And the survey says ...1. As a church, I think our present focus on our own sinfulness is:</p> <pre> About right 45% Underemphasized 38% Overemphasized 11% Other 6% </pre> <p>2. Which of the Seven Deadly Sins (R. C. Ch.) willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; - in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth. See also: Sin do you struggle with the most?</p> <pre> 32% Pride. 31% Anger. 12% Lust. 7% Sloth sloth (slōth, slôth), arboreal mammal found in Central and South America distantly related to armadillos and anteaters. Sloths live in tropical forests, where they sleep, eat, and travel through the trees suspended upside down, clinging to . 7% Gluttony Gluttony See also Greed. Belch, Sir Toby gluttonous and lascivious fop. [Br. Lit.: Twelfth Night] Biggers, Jack one of the best known “feeders” of eighteenth-century England. [Br. Hist. . 6% Envy. 5% Greed Greed See also Stinginess. Almayer’s Folly lust for gold leads to decline. [Br. Lit.: Almayer’s Folly] Alonso Shakespearean symbol of avarice. [Br. Lit. . </pre> <p>3. I don't think about sin too much.</p> <pre> Agree 42% Disagree 50% Other 8% </pre> <p>4. I think some sins are unforgivable.</p> <pre> Agree 11% Disagree 83% Other 6% </pre> <p>Representative of "other": "I may be wrong but a person like Adolf Hitler seems beyond forgiveness Forgiveness Angelica, Suor is forgiven by the Virgin Mary for ill-considered suicide. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Suor Angelica, Westerman, 364] Bishop of Digne ." 5. I have had difficulty forgiving myself for some sins even after celebrating Reconciliation. Agree 42% Disagree 55% Other 3% 6. I believe I will face God's judgment on my life and on my sins after I die. Agree 87% Disagree 3% Other 10% 7. I believe in the idea of social sin, that we are all responsible for the sin of people living in poverty, racism, etc. Agree 77% Disagree 15% Other 8% These results are based on survey responses from 194 U.S. Catholic readers and website visitors. |
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