Two sexes 'sin in different ways'

[Beautiful]

A Catholic survey found that the most common sin for women was pride, while for men, the urge for food was only surpassed by the urge for sex.

The report was based on a study of confessions carried out by Fr Roberto Busa, a 95-year-old Jesuit scholar.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Men

1. Lust 2. Gluttony 3. Sloth
2. Anger 5. Pride 6. Envy 7. Greed

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Women

1. Pride 2. Envy 3. Anger 4. Lust
2. Gluttony 6. Avarice 7. Sloth

“We are losing the notion of sin,” he said. “If people do not confess regularly, they risk slowing their spiritual rhythm.”

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It is interesting to see how sins of men and women stack up differently. At any rate, without regular confession, one can easily slow spiritual rhythm. With this I whole heartedly agree.

 

[BSHoop96]

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It is interesting to see how sins of men and women stack up differently. At any rate, without regular confession, one can easily slow spiritual rhythm. With this I whole heartedly agree.

Interesting. I’m not getting the difference though between avarice and greed. I looked them up too.

 

[survive]

Greed and avarice are the same. The difference is in order. Men are worse about lust, gluttony and sloth, women with pride, envy and anger. I would have thought the major sin of women would be envy, since we notice so many things others have with our keen eyes and busy socializing. It’s up there, anyway. i had men down before I read this.
The only thing I wonder about is how a study of confessions can be made if it’s confidential.

 

[BSHoop96]

Greed and avarice are the same. The difference is in order. Men are worse about lust, gluttony and sloth, women with pride, envy and anger. I would have thought the major sin of women would be envy, since we notice so many things others have with our keen eyes and busy socializing. It’s up there, anyway. i had men down before I read this.
The only thing I wonder about is how a study of confessions can be made if it’s confidential.

Yes…I just thought it was strange that they used the word “greed” for men and “avarice” for women.

The study obviously did not reveal any person’s individual confession.

 

[erigby27]

The only thing I wonder about is how a study of confessions can be made if it’s confidential.

I think that, technically, priests are allowed to divulge confessions if no names are mentioned and there is no possibility that the audience would be familiar with the person who confessed.

I had a professor who is a priest who cited a confession he had heard to demonstrate what scrupulosity was. He explained that, since no names were mentioned and there were no identifying details in his representation of the confession, it was admissible.

 

[Beautiful]

I think that, technically, priests are allowed to divulge confessions if no names are mentioned and there is no possibility that the audience would be familiar with the person who confessed.

I suspect that priests have always had unofficial surveys of confessions among themselves for centuries.

It is unusual to hear one publicized today.