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To: Les H who wrote (232960)	4/2/2003 5:10:21 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

FRENCH PETITION POPE TO REMOVE GLUTTONY FROM SEVEN DEADLY SINS (France, AFP) - A group of French chefs, writers and media stars will petition Pope John Paul II to remove gluttony from the list of the seven deadly sins, Le Journal du Dimanche paper reported. The plea will be presented by the daughter of the French master baker Lionel Poilane, who campaigned vigorously for the rehabilitation of gluttony, in French "la gourmandise," before recent death. Members of the Association for the Gourmand Issue admit that the question is essentially a linguistic one. While "gourmandise" once meant eating to excess, earning it a listing in the French version of the Catholic church's seven sins, today its associations are more of conviviality and good living. Another word, "gloutonnerie," translates gluttony more accurately. "Lionel was right. It is not so much la gourmandise as la gloutonnerie that should be considered a sin," said world-renowned restaurateur Paul Bocuse. "La gloutonnerie has no social or convivial side to it whereas la gourmandise is all about pleasure and sharing," said the association's president.