....at this point what difference does it make
Posted on 04/07/2014 9:01:59 AM PDT by bkopto
The New York Times published a fairly straightforward story about Pope Francis’ first Urbi et Orbi message. With this paragraph:
"Easter is the celebration of the resurrection into heaven of Jesus, three days after he was crucified, the premise for the Christian belief in an everlasting life. In urging peace, Francis called on Jesus to ”change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace.”
Yes, the professionals at the New York Times are confused about what Easter marks. If you were satirizing the poor state of the Grey Lady’s understanding of religion, this would seem over-the-top. And yet it’s real. My favorite part is the correction to the piece — yes, it was corrected to drop the “into heaven” and replace it with “from the dead.” The correction is:
"An earlier version of this article mischaracterized the Christian holiday of Easter. It is the celebration of Jesus’s resurrection from the dead, not his resurrection into heaven."
To be clear, not only is Easter not about Jesus’ “resurrection into heaven,” Christians don’t believe Jesus “resurrected into heaven” period. There are some ancient creeds that could be quickly accessed (for those who have never heard them) that explain all this. Those creeds confess Christ’s ascension into heaven, not “resurrection.”
(Excerpt) Read more at patheos.com ...
Picky, picky.
I’m sure that the NYT wouldn’t fact check an article about Mohammed either.
He ascended bodily into Heaven. The entire resurrection story emphasizes that Jesus has a body.
NYT = Communist Kamikaze.
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