According to the BBC, the Vatican has issued a set of "Ten Commandments" for motorists to promote safer driving.
The "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" call on drivers to respect speed limits, refrain from drinking before driving and avoid cursing. "Transgressions" while driving can cause road rage or accidents. The document also points out that using automobiles can become an "occasion of sin", especially if used for dangerous driving or prostitution.
Is this what the Church is doing to maintain its relevance in the world, hot on the heels of all the sex abuse allegations which have essentially bankrupted the church in the USA?
I can see it now: "Forgive me, Father, for my transgressions. I swore at that bitch in the Camry, and made an obscene gesture toward the jackass in the Hummer." Amen.
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Yes, very original...
Now if only they'd do something about ethanol. "Jesus would not drive cars using corn-dreived fuel"
The Vatican just needs to publish an edict stating that corn in the gas tank takes food out of hungry peoples' mouths. Maybe if you pray on it, it will come to pass.
Has someone stopped taking his Lithium? Do you need to adjust your dosage? Sign me a Concerned Other...
This morning (6/23) CarTalk did a spoof of the 10 commandments of driving.
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