Added by GemLil on 26 Jan 2009 08:21

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Modern 7 Sins: Genetic Manipulation

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I Am Legend (2007)

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Jurassic Park

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The Fly (1986)

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Twins (1988)

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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

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Multiplicity (1996) (2021)

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The Island

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Hollow Man

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze... (1991)

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Gattaca

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Resident Evil (2002)

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The 6th Day (1994)

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The Boys from Brazil (1978)

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These are the Seven Sins which we know, and which the Catholic Church recognized and are to be confessed if a man/woman seek forgiveness. Check out Tartan's coverage of the original Seven Sins: Here

But in 2008 a new [modernized] seven sins were announced by the Vatican which are of the greatest danger to human civilization in our times, these sins are:

:: Environmental pollution
:: Genetic Manipulation
:: Accumulating excessive wealth
:: Inflicting Poverty
:: Drug trafficking and Consumption
:: Morally debatable experiments
:: Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

The new mortal sins were listed by Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti at the end of a week-long training seminar in Rome for priests, aimed at encouraging a revival of the practice of confession.

These lists contain movies that focus heavily on these sins, showing us that these vices are not only prevalent, but a key focus of our popular culture! Maybe the Vatican is onto something.

Christians believe that we were created in Gods image, every time we act to manipulate our genetic make-up, we violate the perfection of God and his image. Futhermore, any manipulation is not ours to make, but up to the big man himself.