Which is the greater sin? Stealing food or wasting it? My stomach said wasting.
We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with.[Margaret Schroeder: There’s a kindness in you. I know it. How can you do what you do?]
The love between a man and wife is sacred. It reflects the love the gods have for all of us. But sin leads us away from the sacred. And only confession can purge sin.
Some sins God should not forgive. Some sins deserve eternal damnation.
Sins of omission are far more dangerous than sins of commission.
Sins choose us according to our weaknesses.
Sin-eaters devour the sins of the dead, not the living.
Right, the gospel according to Emily. Sin unto others as you’ve had sinned unto you.
Our laws concentrate on how much crime is in the sin. For me, the important thing is how much sin is in the crime.[to Karla]
It is believed that original sin can only be cleansed by the waters of baptism. But it is the sin that follow that are not so easily washed away. And since forgiveness of trespasses is only granted to the truly penitent pure evil can never be erased.
I have been much feared and hated in my life. By my people, by yours. These marks mean I was a slave trader. It is my sin to live with. But in this house I have found kindness among the unkind.
I don’t regret one sin I’ve committed. It’s the one I’m about to commit that worries me.[to Father Bob]
