Vatican blesses earth with further instructions
With much pomp and trepidation, The Vatican has been so good as to offer additional guidelines for living as they see that God sees fit. The new list, presumably overlooked in the original Seven Deadly Sins, deals largely with social issues.
I am still undecided on how I feel about this. It seems that the Holy See may have stumbled across some legitimate mankind-serving ideas here. But I suspect the Catholic church would be hard-pressed to absolve itself of sin #6
The New-and-Improved 7 Social Sins:
1. “Bioethical” violations such as birth control
2. “Morally dubious” experiments such as stem cell research
3. Drug abuse
4. Polluting the environment
5. Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor
6. Excessive wealth
7. Creating poverty
In deference to objectivity, this link offers a different perspective from sources perhaps closer to the Vatican.
Dear Pope,
As a young, white, male Protestant I understand that I am not your target audience, but I am having trouble identifying precisely who is.
I first refer you to sin numbers two and seven which are clearly directed toward Nazis and third world dictators, while sins one and three most certainly apply to Colombians and Africans. Do they apply to me as well?
Second, could you please be more specific with regard to what constitutes “pollution”? I currently buy carbon credits and am wondering if they will offset sin number four in the grand tradition of Indulgences.
Third, please tell me which political party best follows sin number five. I don’t want to throw my vote away in a sinful act of support in the General Election.
Lastly, I am confused as to what defines the “wealth” of sin number six. Isn’t the true follower of Christ the recipient of enormous riches beyond earthly means? If so, this is a big problem. One which I suggest remedying by issuing several more poorly defined lists of non sequiturs.
Meekly,
The Bruce
The Bruce
March 11, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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