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cynic
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Anger, hatred, violence, lust, selfishness, arrogance…all traits that are more associated with men than women. Have men more of an inclination to sin than women?
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CRW
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If one would gage that question based on observation of the confession line, one would say that woman out sin man by 99 percent. However, I think this only means that woman practice their Catholic faith better. I think the number of males vs. female in prison would suggest man.
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water
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Men and women’s personalities are different, but this has nothing to do with who commit sins more. I am not worried too much about who sin more or less but focus on us all bing all sinful.
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puzzleannie
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gossip, back-stabbing, detraction, slander, sexual immorality of all kinds, lying; using sex and emotion to manipulate men; using guilt, money or favoritism to control children; damaging intrusion in the marriages and families of adult children; women can do a lot of damage in their own way.
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Celtic_FC
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I don’t know it’s probably even.
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Victorious
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I have to stand up for men. Some men are dogs, it’s true (just as some women are dogs of the female persuasion) and men have their faults, same as anybody else. But for heroic loyalty, uncomplaining courage, perseverence and sacrificial love, it’s hard to beat a good man.
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JimG
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Men and women help each other out here–both on the upside and the downside. It’s better when they are not both pulling in the downward direction together.
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LittleRose
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Thank you, puzzleannie, you took the words right out of my mouth. Can we also add Envy to that list, since it’s what motivates a lot of that other stuff? And selfishness, too. Men and women share that one.
Don’t play into the idea that one gender is more sinful than the other. Many cultures use that an excuse for persecution of one gender. Often it’s women that end up getting the short end of that, but that doesn’t mean women have the right to do the same to men. Especially if we’re less sinful, as your question seems to suggest. (And I’m not suggesting that either sex is less sinful than the other)
Even if men are more sinful than women, so what? What does talking about that accomplish, other than letting us women congratulate ourselves for being “superior”. (Wait, let’s add arrogance to that list!)
We’re all human and we’re all sinful. If we waste time worrying about who is worse, we won’t spend any time trying to fix our own problems and grow closer to God.
And whe know where that will leave us.
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cynic
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well how many female pedophiles or rapists are there? How many murderers? Compared to men? The most montrous crimes in this world are committed almost exclusively by men.
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HailMary
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In my opinion, women are holier then men.
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LittleRose
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What is your point? Are you saying women are inherently superior? Woohoo! now we can pat ourselves on the back for an accomplishment that didn’t even take any effort! And, even better, men have an excuse to misbehave now! They can’t help it! When I have sons, I’ll be sure to let them know…
And speaking of sexual problems, how many women have been in the news lately having inappropriate relationships with young boys? Women may tend to be more passive when they harm others, but that doesn’t mean that their sins are less grave, or less harmful to themselves and others. How many of us nag our husbands and children to death? How many of us foster feelings of anger and envy toward those who have offended us, and refuse to forgive, often decades after the offense was committed? How many women sabotage their friends, family and coworkers out of envy, or selfishness? How many women use sex as a tool to manupulate men (whether their husbands or not) rather than the loving, covenantal act between spouses that God meant it to be? How many women abuse their children? Kill their children?
It doesn’t matter if we aren’t as prone to murder. It’s not like murder is the only mortal sin. All mortal sins lead to the same place.
We all need God’s mercy, and we should seek that, rather than distracting ourselves with how much more (or less) certain groups of people supposedly need it. And, if it is true that soemone else needs God’s mercy in a big way, it is our job (especially if women really are holier) to help whoever it is to be less sinful, so that we may all enter heaven together.
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HailMary
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Yes, in a way. Woman are able to carry a child in their body and go well beyond the co-creation that God lets men take part in. In fact, the mere fact that the holiest creature in the universe was a woman, also suggest that women have a splendor that is goes well beyond all created men.
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HailMary
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Yes, you hit it on the nail! Just as you get to reap the benefits of being a woman, you also get to reap the curse of the pains of child bearing! See how it all fits together?
The covenant.
Did you, LittleRose, personally take part in Original Sin? No, but you inherited it, like us all. Therefore, you can be given something great that didn’t take any effort (like the invitation of being called a Child of God).
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LittleRose
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Yes! Exactly! But that’s strictly God’s accomplishment, which is why he deserves every bit of praise and worship we can give him.
And while I may not have been present or participated in THE original sin, God has had mercy on me for plenty of my own.
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LittleRose
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I agree that this is a wonderful blessing that God has given to women. And, in my opinion, is one that modern society does not value enough. However, I don’t think it necessarily makes us less sinful, though motherhood certainly gives us good reason to be careful about our behavior. But,speaking of God’s blessings, we still can’t do this one entirely by ourselves, either.
I’m not saying that women don’t have special value. I simply don’t believe in debating whether one sex is more valuable than the other. The human race simply cannot survive without both. I think it more important that women and men use their complementary strengths to help each other on the journey toward God. Suppose I am “holier” than my husband. He helps me to become a holier person. And he says I do the same for him. In the end, regardless of who is “better” we still need each other.
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cynic
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The fact that it makes the news is an indication of just how few women do this sort of thing
Backstabbing or gossip is somehow on the same level as rape or violence? Men are capable of depths of depravity that aren’t even conceivable for women.
Also women tend to be in general harder working than men, they can work and take care of their families with little need of recreation at all. A lot of us men just want to go off and play golf or put our feet up on the sofa when we get home…
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Jeanette_L
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I believe men and women sin in equal quantity, if that’s what we’re comparing, but it seems that men tend to be more physical and/or violent in the way they sin, as women tend to be more emotional in they way they sin. Or at least this is the way their sins tend to manifest themselves. Which is why you will see more men committing more sexual sins, more physical and violent crimes, but women tend to be emotionally/passionately motivated in their sins, which may be the more sinister and harder to weed out of the soul.
But women as a sex, tend to be more spiritually sensitive I’d venture to say, which is why you will see women hovering about the Lord more, in Christ’s time on earth as well as here and now, confessional lines and church attendance among the many venues. It seems that once women’s spirits are turned “on” or “quickened” by the Holy Spirit, they tend to fall in love with Christ (so to speak), more of a deeply felt devotion. Not that men don’t experience this also, (we have many male Saints to prove this), but just the numbers of women who practice their faith vs. men, well, unfortunately the numbers don’t lie.
But women as a sex, tend to be more spiritually sensitive I’d venture to say, which is why you will see women hovering about the Lord more, in Christ’s time on earth as well as here and now, confessional lines and church attendance among the many venues. It seems that once women’s spirits are turned “on” or “quickened” by the Holy Spirit, they tend to fall in love with Christ (so to speak), more of a deeply felt devotion. Not that men don’t experience this also, (we have many male Saints to prove this), but just the numbers of women who practice their faith vs. men, well, unfortunately the numbers don’t lie.
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LittleRose
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It’s an indication of how infrequently it is reported, not of how often it happens. The situations reported are usually female teachers. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other women out there in other positions in society who do the same thing.
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cynic
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no it’s reported because of how infrequently it happens. Instances of male abuse don’t make the news any more than domestic violence or murder, why? because it happens all the time.
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Evanescence
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We are not judged on gender, God shows no partiality.
Gender does not matter it is the individual and the human race as a whole. We can’t point fingers at the opposite sex and say "They’re worse sinners than us"
We are all guilty of the same sins and both genders commit the same crimes. Why are we fussed on which gender is a worse sinner?
Evanescence
Gender does not matter it is the individual and the human race as a whole. We can’t point fingers at the opposite sex and say "They’re worse sinners than us"
We are all guilty of the same sins and both genders commit the same crimes. Why are we fussed on which gender is a worse sinner?
Evanescence
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