The poem is usually cited as an indictment of those who stand idly by while others commit grave evil or injustice, such as The Holocaust.

I agree that prostitution is a grave evil, and far too prevalent in London.

Asked about the spiritual consequences of committing suicide, Bishop Lori replied: "Objectively speaking, suicide is a grave evil.

The letter was a direct condemnation of the conflict, and termed it "objectively grave evil, a matter of mortal sin".

The New Testament is in agreement that murder is a grave moral evil, and maintains the Old Testament view of bloodguilt.

Catholicism asserts that abortion is a grave moral evil because the act takes an innocent human life: human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.

It seems to me to be a pretty puny response to something that the Cardinal considers to be the gravest moral evil.

Sexual misconduct, especially toward minors, is "the most heinous betrayal," he wrote, "a grave evil and sin."

He also noted that almost all the women who spoke at the hearings, including those who found this teaching "simplistic," treated abortion as a tragedy and a grave evil.

No graver evils are produced that overshadow the evil to be eliminated.