To Sin Is Human; To Forgive, Divine

We are told that sins are moral failings, rather than manifestations of unmet emotional needs. This distinction reflects an East-West schism about what our baser acts mean, and how to tend to them.

Anthony Fieldman
8 min readNov 20, 2021

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Pilgrims outside Yemrehana Kristos Monastery, Ethiopia © Anthony Fieldman 2018

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Anthony Fieldman

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