Intercession of Virgin Mary prevented war in South America, newspaper reveals

CNA ^ | March 24, 2008

[NYer]

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe

Bogota, Mar 24, 2008 / 11:19 am (CNA).- The Colombian daily “El Tiempo” revealed on Holy Saturday that a crisis that could have ended in an open conflict between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela was averted by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe confiding the situation to the intercession of Mary under the three different titles by which she is the country’s patroness.
 
The crisis between Colombia and its southern (Ecuador) and northeastern (Venezuela) neighbors started On March 1, when Uribe ordered a military raid into Ecuador's territory against a rebel camp used by Marxist guerrillas to launch terrorist strikes. The raid targeted and killed the No. 2 FARC rebel leader, Raul Reyes.

In response, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa cut all diplomatic relationships with Colombia. Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Correa’s political ally, ordered a massive military surge to the Colombian border as well. 

Quoting Fr. Julio Solórzano, Chaplain of Colombia’s Presidential Palace, El Tiempo revealed that on March 5, when the rhetoric and blames between the presidents was increasing tensions, President Uribe called for a Rosary to pray for the end of tensions.

The Rosary, prayed at the Presidential Palace’s chapel, was dedicated, upon Uribe’s request, to the Marian to Our Lady of Chiquinquira, Our Lady of Coromoto and Our Lady of Mercy, respectively the patronesses of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

Uribe invited all officials at the Presidential palace to the Rosary, as well as the minister of Defense and the Interior.

“For believers –El Tiempo wrote- the prayer was more than effective, since only two days after the presidents of the three countries shook hands during the Group of Rio summit, and for many the crisis was over.”

In fact, on April 7, at the Dominican Republic summit, the three presidents vented their differences, but agreed to stand down after Colombia apologized for the raid.

“The President is a man of faith, he always carries with him a wooden Cross and a Rosary. I have heard him pray several times in the motorcade or on the presidential airplane.” “He always tries to be coherent with his faith in his work, pleasing God with what he does,” Fr. Solórzano was quoted by the “El Tiempo.”

[NYer]

Ping!

[Pyro7480]

Incoming... man your battle stations. Man your battle station! ;-)

[madison10]

So the President of Columbia prayed to three goddesses and they helped him out? Is Mary a Triune Person/Goddess?

[Pyro7480]

Caucus??

[Pyro7480]

The Colombian daily “El Tiempo” revealed on Holy Saturday that a crisis that could have ended in an open conflict between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela was averted by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe confiding the situation to the intercession of Mary under the three different titles by which she is the country’s patroness.

Read carefully.

[baa39]

It didn’t take long...

[AnAmericanMother]

Are the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela a triune person?

Read more carefully. This was a careful political statement, requesting the intercession of the Blessed Virgin under her titles as Patroness of all three countries involved.

. . . that way, nobody gets his nose put out of joint. Particularly not Chavez.

[AnAmericanMother]

By the way, "Columbia" was not involved.

CNN can't spell it correctly either, but that's no excuse.

[ArrogantBustard]

I'm surpised Commie Chavez didn't get his nose out of joint because Pres. Uribe resorted to < gasp > prayer!!

[markomalley]

“Incoming... man your battle stations. Man your battle station! ;-)”

Popcorn and beer at the ready!

[markomalley]

“Caucus??”

Ah. c’Mon...where’s the fun in that!

[LiteKeeper]

OK...wait for it...BALONEY!

[marshmallow]

So the President of Columbia prayed to three goddesses and they helped him out? Is Mary a Triune Person/Goddess?

Yes, yes, that's pretty much it.

Except she's more than Triune. She's like.....ya know......God's boss. She runs the office upstairs. She tells Jesus to go to his room when he gets out of line, just like when they lived in Nazareth.

Does that help?

[verga]

How do I get on the Catholic Caucus list?

[Jaded]

Dang it... that’s more secrets.....we’re gonna have to take away your decoder ring and change the handshake. Now, belay it!

[MarkBsnr]

The only incarnation of God is on the Protestant hall stand, where, as you walk by, you rub His head for luck.

Since the Protestants have created God in their own image, what does He look like now? Does He have the combover, the big hair or the little dog that so many of His creators display on television?

[Alex Murphy]

She's like.....ya know......God's boss. She runs the office upstairs. She tells Jesus to go to his room when he gets out of line, just like when they lived in Nazareth.

I knew it!

[Mrs. Don-o]

"So the President of Columbia prayed to three goddesses and they helped him out? Is Mary a Triune Person/Goddess?"

You are very much mistaken.

• Mary is not a goddess; she is a disciple, one who "hears the Word of God and keeps it"
• She is not triune in any sense. She does have numerous honorary titles, just as, for instance, I do (see tagline.)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Ha. Triunely, Ha-ha-ha!