Christianity and Pynchon

[David Morris]

>From: Terrance
>
>Otto wrote:
> > >
> > > Why is this fact more important than the fact that he was raised a 
>catholic?
> > >
> > Because the US is mainly protestant, not catholic.
>
>Sorry, this makes little sense to me. While it's true that the US is mainly 
>protestant, not catholic, this doesn't make P's catholic upbringing less 
>important than his protestant family tree.

One is not MORE important than the other, but the two are important 
together.  Protestants started this country.  Catholics invaded it later:  
first the French who supported "enemy" tribes against us, then about a 
hundred years later the Irish rabble.  But I think in terms of dissecting 
P's works that it is important to remember this country's founders did not 
revere the Virgin.

David Morris

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