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The enormity of Catherine’s cancer diagnosis, and her plea for “time, space and privacy,” have eclipsed the venial sins of Kate-Gate.

Besides the many venial sins uncovered by the authors, a graver set of dubious practices emerges.

More prominent economists and women leaders came to Georgieva’s defense, including Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, who wrote in the Financial Times that the allegation against Georgieva is “venial on its face” and that to oust her would be “a dangerous and costly capitulation to anti-Beijing hysteria.”

There are mortal lies and venial lies, cruel lies and merciful lies.

“People are venial, people want attention, people are angry, people are jealous,” the governor said.