Vatican’s ‘driving commandments’

The document warns that driving can bring out “primitive” behaviour in motorists, including “cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility”.

It says that automobiles can be “an occasion of sin” – particularly when they are used for dangerous overtaking or for prostitution.


Cardinal Renato Martino, who heads the Vatican’s council, said it was important to address the issue because driving had become a big part of contemporary life.

“We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads,” he said.

“That’s a sad reality, and at the same time a great challenge for society and the Church.”

BBC