Chris Kohler
Culture

Pope Not Blessing Violent Games

Added to the list of people who don’t like video games: the Pope. Yes, that kindly old gentleman at right. Doesn’t like violent and/or sexualized video games. For serious: “Any trend to produce programmes and products — including animated films and video games — which in the name of entertainment exalt violence and portray anti-social […]

Captsgeljb31240107170857photo00photodefaAdded to the list of people who don't like video games: the Pope. Yes, that kindly old gentleman at right. Doesn't like violent and/or sexualized video games. For serious:

"Any trend to produce programmes and products -- including animated films and video games -- which in the name of entertainment exalt violence and portray anti-social behaviour or the trivialization of human sexuality is a perversion," the pope said.

Whoop! We're all perverts now. Well, I mean, we were before, just now for a new reason.

Pope deplores cartoons, games that 'exalt violence, trivialize sex' [Associated Press, via 1up]