This can be understood as a symbol for the washing away of original sin through baptism.
On peut y voir le symbole du lavement du péché originel, opéré par le baptême.
Without the original sin, who needs to be redeemed?
Sans le péché originel, qui a besoin d'être racheté ?
It even excludes original sin: the inheritance of Adam.
Elle exclut même le péché originel : l'héritage d'Adam.
It is original sin that has ruined the world.
C'est le péché originel qui a détruit le monde.
In the New Testament, original sin becomes a more explicit concept.
Dans le Nouveau Testament, le péché originel devient un concept plus explicite.
Without the original sin, who needs to be redeemed?
Sans péché originel, qui a besoin d’être racheté ?
For Shakyamuni, the theory of original sin would be a nihilistic theory.
Pour Shakyamuni, la thèse du péché originel serait une théorie nihiliste.
All our sins, including the original sin, have been washed away.
Tous nos péchés, péché originel compris, ont été lavés.
Terrorism is not some kind of original sin.
Le terrorisme n'est pas une sorte de péché originel.
This is the basic original sin that human beings have created.
Voilà le principal péché original qu’ont créé les êtres humains.
Explained in this way, the idea of original sin is obviously absurd.
Proposée sous cette forme, l'idée de péché originel est évidemment absurde.
There must've been an original sin on Mars.
Il a dû y avoir un péché originel sur Mars.
It is original sin that has brought calamity to the world.
C'est le péché originel qui a détruit le monde.
Because of this original sin people cannot grow very fast.
A cause de ce péché originel, les gens ne peuvent pas grandir très vite.
There is neither original sin, nor divine grace.
Il n'y a ni péché originel ni grâce divine.
This forgiveness includes original sin and, in adults, all personal sins.
Ceci inclut le péché originel et, chez les adultes, tous les péchés personnels.
In the meantime the concept of original sin is contested far and wide.
En attendant, le concept de péché originel est violemment combattu.
This is the first suggestion: one is born with original sin.
Voici donc la première indication : l’homme naît avec le péché originel.
So, does original sin exist or not?
Le péché originel existe-il donc, oui ou non ?
All the carols we have heard (all of them!) speak of original sin.
Tous les chants que nous avons écoutés (tous !) parlent du péché originel.
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