Was the first sin of Adam and Eve a sin of pride?
Yes, their first sin was a sin of pride; and the sin of the bad angels was also a sin of pride (CLXIII. 1).
But was not the first sin of Adam and Eve rather a sin of gluttony, or of disobedience, or an empty curiosity with regard to knowledge, or a lack of faith in the word of God?
All these sins here mentioned were the consequence of the sin of pride, without which no other sin could exist at all (CLXIII. 1).
Why could no other sin be committed by Adam and Eve without the sin of pride?
Because their state of integrity made all within them to be perfectly under control so long as their mind remained subjected to God; but their mind could only turn away from God for some motive of pride by wishing themselves some excellence which was not their due (CLXIII. 1, 2).
Is not the sin of secularism which is so prevalent in these days also a sin of pride?
Yes, and it is of exceptional gravity; for it is an imitation of the contempt and of the revolt of Satan and of the bad angels, and afterwards of our first parents.
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