Posted on 03/28/2009 10:00:14 PM PDT by Nachum
You know what they say about making “assumptions”.......
I am very grateful to my parents for sending me to Catholic School.
My dad pulled us out of Catholic School as soon as they started to replace the nuns with lay teachers.
You're being far too charitable. McCain isn't a Catholic and he didn't make such an ignorant remark.
Plus, look at the way she's dressed. The smartest woman in America is simply an ignoramus.
As I did some research on the web, I came across a picture that purports to be of the original tilma. It is shown high above the altar in the basilica (see picture below). I guess that I was being incredibly naive to think that it couldn't, in some manner, be brought down for closer inspection. Okay, Hillary really dropped the ball on this one. Following on the heels of the "reset button" incident, I don't foresee her having a particularly burgeoning diplomatic career.
As a Catholic you have a very forgiving nature -- to your credit during this season of Lent. ;)
However, this was Hillary's SECOND visit to the Shrine. I've also visited the Shrine in Mexico City. You cannot go there without being handed a brochure telling all about the tilma and the miracle. Even if they don't hand out brochures anymore, the story is in every Mexican guide book. Furthermore, the priest brought the framed tlma down from the altar for closer examination by Hillary's party. Not only that, this "miracle" is widelly known through North and south America, as it is told and re-told throughout the year on various occasions -- even in the popular press. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of ALL of the Americas.
Hillary bears criticism for this faux pas because she should have made it her business to be prepped for this visit. She is an embarrassment.
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