Ross Gale

Interesting article from The Age on the subject of sin. It's overloaded with quotes, but it talks about society's diminishing belief in sin. Which isn't anything new. The article was precipitated by the Vatican's recent announcement of the 7 social sins that are supposed to echo the 7 cardinals sins. The seven social sins are:

1. Bioethical violations such as birth control
2. Morally dubious experiments such as stem cell research
3. Drug abuse
4. Polluting the environment
5. Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor
6. Excessive wealth
7. Creating poverty

Here's an idea. Maybe the Vatican should worry about displaying and sharing Christ's love, to the extreme that people begin to fall in love with and follow this Jesus Christ, and, naturally, out of their love and discipline for him, won't want to sin. Then the Vatican won't have to worry about making sure people throw away their trash in the park. Just a thought.