Posted on 07/07/2015 8:32:31 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
GUAYAQUIL, Ec. – Pope Francis kicked off the start of a three-nation trip across South America today with his first mass, with over a million Ecuadorians in attendance, in the coastal city of Guayaquil. Delivering the mass in Spanish, the Pope spoke about the importance of family in modern society, saying, “It needs to be helped and strengthened, lest we lose our proper sense of the services which society as a whole provides.”
During his sermon, Pope Francis announced to Christians around the world that God had called upon him, instructing him “to revise the most sacred of texts, the Ten Commandments.” Given to the Israelites by God himself at Mount Sinai, the Commandments include instructions for worship and list several prohibited practices.
Pope Francis said Christians around the world are “faced with ever-increasing temptations brought on by the evils of modern society.” The Pope said the updated Commandments reflect the changing times and include some minor rewording of the existing rules as well as the addition of two new Commandments.
The Fourth Commandment, which advocates that proper respect be shown towards one’s parents, has been reworded in order to include children raised by same-sex parents. Pope Francis said the Seventh Commandment, prohibiting adultery and, among other things, homosexuality, has been removed entirely, as instructed by God, in order to extend “God’s grace to all His children.”
Addressing the inclusion of the new Commandments, which bring the total number to eleven, Pope Francis praised the rapid growth of technology in the digital age but said “progress comes at a price.” The new Fifth Commandment, which replaces the prohibition of adultery, forbids all aspects of genetic engineering and bans the consumption of genetically modified foods.
Lastly, the Eleventh Commandment disallows personal idolization and the glorification of one’s self over God. Using the Kardashians, a highly publicized celebrity family, as an example, Pope Francis said, “Selfies are an abomination in the eyes of our Lord.”
A spokesman for the Vatican, Father Federico Lombardi, said the Eleven Commandments are currently being etched into marble by an Italian sculptor and, upon completion, will be unveiled to the world in Saint Peter’s Square following an internationally televised mass.
yeh right...........
In case your forgot - the mods require all satire to be duly notated in the title.
This is satire, right? With this Pope - you never can tell.
Sarc? The whole thing?
Oh man...I clicked HOPING I would find the proper tag. I think garbage like this should always be marked “satire” in the headline. Now I’m off to pop a blood pressure pill.
Certainly you forgot the /sarc.
Oh, I did not know that (re: satire in the title). I put it in the keywords.
Bad Popes picking Bad Cardinals picking even worst Popes that Pick even Worst Cardinals etc etc etc
John, if I’m not mistaken, you take all kinds of grief for not labeling your threads with “satire”. And yours are actually very good.
Surely this is a satire site!
Is this satire?
If not then this Pope needs to be branded an anti-Christ.
What is sad to me is how long that hook was stuck in my mouth. In this day and age...I blame everyone except me.
Based on this morning’s news, I thought this was real. Not kidding.
true that....I read to about the 3rd paragraph going, “could be satire; could be true”
Not to worry. When he is done with the first draft he will send it to the Supreme Court for their translation.
The title gave it away...
There will be people tomorrow insisting this is true because they saw it on the internet.
I can imagine how much extra time you'll be spending in Purgatory for this!
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