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Atheist gifts pontifical school in will (Oriana Fallaci's tribute to Benedict XVI)
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| October 21, 2006
| FRANCES D'EMILIO
Posted on 10/21/2006 9:50:56 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: Mrs. Don-o
As she battled breast cancer last year, she had a private audience with Benedict, who was elected only a few months earlier, at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. I wonder what took place at this private audience. I am hopeful that before the meeting ended, Oriana was at peace.
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:07:08 PM PDT
by
Gerish
(Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.)
To: stm
If La Fallaci, in her suffering and declining days, found herself thinking about where her real alliances should be; and if she decided she'd like to do what she could for someone who spoke to her of Christ, for Christ, and in the name of Christ (as Papa Benedict did), I'd like to hope that with her last breath she might have said, "For you, Christ! Have mercy on me! Save me! I am for your people, and for You!"
Oh, it's not a matter of gaining points. God is very, very crafty about saving people; He's brilliant at it; Savior is His name.
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:21:53 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy Mercy. .." Angel of Fatima.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
God's dealing with Oriana is His prerogative, not mine. But if you're going to quote scripture, don't truncate. Jesus also said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me." You might have a look at John 3:16-18, too. God may have other options He hasn't shared with me, but I have to accept that the words He has shared have meaning.
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:34:18 PM PDT
by
Chaguito
To: Mrs. Don-o
And I appreciate the hope you express.
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:35:59 PM PDT
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Chaguito
To: Mrs. Don-o
May the Lord Bless you Orianna.
And pray for Christian Unity in these times of peril!
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:39:00 PM PDT
by
eleni121
("Show me just what Mohammed brought:: evil and inhumanity")
To: Chaguito
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posted on
10/23/2006 7:49:32 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy Mercy. .." Angel of Fatima.)
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
Perhaps she wasn't as firm of an atheist as she thought. May God have mercy on her soul.
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posted on
10/23/2006 8:06:13 PM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: NYer
Thanks for the ping. i remember hearing about Fallaci's trial and thinking how misguided the Italian juducial system was.
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10/23/2006 8:56:47 PM PDT
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incredulous joe
(I really dig Hannibal. He had real guts. He rode elephants into Cartilage." -- Mike Tyson)
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