[cloudmountain]

Not quite true. It's the same sin, but there's a difference in the gravity of the objective guilt between thinking about the act and actually committing it. There are gradations of "thinking about it," as well -- between a slightly willed momentary toying with the idea, and a decisive fixation of the will "I'm going to do this ..." -- which matter, too. Somebody toys briefly with the idea of stealing a pencil, while somebody else commits armed robbery of a bank and gets away with $200,000 in cash. Both of them are committing the sin of "stealing," but it's ridiculous to suggest that the objective guilt of both acts is the same. Otherwise you end up with morally ridiculous situations, like equating what Adolph Eichmann did with me getting angry at someone who cuts me off in traffic. Both are sins against the commandment "Thou shalt not kill".

I'm with you. But there are many folks here who believe that sin is sin and that there is no difference between venial and mortal sin.
The example I gave was: murdering people and stealing your brother's cookies. To them, they are both the same. Bible quotes spilled out from them all over the page.
They made NO sense. Non-Catholics are free to interpret the Bible as they see fit.

For sure they are NOT Catholics.

They haven't the authority of Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the Living Magisterium--

https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a2.htm

[Luircin]

No such thing as venial sin.

While Scripture certainly notes that there are some sins that are worse than others, such as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, ALL sin is worthy of damnation.

[ealgeone]

But there are many folks here who believe that sin is sin and that there is no difference between venial and mortal sin.

You mean like this....

27“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; 28but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 NASB

[Religion Moderator]

“They haven’t the authority of Sacred Scripture”

Do not broad brush all non-Catholics in that or in any other way.