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- Thomas Aquinas uses and defends Gregory's list in his Summa Theologica, although he calls them the "capital sins" because they are the head and form of all the other sins.
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Jun 5, 2024 · “Vices can be classified according to the virtues they oppose, or also be linked to capital sins which Christian experience has distinguished, following St. John Cassian and St. Gregory the Great. They are called “capital” because they engender other sins, other vices.
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The capital sins are the source of all sins. The word capital derives from the Latin caput, meaning “head.” Note that they are not called “capital” because they are prevalent around a nation’s capital or capitol. Actually, St. Thomas Aquinas preferred to use the word “vice” instead of “sin” when addressing this issue.
The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, function as a grouping and classification of major vices within the teachings in Christianity and Islam. [1] According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Christianity are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. In Christianity, the classification ...
Sep 14, 2024 · Seven deadly sins, in Roman Catholic theology, the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. They were first enumerated by Pope Gregory I in the 6th century and later elaborated by St. Thomas Aquinas. The seven deadly sins can by overcome with seven corresponding virtues.
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- According to Roman Catholic theology, the seven deadly sins are the seven behaviours or feelings that inspire further sin. They are typically order...
- The Christian ascetic Evagrius Ponticus outlined eight—not seven—cardinal sins in the 4th century CE. Evagrius’s influential pupil John Cassian exp...
- The seven deadly sins were first enumerated—then eight in total—by the Christian ascetic Evagrius Ponticus in the 4th century CE. His work articula...
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One brief point must be made to properly understand the Deadly Sins: they are not the seven “worst” sins per se. They are, rather, the seven human vices from which all individual sins spring. As St. Thomas says, “The capital vices are those which give rise to others, especially by way of final cause” (Summa I-II 84:4). To put it in practical terms,...
The first sin First things first. Pride, according to the Book of Sirach (10:15) and St. Thomas’s discussion of the matter (II-II:162:7), is the root of all sin, and it certainly does have—uh—pride of place among the Deadly Seven. Pride is the act of placing oneself on a higher pedestal than one deservesand—in its worst forms—on a higher pedestal t...
The grass is always greener Let’s move on to envy, which we touched on in the last segment. Surprisingly, envy is not the same as jealousy. Dr. Kevin Vost explains that, while jealousy regards our sadness at the prospect of losing some good of our own, “envy regards our sadness in reaction to someone else’s good” (The Seven Deadly Sins). Envy is a ...
More, more, more Avarice is a bit like envy and can certainly follow on from it. Avarice is the desire for more than we need, particularly in regard to material goods. Avarice is a road to nowhere, because it is a driving impulse to gather stuff—but no matter how much we have, it never satisfies. Avarice gets particularly ugly when it involves harm...
You name it, we’ve probably been angry with it This one is a perennial. Unjust anger afflicts most of us to varying degrees on a regular basis, and its evil fruits can range in severity from an irritated eyeroll to mass murder. Note that I said “unjust.” St. Thomas, in his discussion on wrath (II-II:158), says that it is a passion, not a sin, and i...
Spiritual torpor Sloth, or acedia, is an easily misunderstood sin. While an easy definition would be laziness, mere physical laziness is not what we’re talking about. Physical laziness can be a symptom of sloth, but at its core, sloth is spiritual torpor, and it’s much more dangerous than sleeping in on Saturdays or running one mile instead of two....
Just a little more won’t hurt, right? Gluttony is immoderation in the use of food and drink. Our bodies are an integral part of our human selves, and one of the features of bodies is that they can sense pleasure through the senses. The pleasure of eating and drinking is a gift from God in its proper place and within proper limits. However, if we pu...
The vice of the modern world If any sin has an absolute death-grip on the modern world, it is the sin of lust. Lust is the inordinate desire for sexual pleasure. The last several decades have taught us that once let loose from the boundaries of virtue, lust runs riot over ourselves and society. As noted above with the pleasure associated with eatin...
This is just an introduction to the Seven Deadly Sins. There is so much more to learn and say about them, the concrete sins that each entails, and what we can do to combat them and cultivate the opposing virtues. When it comes to kicking these vices in our own lives, the Sacrament of Confession is of primary importance. It sets us free and provides...
Mar 1, 2018 · The seven deadly sins are also called capital sins or cardinal sins, with cardinal meaning “fundamental” and echoing capital’s sense of causation. The seven deadly sins also have counterparts, the seven heavenly virtues : humility (opposed to pride), kindness (envy), temperance (gluttony), charity (greed), chastity (lust), diligence ...
The 7 heavenly virtues, also called the Capital virtues, contrary virtues, heavenly virtues, are the virtues which overcome the 7 deadly sins: lust, greed, envy, anger, pride, and sloth.
