PDOT -- Problems with the Baby Jesus? Say wha?

[Vaska Tumir]

My most extensive (and intensive) exposure to Catholicism was in Malta, and
the original comment was based on years of hearing male friends deride their
island's adoration of the baby Jesus; a lot of nastish sarcasm on the
subject, often directed at the object of that adoration.  Speaking from
personal experience, an American (and female) P-list member tells me the
annoyance I spoke off is gender-neutral.

Vaska

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Baum" <michael.baum at nist.gov>
To: "Pynchon List" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:52 AM
Subject: PDOT -- Problems with the Baby Jesus? Say wha?


> Pretty-Damn-Off-Topic:
>
> On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:55:46 +0000 (GMT), Paul Mackin wrote:
> ....
> >well. Always nice to have corroboraton. Yes, the little tyke is a problem
> >for Catholics. That damned  St. Luke. Yet I do love that Chritmas scene
in
> >GR.
>
> Responding to:
> >On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Vaska Tumir wrote:
> ....
> >>days, at least.  And, given the cult of the Baby Jesus in Catholicism,
many a Catholic boy grows up to (shall we say) resent the miraculous tyke --
easy to see why.
>
> Out of idle curiosity, are these statements made purely out of personal
experiences of some sort, or is there something along the lines of research
documentation? Been both a male and a Catholic for quite some time now and I
can't recall ever hearing that the infant Christ was a particular source of
angst for Catholics of any gender. Nor is it particularly clear to me why it
should be so. But then Naivete is my middle name.
>
> Well, actually it's "Arthur", but...
>
> maab
>




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