By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway 

The Catholic Church expanded its list of Seven Deadly Sins to ten today. Mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are the new no-nos.

They join original seven sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride.

Wikipedia shares some insights about the original seven: "Listed in the same order used by both Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th Century AD, and later by Dante Alighieri in his epic poem The Divine Comedy, the seven deadly sins are as follows: Luxuria (extravagance, later lust), Gula (gluttony), Avaritia (greed), Acedia (sloth), Ira (wrath), Invidia (envy), and Superbia (pride)." Now you have the Latin, too.

Just in case you need a refresher, Wikipedia also points out: "Each of the seven deadly sins has an opposite among the corresponding seven holy virtues (sometimes also referred to as the contrary virtues). In parallel order to the sins they oppose, the seven holy virtues are chastity, abstinence, temperance, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility."

As Frances D'emilio of the Associated Press reports: It's not the first time that the Vatican has sought to put a modern spin on sin. Last year, the Vatican took on the problem of highway accidents, issuing a kind of "Ten Commandments" for drivers against the sins of road rage, alcohol abuse and even rudeness behind the wheel.

Some people expressed confusion about how the Catholic Church can "tweak" the bible. I believe that the 7 Deadlies originally were "adapted" from the word of the Bible but that there is not actual list, a la The Ten Commandments. (But correct me if that is not so).

Just for the record, when it comes to "sin", I think Eve got a bum wrap!