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June 25, 2007
The Vatican has issued a document - "Guidelines for the Patoral Care of the Road" - which addresses a number of issues, such as problems of the international transportation of women and children for prostitution as well as the homeless on the world's roads.
It also addresses driving itself, particularly the issue of manners or consideration for others, going as far as drawing up a ten commandments of the road:
I. You shall not kill.
II. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
III. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
IV. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.
V. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
VI. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
VII. Support the families of accident victims.
VIII. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
IX. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
X. Feel responsible towards others.
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