Chinahand Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 The Vatican, or some Bishop, has issued seven deadly sins for the modern age: Clicky Environmental pollutionGenetic manipulation Accumulating excessive wealth Inflicting poverty Drug trafficking and consumption Morally debatable experiments Violation of fundamental rights of human nature At the very best they are terribly fuzzy, and in my mind internally inconsistent - but are they meaningful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 The Vatican, or some Bishop, has issued seven deadly sins for the modern age: Clicky Environmental pollutionGenetic manipulation Accumulating excessive wealth Inflicting poverty Drug trafficking and consumption Morally debatable experiments Violation of fundamental rights of human nature At the very best they are terribly fuzzy, and in my mind internally inconsistent - but are they meaningful? They may be meaningful to a lot of Catholics. These 'sins' are all bad but little that comes out of the Vatican is going to make any change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 The Vatican, or some Bishop, has issued seven deadly sins for the modern age: Clicky Environmental pollutionGenetic manipulation Accumulating excessive wealth Inflicting poverty Drug trafficking and consumption Morally debatable experiments Violation of fundamental rights of human nature At the very best they are terribly fuzzy, and in my mind internally inconsistent - but are they meaningful? They don't quite have the same kind of impact as the originals, which were at least free of awkward phrases like "violation of fundamental rights of human nature; it reads more like a campaign statement from a student union than a pronouncement from the Vatican. I'm not sure what you mean by internally inconsistent though, there's not really enough to them to give rise to inconsistencies. They have meaning in so much as they're another dull exercise in portraying the church as relevant to modern life, but apart from that no - most of the list is already accepted as examples of modern ills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Inflicting poverty Essex County Council, Chelmsford Borough Council, South Woodham Town Council, Anglian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water, British Gas and N-power are all going to hell then! Bastids! Doesn't make me feel any better though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Inflicting poverty Anglian Water... are going to hell then! Bastids! No kidding! I nearly passed out when I got our bill for the coming year a week or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Don't mean to whinge, but shouldn't these have been mentioned to Moses or someone ages ago? I smoked a doobie or two in my youth and conducted plenty of morally dubious experiments, sometimes at the same time, and nobody told me I'd be for the fire and brimstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Don't mean to whinge, but shouldn't these have been mentioned to Moses or someone ages ago? You're thinking of the ten commandments. The original seven deadly sins were (I think) decided upon much in the same way these have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I wonder how many of these accusations can be levelled at the Catholic Church then... Environmental pollution - Lots of people = lots of pollution. How do they reconcile this with the ban on contraception which affects millions of people in the poorest countries. Genetic manipulation - does the banning of contraception for whole countries under the sway of the church count? Accumulating excessive wealth - The Catholic church? Accumulating excessive wealth? Nah. (Don't mention the Banco Ambrosiano) Inflicting poverty - As a parent, I know the quickest way to inflict poverty on someone is to give them kids - see 1 above Drug trafficking and consumption - I'm sure the coomunion wafers are spiked with something Morally debatable experiments - Anything which is debatable is a sin? So is debate itself a sin? Violation of fundamental rights of human nature - Is there a right to contraception? (And does the Spanish Inquisition count here?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 The Vatican, or some Bishop, has issued seven deadly sins for the modern age: Clicky Environmental pollutionGenetic manipulation Accumulating excessive wealth Inflicting poverty Drug trafficking and consumption Morally debatable experiments Violation of fundamental rights of human nature Can't help wondering whether that last one would cover denying someone the right to use condoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karellen Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 None of these new fangled sins for me - I'm sticking with my favourite, old fashioned, deadly sins - lust and avarice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 In heaven, all the interesting people are missing. Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tameelf Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 seems they missed out kiddy fiddling paying out over 50 percent more to abuse victims than last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Poker Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Does this mean it's now okay for me to covet my neighbour's ox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Does this mean it's now okay for me to covet my neighbour's ox? Fine. Just leave his ass alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxozzy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Does this mean it's now okay for me to covet my neighbour's ox? Fine. Just leave his ass alone. nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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