What are the seven deadly sins by Saint Thomas Aquinas?
As set forth by scholastic theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), the seven deadly sins are:
anger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, and sloth.
As set forth by scholastic theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), the seven deadly sins are:
anger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, and sloth.
Mexico’s best-known author Carlos Fuentes (The Death of Artemio Cruz, 1962; The Old Gringo, 1985) first began writing in English, but has since switched to his native language, Spanish.
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