Does CCC 2291 imply smoking is sinful?
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This says:
> Smoking in moderation is not a sin at all (CCC 2290).
The statement "Smoking in moderation is not a sin at all" can be found elsewhere like here and somewhere there .
I have two concerns on that statement.
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**First concern**: But what about CCC 229**1**?
> Respect for health
>
> 2288 Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by
> God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking into account the
> needs of others and the common good.
>
> Concern for the health of its citizens requires that society help in
> the attainment of living-conditions that allow them to grow and reach
> maturity: food and clothing, housing, health care, basic education,
> employment, and social assistance.
>
> 2289 If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does
> not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that
> tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for
> it's sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By
> its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a
> conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.
>
> 2290 The virtue of temperance disposes us to avoid every kind of
> excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine. Those incur
> grave guilt who, by drunkenness or a love of speed, endanger their own
> and others' safety on the road, at sea, or in the air.
>
> 2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and
> life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave
> offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are
> scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil,
> since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral
> law.
Smoking involves drugs such as marijuana or nicotine right? So how can smoking be permitted under non-medical circumstances?
I operate under CCC 2291 not prohibiting drinking coffee in moderation as caffeine , while it is a drug, is GRAS and CCC 2291 instead referring to drugs that have or should have government warnings or prescriptions from doctors.
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**Second concern**: The Catholic Church is against masturbation, but it seems to me that smoking is worse than masturbation .
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Nov 11, 2015, 08:28 PM
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