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Saturday, February 26, 2011

The 7 Capital Sins and their Contrary Virtues



Capital Sin
Definition
Contrary Virtue
Pride
Unrestrained appreciation of our own worth
Humility
Greed
Immoderate desire for earthly goods
Liberality
Lust
Hankering for impure pleasures
Chastity
Anger
Inordinate desire for revenge
Meekness
Gluttony
Unrestrained use of food and drink
Temperance
Envy
Sorrow over another's good fortune
Brotherly Love
Sloth
Laxity in keeping the Faith and the practice of virtue
Diligence


Note:
The 7 Capital Sins, also known as "The 7 Deadly Sins," are those sins that give rise to other sins. They were first enumerated by Pope St. Gregory the Great in "Moralia in Job."


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