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To: Petronski

"God's love for us is beautiful. His sacrifice of His only Son on the cross is beautiful. The Holy Sacraments are beautiful. His promise of Salvation and Everlasting Life is beautiful."

Yes, but Christianity is not about the worship of "Beauty" as if it is some disembodied greek goddess.

We worship a God who is beautiful - not the god of "Beauty".


25 posted on 11/22/2005 10:00:38 AM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

I missed the place where the article said anything about worshipping beauty. Can you point that out?


27 posted on 11/22/2005 10:06:29 AM PST by Petronski (Cyborg is the greatest blessing I have ever known.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
What? Do you worship a god of ugliness? Don't be absurd!

God is Beauty. And Goodness. And Truth. And Wisdom. And Knowledge. And Power. And every other virtue and perfection you could name. And then some you and I can't name.

28 posted on 11/22/2005 10:06:53 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
We worship a God who is beautiful - not the god of "Beauty".

First of all, the article didn't capitalize the word "beauty" as you do. Second, that part of the article is addressing the art that you find in our churches. It says nothing about our Mass being a celebration of beauty. You've taken the statement out of context.

119 posted on 11/22/2005 12:36:30 PM PST by al_c
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