tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post4857292016508213183..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Saints, Scientists, and MiraclesLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-42518861796121754882010-10-18T15:08:23.084-04:002010-10-18T15:08:23.084-04:00Any clarification from your friend the priest ?
I...Any clarification from your friend the priest ?<br /><br />If it's who I think it is, how will he reconcile the Vatican freak show surrounding the beatification of the most recent crop of dead people with his background in science ?steve oberskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-76291734904090167602010-10-17T22:47:37.013-04:002010-10-17T22:47:37.013-04:00Celibacy is not one of the requirements for sainth...<i>Celibacy is not one of the requirements for sainthood.</i><br /><br />It's not one of the requirements for Catholic priesthood either.steve oberskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-50729566488601518052010-10-17T14:26:36.643-04:002010-10-17T14:26:36.643-04:00Hey Larry, I posted my first piece up on Canadian...Hey Larry, I posted my first piece up on Canadian Atheist about brother Andre. You were a big inspiration, so thanks for all your hard work you do! Loved the post.Prenerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665027185628017900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-68644125168002367142010-10-17T11:46:47.083-04:002010-10-17T11:46:47.083-04:00How the Buddha became a Catholic Saint<a href="http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/how-the-buddha-became-a-catholic/" rel="nofollow">How the Buddha became a Catholic Saint</a>Bayesian Bouffant, FCDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-82544887674451781272010-10-17T08:47:00.648-04:002010-10-17T08:47:00.648-04:00The 'miracle' Cardinal Newman performed th...The 'miracle' Cardinal Newman performed that gave Ratzinger something to do on his UK visit was even less impressive. A man on painkilling medicine's pain went away. A miracle!<br /><br />Mary MacKillop, the conveniently Australian saint, was excommunicated for the crime of going public with allegations that local priests were raping young boys, you know. <br /><br />The Catholic church are right - just one miracle would mean game over for the atheists. But so many obviously bogus ones just makes them the boy who cried wolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-16297699249811684392010-10-16T20:59:57.340-04:002010-10-16T20:59:57.340-04:00I know I'm going to talk to my friend the prie...<i>I know I'm going to talk to my friend the priest on Monday morning.</i><br /><br />That should clear everything up.steve oberskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-14680720656180728332010-10-16T09:01:49.753-04:002010-10-16T09:01:49.753-04:00Larry Moran says...
"It certainly isn't ...Larry Moran says...<br /><br />"It certainly isn't being treated like a farce in the Canadian press."<br /><br />Headline, Globe and Mail, October 15:<br /><br />"Brother André: The Rocket Richard of miracles." <br /><br />These headlines come at an opportune moment for the Catholic Church; they will deflect Canadians' attention from the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals.Veronica Abbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037599323472646996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-91989824225843232812010-10-16T08:31:21.769-04:002010-10-16T08:31:21.769-04:00H.H. says,
This couldn't be any more obviousl...H.H. says,<br /><br /><i>This couldn't be any more obviously a farce. </i><br /><br />It certainly isn't being treated like a farce in the Canadian press. I haven't seen a single article suggesting that the evidence of miracles is less than conclusive.<br /><br>Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-8621861851535687122010-10-16T02:29:09.065-04:002010-10-16T02:29:09.065-04:00"(3) no other gods, angels or saints could ha..."<i>(3) no other gods, angels or saints could have made the miracle happen</i>"<br /><br />Oh, come on. How could they <i>possibly</i> do such a thing? This couldn't be any more obviously a farce.H.H.noreply@blogger.com