Butters 0 #1 December 24, 2008 Church recasting the most famous victim of its Inquisition as a man of faith I wonder which current heretics the Catholic church will later consider patrons of faith ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #2 December 24, 2008 Further evidence that organized religion is just another political party doing whatever it takes to achieve a balance between pissing off as few as possible while superficially looking good to as many as possible. Gotta dress up nice for the anniversary ya know. And the carefully crafted terminology: "tragic mutual incomprehension." How about we put that in plain English and call it The Usual Religious Dogma. Yowza. No blow job for you!" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #3 December 24, 2008 Martin Luther and Henry VIII canonized as saints. Film at 11. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 December 24, 2008 Never mind worrying about the reputation of long since dead people - the Church should be spending it's energies on the living!! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #5 December 24, 2008 In 1822, 189 years after Galileo's death, they "permitted" the view that the Earth revolves around the sun, but refused to admit that they were wrong in the first place. In 1992, 359 years after Galileo, John Paul II finally conceded that the Church was wrong, and conceded the argument. How long until they admit they're wrong about the age of the earth, I wonder?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 December 24, 2008 So... when the Catholic church declares something as Divine Truth, and then changes their mind... Were they right the first time, or the second time? Also, in the future, how can we tell if they are right when they are claim something, or we should wait for the corrected version? It is so difficult to differentiate between the opposing Divinely Inspired statements. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,154 #7 December 24, 2008 QuoteSo... when the Catholic church declares something as Divine Truth, and then changes their mind... Were they right the first time, or the second time? Both. An omnipotent god can obviously make totally conflicting facts agree with each other. No point in being omnipotent if you can't handle trivial stuff like that. Quote Also, in the future, how can we tell if they are right when they are claim something, or we should wait for the corrected version? It is so difficult to differentiate between the opposing Divinely Inspired statements. Just believe, and you'll be saved.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 December 25, 2008 Quote Just believe, and you'll be saved. Jesus saves. I think that Moses was more of a long-term investor (40 years of wandering in the desert). However, he should have followed a more detailed plan, instead of just wandering. Then, there were the hostile takeovers, such as Canaan. So, you don't have to be a saver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #9 December 25, 2008 QuoteSo... when the Catholic church declares something as Divine Truth, and then changes their mind... Were they right the first time, or the second time? Have you read "The Satanic Verses?" Similar theme. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
