I don't know what makes me more mad. Anti-abortion miracle or Intercession

[El Supremo]

Yes I'm a Protestant. I am against the idea of Saintly Intercession. It is just another barrier that the Roman Catholic Church puts in your way. But this is going way to far:


Miraculous first for Colorado?
Denver Archdiocese investigates claim that baby was cured

By Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News
September 7, 2006
A Colorado miracle?

Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput says his office will investigate a family's claim that their daughter was miraculously cured of severe fetal deformities through the intercession of an 18th century Spanish missionary, Junipero Serra.

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"The parents were advised to consider an abortion," Buelt said, "and they responded that because they were pro-life and Catholic they would let God's will be done. Although the baby was born premature she was in perfect health."

Praying for healing is an ancient tradition of the church, Buelt said. While God is the real source of miracle, Catholics believe that God may choose to heal through the prayers of a holy soul.

When those prayers are answered with an event that is deemed to be a miracle, it's considered proof that the soul is in heaven - in other words, is a saint.

Buelt is aware that skeptics may accuse the church of promoting a miracle simply to make an anti-abortion statement.


The rest is here: http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4974258,00.html

[mitchtv]

1. Did Fr Serra beat the child

Like he did the Native Indians? that'll cure them. They are also creating a miracle to name Serra a saint, which has met a lot of resistance

[hunter]

4. Um, yeah.

Native Americans prospered in the mostly Protestant U.S.A.

That's why the majority of us are not white.

[Warpy]

2. Misdiagnoses by ultrasound are made

because the ultrasound doesn't provide a perfect diagnostic image.

[hunter]

3. Well, Junipero Serra was a loon. Expect crazy things.

Serra came to America aboard an English ship. According to Fr. Palou, Serra's longtime friend and companion (we probably don't even want to go there), the English Protestant Captain at one point held a knife at Fr. Serra's throat and told him to shut up, or they would throw him overboard. So Serra retreated to a private place and quietly flagellated himself.

I don't know what's wrong with Protestants that they find these sorts of things so disturbing. They'd rather eat bran, work hard, and give themselves enemas, it seems.