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To: ultima ratio
The See of Peter and the posts of authority in Rome being occupied by anti-Christs--" are Lefevbre's words.

*Applied politically, they'd be "The White House and the Legislative Branch being occupied by anti-Christs" could ONLY mean Bush was an antiChrist.

I know you don't see that obvious meaning. Sane men do.

388 posted on 09/24/2004 3:06:51 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: bornacatholic

"Applied politically, they'd be 'The White House and the Legislative Branch being occupied by anti-Christs' could ONLY mean Bush was an antiChrist."

Nonsense. It could refer as well to those who staff the White House and not Bush himself. The term "White House" simply means the Office of the President--where a lot of people work. It is a diplomatic term, deliberately ambiguous. When we say "The White House has stated such and such," it does not always mean that the President personally stated this. It COULD mean this, but it is deliberately unclear whether the President has said something, or merely someone on his staff. The reason this term is used instead of a more definite one is precisely to afford deniability regarding the President himself. That was my point by analogy about the term "Holy See"--purposely misconstrued by you to force your opinion that the Archbishop Lefebvre was specifically referring to the Pope. He was not. The evidence, in fact, is to the contrary as I have shown.


393 posted on 09/24/2004 8:50:12 AM PDT by ultima ratio
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