Sloth (Why is this called one of the seven deadly sins? What is it?)

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This article calls sloth laziness. I have sometimes wondered myself why it can be a serious sin. This article helps understand it, an article ar
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Noah, noah, noah, noah (my roommate keeps teasing me about my accent, like “what poh-aht of No-Ah don’t you understoh-ahnd, the first syllaboh-ah, oh-ah the second syllabo-ah?”)

Anyway, the answer is No. Sloth is also known as acedia, which is a better word for it, it dont mean laziness, but spiritual negligence.
 
I think I took this definition from the Baltimore Catechism
SLOTH - Distaste for spiritual things because their attainment requires too much labor. It is opposed to the virtue of charity. It is the source of failure to perform works of piety and mercy.
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