The new sins, at least according to one article, are polluting, genetic engineering, obscene riches, taking drugs, abortion, pedophilia, and causing social injustice. I'll leave alone all but four.
Polluting: This one alone is enough to damn just about everybody who drives a car or spits out their gum. I'm not sure how far this sliding scale of pollution goes, but if it reaches into the world of electricity, we're all in trouble.
Obscene riches: Again, this seems to be a sliding scale. Don't most people with obscene riches do more for aiding social injustice than those without obscene riches? I find this one puzzling. Luckily, "obscene" depends on who you're talking to. And given that the Catholic Church and Vatican City have "priceless" works of art, I think most, if not everybody, is safe on this one.
Taking drugs: This must exclude illegal drugs, but who is to say what is illegal? Marijuana is legal in Canada but not in the U.S. Further, isn't almost everybody immunized for something, and had to have been immunized by some drug? Maybe this sin will serve to reveal what exactly is in the Coke formula to be sure we aren't drinking ourselves into eternal damnation with the drug of caffeine. This one works sort of hand in hand with the sin of genetic engineering, particularly most of our food has been genetically modified for vitamin-y goodness since the turn of last century. Case in point: corn, cotton, and any other crop that has been grown to be resistant to insects. Hopefully the mad cow disease isn't worked into this one or everybody will be in trouble for eating meat (and not just on Fridays).
Causing social injustice: I'm assuming this refers to the jackass that cut me off this morning.
At the very least, perhaps the goal behind of all this is just to get people talking about the Catholic Church again rather than other things that flood the news, such as the upcoming presidential election. I admire and respect the Church for showing that "the new seven [have] a social resonance," and maybe it will start, as indicated by these new rules, people thinking that their actions affect others. It's a good idea in practice; time will tell if this idea morphs into madness or fanatical beliefs.
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I see that the actress who played MaryAnn from Gilligan's Island got caught with dope. Tsk. Tsk. Better hope she didn't inhale or that these sins have a sunrise provision of sorts.
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