Pimping Your Ride is Now a Sin

Vatican releases the Ten Commandments for Driving
(Seriously)

Reported by Philip Pullella for Reuters, the Vatican has released a new set of Ten Commandments, now for driving. Yes, Jesus is now officially your co-pilot.

Changing lanes from the theological to the superhighway, Pullella reports that the Vatican has created “a compendium of do’s and don’ts on the moral aspects of driving and motoring.”

The document urges motorists to focus on their “noble tendencies” while suppressing “unsatisfactory and even barely human” behavior.

Praying behind the wheel is encouraged of course.

Unfortunately, those flashy new hubcaps you put on down payment have to go. According to the document, “Cars particularly lend themselves to being used by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling of envy”, according to the “Vanity and personal glorification” section.

So take down those furry dice all you Godfearing pimpsters!

In addition, “Cars shall not be for”…”an occasion of sin”. Sorry boys, no more backseat tricks from the prom queen.

One wonders what other contemporary avenues of human endeavor the Vatican will encroach its pontificating views upon. Perhaps soon there will be a document on the proper way to watch television, text message on a cell phone, or even use the internet.

Yes the internet, you’re using it right now. But are you using it for the occasional sin?

[flv]http://garlinggauge.com/videos/wow.flv[/flv]
World of Warcraft machinima of an Avenue Q tune

The “Drivers’ Ten Commandments” by the Vatican

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.