Posted on 05/02/2021 12:22:25 PM PDT by ebb tide
The blood of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, has NOT liquefied on Saturday in the local cathedral. It is the second time in a row that the miracle didn't take place.
The event is supposed to happen three times a year: on September 19 (Saint Januarius's Day), on December 16 (Saint Januarius's patronage of Naples), and on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May (reunification of his relics).
Naples new Archbishop Domenico Battaglia, 58, the one who prefers sitting on the floor when preaching in a basilica, was appointed on December 12 and installed on Februar 2.
On the rare occasions when the blood remained solid, disasters struck Naples, so in 1528 when the plague devastated the city, in 1939 at the beginning of World War II, in 1943 during the National-Socialist occupation, in 1973 when there was a cholera epidemic, and in 1980 before a terrible earthquake.
This time, the calamity is likely of a spiritual nature and consists in Battaglia's nomination to Naples by Francis.
It’s obvious God has turned his back on us at the moment. I don’t blame him, unfortunately.
Seriously, while a “twisted bishop” is annoying, Naples is right next door to Mount Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei active caldera. If you are going to get a major disaster, this would far outweigh any number of liberal twits.
Atmospheric changes; no doubt global warming is the cause.
Perhaps it is suggested that the liberal twit might have been the proverbial “last straw” and that the non-liquefaction is a sign of coming wrath/judgment.
Say, an untoward volcanic eruption.
Just curious, what type of eruption was 79 AD? Wasn’t it pyroclastic?
Yes it was. It also had heavy ash fall.
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