This article is adapted from a chapter in Dr Vost’s The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin.Take time to read and be blessed
Presenting the Deadliest Sin in the World What is the deadliest sin in the world? St Thomas, following St Gregory the Great, argued that one sin was in a sense the deadliest of all, more prone to generate other sins, more directly opposed to the goodness of God than even the capital seven. All of the deadly sins have this sin in common, if not as their direct cause, then as an indirect consequence. The sin that has pride of place is the sin of pride itself!The Queen of the Vices All sins involve a turning toward some lesser good or pleasure, while turning away from higher goods and, ultimately, from God Some sins may be committed through ignorance or weakness, and may not be directly intended as affronts to God. Pride does not necessarily engender every sin one commits, but it has the potential to spawn every form of sin. A person may have serious problems with lust or with wrath, for example, but realize they offend God and strive mightily to conquer them A person filled with th...