defined as contrary to the Christian virtues of holiness. They are pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth (acedia).

From what you have said I would judge none of the ones you mentioned would fit the above seriously enough