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Thanks for the post. As a longtime RAH fan I enjoyed the read. As a Catholic I am "ping-ing" the FR Catholic Caucus to ask whether any others have been fans? If so, have they seen or read anything about an anti-Catholic bias in the works of RAH?
128 posted on
12/02/2002 7:42:30 PM PST by
narses
To: narses
The only direct reference to the Catholic Church that I can remember was in
Stranger In A Strange Land, where RAH (in the form of Jubal Harshaw) mentions that he prefers the quiet dignity of the Catholics to the raucousness of some other denominations.
He also gives a nod to the character of the Papal Nuncio, who appears as a delegate on the committee discussing the Man From Mars. I always thought RAH (again, as Jubal Harshaw) considered the Nuncio a wise character who knew the political ropes very well indeed.
Other than that, it always seemed to me that RAH didn't like organized religion in ANY form. Regards,
To: narses
Only read a little, but Heinlein is great!
132 posted on
12/02/2002 8:30:36 PM PST by
Dajjal
To: narses
One of his brothers was my parish priest. He was very gifted too.
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