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Originally Posted by whell
Is there a purpose for this thread other than to bash religion, or Catholics, or both?
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I was just remarking on the beatification ritual and the willingness of Rome to glom on to the nun's story with the supporting rationale of "there is no explanation using current scientific knowledge" and therefore it
must have been the result of prayers to the dead Pope.
Somehow this causality seems just a little suspect to me. Just sayin'.
It's kinda like saying that my sore throat feels better this morning. It must be because I played Led Zeppelin last night.
To me (born and raised Catholic), it seems that it is a foregone conclusion that the Church
wants John Paul to be a saint. Now they're beating the bushes for stuff to support it (even if the evidence is specious).
If you choose to believe it, fine. I'll take my evidence well-done, thank you.