Huh. While the classic "Seven Deadly (or Cardinal) Sins" were never Catholic Church canon or anything, they were an interesting, handy list. Now, evidently, the Vatican is announcing seven deadly "social" sins:
Leaving aside some of the ironic questions some folks might raise (Does restricting birth control lead to more poverty being created? Are the treasures of the Vatican excessive wealth?), consider this list vs. the "classic" Seven Deadlies, as originally put down by Pope Gregory I in the 6th Century:
(or, in a handy acronym, "PEWSLAG"). The newfangled "social" 7Ds are all actions -- or, even, the outcomes of actions. The original 7Ds are attitudes, beliefs. In short, it's a difference between (in a negative way) works vs. faiths.
Mebbe it's (ironically) a Protestant kind of thing, but I tend to think the latter list is better, being more focused on one's attitude and reasons for an action, than the actions themselves.
(via BoingBoing)
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Hrm. Yes, that was probably not well constructed.
The latter (earlier) list, vs. the former (later) list.
Fortunately, poorly constructed writing is not a sin (else Paul would be in more serious trouble than he is).
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