CONTEXTUALIZATION

The Seven Deadly Sins have been rewritten by the almighty Catholic Church.
We spoke in Sunday School last week about "Contextualization": Adapting the gospel to the world around us to appease the world to the point that the gospel is not even recognized.

As I read these new Seven Deadly sins, I noticed that they are eerily similar to the planks in the socialist platform. I do think they left out one obvious deadly sin..."Voting Republican".

It appears that they went from a sin oriented list to a social gospel...or should I say a "Socialist" gospel. Strange how the Roman Catholic Church left out child sexual abuse by the clergy. Seems that they would have added that one seeing that it cost them over 600 Million dollars in law suit settlements just in the United States alone. Strange indeed.


The seven social sins

1-- Environmental pollution

2-- Genetic manipulation

3-- Excessive wealth

4-- Inflicting poverty

5-- Drug trafficking and abuse

6-- Morally debatable experiments

7-- Violation of the fundamental rights of human nature


The seven deadly sins

1-- Pride

2-- Envy

3-- Gluttony

4-- Lust

5-- Anger

6-- Greed

7-- Sloth