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Re: Papal support of evolution
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:19:24 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> > I'm curious, BTW, what Catholic Christians think of Pope John Paul II's
> > statement. Was he misquoted or misquoted? Is he a quack? Is he closer to
> > God than the rest of us?
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> Hmm...misquoted or misquoted... do I have another choice? ;)
Hehheh...I meant to say, "Was he misunderstood or misquoted?"
> Nope, JP II did indeed say that (or similar). As to him being a quack or
> closer to God than the rest of us - I'm not qualified to judge that. I
> don't think he's a quack, but sufficient bureaucracy can hide any number of
> character flaws. Closer to God? <shrug> He seems holier than I, but he
> could be a rotter that can act well. The state of his holiness isn't any
> of my business, except as it relates to the church on earth - and he seems
> to be doing an OK job with it, considering it's a 2000 year old bureaucracy.
Well, the amazing thing (IMHO) is this: Because PJP2 is the official head of
the RCC, it is the official position of the RCC that DE isn't rubbish. That's
a very open-minded and progressive position for the RCC to take -- and a wise
change of direction if it still expects Catholicism to have any hope of being
around in another 2000 years.
--Todd
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| (...) I remember the incident, but I got the impression (wrongly perhaps) at the time that he was refering more to a church position than his own opinion. A quack? He's a phony doctor?!? He should be down on Wilshire in L.A. working the Miracle (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Papal support of evolution
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| (...) Hmm...misquoted or misquoted... do I have another choice? ;) Nope, JP II did indeed say that (or similar). As to him being a quack or closer to God than the rest of us - I'm not qualified to judge that. I don't think he's a quack, but (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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