This reminds me of your other post in this thread, which I've linked below.

I'm interested in the question of whether sin is a substance in itself, or, as you claim in line with Reformed theologians, whether it is an ethical disposition (which, I suppose, would make it an accident associated with a human person).

It would seem that grace is a substance, for it is a positive gift that brings us into union with God.  By grace, Christ lives within us and unites us to Himself, and thus we are able to perform works of righteousness in and through Him.

"If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." (John 14:23, RSV)

That indwelling of the Trinity within the human person enacts a substantial change, giving us "the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness" (Ephesians 4:24, RSV).

This life in God seems to be more than a mere ethical disposition.

Sin, on the other hand, would not be a substance, but a privation, because it destroys this life of God within us.  Indeed, Original Sin destroyed the primordial friendship with God that Adam and Eve possessed.

I agree that we'll ultimately run into the classic stand-off between Catholic and Reformed theology over the authority of the Magisterium to interpret Scripture, though I would disagree that there is no meeting point.  We Catholics would certainly agree that all doctrine must accord with Scripture, but, of course, we would disagree that it is an authority that can stand on its own, without a living body to teach and interpret it.

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