1866. Vices can be classified according to the virtues they oppose, or also be linked to the 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.138 They are pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth or acedia.
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375. What norms must conscience always follow?
524. What is required by the eighth commandment?
183. What is the competence of the college of bishops?
193. What can the consecrated life give to the mission of the Church?
421. Where does one find the New Law?
323. Why is this sacrament called Holy Orders?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the story of Naaman and how did faith and obedience cure him of leprosy?
What does the book of Hosea teach us about God’s unwavering love for his people?
What does “giving thanks in all circumstances” mean in 1 Thessalonians 5:18?
What is the meaning of the “True Vine” metaphor in John 15:1-8?
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
