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DaVinci Code - Vatican says to boycott -- why?
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>>>>>>As for the rest oif the Bible - the miracles, the faith, Virgin birth, etc., we've been here before and oughtn't delve any deeper, or we'll awaken the kraken that is Howard Bennet :-)
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>>>>>That's "Bennett" - If I'm going to be infamous, at least spell my name correctly :-)
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>>>>The Grand Art of Spell is not to be taken lightly... and most of the entries you'll find there are from here.
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>>>I've committed several of those myself...or is that comitted...or maybe commited...
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>>Believe it or not, probably none of the above, unless you have just a downright perverse personality. According to Webster, to commit is to carry out an action deliberately. ;)
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>Don't know about Webster (don't have one handy) but this is from YourDictionary.com (http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/c/c0511500.html) I really don't get the impression that the act has to be intentional from this.
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>com·mit
>v. com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting, com·mits
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>To do, perform, or perpetrate: commit a murder.
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>To put in trust or charge; entrust: commit oneself to the care of a doctor; commit responsibilities to an assistant.
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>To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.
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>To consign for future use or reference or for preservation: commit the secret code to memory.
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>To put into a place to be kept safe or to be disposed of.
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>a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues. b. To bind or obligate, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders.
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>To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee.

I think the only one that might apply here is the first one, and the example "commit a murder" certainly seems to imply a deliberate act.

But wait... Well, wouldn't you know it, I just checked Oxford, and their definition seems to support your use of the word:

Commit: carry out or perform (a crime, immoral act, or mistake)
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