"The Church was not completely successful in purging the seven cardinal sins of their astrological origin, for surprisingly enough, beginning in the fourteenth century, the planets are linked to the sins more distinctly than ever before in Christian literature. In fact, the best examples come from this time. Where the association existed in the interval, unless it be an accidental rewelding or in Arabic astrological lore, I cannot guess."
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Morton W. Bloomfield, references The Origin of the Concept of the Seven Cardinal Sins, Harvard Theological Review], (April 1941)
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