Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues

Seven Deadly Sins in Dante's Purgatory

The Seven Deadly Sins are not particular sins at all. Rather, they are vices – or patterns of immoral choices. Most of them are the abuse of something that is otherwise good. They are defined by the phrase “inordinate desire,” meaning a desire that is “out of order” with human health, happiness and holiness. The…

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