The New Seven Deadly Sins

[Gooch]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7287071.stm

- Environmental pollution
- Genetic manipulation
- Accumulating excessive wealth
- Inflicting poverty
- Drug trafficking and consumption
- Morally debatable experiments
- Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

Of course, being a pederast isn't on here because "sexual violence against minors committed by priests as "exaggerations by the mass media aimed at discrediting the Church".

I guess the Crusades and the Inquisition don't qualify as morally debatable experiments either.

[bbobb]

I have no idea why BBC is blocked by my works firewall, but apparently it is.

I do like how being rich is now a sin to these people.

[Gooch]

They say that so you don't feel so shitty for giving them your money. Because once they have it, it's holy.

Maybe this will work for you.

[icarusfall]

Excessive wealth? The fucking VATICAN has something to say about EXCESSIVE WEALTH?.

[bbobb]

- Environmental pollution
- Genetic manipulation
- Accumulating excessive wealth
- Inflicting poverty
- Drug trafficking and consumption
- Morally debatable experiments
- Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

Technically don't pretty much all of these already fit into the deadly sins?

In order:

-Sloth
-Pride
-Greed
-Greed/Wrath
-Greed/Wrath/Gluttony
-Pride
-Wrath


Good news folks, looks like Envy is out.

[Gooch]

You could argue that genetic manipulation occurs as the result of envy or pride.

Otherwise, it seems like it's okay to be a hater.

[Melf]

Gooch mentioned it, but I just had to quote the whole thing:

Closer to home, Girotti was asked about the many “situations of scandal and sin within the church,” in what appeared to be a reference to allegations in the United States and other countries of sexual abuse by clergy of minors and the cover-ups by hierarchy.


The monsignor acknowledged the “objective gravity” of the allegations, but contended that the heavy coverage by mass media of the scandals must also be denounced because it “discredits the church.”

L-O-fucking-L. Media coverage of pedophiles discredits the church more than the pedos themselves? Of course! You can't just sweep the media off to another parish in another state when things get hot!

[Haynertime]

What's worse than religion? The higher ups who give it an even worse name.

[SpoDaddy]

I do like how being rich is now a sin to these people.

The church has always told poor people that it's a sin to be rich.

[dakidski]

Funny. I been in that very confession stand, used in the BBC article. I knew I recognized it from somewhere...