cross-eyed Sabastian and headless Mary

[JEANNIE BERNIER]

"The Mists of Avalon" (not exactly a great work of literature, but I have a
weakness for Arthurian trash) uses the conflict between the old Wicca
religions and Christianity as a central theme - Mary and the Goddess are
basically equated by the end.


-----Original Message-----
From: David Morris [mailto:fqmorris at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 11:45 AM
To: Lycidas at worldnet.att.net; pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: cross-eyed Sabastian and headless Mary



>From: Terrance
>
>Even without Luke Catholics would venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary
SNIP
>There is a movement in the catholic church to name Mary co-redeemer. Some 
>already use this term.
>
>She is loaded with pagan holdovers, she is the queen, the morning star, 
>venus,  St. Bernard venerates  Mary as the "Rose of charity, Lily of 
>chastity and Violet of humility.

Most protestants see Roman Catholicism's veneration of Mary as PURE 
idolatry/paganism.  The same applies to the whole host of saint-supplication

in the RC church, but Mary seems to be the principal one of these.  These 
protestant objections are against ANY extra/intra-deo systems, the work of 
Christ being complete in granting Grace, and thus full access, to each 
individual supplicant.

The RC Church has a full and long history of assimilation of pagan rituals 
and god(ess')s (Mary again being the prime example) into its tent.  
Resistance is futile.  Why resist when you can have the same fun you've 
always had?  All we gotta do is change some names and costumes...

David Morris
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