Thank you.

A good metaphor for sins is "debts." In the case of a debt - this is very much on my mind because of the mortgage mess in the States - it can make a lot of sense for someone who is wealthy to pay the debt of someone who is bankrupt. It not only saves the debtor their house, but in the aggregate it can save the whole system from collapsing under the weight of its poor choices. The global economy does not care who pays the debts, but cares very much whether or not they are paid.