The question now is whether the pope's statement was made in ignorance or if the Vatican was guilty of the sin of deliberate omission.
And when you think about it -- or when D'Souza thinks about it, anyway -- the rich are actually more virtuous than the poor, since poor people are guilty of the sin of envy, and often steal besides.
"She was already a head case before she even met Moore (if she did)." Alabama voters can choose to presume Moore's innocence, in spite of the mounting claims against him; Jones, meanwhile, is indisputably guilty of the sin of supporting abortion rights.
Although some clerics actively helped the military by attending secret detention centers at which suspects were tortured, the main charge against the church is that it was guilty of the sin of omission by failing to do enough to help those in need.
Minsky argued that the financial system played a big role in exaggerating the economic cycle, one that was understated by conventional theory.Investors, banks, companies and consumers all tend to be guilty of the sin of extrapolation; they assume the future will be like the recent past.
For critics, however – and there are many in his home country – it may have more to do with allegations that he and the Roman Catholic church were guilty of the sin of omission – and perhaps worse – during the brutal military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.
Having said that, I'd add that having lived through publicity of Bradgelina proportions, Cheney and Cole are unlikely to be guilty of the sin of complacency.
