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To: D-fendr
That this Pope, at the age of 17, while deep in prayer, was touched by God.

hahaha got that at 11.

and when they told me at 22 how much fun that has been but they ARE STILL HERE and soam I.

6 posted on 03/19/2013 10:11:09 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: bigheadfred; D-fendr

Nothing for you guys to squabble about here. Personally, I find this report inspiring, but to each his own. :)

Excerpt:

“Today in Rome, the Vatican released a statement about the new Pope’s coat-of-arms.

But hidden in the statement was something that few knew up until now: that there was a mystical experience at the origin of this Pope’s religious life.

That this Pope, at the age of 17, while deep in prayer, was touched by God.

That this Pope, at the age of 17, was filled with the Spirit of God, in a very special way, and given the grace to begin a life of total commitment to God, which has ended up bringing his to the throne of St. Peter...”


7 posted on 03/20/2013 6:48:12 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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