Posted on 07/13/2018 8:28:00 PM PDT by marshmallow
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia’s dominant church put a significant Christian relic on display Saturday after rumors that a part of it had been sold prompted protesters to occupy a main church administrative building.
The Spear of Longinus, which the Armenian Apostolic Church says is the lance stabbed into Jesus Christ’s side as he hung on the cross, was displayed at the mother church complex of Etchmiadzin.
Demonstrations calling for the resignation of the church’s leader, Catholicos Garegin II, have persisted for several months. Detractors have claimed Garegin II is married and involved in business activities, which are against church doctrine.
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Wow! Has anyone ever read Trevor Ravenscroft’s “ The Spear of Destiny?” It’s about this relic. Although I have heard that there are several floating about.
It is in Vienna.
The Nazi occult connection revealed by Ravenscroft has finally become common knowledge on the History Channel etc.
Holy Etchmiadzin.
None of these articles have a photo of it?
Is this what it looks like?
http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307-11.jpg
What means of verification are available for this?
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