Original Sin

Watching TV yesterday morning, I saw a great dialog on popular differences between Catholics and Jews. Its light-hearted approach continued through to the subject of guilt. What do Catholics feel guilty about? What do Jews feel guilty about? The girl they were interviewing--the daughter of a Jewish Rabbi--started talking about guilty pleasures. There is something about doing something wrong, she said, that makes its pleasure all the greater. The fact that it is wrong holds a certain appeal to humans. The reporter then finished with his quip: One thing seems common to all humans: Guilt isn't just an emotion, it's a condition.

Wow! Good theology on TV on a Sunday morning! :)