Courtesy of Alex Nunez at Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/24/ferrari-to-vatican-were-not-a-sin/
Although this doesn’t have much to do with exotic car rental, it really is a fascinating controversy. Basically, the Pope has issued a rules of the road document for Catholics. Among other things, the document warns against using automobiles to create envy. Reuters covers the release of the Vatican’s rules of the road here http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1937441220070619?feedType=RSS&rpc=22
The folks from Ferrari argue that it’s possible people could envy you for having a Ferrari, but the car is really about the love of driving, not about being envied. I sort of think of it as the sin is in the person and not in the thing.
But the last part of the response from a Ferrari manager is so wonderfully Italian, that it’s worthy of a blog post.
According to Autoblog, Ferrari’s General Manager, Amadeo Felisa, told Reuters that he was certain that buying a Ferrari was not a sin, but if, by chance, it turned out to be….”you should commit at least one from time to time.”
Apologies to the Holy Father (and to Larry the Cable Guy) but that’s funny. I don’t care who you are.
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