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Contrary to popular belief, the Seven Deadly Sins never appear in the bible and were actually conceived as "eight evil thoughts" by a Christian monk named Evagrius Ponticus in the 4th Century as a guide to piety for his fellow monks. In the 6th Century, Pope Gregory I reworked the list into seven. Theologian Thomas Aquinas again revisited the list in Summa Theologica (“Summary of Theology”) and this is where we get the form in which we known them.
The “disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its procreative and unitive purposes.”
The “disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its procreative and unitive purposes.”
The overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste.
The overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste.
The selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed (material goods)
The selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed (material goods)
Excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize one’s talents.
Excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize one’s talents.
Uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred to the point of "a deliberate desire to kill or seriously wound a neighbor"
Uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred to the point of "a deliberate desire to kill or seriously wound a neighbor"
The painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
The painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
Dangerously corrupt selfishness, putting one's own desires, urges, wants, and whims before the welfare of others. Dante's definition of pride was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor".
Dangerously corrupt selfishness, putting one's own desires, urges, wants, and whims before the welfare of others. Dante's definition of pride was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor".
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