RTFA: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897034.stm

Women are prouder than men, but men are more lustful, according to a Vatican report which states that the two sexes sin differently.

A Catholic survey found that the most common sin for women was pride, while for men, the urge for food was only surpassed by the urge for sex.

The report was based on a study of confessions carried out by Fr Roberto Busa, a 95-year-old Jesuit scholar.

Not exactly a scientific study, but still interesting, especially this tidbit:

The revised list included seven modern sins it said were becoming prevalent during an era of “unstoppable globalisation”.

These included: genetic modification, experiments on the person, environmental pollution, taking or selling illegal drugs, social injustice, causing poverty and financial greed.

RTFA: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Pope_to_skip_White_H…

The White House has scheduled a dinner next week in honor of Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the United States, but one guest will be conspicuously absent from the proceedings: the pope himself.

There are no competing events listed on the pope’s schedule, and the White House was unable to explain Benedict’s absence from the dinner.

Several Catholic overlords will sit in for the Pope during the feast. Meanwhile, the Pope himself will be across town, writing his memoirs: “great dinners are those in honor of one’s self, but the best are those that you need not even attend.”