They are called the wounds of the soul.
What are these wounds in the soul?
They are ignorance, malice, weakness, and concupiscence (LXXXV. 3).
What is meant by ignorance?
By this is meant that state in which the reason is deprived of that inherent relation it had towards the truth in the state of integrity (LXXXV. 3).
What is meant by malice?
By this is meant that state of the will in which it is deprived of the inherent relation it had to good in the state of integrity (LXXXV. 3).
What is meant by weakness?
By this is meant that state of the sensitive appetite in which it is deprived of the inherent relation to all that is arduous and difficult which it had in the state of integrity (LXXXV. 3).
What is meant by concupiscence?
By this is meant that state of the sensitive appetite in which it is deprived of the inherent relation towards sensitive pleasures tempered by reason which it had in the state of integrity (LXXXV. 3).
Are the four wounds in our nature the effects, properly speaking, of the sin of Adam?
Yes, these four wounds in our nature are the effects, properly speaking, of the sin of Adam (LXXXV. 3).
Are they rendered worse by the personal sins of parents and of individuals?
Yes (LXXXV. 1, 2).
Are there certain personal sins which in particular have an evil influence upon man by leading to commit other sins?
Yes, they are the capital sins.
What are the capital sins?
They are pride, avarice, gluttony, lust, idleness, envy, and anger.
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