What a bunch of buffoons

[Minimalist]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2011011...C0580.html

Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

One does not have to look to far to wonder where they got the idea.

http://www.unrv.com/culture/imperial-cult.php

Its important to note that by this time in Roman history, nearly every emperor following Alexander was deified by the Senate as standard practice.

[Shell B]

Sainthood is, and always has been, a farce.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Sainthood is, and always has been, a farce.

I assure you,purveyors of saintly relics and other souvenirs take saints very seriously indeed. They wet themselves with avaricious glee every time a new one is announced.I gather this is largely because the Church has not yet thought of a way to copyright saints,so it's open slather.The only place I've been with anything approaching the number of tacky souvenirs as Rome is Athens--and many of the souvenirs in Athens have the saving grace of being pornographic

Did you know you can buy Papal blessings at the souvenir shop just outside the Sistine chapel? I guess Ratty does truck load at once, with one blessing. The the homely (as a mud fence) old nun behind the counter explained it to me.The blessings are free. The 50 euros are for the fine paper, art work, rent, handling etc etc.

[Minimalist]

You know, Pad, that kind of makes sense because the fine paper, art work, rent, handling actually are worth something...as opposed to "blessings" from a former Hitler Youth member which aren't worth shit.

[Minimalist]

Catholic polytheism exposed....or at least admitted.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2011011...CKOG0.html

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who works at a Paris maternity clinic, told reporters in a rare appearance Monday that she felt "reborn" on waking June 3, 2005 after she had prayed for healing to John Paul.

How this differs from sacrificing a goat to Apollo is beyond me. I have no use for protestant assholes but at least they have the decency not to pull bullshit like this.