Article III. On the vices opposed to charity toward God

564. Every mortal sin is generally opposed to charity toward God, since it destroys friendship with God and consequently charity; but specially there are opposed to charity, by way of commission, two vices: hatred of God and acedia;⁸¹ and by way of omission: omission of a due act of charity. Concerning omission of the act of charity enough has already been said in the preceding article. It remains to speak about hatred of God and acedia.

⁸¹ Older authors, speaking of vices against charity, were accustomed to bring forward at the same time vices against charity both toward God, toward oneself, and toward neighbor. Thus, e.g., William Peraldus, O.P., in his excellent treatise Summa virtutum ac vitiorum, writes: "There seem to be opposed to charity excessive love of ourselves, vain love of the world, hatred of neighbor, and generally a damnable offense of God" (t. I [ed. Venice 1771], p. 276, de carit. c. 17).