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If you’re a catholic, the Seven Deadly Sins could be a familiar topic you. The Seven Deadly Sins (or mortal sins) was a doctrine laid down in 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great and popularized in the Middle Ages by Dante in “The Inferno”: lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, anger, envy and pride.

Bradd Pitt’s Movie “Seven” depicts the Seven Deadly Sins. We’re currently watching it again for our better understanding of this list of sins.

On the other hand, some articles point out that the most popularly accepted seven deadly sins can be defined as follows:

Pride is excessive belief in one’s own abilities that interferes with the individual’s recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

Envy is the desire for others’ traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.

Recent news, however, indicate that the Vatican is to update this list which will include abortion, use of contraception and genetic alteration. I’m not really sure if this is a correct move but let’s see when the updated Seven Deadly Sins come out in the open maybe a few months from now.

Update: Here is the updated list of “Seven deadly Sins”fit for the modern times, according to the Vatican.

1) Causing Pollution

2) Social Injustice

3) Causing Poverty

4) Obscene wealth

5) Taking drugs

6) Genetic modification

7) Human experimentation

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