This article at Catholic Online is REALLY good. It speaks to the true nature of hypocrisy. The money quote is:

“Hypocrisy consists not in failing to practice what we preach, but in not believing what we preach.

I might fail to live up to my beliefs all day long, but still hold on to them as I strive to live up to them. That is not hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is a cynical pretense of being a “good person” while disregarding the morality we claim to follow. The difference is being sorry, repenting, and striving forward. The hypocrite doesn’t care.”

I think he makes an important point we need to remember, particularly for those who struggle (key word) with sin.

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