The Catholic Church issues the 10 Commandments of...

[skillya_glowi]

Driving.

That's right, the Vatican has deemed fit to issue a relatively large report with the newly-refurbished rules of the road, along with a set of 10 commandments. This is unbelievable. With all the issues going on in the Catholic church, the allegations of sexual abuse and the stonewalling of police investigations into them, people leaving the church, the Vatican has the time to tell people how to drive. Isn't something a bit odd about this? You'd think that sane people (that's debatable, but I won't go off on this) would actually focus on trying to resolve their current problems. I can't see how the inability of people to drive, which in itself is practically inexistant, can be of No.1 concern to the catholic church. And it doesn't even end there. The document itself is absolutely preposterous.

http://bostonnow.com/community/blogs...ts-of-driving/

61. In any case, with the request for motorists to exercise virtue, we have drawn up a special “decalogue” for them, in analogy with the Lord’s Ten Commandments. These are stated here below, as indications, considering that they may also be formulated differently.

I. You shall not kill.

- What the hell is that supposed to mean? Unless you're a drunk homicidal maniac trying to commit suicide, I don't see how a sane person would venture out in his car trying to kill people.

II. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.

- Once again, the logical meaning of this document betrays me. All I have to say to this one is, "No, really?"

III. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.

- Like if someone crashes into you and ruins your car, you better treat them right or you're going to hell.

IV. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.

V. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.

- This is my favourite one. So if you have an expensive car that you worked your ass off to buy, you're a sinner. Having a nice car makes you a bad person. I mean, really! The Pope has a different custom popemobile for every country. I believe in the United States it's a modified Mercedes Benz. Only one word can describe this "amendment": hy-po-cri-sy!

VI. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.

- Relatively reasonable. Except I don't understand what the "Charitable" is doing there.

VII. Support the families of accident victims.

VIII. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.

- I can see it now: "YOU MOTHERFUCKER, YOU WRECKED MY CAR! OH, JUST WAIT TILL I GET YOU, I'M GONNA MESS YOU UP SO BAD."

IX. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.

- Which means? Protect the children and elderly? I'm sorry, I didn't know that.

X. Feel responsible towards others.

Most of this document would be classified under "vague blabber." I just don't see why the church would be focusing on teaching people to drive when they should be sorting out the issues plaguing the church. There's more to this. It's long report full of similar things.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284297,00.html
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/06/1...nt-do-already/
(Disclaimer: I don't belong to the Catholic church)

[looney-bin]

Once again, the Catholic Church has embarraced itself.

[Patrick Vykkers]

In the name of the Bentley, the Rolls Royce, and the Holy Volvo, amen!

[mitsur]

Seeing a rant from someone like Skillya is refreshing.

Madam, I applaud you for your anger.

[Mac Sirloin]

Being a practiticing catholic, all I can say is...
WTF?
We've got Rev. Childmolester playing with the choir boys, but OH, we have to take our current legal troubles into an ethereal recycling bhin and focus on BAD DRIVING.
Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ, what is with Catholocism? I honestly want an Oddworld religion! this is such a ridiculous thing to do, never mind the fact that Pope Benedict looks like one of those guys who hangs around the drugstore watching kids, The catholic church is the LAST people to be saying this, as they attract so many "Not So Young" People every day.

[Fortesque13]

The church tries to take over another aspect of life towards it's world domination by reseting the rules? Most of those rules already apply for driving and/or regular christianity. Not to mention impossible things like "be forgivingful for the guy who smacked your 1965 Aston Martin DB5 with a price of $170,500."

[Nate]

There's a lot of people working in Vatican City. They've got to give them all something to do.

I don't really have a problem with number 5. It's pretty much saying that people who care about their cars above all else are cockspanks and need to set their priorities straight.

[Bullet Magnet]

When I made up my own commandment-style rules in the Biblical vein, I got told off by the local thumpers!

[Hobo]

As a driver - WTF

[Nemo]

As a car is not a creation of god, I will not trust him on the matter, and thus will not pay attention to this at all.

[Salamander]

These rules are the bees knees, I'm happy to have people drive defensively because they're afraid of going to hell. No skin off my nose.

[mitsur]

Next thing you know, God will smite me for using the wrong finger whilst clicking with the mouse.

[Strike Witch]

The hell is next?

Thou shalt not paint Warhammer models monochromatically?

Thou shalt not turn off the Xbox unless thou hast removed the disc?

Thou shalt not touch Havocs' Tiger-Box unless it is in worship of me?

Oh, hell.

[Fortesque13]

There's one thing bothering me...
Why the hell would I follow these commands!? Lots of people follow some of them as basic rules, yet they still get killed in a car crash where some maniack (I put that k intentionally to increase the strenght of the word) drives in a wrong direction at a speed of 200 mph! How the hell does God help those families that get killed, I ask you!? Kids turned into orphans in a matter of seconds, parents being left in despair by losing the most important thing they have (not the car, the kid[s]). They all die. Not any of the rules could change that. Unless if they'd kill alcoholics that drive...

[Hobo]

Out of interest who else here drives?

[Voodoo Hand]

Out of interest who else here drives?

(Waves hand obnoxiously over head ) Me, Me !!




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[Havoc]

Me... and WTF to this topic. Church is going to tell us how to drive now too? I say again will someone PUHLEASE set the vatican on fire! PLEASE!!!! I tneeds to be done for the survival of our species!

[Nate]

Now, hold on. There are plenty of people out there that, like it or not, listen to the Vatican. Surely it would be better that they pronounce on something that can make the world a better place* than to tell everyone to stop using birth control and go bash the gays?


*Face it, better drivers => less crap on the road => people are a little less stressed => world is nicer for everyone.

[Fortesque13]

Vatican just puts out hit contracts for guys like you Nate, and then gets back to creating more commandments to teach TEH BLIND N00BZORZ to follow.
If we want less stress, we send our bosses and teachers to hell and take a break...

[mitsur]

Now, hold on. There are plenty of people out there that, like it or not, listen to the Vatican. Surely it would be better that they pronounce on something that can make the world a better place* than to tell everyone to stop using birth control and go bash the gays?


*Face it, better drivers => less crap on the road => people are a little less stressed => world is nicer for everyone.

Nate, reading a flyer that has these commandmants will mostly likely not make you a better driver.

It'll probably make you worse, because I can imagine some retard having a piece of paper in front of the driving wheel, totally obscuring their view, until it flies into their face and they desperately jam the wheel left and right, trying to stay on course, not realizing that they're about to fly through the metal barrier on the side of the road that keeps cars from flying off a cliff, hitting the rocks below, and exploding into a buhjillion pieces of metal shrapnel, killing everyone within a two-hundred foot radius because of heat and shrapnel.

And it will all be the Vatican's fault.

[Patrick Vykkers]

The Vatican is putting out hit contracts on gay people? The hell?

[Nate]

I think he's saying that the Vatican puts out contracts on people who defend them. It would probably explain why they're so unpopular these days.

[Fortesque13]

I was speaking in sarcastic metaphory...

But Patrick guessed the meaning although it is metaphoric.

[Mutual Friend]

If God intended cars to exist He would have made them.

We had to wait for the Tin flippin' Lizzie.

[Nate]

Ah, but that's the point; God was working through his evil, fascist servant Henry Ford to create the autocar.

[Voodoo Hand]

Ah, but that's the point; God was working through his evil, fascist servant Henry Ford to create the autocar.

Evil, fascist Henry Ford did not create the automobile, he perfected it`s mass production, a la, the assembly line, with out which we would not been able to have our dandy Global Warming thread.

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[6-finger-fred]

Seriously. This is the dumbest thing I have heard in a while. The church seems to be dodging the real problems and making up stupid sh*t just so they can stop getting yelled at for touching altar boys. I'm pissed.

[Slig 7665]

What a load of sh*t I can't beleve the church make up some stupid crap like that why not just tell them how to sleep aswell.

[Nemo]

Now people will start using religion in car things...

"How did he die?"
"Car crash..."
"Wasn't he Jewish?"

[Fortesque13]

What a load of sh*t I can't beleve the church make up some stupid crap like that why not just tell them how to sleep aswell.

My IQ was drained while reading this post. It's all your fault that I won't be able to post quotes anymore!