Concupiscence however is not simply disordered sexual urges, but addictive cravings, the fomes peccati (the tinder which can set sin o), «the whirlwind of desire».
Not exact matches
However powerful are the effects of Adam's fall in intensifying the inclination for
concupiscence and sinning, the free will and the moral ability to make decisions between good and evil are not impaired.
The question appears to be,
however: how are we to interpret the Pope's expressions, «liberation from
concupiscence - or, more precisely, from the domination of
concupiscence»?
Most of Professor Waldstein's short contribution,
however, seeks to defend West's understanding of
concupiscence, which has now emerged as the key issue.