These interesting quotations are the source of Carol's research on carnal lust, especially gluttony, according to prominent church leaders and theologians.
“The scholastics take the lust of the flesh to mean [only] carnal lust. . . . I do not deny that the lust of the flesh includes carnal lust. But it takes in more. It takes in all the corrupt desires with which the believers are more or less infected, as pride, hatred, covetousness, impatience. Later on Paul enumerates among the works of the flesh even idolatry and heresy.”—Martin Luther on Galatians 5:16
“The scholastics take the lust of the flesh to mean [only] carnal lust. . . . I do not deny that the lust of the flesh includes carnal lust. But it takes in more. It takes in all the corrupt desires with which the believers are more or less infected, as pride, hatred, covetousness, impatience. Later on Paul enumerates among the works of the flesh even idolatry and heresy.”—Martin Luther on Galatians 5:16
Gregory the Great's 5 types of gluttony:
1. Eating outside of meal times to satisfy the palate (not from hunger)
2. Seeking delicacies and a better quality of food (to gratify the "vile sense of taste")
3. Seeking sauces and seasonings for the enjoyment of the palate
4. Eating more than necessary
5. Eating with too much eagerness, even when eating the proper amount and when the food is not luxurious.
Thomas Aquinas' addition:
6. Being a picky eater (eating with too much delicacy)
6. Being a picky eater (eating with too much delicacy)
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