The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be.’ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person] trapped in patriarchy, which is the religion of the entire planet, ‘to be’ in the fullest sense is ‘to sin'.
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Mary Daly was a 19th-century Australian writer and humanitarian. Dame Mary Dora Daly, was an Australian writer, humanitarian and charity worker. Read more on Wikipedia →