I am only casually familiar with Roman Catholic doctrine but I know there are many here who come from that background so perhaps you can help me understand something.
Recently I was having a discussion with a Jesuit priest. During the discourse he mentioned that there is such a thing as disobedience to God that is not sin. The context of the conversation was about Mary, mother of Jesus. According to the Jesuit priest if Mary had declined at the opportunity to bear the holy child she would have disobeyed God but that would not have been sin. He said that in Catholic doctrine vocational choices do necessarily not fall into the sinful category of disobedience [outside of something like prostitution, for example].
Would anyone care to elaborate on where he is coming from? Is this the prevailing Roman Catholic opinion?
Recently I was having a discussion with a Jesuit priest. During the discourse he mentioned that there is such a thing as disobedience to God that is not sin. The context of the conversation was about Mary, mother of Jesus. According to the Jesuit priest if Mary had declined at the opportunity to bear the holy child she would have disobeyed God but that would not have been sin. He said that in Catholic doctrine vocational choices do necessarily not fall into the sinful category of disobedience [outside of something like prostitution, for example].
Would anyone care to elaborate on where he is coming from? Is this the prevailing Roman Catholic opinion?