Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it

There's no such thing as an original sin.

The Christian doctrine of sin in its classical form offends both rationalists and moralists by maintaining the seemingly absurd position that man sins inevitably and by a fateful necessity but that he is nevertheless to be held responsible for actions which are prompted by an ineluctable [inescapable] fate.

All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions

The eminent cleric was poking fun at original sin. ‘That sin is your meal ticket. Without it, you’d die of hunger, for your ministry would then no longer have any meaning. If man is not fallen from the very beginning, why did Christ come? to redeem whom and what?’ To my objections, his only response was a condescending smile.

A religion is finished when only its adversaries try to preserve its integrity.