carnal sin
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Now theft belongs to covetousness, which is a spiritual sin; while adultery pertains to lust, which is a carnal sin.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
And in Second Corinthians 7, 1, he makes the same classification of spiritual and carnal sin, saying, "Let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit."
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by John Nicholas Lenker
