Critics took to the social networking site Facebook to voice their fury over Pope Benedict’s remark that condoms do not prevent HIV. A campaign on Facebook has recruited tens of thousands of supporters to bombard the Vatican with condoms to protest against the Pope’s controversial remarks about the spread of HIV. About a dozen Facebook groups have sprang up, criticizing the pontiff.
The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday. Full Story : Reuters….
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The Vatican acknowledged that Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion. According to Vatican’s yearbook, Roman Catholics account for 17.4% of the world population while Muslims are on the rise at 19.2. But when considering all Christians and not just Catholics, they make up 33% of the world population.
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The Vatican is definitely becoming greener under Pope Benedict. Pollution and gene-manipulation are a few of the modern sins the Vatican suggests should be added to the traditional seven deadly sins. The seven sins are pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth. It was reported on The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.