To: NYer
I think the face on that veil is ugly.
To: Hound of the Baskervilles
It's worth noting that the Church has taken a very conservative approach to this image. No one can authenticate it with absolute proof. In 1629, Pope Urban VIII not only prohibited reproductions of Veronica's veil from being made, but also ordered the destruction of all existing copies.
On the other hand, even a simple drawing can inspire prayerful thought and devotion.
And if it IS an image made from the impress of the sweat and blood of a man who was tortured all night and facing imminent death, one would not expect the coloration to be delicate or the expression beautiful.
Our Lord loved us unto death. That's what is beautiful.
5 posted on
09/01/2006 11:19:04 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Greater love than this, no man hath: than to lay down his life for his friends.)
To: Hound of the Baskervilles
It's worth noting that the Church has taken a very conservative approach to this image. No one can authenticate it with absolute proof. In 1629, Pope Urban VIII not only prohibited reproductions of Veronica's veil from being made, but also ordered the destruction of all existing copies.
On the other hand, even a simple drawing can inspire prayerful thought and devotion.
And if it IS an image made from the impress of the sweat and blood of a man who was tortured all night and facing imminent death, one would not expect the coloration to be delicate or the expression beautiful.
Our Lord loved us unto death. That's what is beautiful.
6 posted on
09/01/2006 11:19:11 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Greater love than this, no man hath: than to lay down his life for his friends.)
To: Hound of the Baskervilles
I agree.
And I don't think it's truly Christ's.
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