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English VI

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THE SEVEN
DEADLY SINS
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WHAT ARE DEADLY SINS?

§ They are the main sins that lead us to commit others

“El jardín de las delicias” El bosco


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WHAT ARE THE SEVEN DEADLY
SINS?

• ANGER
• GREED
• LUST
• ENVY
• GLUTTONY
• PRIDE
• LAZINESS
IS THERE A DEADLY SIN THAT SERVES AS A
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HOW ARE THEY REPRESENTED?

toad = greed
snake = envy
lion = anger
snail = laziness
pig = gluttony
goat = lust
peacock = pride
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PUNISHMENTS
Pride is the pride in ourselves that inclines us to consider Opposite: Humility The punishment that corresponds to it is destruction on a torture
ourselves and prefer ourselves over others. wheel, in which the sinner must turn and turn, for all eternity.

Gluttony is disordered appetite in drinking and eating. Opposite: temperance, which makes us have moderation in eating Gluttony: they are condemned to devour live rats, toads, lizards and
and drinking. snakes, for all eternity.

Laziness is the desire not to work, which makes us neglect our Opposite: diligence, which moves us to fulfill our duties promptly. Whoever commits it will be condemned to sink into a pit full of snakes
duties. for all eternity.

Envy is suffering for the good of others. Opposite: psychic detachment from earthly things. The punishment is to remain constantly submerged in ice water.

Greed is the inordinate desire for earthly goods for our own Opposite: Charity Immersed in boiling oil, in which it will burn raw, for all eternity.
benefit.

Anger is the anger that drives us to violently repel what we Opposite: patience whoever has sinned in wrath must be subjected to eternal
dislike. dismemberment.

Lust is the morbid appetite for pleasures Opposite: chastity Sinners who commit it will be rebuked by suffocating in fire and boiling
sulfur for all eternity.
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CIRCLES OF HELL

1.Limbo
2. Lustful
3. Gluttons
4. Misers
5. Lazy and arrogant
6. Heretics
7. Violent
8. Liars
9. Traitors

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