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Seven Deadly Sins
The 7 deadly sins are the most objectionable vices (evil, degrading, and/or immoral habits or practices) used in
early Catholic teachings.
The 7 deadly sins were used to educate and
instruct followers concerning fallen
man's tendency to sin.
The Catholic Church divides sin into two principal
categories: •"venial” sins•“mortal” sins
Venial sins are relatively minor sins that can be forgiven through
sacraments of the church.
Mortal sins can destroy a life of
grace and create the threat of
eternal damnation.
Lust (or lechery) is excessive thoughts
or desires of a sexual nature.
Giving in to lust can lead to sexual or sociological
compulsions and/or transgressions including
sexual addiction, fornication, adultery,
bestiality, rape, perversion, and incest.
Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of
anything to the point of waste.
Gluttony can also include an obsessive anticipation of meals
and the constant eating of delicacies
and excessively costly foods.
Greed (or avarice), too, is a sin of excess.
However, greed is applied to the
acquisition of wealth.
More than the other sins, the definition of sloth has changed
considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins.
Sloth was first called the sin of sadness or
despair, the latter viewed as a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world God
created.
The modern view of sloth is that it represents the failure to utilize
one's talents and gifts.
Wrath (rage) is uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger, e.g.,
•denial of the truth•impatience with the law
•the desire to seek revenge•wishing to do evil or harm
to others
In its original form, the sin of wrath also encompassed anger pointed internally
rather than externally. Thus suicide was deemed as the
ultimate expression of wrath directed inwardly--a final rejection of God's gifts.
Envy is an insatiable desire. Those who commit envy
resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and they wish the other person
to be deprived of it.
Pride (vanity) is considered the
original and most serious of the 7
deadly sins, and the ultimate source from which the others arise.
Pride is a desire to be more important or
attractive than others, failing to give
compliments to others, and excessive love of
self.
In the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) caused his fall from
Heaven and his transformation into
Satan.
“What’s Your Sin?”
Google “seven deadly sins quiz.”
See how you measure up
today!