Lourdes - crutches left behind by visitors for whom cures are claimed. circa 1937
Posted on 03/02/2020 7:01:22 PM PST by marshmallow
ROME - As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.
“Our first concern will always be the safety and health of the pilgrims and the shrine’s working community,” said a note posted Feb. 28 on the shrine’s website. “As a precaution, the pools have been closed until further notice.”
In the center of Rome, the French Church of St. Louis, home of three famous Caravaggio paintings, closed March 1 because a priest who had been resident at the church tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning to France Feb. 28 and was hospitalized. The 42-year-old priest was in satisfactory condition, the Archdiocese of Paris said.
The other two dozen members of the community of French priests at St. Louis were placed under a precautionary quarantine. The members included a priest who worked for Vatican Media in the former Vatican Radio building.
Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, wrote to Vatican media employees March 2, saying the quarantine was expected to be brief, since the priest who tested positive for the virus left Rome in mid-February; he had traveled to several cities in northern Italy, where the outbreak has been much worse. In addition, the Vatican media employee had no symptoms.
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wait,,,,what??
Faith is good. But, unlike the Muslims, we’re not crazy.
Ping
Are they losing the faith?
Heavens! Ah, something doesn’t make any sense.
I was there in 1970 (quite young too) and it was filthy.
Sooooo the waters dont heal everything?
“Wait - you can’t get sick here, this is the healing pool!”
That, Alanis, is ironic!
I thought they were healing?
Bathing???
The water is like 34° F. Two ladies kinda shove you in, and you can’t jump out of the water fast enough for your body to Not scream it has been turned into a human popsicle.
Oh the irony.
You destroyed the page view for those who don’t view FR through an electron microscope.
Well that will teach ‘em not to get sick! /s
Depends who you mean by “they.”
It is possible that in some circles the answer may be no, as the faith may have been long gone ages ago, and you cannot lose what you do not have.
But WHO AM I TO JUDGE?
A really good question to have.
To slightly alter a line from Monte Python “I’m [not] the bloody pope, I am! May not know much about art, but I know what I like!” But it isn’t a question of what I like, and even if the “bloody pope” doesn’t like it, what he likes shouldn’t be entering into governmental decisions, but the Church’s human element does in fact enter into governmental decisions . The only thing that is guaranteed by God on the governmental side is that no matter how hard the Pope et al. try (or don’t try) to serve (or destroy) the Church they will not be able to destroy the Church no matter how hard they try (or don’t try).
The line immediately preceding the above in the Penultimate Supper skit is also speaking to me. “Bloody Facist.”
I wonder if Hitler shut down Lourdes? Doubt it.
Bloody Facist.
But WHO AM I TO JUDGE?
May God have mercy on us all.
So . . .
This ain't right but then again, Bergie.
The very definition of ironic.
Don’t you think?
CC
Just watched Song of Bernadette on tv yesterday. Made me want to go visit there. How can you close a healing place because you’re afraid you’re going to get sick there. Doesn’t make any sense.
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