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To: The Bard
I just took a look at the website and found red flags...the idea of the priest at his mothers death bed getting in contact with the Pope for some special blessing or whatever is ridiculous. It would be extremely difficult for a Bishop to get such an action for his own mother, and it just wouldn't be done as the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick(Extreme Unction) would be done. The whole story seemed contrived to fit an agenda. There will always be religious hucksters...even in the New Testament someone wanted to buy powers from the Apostles...nothing new.
25 posted on 05/21/2003 1:15:49 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: Domestic Church
As a post script, this is not to defend the Jesuits.
26 posted on 05/21/2003 1:19:16 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: Domestic Church
Not argueing anything with you on this. I just showing that there were other sources for the idea of a "Black Pope" who ran Rome from behind the sceens.
29 posted on 05/21/2003 1:26:09 PM PDT by The Bard
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