Title “Reconsidering the Seven” by Peter Pereira opens up a can of worms on society’s views and teachings. Pereira was born into a Catholic household. Consequently because of this, there were many things that were not allowed. A Catholic home has strong barriers against the outside world. “We started our two sons in a parochial school when they were kindergarteners…” writes Peter Leibold in “Raising Catholic Kids” (Leibold19). Parents feel compelled to shelter children because of the immorality that society displays, accommodates, and can even encourage at times. This was more so during the time period that Pereira was blossoming. The seven deadly sins are an enormous element of the Catholic belief. This set of sins is also known as cardinal
