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They explained that Pope Gregory the Great, before becoming pope, authored his influential masterwork Moralia in Job, which laid out the seven principal vices.
So Pope Gregory the first, before he was a pope, wrote his masterwork. And it was basically sort of a real dissection of the book of Job called Moralia in Job.
— Episode: Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins
Episode: Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins
They explained that Pope Gregory the Great, before becoming pope, authored his influential masterwork Moralia in Job, which laid out the seven principal vices.
So Pope Gregory the first, before he was a pope, wrote his masterwork. And it was basically sort of a real dissection of the book of Job called Moralia in Job.
And it was a very influential book. And this is where his seven principal vices were laid out. And we're not going to read all the sort of gobbledygook, but it was, you know, vainglory, envy, anger, melancholy, avarice, gluttony, and lust.