BrightonBoy Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Vatican issues 10-Commandments for motorists: watch your driving and your mouth at 16:51 on June 19, 2007, EDT. VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican has issued a set of Ten Commandments for motorists, warning that cars can be "an occasion for sin" ranging from road rage and drunken driving to becoming vehicles for prostitution. The unusual document issued Tuesday by the Vatican's Office for Migrants and Itinerant People, also urged people to pray while behind the wheel. Among other things it warned about the effects of road rage, saying driving can bring out "primitive" behaviour in motorists, including "impoliteness, rude gestures, cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility or deliberate infringement of the highway code." The document also urges motorists to obey traffic regulations and drive with a moral sense and to help victims of accidents. Renato Cardinal Martino, who heads the office, told a news conference that the Vatican felt it necessary to address the pastoral needs of motorists because driving has become such a big part of contemporary life. He noted that the Bible is full of people on the move, including Mary and Joseph, the parents of Jesus - and that his office is tasked with dealing with all "itinerant" people - including refugees, prostitutes, truck drivers and the homeless. "We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads," Martino said. "That's a sad reality, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church." The document, "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road," extols the benefits of driving - family outings, getting the sick to the hospital, allowing people to see other cultures. But it laments a host of ills associated with automobiles. Among them: -Drivers use their cars to show off. -Driving "provides an easy opportunity to dominate others" by speeding. -Drivers can kill themselves and others if they don't get do regular maintenance on their vehicles. -Drivers can also kill if they drink, use drugs or fall asleep at the wheel. It also pointed the finger at traffic problems particular to Rome. "Danger also derives from city cars, which are driven by youngsters and adults who do not have (full) driving licences, and the reckless use of motorbikes and motorcycles," it said. It called for drivers to obey speed limits and to exercise a host of Christian virtues: charity to fellow drivers, prudence on the roads, hope of arriving safely and justice in the event of crashes. And it suggested prayer might come in handy - making the sign of the cross before starting off and saying the rosary along the way. The rosary was particularly well suited to recitation by all in the car since its "rhythm and gentle repetition does not distract the driver's attention," it said. The document is intended for bishops conferences around the world, and as such offered recommendations for their pastoral workers, including setting up chapels along motorways and having "periodic celebration of liturgies" at major road hubs, truck stops and restaurants. - List of drivers' commandments Here are the "Drivers' Ten Commandments" as listed by the Vatican's Office for Mirgrants and Itinerant People: 1. You shall not kill. 2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. 3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events. 4. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents. 5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin. 6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so. 7. Support the families of accident victims. 8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness. 9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party. 10. Feel responsible toward others. - - - From: http://www.940news.com/nouvelles.php?cat=24&id=61967 Regards, BrightonBoy:) I also drive a little 49cc scooter... GOD IS WATCHING YOU ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 looks like we're all goin to hell.. I didn't know god was making new commandments.. did someone see a burning bush and get these carved in stone? or are they just.. making ammendments to the bill of commandments? btw not meaning to offend anyone.. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyglock Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 How about "slow traffics keep right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 @The Vatican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdisco Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 http://www.dormgear.net/images/support-road-head.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 i once, inadvertently, gave the finger to a station wagon full of nuns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 How about ...thou shall not rape young boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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