22 AUGUST 1987, Page 17

Sir: Re the article by Adam Mars-Jones ('Homosexual men as

soft targets', 15 August) the following quotation from the Catholic Catechism may be of interest:

Which are the four sins crying to Heaven for vengeance?

The four sins crying to Heaven for vengeance are: 1. Wilful murder (Gen. 4) 2. The sin of Sodom (Gen. 18) 3. Oppression of the poor (Exod. 2) 4. Defrauding labourers of their wages (James 5)

Catherine Straker

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