Bishop Gianfranco Girotti’s list of “seven new deadly sins” caused controversy among Catholics who argued that they were not new sins. The sins listed were social sins, reflecting a collective failure of society, including pollution, excessive wealth accumulation, genetic manipulation, poverty, human rights violations, drug use and morally questionable experiments. The list aimed to encourage […]

The seven deadly sins, including pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust, were defined by the Catholic Church as mortal sins that could lead to eternal damnation. Each sin was associated with a demon and specific punishments in hell. The sins contrast with the seven virtues, including chastity, meekness, charity, humility, diligence, temperance, and […]