Should the Vatican have listed YA R&S use as a “new sin”?
This is not a list of new sins. Again the media has either misinterpreted or purposely blown out of proportion a story involving the Church. The latest case is the interview a Vatican official gave to the Vatican newspaper on the social impact of sin in a globalized society. Here are some of the “headlines”: + “Vatican introduces more ways to sin” + “Seven More Sins, Thanks to Vatican” + “New sins as bad as the old sins — Vatican official” + “Vatican Updates Its Thou-Shalt-Not List” + “Recycle or go to Hell, warns Vatican” This whole outlook assumes that there is a list of sins we can look up, besides the Ten Commandments or the seven deadly sins. The Catechism of the Catholic Church does not even have a list of sins, although it does have an index of covered subjects. For the real story, see: Social effects of sin greater than ever, says Vatican official: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories… For
