The Roman Catholic Church divides sin into two categories. Venial, which are relatively minor sins and can be forgiven through any Sacramental. The other category is are the Capital, or Mortal, sins. These sins destroyed the life of grace, and created the threat of eternal damnation unless either absolved through the sacrament of confession, or forgiven through perfect contrition on the part of the penitent. These capital sins are Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
The Roman Catholic Church also recognizes seven holy virtues which correspond to each of the deadly sins. They are:
Virtue = Vice
Chastity = Lust
Temperance = Gluttony
Charity = Greed
Diligence = Sloth
Forgiveness = Wrath
Kindness = Envy
Humility = Pride
Peter Binsfield, Medieval demonologist and Jesuit priest, also paired each sin with a demon.
Demon = Sin
Asmodeus = Lust
Beelzebub = Gluttony
Mammon = Greed
Belphegor = Sloth
Satan = Wrath
Leviathan = Envy
Lucifer = Pride
Note: Here, Satan, Lucifer and Beelzebub are viewed as three separate entities while in some religions they are all merely different names for the same being.
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