Lourdes? Fatima? What’s wrong with Lithuania? From the Associated Press:
Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Lithuania and beyond have descended on this tiny town to celebrate the “apparition” of the Virgin Mary 400 years ago, predating even the better-known miracles at Lourdes and Fatima.
Historically, Siluva in central Lithuania has been a focal point not only for Roman Catholics but also for Lithuanian national and cultural identity during decades of brutal Russian and Soviet domination.
The church maintains that in 1608 the Virgin Mary, holding an infant Christ, appeared above a rock to shepherds in a field near the town.
“There was a time when my beloved Son was adored by my people, but today people plow and sow,” church teaching says Mary told the shepherds.
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1 Drew // Sep 15, 2008 at 10:08 pm
“There was a time when my beloved Son was adored by my people, but today people plow and sow,” church teaching says Mary told the shepherds.
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That kind of makes no sense, I hope there was more to that quote? Otherwise, well, duh?! People kind of need to eat (plowing and sowing being farm related activities)
On the flip side to that coin, pareidolia is quite well understood at this point. You can see pretty much anything in everything else (like the Darwin post), and it even has roots in natural selection.
2 Jenny // Sep 17, 2008 at 11:12 am
Sounds like C.B.S.
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