The Vatican have produced a new list of seven deadly sins providing a modern day addition to the original 6th century sins as stated by Pope Gregory the Great.
Joining pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth are: Drug abuse, genetic manipulation, morally debatable experiments, environmental pollution, social inequalities and social injustice, causing poverty, and accumulating excessive wealth. The vices, published in Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano and backed by Pope Benedict XVI act as a guide for priests tasked with fighting “new sins on the horizon of humanity.”
Joining pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth are: Drug abuse, genetic manipulation, morally debatable experiments, environmental pollution, social inequalities and social injustice, causing poverty, and accumulating excessive wealth. The vices, published in Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano and backed by Pope Benedict XVI act as a guide for priests tasked with fighting “new sins on the horizon of humanity.”
Addicts who steal to feed habit could escape prison 
Thieves who steal to feed an addiction to drugs, drink or gambling could avoid jail under new sentencing guidelines published yesterday.
Under the guidelines, the starting point punishment for criminals who steal from the vulnerable would be 18 weeks jail. But if there were mitigating circumstances a community order could be imposed instead, the Sentencing Guidelines Council suggested. Such cases could include offenders who steal to feed a drugs, alcohol or gambling addiction, or who are ‘motivated by desperation or need’, it said.
The rules are now out for consultation. They are likely to be sent to courts by the end of the year.
Thieves who steal to feed an addiction to drugs, drink or gambling could avoid jail under new sentencing guidelines published yesterday.
Under the guidelines, the starting point punishment for criminals who steal from the vulnerable would be 18 weeks jail. But if there were mitigating circumstances a community order could be imposed instead, the Sentencing Guidelines Council suggested. Such cases could include offenders who steal to feed a drugs, alcohol or gambling addiction, or who are ‘motivated by desperation or need’, it said.
The rules are now out for consultation. They are likely to be sent to courts by the end of the year.
In other news…
* Cheryl Cole is set to renew her wedding vows to cheating Ashley in a secret ceremony in August at the end of the Girls Aloud tour. Until then she is said to have imposed a six-month sex ban to teach Ashley a lesson.
* Daniel Craig has been given his own gym on the set of his current film ‘Quantum of Solace’ to keep the star in top shape for the screen. It is full of free-weights, ropes and rings, as well as a running machine, trampolines, and crash mats. Adjoining it is his own massage room where he will have a physio on call.
* Hell-raiser Johny Vegas yesterday divorced his wife on the grounds of her hard-drinking and aggression. It took just 90 seconds for the divorce proceedings to take place, and Vegas, famed for his loud, hard-drinking image said his former wife was “aggressive and abusive.”
* Pete Doherty will visit young heroin addicts in two of the north’s toughest council estates in a new programme for Channel 4 to be aired later in the year. It is said he will use his wealth of experience with the subject matter, and through the course of the programme will stay with families on the Langley Estate in Middleton, Manchester, and work with a young offenders’ group in Sheffield’s Manor Park.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFJm5zZHBnQ&feature=dir
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