As in the Old Testament there are consequences for sin. First, with regard to mortal sin, is that divine life is extinguished in the soul. Second, like Adam and Eve, we will no longer be allowed ...

"Adultery, fraud, and manslaughter are mortal sins." St. Cyprian of Carthage, "Treatise VII," c. 250 A.D. "The clergyman who is deposed for mortal sin, shall not be excommunicated." St. Basil the ...