The
7 DEADLY SINS
LUST
INTERESTING
SERIES. We learn how the concept originated—as a way to
keep a lustful fourth-century monk from sinning again—and how they
were pared down from eight to the seven we recognize today: gluttony,
lust, greed, anger, sloth, envy, and pride. For the
Catholic faithful they became a guide on the path to heaven. To
repeat offenders, they promised damnation in Hell and very specific,
very gruesome punishments. Gluttons, for instance, would be force-fed
rats, toads and snakes.
