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To: stuartcr
You have to think of "punishment" in more of the general sense of the Latin "poena" - pain.

Much confusion results from too-literal translations of Latin, plus of course the alterations in English from the 16th and 17th centuries to today.

Lots of material still being read today originated in Latin or back in the early days of Modern English (the Catholic Church has been around for awhile.)

35 posted on 08/05/2008 6:46:20 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Mother, it is good to see your intelligence percolate this board.

Pax et bonum!

F


39 posted on 08/05/2008 7:27:20 PM PDT by Frank Sheed (Fr. V. R. Capodanno, Lt, USN, Catholic Chaplain. 3rd/5th, 1st Marine Div., FMF. MOH, posthumously.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

OK, it’s medicinal pain distributed by angels to those people they deem deserving.


53 posted on 08/06/2008 6:39:35 AM PDT by stuartcr (Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
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