Men and women sin in different ways
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CARLY WEEKS
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
February 19, 2009 at 9:10 AM EST
Men who drool over the Victoria's Secret catalogue may be risking more than a glare from their main squeeze - they may earn a one-way ticket to hell. But at least they'll be in the company of women who boast about their shoes.
According to The Times of London, a recent survey reported in the Vatican newspaper reveals that while Catholic men and women both sin, they do so in very different ways. For men, lust, gluttony and sloth are the offences most often committed. For women, it's pride, followed by envy and anger.
The analysis of church confessions, conducted by a Jesuit priest, revealed telling gender differences and has created a sensation in Britain, where it was widely reported yesterday.
After lust, gluttony and slothfulness, men are most likely to commit sins of anger, pride, envy and avarice. For women, pride, envy and anger are followed up by lust, gluttony and slothfulness.
Media reports say the analysis was conducted by Roberto Busa, and was reported after Monsignor Wojciech Giertych, personal theologian to Pope Benedict XVI and the papal household, attested to the gender differences in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops declined comment, saying the assembly is aware of the media reports but has not yet read the su
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CARLY WEEKS
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
February 19, 2009 at 9:10 AM EST
Men who drool over the Victoria's Secret catalogue may be risking more than a glare from their main squeeze - they may earn a one-way ticket to hell. But at least they'll be in the company of women who boast about their shoes.
According to The Times of London, a recent survey reported in the Vatican newspaper reveals that while Catholic men and women both sin, they do so in very different ways. For men, lust, gluttony and sloth are the offences most often committed. For women, it's pride, followed by envy and anger.
The analysis of church confessions, conducted by a Jesuit priest, revealed telling gender differences and has created a sensation in Britain, where it was widely reported yesterday.
After lust, gluttony and slothfulness, men are most likely to commit sins of anger, pride, envy and avarice. For women, pride, envy and anger are followed up by lust, gluttony and slothfulness.
Media reports say the analysis was conducted by Roberto Busa, and was reported after Monsignor Wojciech Giertych, personal theologian to Pope Benedict XVI and the papal household, attested to the gender differences in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops declined comment, saying the assembly is aware of the media reports but has not yet read the su
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