7 new deadly sins

The Vatican came down with 7 new deadly sins this week to add to the list of 7original deadly sins, which were put in place about 1500 years ago. The original list is; Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Slothfulness, Wrath, Envy, Pride.

The new list is much more modern and I'd say very relavent to our culture today;
Environmental pollution
Genetic manipulation
Accumulating excessive wealth
Inflicting poverty
Drug trafficking and consumption
Morally debatable experiments
Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

Wow! what food for thought. I spoke with about 17 folks yesterday and about half of them I asked if they had learned the new list of 7 Mortal Sins, some were Catholics some were Protestants, the reactions were great. One Catholic said she is going to just replace the old list instead of adding 7 more because 7 was her limit.

A Seventh Day Adventist seemed frustrated at the fact that the Vatican thought they had the authority to proclaim that these were sins.

I researched on the net a little about it yesterday and was not suprised that opinions were all over the place about whether this was right or wrong, and almost everyone took the liberty to paraphrase the vaticans list spinning the list which ever way they wanted to prove thier particular point.

Most of the reactions were knee jerk. If you didn't like the Pope, the Vatican, or Christianity, or you Loved the Pope, or whatever your particular view was, that is how you interpreted this new list.

A few years ago I was seeing a counselor who was helping me through some rough times when I would recount situations that had hurt me or made me angry; usually something someone did or said, he would make me look at the situation objectively by asking me, "What's the truth in this situation?"

Using this strategy I would ask what's the truth here?
Is enviromental polution a sin?
To us non-Catholics, we can use this list to examine ourselves and our beliefs. We can use this list to dig into the Bible and see what it says about these issues. This is certainly no threat to us.

Whatever comes my way gives me an opportunity to grow.

NLT Ro 14:8
While we live, we live to please the Lord. And when we die, we go to be with the Lord. So in life and in death, we belong to the Lord.

Ro 6:12
Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to its lustful desires.

Ro 15:5
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other – each with the attitude of Christ Jesus toward the other.