Guardian angels are real, says Pope

[Minimalist]

I continually marvel at the level of egotism it takes for some ignorant fuckhead to think that he gets his own personal "angel." Stupidity to the nth degree.

[Anomalocaris]

[The Valkyrie]

[Drich]

Perhaps because I wanted to post the article (note spelling) in order to garner people's opinions, rather than foist my own? All else I for one wrote has been engendered by the opinion you shared. To that end, I consider the OP entirely successful, in that it has generated discussion - the bread and butter of a discussion forum.

Well considered your bread buttered.

Sorry forgot the butter:

[Minimalist]

[vorlon13]

The only way the pope would know for sure about guardian angels is if one slew a pedophile priest whilst molesting a child in front of the pope's very own eyes.

[Minimalist]

The pervert priest has his own angel so they cancel each other out.

[Zidneya]

[Drich]

[Raven]

John Gray, Near Eastern Mythology:

p. 16
"The Persians had their own mythology, or rather their own conception of the natural and supernatural order, formulated by the religion of Zarathushtra. this cosmic philosophy, influenced by Babylonian astronomy, had an effect on late Jewish thought and Messianic expectations."

P. 127
"The development of the concept of Satan as the personal power of evil, who had his counterpart in the archangel Michael, the champion of cause of man in God's purpose of creation, was probably developed under the influence of Persian Zoroastrian belief in the two conflicting spirits of good and evil....

Seeing as how it's all hogwash in any event does it really make any never mind?

I love how all religions love to beat up on all other religions and call them out as being false, and insisting that they have the exclusive franchise on the truth.

You're right, sort of. I just go one further. You're all full of shit.