Catholics cannot tolerate racism and also "claim to defend the sacredness of every human life," Pope Francis says, commenting on the upheaval that has followed the death of George Floyd in police ...

Finally, the sin of avarice is the ultimate in metaphorical thinking, in that it is based on money, itself a symbol for symbolising greater power. What makes us human is not so much a need for status, ...

Since I've already committed the sin of clickbaiting, I won't double-up on my transgressions by burying the lede—let’s get straight to the secret motive underlying every human interaction ...

The seven deadly sins were not just moral transgressions. They were survival tools with an evolutionary basis and advantage. A new book explains how they shape our lives today ...

Belief in human sinfulness is more central to Judaism than we think. Sin may not be “original,” as it is in Christianity — inherited from ... was to say a confession every single day, ...

I’m writing to thank you for the article “Evolution, Evil and Original Sin,” by Daryl P. Domning (11/12/01). As a physician for many years, and a deacon for almost six months, I have ...

Instead, the Vatican No. 2 did and reaffirmed “the dignity of every human person and against every form of violence. ... “It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another,” he added.

Or maybe you wait for something more urgent: You need healing from cancer, or from some addiction or habitual sin. ... but it’s one of the few that every single human being shares.