In Rome, Italy, there are drug, pollution, and genetic manipulations. There are also social and economic injustices as well as new sinful behavior. L’Osservatore Romano knew sins have increasingly manifested themselves. Catholic teachings distinguished between less mortal and venial sins. Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti said that the Catholic church still shows many concerns with other sinful acts.

  People were also showing differences between rich and poor that caused an unbearable social injustice. Girotti also said that Church authorities have reacted in a rigorous way about child abuse scandals. He also made comments at the end of a week-long Vatican conference on confession. He said the deadly sins are in contrast with the venial sins and the venial sins can be forgiven easier and quicker than the mortal sins can.