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A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases.
SOCIAL SIN
The sinfulness of society into which a person is born. Its premise is that modern socialization and collectivization have immersed everyone in other people's values and moral actions to an unprecedented degree.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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