Being French is a deadly sin

[Abdul Alhazred]

This is in the religion forum rather than politics or flame war, because the point isn't French-bashing, it's what exactly is the authority of the Pope?

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3135560.stm">
Gourmands at war with the Deadly Sins</a>
By Caroline Wyatt
BBC correspondent in Paris

A group of French chefs and
intellectuals have sent a
petition to the Pope, asking him
to reclassify the deadly sin of
gluttony.

They argue that the French word
for the sin - gourmandise - has
changed its meaning over the
years and is now used to denote
a gourmet, someone who truly
appreciates good food and wine,
rather than a glutton.

 

[Cleopatra]

Since when French chefs became religious?

French are well known for their atheism....

I thought that the term that describes a foodie in Frence is gourmant and not gourmandise...

It seems that whoever attempts to correspond with the Pope gets some sort of publicity and French Chefs are dying for publicity.

 

[Yahweh]

"Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. " - Proverbs 23:2

"Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. " - 1 Corinthians 7:5

There are at least three forms of Gluttony:
1) Wanting more pleasure from something than it was made for.
2) Wanting it exactly our way (delicacy).
3) Demanding too much from people (excessive desire for other people's time or presence).

(Source: http://www.rushman.org/seven/gluttony.html)

"Mmmmm, good food" is not gluttony.

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

There are at least three forms of Gluttony:
1) Wanting more pleasure from something than it was made for.
2) Wanting it exactly our way (delicacy).
3) Demanding too much from people (excessive desire for other people's time or presence).

I'm guessing the French chefs (and intellectuals ) are worried about #2.

I don't think anybody has accused the French of pigging out on burgers and milkshakes.

"Put a knife to your throat..." catches the spirit of religion perfectly.