VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.
The guidance came at the weekend when Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti, the Vatican's number two man in the sometimes murky area of sins and penance, spoke of modern evils.
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We're all going to Hell then, I suppose. Seriously, I'd like to think this declaration would make a littel bit of a difference in the world, but I really don't know. I mean, how much power does the Vatican hold over people's lives these days, anyways? Catholics have committed far greater "sins" over the years than forgetting to recycle. No matter how well-intentioned the guidance, I can't help but to think the Catholic Church just wants people to sin. Repentance and hail Mary and all that ... After all, can't do the time without doing the crime, eh?
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