Re: Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)

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The Holy See of Rome is posting to the Buffalo Sabres Newsgroup???? They
must know something we don't. Must have been all the NHL influence in
Europe this past winter.


"Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)" > wrote in
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> "The unforgiveable sins this earth must confront and overcome are
> Nationalism, capitalism, and hoarding. The idea of every nation
> should be forgot, price should be struck from the commons, and
> princes should be seen for the devils they are. The sins include
> our church, secret societies, and other religions which make of
> the spirit of God a divide."
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> Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)
> 2nd April 2005
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> in the Church
> with what we see there now is that we generally look upon Saint
> Athanasius,
> Saint Theresa, and the rest, as crowned with glory and acting towards us
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> gods. Now that time has cleared up things, it does so appear. But at the
> time when he was persecuted, this great saint was a man called Athanasius;
> and Saint Theresa was a nun. "Elias was a man subject to like passions as
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> are," says Saint James, to disabuse Christians of that false idea which
> makes us reject the example of the saints as disproportioned to our state.
> "They were saints," say we, "they are not like us." What then actually
> happened? Saint Athanasius was a man called Athanasius, accused of many
> crimes, condemned by such and such a council for such and such a crime.
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> the bishops assented to it, and finally the Pope. What said they to those
> who opposed this? That they disturbed the peace, that they created schism,
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> Zeal, light. Four kinds of persons: zeal without knowledge; knowledge
> without zeal; neither knowledge nor zeal; both zea
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