tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post3413381473710334417..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Local bishop: John XXIII not pope-ular enough for statueByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-47482660018185856132013-08-14T09:52:19.014-05:002013-08-14T09:52:19.014-05:00Just a note of correction to the original article:...Just a note of correction to the original article: Bl. John XXIII has already been beatified, as has Bl. JP2. It's canonization that's upcoming. Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-73481699201970384062013-08-12T17:47:58.574-05:002013-08-12T17:47:58.574-05:00Azogsbane makes good comments.
I wonder who and w...Azogsbane makes good comments.<br /><br />I wonder who and what is really behind this. Even as a Catholic who has no problems per se with a statue of Pope John XXIII, I can't see it substantially boosting tourism anywhere!Samuel J. Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766238466391394665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-87449596143176351492013-08-12T09:07:07.475-05:002013-08-12T09:07:07.475-05:00Some of the metropolitan's objections sound ra...Some of the metropolitan's objections sound rather ridiculous.<br /><br />Surely his real reason for opposing the statue is that it would be a symbol of a rival faith in what he deems ought to be a culturally homogenous Orthodox Christian land. I have sympathy for such a vision for his country. I wish he would make a compelling argument for it instead of playing politics with weak objections.<br /><br />Perhaps I'm being a little too harsh. It's very difficult in this age to persuade people of the benefits a of consciously religious society (as opposed to secularism).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com