I dunno why this just amuses me. The Pope (That's the guy in Rome with the funny hat Otaku ) has decided the old 7 sins are out of style (Sadly the hat remains)

Out with the old

* Pride Broken on the wheel
* Envy Put in freezing water
* Gluttony Forced to eat rats, toads, and snakes
* Lust Smothered in fire and brimstone
* Anger Dismembered alive
* Greed Put in cauldrons of boiling oil
* Sloth Thrown in snake pits


In with the new!

* Genetic experimentation
* Tampering with the order of nature
* Pollution
* Social injustice
* Causing poverty
* Accumulating excessive wealth
* Drug abuse

I can hear it now.

"Bless me father for I have sinned. It's been two months since my last confession. I've committed adultery twice, bounced a check at the liquor store, and threw away two aluminum cans and four plastic bags without recycling."

"What?HuhHuh? The first two I could understand--you're only human. but NOT RECYCLING?Huh"

Considering the Church's previous scandal, you'd think Pedophilia would be specifically put on that list.

"Inappropriately touched a little boy? God forgives you. Throw out recyclables in the regular trash...to Hell you go!"

Yeah, this guy makes total sense

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Originally posted by Kyence:
Considering the Church's previous scandal, you'd think Pedophilia would be specifically put on that list.

"Inappropriately touched a little boy? God forgives you. Throw out recyclables in the regular trash...to Hell you go!"

Yeah, this guy makes total sense

Come on KY, how do you really feel?

"Thou shall not kill" has now become "Thou shall not wear a kilt"

*now runs away from the horde of pissed off Scottsmen*

I did not hear about this. Oh! MY GOD! I'm Catholic. I think I might need to change religions. This is crazy. Not that I listen much to the Pope anyway. I am going to feel guilty about writing this later.

Excessive wealth--Sorry but just as guns don't kill people, people kill people. Money in itself is not a bad thing, it's what you do with it. what about excessively wealthy people who give much of their money away. Sorry, Greed sounds much better.

Genetic experimentation: I can see the stance on not killing embryos but what about altering genes to heal illness in a way that doesn't hurt a life? I think he's been watching too much Sci-Fi.

Tampering with the order of nature and Pollution sound too politically correct to me. It's almost like he's trying to appease environmentalist.

Social Injustice and causing poverty-I'd have to agree on these two. They are certainly things that bring down a society.

Drug abuse-well, it does destroy people's lives.

Pedophilia should be on there. How many people are screwed up for life after enduring this as a child? To me that is one of the sickest crimes of all!!

Ugh, my experience and the Vacatian's sweeping the pedophilia issue under the carpet has left me in digust with religion (I am a spiritual person but honestly religion to me is brainwash - not all followers are like that but I find too many are)

Besides, this is just bloody retarded. I have never really agreed with Pope John Paul's views on sexuality and such but even I say he was one of the best religious leaders... and now you have Benedict who is making Christianity into a joke with these so called "sins"

(Hmm...Does that mean that me and my gay friends get a Get Out of Hell Free card now? LOL!)

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