Posted on 11/06/2004 7:02:23 AM PST by kAcknor
I might disagree, but I won't fault you. Your beliefs are internally consistent and you are not a hypocrite. You've thought through your position. No flames from me. Have a good evening.
Thanks, I intend too. Once I get the crap out of my eyes. Just watched "Saving Private Ryan" for about the 6th time. ;)
Have a good one!
Ah, for the good old days of "The Fighting Father"...
February 28, 2001
Web posted at: 1:23 PM EST (1823 GMT)
VATICAN CITY, Vatican City -- Admirers of a gun-toting saint are campaigning for him to be made the patron saint of handgun owners.
St. Gabriel Possenti was known as a skilled gunman and is said to have once used his skills to prevent a woman from being raped.
John Snyder, a former worker for the U.S. National Rifle Association, is leading the campaign to give the saint the new title.
He said making Possenti the patron of handgun owners would demonstrate that the Vatican was "courageous enough to stick its neck out for the right of individuals to defend themselves against evil and tyranny."
Possenti was one of the three people made saints during the early 20th century papacy of Benedict XV.
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