Judgement Day
The month of May 2011 is shaping up to be a big month for religiously focused people. Well, maybe not all those who profess to a belief, but a lot of them. For the rest of us, it could be bad news if we have guessed wrong.
On May 1 the Roman Catholic Church will create a new line of relics. They will announce that former Pope John Paul II is a saint. All his former possessions and those things close to him will suddenly have value as religious relics.
The former Pope’s body is hardly cold. Never the less, the church has been able to painstakingly research the subject, find several “miracles” attributable to the Pope. Now only a ceremony stands in the way.
For many Catholics, this will be a time of happiness and rejoicing. For them, their god has shined upon them. Polish Catholics are especially proud that one of theirs made the big time.
On May 21, other Christians have predicted this all will come to an end with Judgement Day and the end of the world. Even though Christian experts have predicted the end several times before, they are sure they are right this time.
So this end of the world prediction may help explain why Rome has rushed the sainthood for John Paul. Aside from the notion that there are miracles at all, what other reasons could justify the rush?
Could the canonization help divert Catholics attention from the swirling disgust around the child sex abuse and Church cover up? Could the rush reflect the desire to insulate John Paul’s fate from the fact that much of it happened on his watch? Who knows.
In the greater picture, both of these events are humorous in a cynical way. They reflect no understanding of humanity or the real issues facing the world today. Both reflect a myopic view of the world which begins and ends with each for profit religion.
I think I have already made my judgement.
This entry was posted on April 28, 2011 at 10:36 am and is filed under Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.
Tags: canonization, christian, end of the world 2011, judgement day, pope john paul II, roman catholic church, sainthood
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