The Atheist Blogger

The Vatican seems to be getting a lot of press lately. If you haven’t heard, they are using the money you donate to train exorcists. Welcome back to the dark ages.

From the article:

Under plans being considered, each bishop would have a group of priests in his diocese who were specially trained in exorcism and on hand to take action against “extreme Godlessness”.

How much training do you need to be an exorcist? You need “holy” water and a bible. Be gone evil spirit, be gone!

The Vatican is concerned that young people are being exposed to Satanism through the media, rock music and the internet.

Be cautious rock lovers, if you’re caught listening to rock music, you will be exorcised!

The Vatican has released an updated list of the seven deadly sins for the modern world:

1. Environmental Pollution
2. Genetic Manipulation
3. Accumulating excessive wealth
4. Inflicting poverty
5. Drug trafficking and consumption
6. Morally debatable experiments
7. Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

I agree with 1, 4, 5, and 7, but the other three are really just plain nonsense.

Firstly, genetic manipulation is one of the most promising forms of health care, and can lead to the eradication of practically every illness and disorder known to man. Personally, if I had the choice to make sure my child was born without any life threatening illnesses, I’d say “yes” without another thought.

Accumulating excessive wealth is fine, as long as you do something good with it. I suppose a good example here would be Bill Gates, who has accumulated a massive fortune, and is now donating more and more each year to charities. Hardly a bad thing. Read the rest of this entry »