Ilythia
March 17th, 2008, 07:28 PM
Lust
Gluttony
Avarice
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Vanity
The above are the original seven deadly sins laid by the Pope, Gregory the Great in the 6th century. We thus enter the modern world which is the 21st century, an age ruled by advancements of technology and globalization (among other things). We are also confronted with issues such as global warming and the consumption of our natural resources.
Because people are so busy with their lifestyles, many don't have the time to attend mass and/or stopped believing due to the controversial scandals that the Catholic Church has been involved. The Vatican, seeing the numbers of people attending mass dwindling, decided to take action by updating the list for the now modernized world.
New Deadly Sins:
Abortion
Biogenetic Engineering
Drug Dealing
The obscenely rich
Pedophilia
Pollution
Social Injustice
So, after 1,500 years since the first seven were laid, they finally realize that they can't fight the process which is globalization or are they trying to redeem themselves because the Catholic church has murdered more people than any religious group in history?
From my personal point of view, I see the first seven deadly sins as... elegant for a lack of a better word. Artists throughout the years have portrayed their versions of the first seven in their artworks. For some reason, I can't find anything inspiring about these new seven. Perhaps it may be due to the fact that all of these are currently happening in our society. *shrugs*
Or perhaps the Church is finding an excuse for making people confess? Haha, I wonder if another fifteen hundred years have to pass to update the now current list. They never fail to amuse me.
Gluttony
Avarice
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Vanity
The above are the original seven deadly sins laid by the Pope, Gregory the Great in the 6th century. We thus enter the modern world which is the 21st century, an age ruled by advancements of technology and globalization (among other things). We are also confronted with issues such as global warming and the consumption of our natural resources.
Because people are so busy with their lifestyles, many don't have the time to attend mass and/or stopped believing due to the controversial scandals that the Catholic Church has been involved. The Vatican, seeing the numbers of people attending mass dwindling, decided to take action by updating the list for the now modernized world.
New Deadly Sins:
Abortion
Biogenetic Engineering
Drug Dealing
The obscenely rich
Pedophilia
Pollution
Social Injustice
So, after 1,500 years since the first seven were laid, they finally realize that they can't fight the process which is globalization or are they trying to redeem themselves because the Catholic church has murdered more people than any religious group in history?
From my personal point of view, I see the first seven deadly sins as... elegant for a lack of a better word. Artists throughout the years have portrayed their versions of the first seven in their artworks. For some reason, I can't find anything inspiring about these new seven. Perhaps it may be due to the fact that all of these are currently happening in our society. *shrugs*
Or perhaps the Church is finding an excuse for making people confess? Haha, I wonder if another fifteen hundred years have to pass to update the now current list. They never fail to amuse me.