And the spot prize for stangest press release of the day (possibly the month) goes to the Catholic Church. In another attempt to seem "hip, to it" or "cool as cats" the Vatican has just published it's list of Seven Dealdy Sins for Today. These new sins which were invented over the weekend are designed to make us realise that "In effect, it is more important than ever to pay attention to your sins" says Monsignor Girotti, who happens to be one of the Pope's right-hand men.
The following sins have been listed as mortal sins, which if not confessed mean "eternal death" (translation: Hell. For Ever.). I'm not kidding, you will burn in the lake of fire for ever if you win the lottery or burn normal coal.
- Genetic modification
- Carrying out experiments on humans
- Polluting the environment
- Causing social injustice
- Causing poverty
- Becoming obscenely wealthy
- Taking drugs
Now I can't say what the drug-taking past is of any of the Vatican's employees, or that they've carried out genetic modifications, but I think if you were to look at the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition and the hoarding of Nazi bullion we've just sentenced most members of the Vatican since 1095 to eternal damnation. Oops.
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Not to mention "becoming obscenely weathly," isn't the vatican the richest state in the world? And whatta bout all the bling the pope was buried in? Couldn't they have sold that ring to feed some starving Catholics????
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