More on Sin

The Times has been doing a series on sin. Now this on pride-

Pride makes the confident reckless, the charismatic manipulative and the compassionate careless. It is one big puffed-up chest. The perfect target to be shot down……

Pride is the most antisocial sin, and the seed of all others. It is the mistake of forgetting your flaws while remembering everyone else s

and on envy

Charity rejoices in our neighbour’s good, while envy grieves over it, said the medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas……

Envy is green-eyed, the sin of focusing on others to the detriment of oneself. It is impossible to cure with material things, without self-belief.

Gluttony was discussed earlier