That's rather ghoulish.
Senator
That's rather ghoulish.
Esquire
These rituals of Catholicism are interesting to say the least.
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Land Owner
Only to a modern western mindset. . . .actions can be difficult to understand when they are divorced from the culture and traditions that birthed them.Originally Posted by Easyrider
There is really nothing "goulish" about it.
Senator
That is a matter of opinion.
And as far as miracles attributed to Santa Pope? Give me a break.
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Land Owner
Thank you for sharing your opinion. Bless you!
Senator
We don't deride one another's faiths here
unless the faith is Islam or Socialism.
Esquire
Sorry Y'all but the Pope is not Jesus.....I don't equate the two as equal. I did like John Paul but he is just the messenger of the Father
I have to agree with Easy......kinda creeps me out and I am Catholic.
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Judge
being raised catholic i can say that they are weird,i switched
John Paul was a very much loved pope,i have to give him his props
Congressman
To dig a guy up 5 years after he died and put the coffin back on display and then to have vials of his blood, hair and other 'relics' to pray over...well, if goulish isn't the right word then at least it's in the ballpark.
"Christianity began as a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. When it went to Athens, it became a philosophy. When it went to Rome, it became an organization. When it went to Europe, it became a culture. When it came to America, it became a business."
Land Owner
No one said the Pope is Jssus, and certainly not the Catholic Church. So, as a Catholic I am puzzled by such words being said by another Catholic.
I am neither creeped out, embarrassed or afraid of the Catholic Church's use of relilcs.
The use of relics has been a part of christianity since the beginning. The problem is, we are now so divorced from the common exeprience of death that was the lot of man, what used to be well understood now seems strange.
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