St. Thomas Aquinas (Doctor, 1225-74) – "Summa Theologica" (Part 2-2, q.10, a.3):
"Every [mortal] sin consists formally in aversion from God..... Hence the more
a sin severs man from God, the graver it is. Now man is more than ever
separated from God by unbelief, because he has not even true knowledge of God: and by false knowledge of God, man does not approach Him, but is severed from Him.
"Nor is it possible for one who has a false opinion of God, to know Him in any
way at all, because the object of his opinion is not God.
"Therefore it is clear that the sin of unbelief is greater than any sin that
occurs in the perversion of morals. ... Therefore unbelief is the greatest of
sins."
"... he that believeth not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God
abideth on him." - John 3:36
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