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Vatican Lists New Sins

 

VATICAN CITY (March 10) - In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list.

Dario Pignatelli, Reuters

The Vatican has listed pollution, drug use and genetic manipulation among the sins being committed in the modern world. Pope Benedict XVI, seen here after celebrating Mass in Rome Sunday, has frequently expressed concerns about damage to the environment.

Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican was social injustice, along the lines of the age-old maxim: "The rich get richer while the poor get poorer."

In the Vatican's latest update on how God's law is being violated in today's world, Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, was asked by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano what, in his opinion, are the "new sins."

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