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To: mlizzy
The recitation of the rosary helps with defeating sarcasm. If you take notice, for instance, Salvation (who embraces the rosary) rarely (if ever) responds sarcastically.

Jesus must never have said the rosary either

Matthew 15:21-28 – Calls the Canaanite woman a “dog”, which was a terribly insulting and would prick the Canaanite woman directly – she was not a Jew, the first group Jesus is sent to.

Matthew 23 (the entire chapter) – first he says the Jewish leaders are hypocrites and the Jesus should do what they say, but not what they do. Then Jesus gives the 7 woes (full of sarcasm), then he calls the leaders “snakes, you brood of vipers”

Mark 12:24 – Jesus asks the Sadducees “are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures of the power of God?” These were leaders who prided themselves on knowing Scriptures, so this was a terribly sarcastic and insulting statement.

John 9 – the story of the blind man is FULL of sarcasm, but most from the blind man (and his family). Jesus last statement to the Pharisees is very sarcastic too – calling them blind.

Luke 13:31 – Jesus calls Herod a fox, but he uses the feminine of the Greek word, which means he is calling him a vixen. Now that is an insult!

79 posted on 04/22/2015 2:02:54 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
Jesus must never have said the rosary either

**sighs** More sarcasm.....

"Sarcasm...is not appropriate. Sarcasm has at its core the intent to insult or to be hurtful with no corresponding love or wish for well-being. Instead, the goal of sarcasm is to belittle the victim and elevate the speaker [you do this quite frequently with your commentary in my opinion]. Jesus warned against such harsh, unloving words in Matthew 5:22." Read more: link.
80 posted on 04/22/2015 2:19:21 PM PDT by mlizzy ("Tell your troubles to Jesus," my wisecracking father used to say, and now I do.......at adoration.)
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