Sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance

In Christian hamartiology, the sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance (, lit. "screaming sins") are four particularly serious mortal sins, specific instances of which are listed by the Bible. While the Bible only refers to specific acts by Biblical characters as "crying to Heaven for Vengeance", in Western Christianity, these references are expanded upon and treated as establishing a category of particularly serious sins. Along with the seven deadly sins and the eternal sins, the sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance are the most serious transgressions against the Law of Christ.
Catholic Church.
The expression is referenced in the Christian Bible, particularly in ("The Lord said to Cain ... the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth"), , , and . The sins are numbered as being either four or seven; they are listed as follows:
Tom Hoopes of Benedictine College explicates the sins that cry to heaven for vengeance with respect to modern political thought:
The seven deadly sins, along with the sin against the Holy Ghost and the sins that cry to Heaven for vengeance, are considered especially serious in the Western Christian traditions. The sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance are referenced in the Douay Catholic Catechism of 1649, a compendium of Christian doctrine. The concept is particularly important in Catholic moral theology.
Other interpretations.
Many churches, particularly ones considered progressive, understand the "sin of Sodom" to be oppression of the poor, in light of ("This was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy").