What makes the heavens weep?

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I was listening to Catholic radio and heard that there were 5 (or 7) things that made the heavens (or angels?) weep. I wish I could rewind the radio.
One of the things was injustice to the workers and another was not caring for the widows and orphans.
I have searched for biblical references and came up blank. Does anyone know where this originated and the rest of the story?
thanks
 
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I was listening to Catholic radio and heard that there were 5 (or 7) things that made the heavens (or angels?) weep. I wish I could rewind the radio.
One of the things was injustice to the workers and another was not caring for the widows and orphans.
I have searched for biblical references and came up blank. Does anyone know where this originated and the rest of the story?
thanks
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I would guess that most of the things we do makes Heaven weep.

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I believe that you are referring to the “sins that cry to heaven”. It is in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

“The catechetical tradition also recalls that there are “sins that cry to heaven”: the blood of Abel, the sin of the Sodomites, the cry of the people oppressed in Egypt, the cry of the foreigner, the widow, and the orphan, injustice to the wage earner.”

CCC 1867

Footnotes in this passage refer to the following scripture verses:
Genesis 4:10, 18:20, 19:13
Exodus 3:7-10, 20:20-22
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
James 5:4

God bless,
James
 
Thanks James, this was really making me nuts (or at least more nuts) Bless you and your sharing of knowledge of the faith - debi :tiphat:
 
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