She might even begin to forgive her sinful daughter.

theory of how the Christian salvation is conveyed through sacraments to sinful men.

You're saying it's sinful if you go to a whore house, but take-out service is acceptable?

Of course she loved him, but somewhere inside she still cringed at that sinful word.

Take off the rose colored glasses—'my sins will continue'—or better yet, wait until you decipher a few more pages and she gives it to you in black and white, chapter and verse and supplies the sinful details.