Michael Madigan wrote: > Did you tell the priest that you killed your first > baby? How did that go over? >
They had actually sent me an email asking for us to pray for the good health of the late pope. I answered telling them that a true catholic would pray for the pope to die quickly, considering he'd go straight to heaven and that here he was suffering and in bad health. They didn't answer. > > > --- Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:13 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: >> >>> But of course. What's more. I never understood why >> do christians >>> get so >>> angry when someone kills their children. After all >> they are innocent, >>> they'll go straight to heaven. And this wonderful >> killer who >>> sacrifices >>> his immortal soul in order to send all those kids >> straight to heaven >>> should be treated right and with respect and >> thankfulness. Or don't >>> you >>> believe in heaven? Maybe you'll tell me he should >> be punished for >>> taking >>> what god has granted. But that's god's business, I >> think he's >>> resourceful enough to manage without you. You on >> the other hand, >>> should >>> be thankful with the killer for sending your >> babies to heaven. >> >> When I got married, it was a Catholic ceremony, >> since both my wife's >> family and mine are largely Catholic. A requirement >> for getting >> married in a Catholic church is attending a >> "pre-Cana" workshop, >> which is supposed to give you the tools for a >> successful Catholic >> marriage. On the subject of children, it was >> stressed repeatedly that >> once you have a child, your highest purpose in life >> was to ensure >> that that child's soul went to heaven. Didn't matter >> if they became a >> doctor, a President, or anything else; if their soul >> was lost, you >> had failed as a parent. >> >> Recalling my catechism from my childhood, I knew >> that baptized >> babies who died before the age of 7 were supposed to >> go straight to >> heaven, as they didn't have the capacity to >> distinguish right from >> wrong until that age, so they couldn't have sinned. >> It seemed logical >> at that point that the best solution was to have a >> kid, get it >> baptized, and then kill it. You might go to hell, >> but all those >> babies would be enjoying eternal happiness, thanks >> to you. Guess >> that's what happens when you add logic to matters of >> faith. ;-) >> >> -- Ed Leafe >> -- http://leafe.com >> -- http://dabodev.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Post Messages to: [email protected] >> Subscription Maintenance: >> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >> OT-free version of this list: >> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >> ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, >> are the opinions of the author, and do not >> constitute legal or medical advice. This statement >> is added to the messages for those lawyers who are >> too stupid to see the obvious. >> > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
