March 11, 2010
Did you hear about Pope John Paul II whipping himself?
“In his wardrobe, among his vestments, there hung on a clothes hanger a special belt for trousers which he used as a whip,” Monsignor Oder says. He said self flagellation was “an instrument of Christian perfection” emulating the sufferings of Jesus Christ.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584044,00.html
WTF!!??
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Sounds like Opus Dei
All I can say is… LOL
No, I had not. But I did hear Martin Luther did that very thing. Truly.
Beating yourself is pretty stupid.
yeah and to be quite honest i really dont give a shit. the man is dead. let him have some peace.
Do you believe everything you hear and see?
so in essence, sincere Repentance and having been forgiven meant nothing, he didn;t believe what Jesus said??? wow doesn;t surprise me but wow…brings up this thing called stigmata, I’m a thinkin it’s a catholic thing, not totally sure/clear, but there is no Biblical Truth to that either…hmmmm…Peace/Love & God Bless
only someone who thinks Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross is NOT good enough or sufficient for them will do this.
IMO, that’s seriously messed up. I liked ol’ Juan Pablo, but…damn!