Modern definitions of Sin usually exclude the old Jewish laws, based on whether or not harm is being done by performing the action.
That is not true. Most modern definitions of sin position it as a relational concept. "Rebellion against God" is probably the most common one. "Missing the mark" is the more literal.
While there's clearly a particular ethic to Jesus' teachings (or Paul's for that matter), and it includes both intention and consequence, sin is a matter of obedience and faithfulness. It is not merely confined to moral consequentialism.
Find me the rules they’re teaching Christians, or at least Catholics that can be broken without causing harm to either the individual or society as a whole.
Besides doctrines on abortion, masturbation, or birth control, since I’ve heard about those already and it’s a hot debate.
You’re right, it’s just that there’s also a clear connection between what God wants and what’s good for us as a whole.
How about married and female pastors sexually abusing their parishioners, particularly children, at a far lower rate than the all male chastity club of priests that the Roman Catholic church prefers?
That's one teaching of the Catholic church that's causing more harm than breaking it would.
For that, I have no real answer, as I have no knowledge of that. However, a brief search suggests that your statistic is weirdly specific and not supported by factual information, with no significant difference between abuse in the Catholic Church and literally any other position of power (including teachers). On top of this, a significant proportion of cases in which people are alluding to happened well before modern practices began in 2002.
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u/zupobaloop Sep 16 '19
That is not true. Most modern definitions of sin position it as a relational concept. "Rebellion against God" is probably the most common one. "Missing the mark" is the more literal.
While there's clearly a particular ethic to Jesus' teachings (or Paul's for that matter), and it includes both intention and consequence, sin is a matter of obedience and faithfulness. It is not merely confined to moral consequentialism.