PRIDE

In almost every list pride is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self.

Prideful people, those guilty of committing the deadly sin of pride, are said to be punished in hell by being "broken on the wheel." It's not clear what this particular punishment has to do with penalizing pride. Perhaps during medieval times being broken on the wheel was an especially humiliating punishment to have to endure.

Virtue: Humility  Color: Violet Symbol: Horse

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WRATH

Wrath or anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury and the desire to seek revenge outside of the workings of the justice system and generally wishing to do evil or harm to others.

The transgressions borne of vengeance are among the most serious, including murder, assault, and in extreme cases, genocide. Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest."

Angry people, those guilty of committing the deadly sin of anger, will be punished in hell by being dismembered alive. I s there any connection between the sin of anger and the punishment of dismemberment?...unless it's that dismembering a person is something an angry person would do.  It would definitely stop them from being angry again.

Virture: Kindness   Color: Red Symbol: Bear

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GLUTTONY

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires, the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.

Depending on the culture, it can be seen as either a vice or a sign of status. Where food is relatively scarce, being able to eat well might be something to take pride in. The sin of Gluttony leads to depletion by consuming too many resources overall (water, food, energy), by spending inordinately to have especially rich foods, by spending inordinately to have too much of something (cars, games, houses, music, etc.), and so forth.

The Punishment for Greed is being forced to eat rats, toads, and snakes. The connection between the sin of gluttony and the punishment of being force fed all the creatures that, in some way, have to clean up the mess the gluttonous leave behind is pretty clear.

Virture: Temperance   Color: Orange Symbol: Pig

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SLOTH

More than other sins, the definition of sloth has changed considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins. In fact it was first called the sin of sadness or despair.

The Catholic Church changed it to “sloth” in the 17th century, just in time for the industrial revolution. Both qualities were deemed sinful because they meant we were not sufficiently energetic in doing good deeds and therefore working towards salvation. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “The slothful person is unwilling to do what God wants because of the effort it takes to do it.”

The slothful, people guilty of committing the deadly sin of sloth, are punished in hell by being thrown into snake pits. As with the other punishments for deadly sins, There doesn't seem to be a connection between sloth and snakes, except maybe it gets them up and running around (away from the snakes). Why not make them get out of bed and go to work for a change?

Virture: Zeal   Color: Light Blue Symbol: Goat

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