In the modern society in which we live today, people too often justify their faults with the famous phrase: “I am only human” . It is used to imply the idea of ​​an innate flaw in human character; thus, conveying human weakness. This imaginary stain on the human condition is what St. Augustine famously declared to be a product of original sin. The doctrine of original sin can be defined as the belief that "all humanity is born with an inherent urge to do bad things...stemming from Adam and Eve's disobedience to God" (BBC). The traditional story as printed in the Christian Bible states that original sin arose in retaliation for Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit despite God's clear commandments, "but you must not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die” (New International Version, Genesis 2:4-3:24). This friendship, or covenant, with God was then broken, marking a separation. From a theological perspective, we are the children of our parents – Adam and Eve – who inherit this submission to sin. However, regardless of the theological context, original sin is only a feeling of weakness that humanity has internalized to give in to sin or evil acts. Additionally, this ingrained tendency in humans to commit evil acts is also used to rationalize "the need for policing, the collapse of great civilizations, suicide, war, suffering, etc." » (CNA). However, it is our personal sins that are the cause. such extreme police needs, etc. Due to original sin, humans are ethically and morally tainted and corrupted. It was Adam and Eve who were responsible for original sin and who directly felt its consequence: guilt. On the other hand, personal sin is the sin that commits where we are in the middle of a paper......for the advancement of others. Racism, caste systems, and patriarchy are other examples of structural sins West offers in his article. Additionally, West reveals the presence of structural sin in the Bible, specifically visible through the Gospel of Mark. West claims how Jesus spoke to a lone scribe, who was “an active part of the temple system” – a system that “oppresses” and “exploits.” It is only when Jesus reminds the solitary scribe that there is no distinction between love of neighbor and love of God that he suddenly realizes "the structural dimensions of the temple" "of burnt offerings and sacrifices" (New International Version, Mark 12:32-33). West interpreted this as an awareness of the "mechanisms of religious control and economic exploitation" in the Temple. Even then, such systems influenced and even prevented society from seeing what was/is morally acceptable..