Sins that cry to heaven

The sins that cry to Heaven (or sins that cry Out to Heaven) is a group of sins in Catholic doctrine that cuts across mortal sins and venial sins. All of them are exemplified by a biblical sin: 
* Willful murder – Cain's murder of his brother – 
* Sodomy – the sin of Sodom – 
* Oppression of the poor esp. widows, orphans and strangers for which the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites (which is not obvious to the non-believing).
* Defrauding laborers of their wages – based on .
== External links ==
* From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Category:Catechisms
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