Fr. Anthony Saroki explains what the Catholic Church teaches about temptation.
Temptation: What is it and when does it become sin?
Fr. Anthony Saroki, J.D., is the oldest of six children born to Karim and Faiza, Chaldean Catholic immigrants from Iraq. He was raised in San Diego and graduated from Chula Vista High School. He studied at Georgetown University and earned a BA in Government in 1996. He attended...
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