Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 10:49am

Thou shall not pollute the Earth.
Thou shall beware genetic manipulation.

How these, Catholic Church?

Thou shall stop being so damn hypocritical.
Thou shalt stop defending priests who are child abusers.
Thou shall love they neighbor, no matter who he is partners with.

nothing wrong with going green, but when you profess hate at the same time, you need a major time-out



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[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:28am

Well I for one am sure glad they're here to tell us these things. What would we do if the world didn't have a group of humans (just as moral as sinful as the rest of us) to sit around and decide what will be a sin?

And further hijinks ensue...one of the other new sins they've identified is "social injustice."

No, really. I'm laughing on the inside.
Updated On: 3/10/08 at 11:28 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:30am

And especially people
Who care about strangers
Who care about evil
And social injustice
Do you only
Care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needing friend?
I need a friend

Easy to be hard
Easy to say no-o-ooo

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:37am

They should update their little outfits too...does anyone still wear a Pope hat?

And maybe candles from Fresh instead of that incense? They can afford it.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:38am

Catholicism - Now with 40% more sin!
Updated On: 3/10/08 at 11:38 AM

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:42am

Does anyone else think the Pope looks like Glinda from "Wizard of Oz?"

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:43am

LOL

(to PRS and husk)

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:52am

Since we're talking about the Vatican, I thought I'd share this shocking story:
Shroud Of Turnip

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:00pm

It's interesting how they can so easily amend the Bible, but when you mention homosexuality, suddenly they're purists.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:04pm

Once again, I ask the question: why do you align yourself with a religion that you don't agree with? Why try to change a religion instead of starting a new belief system?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:10pm

Does anyone agree 100% with the tenents of his religion? I think picking and choosing would be a lot easier than trying to start a whole new religion, not to mention that it wouldn't be recognized by society. Updated On: 3/10/08 at 12:10 PM

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:29pm

"Does anyone agree 100% with the tenents of his religion?"

I'm an atheist, so yes.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:34pm

"Does anyone agree 100% with the tenents of his religion?"

Probably not, but I would think that there are major and minor issues. Pollution is a minor issue. Homosexuality is a major issue.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:37pm

Atheism isn't a religion, so there isn't a belief system to abide by.

Pollution is a minor issue. Homosexuality is a major issue

Only to the religious.

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:23pm

"Atheism isn't a religion, so there isn't a belief system to abide by. "

Sure there is...we just don't have rules, diets or dress codes. But NOT beliving in something is just as much of a system that believing in the genie in the sky.

"Pollution is a minor issue. Homosexuality is a major issue."

You are joking, right?

Updated On: 3/10/08 at 02:23 PM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:31pm

sadly, he is probably not joking......his type is more interesting in what goes on in other peoples bedrooms than how the Easrth is being destroyed......you know that old Republican motto.

'Why care about pollution, I'll be dead anyway"

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:54pm

But NOT beliving in something is just as much of a system that believing in the genie in the sky.

Lildogs, I disagree. If you don't believe, you don't believe. That's it. Your lack of belief doesn't in turn become it's own belief system.

If you believe in Santa Claus, there's a whole set of rationalizations you must do to keep that belief going. Same with God. Once you stop believing in either there's no system to follow. You just don't believe.

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:07pm

While it may not be considered a religion, it is a philosophy, like agnosticism, pantheism or deism.

There IS a set of beliefs: there is no life after death, the earth was created by itself and morality is a fluid concept based on individual experience.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:07pm

Isn't like the color black? The absence of beliefs?

[Mythus]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:08pm

Phyllis, the fact that atheism even has a name infers that there are some number of commonalities between the people who associate with it. It might not be an organized religion, per say, but there is a generally agreed upon system of beliefs.

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:11pm

what i want to know is how can a person decided what is a sin? i dont belive everything in the bible, but where does it say it's a sin to pollute? how can someone just decide this?

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:12pm

Because they are divinely inspired.

*stifles laugh*

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:14pm

so can just anyone say that?

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:17pm

They can and do, Abba...I think though that the idea is that the Bible advises followers to cherish the earth and all the creatures in't....or was that Shakespeare?

[tazber]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 3:20pm

No, Shakespeare was the one who all about men dressing in drag.