Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Pope whipping himself described as act of Christian perfection

Sometimes I feel like a political cartoonist upon learning that Richard Nixon had been elected President. When they say reality is stranger than fiction, they aren't kidding. Pope John Paul II was apparently fond of whipping himself with a belt. His main promoter for sainthood, Monsignor Slawomir Oder, describes this as an "act of Christian perfection": http://bit.ly/aUrVeh Perfection is right - perfectly bat shit crazy.
Posted by The Atheist Missionary at 8:29 PM
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3 comments:

  1. WHY? WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY?!!!! What does whipping thy self, accomplish? Are you suppose to be setting an example of some kind? Right, because when I decide to have children someday, I want them to know that if they beat themselves with a belt, they will go to heavenm because they set a perfect example of how a christian should act!!!!

    WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????? Can we hear from a Christian on this one... PLEASE
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  2. The Pope most often whipped himself just before ordaining bishops and priests. It became a ritual to absolve himself of his sins, according to nuns that worked closely with the Pope.
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  3. Sounds like yet another example of Papal onanism.
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