[1000 silverlings]

Pope Pius xii in 1950,declared Mary was conceived without sin,and reading the proclamation it appears that she did it on her own too, as well as maintained her virginity in spite of being pregnant. He also declared that her body went with her soul into heaven and the 4-fold "curse of Eve" was never upon her. She became Christ's mother through her own merits.

The Pope states that these ideas had been floating around in Catholics minds for so long that they must be true, and apparently a poll was taken and everybody voted unanimously that it was all true. All agreed raised their hands and any dissenting could get the heck out, meeting adjourned.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Pope Pius xii in 1950,declared Mary was conceived without sin,and reading the proclamation it appears that she did it on her own too, as well as maintained her virginity in spite of being pregnant. He also declared that her body went with her soul into heaven and the 4-fold "curse of Eve" was never upon her. She became Christ's mother through her own merits.

The Pope states that these ideas had been floating around in Catholics minds for so long that they must be true, and apparently a poll was taken and everybody voted unanimously that it was all true. All agreed raised their hands and any dissenting could get the heck out, meeting adjourned.

You just know there are men sitting around a table in a dark room somewhere saying, "If they believe this, they'll believe anything."