The Seven ‘Social’ Sins
Posted By Lamont On March 15, 2008 @ 5:24 pm In Notes & Asides | 2 Comments
The Vatican has [1] added seven modern mortal sins to the old list of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. According to [2] Bloomberg News, Bishop Gianfranco Girotti says that the new sins, brought about by the phenomenon of globalisation, add a social dimension. A number of media outlets are linking the release of this list to recent surveys indicating that [3] fewer and [4] fewer Catholics are going to confession at all. The list includes:
- “Bioethical” violations such as birth control
- “Morally dubious” experiments such as stem cell research
- Drug abuse
- Polluting the environment
- Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor
- Excessive wealth
- Creating poverty
Seems like the distinctions between the last 3 were created just to round out the list to 7. Does excessive wealth not create poverty? Either way, I think 4 - 7 make sense. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to start going to confession any time soon (even if I was Catholic).
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[1] added seven modern mortal sins: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/03/10/eavatican110.xml
[2] Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aizloDFbRPRM&refer=uk
[3] fewer: http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL109602320080310?sp=true
[4] fewer Catholics are going to confession: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7287071.stm
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2 Comments To "The Seven ‘Social’ Sins"
#1 Comment By Maya On September 25, 2011 @ 2:24 pm
I love the inclusion of birth control as a bio-ethical violation. Because, the idea that people should only have as many (or none) children as they can fully support and love is such a sinful, selfish idea (note sarcasm). Choosing to be great parents or not to be parents at all is a terrible idea.
#2 Comment By Lesleyanneyp On April 19, 2012 @ 11:24 am
The list looks interesting, but I think not everyone will agree when it comes to birthcontrol