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April 20, 2005

Pope-Mania?

On the day John Paul II died, Palenque was clouded. It was almost coincident that about 3 p.m. the sky blackened and started to sprinkle till next morning.

Some Catholics seized the chance. "It's a sign of God's mourning. Even the heaven cries for the great loss," they said. Later, the news says "the Pope is at the window of God's kingdom, and from there he will mediate God's business for our blessings." Do they really mean it? Who is God, then? At any rate, at time they also terrified reminding any possible post-death happenings as seen in movies on Christ's passion.

They are too religious. They'd like to allegorize or spiritualize such common phenomena. What do you think? Has rained in Rome on that day, too? Has happened anything significant in your area, so you'd relate it to some meaningful lesson? Is JP2 equal or greater figure than the Messiah?

Posted by nanana at April 20, 2005 09:48 PM