Pynchon and Catholicism

[Mark Kohut]

No, Kai, it could not have unless......they got some kind of 'converted"
(to the idea at least)

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 7:16 AM Kai Frederik Lorentzen <lorentzen at hotmail.de>
wrote:

>
> "The force of the Virgin was still felt at Lourdes, and seemed to be as
> potent as X-rays; but in America neither Venus nor Virgin ever had value
> as force --- at most as sentiment." (The Education of Henry Adams, p. 383)
>
> Could "V" have been written by a 100% Protestantically socialized
> author? The cult of the Virgin Mary does not only distinguish
> Catholicism from other strains of Christianity, it seems to be unique
> among Abrahamic religions.  The Virgin Mary represents - like the Hindu
> Goddess Parvati -  the feminine aspect of the Divine in its benign
> grace.  & although the Virgin does not cover the fierce power of
> Goddesses like Kali or Durga, it makes imho sense to call Her the
> Western embodiment of the Shakti. Could a 100% Protestantically
> socialized author have written "V"?
>
> Am 27.09.20 um 04:04 schrieb John Bailey:
>
> > (...) Some of the defining features of Catholicism that I've heard
> > distinguish it from other strains of Christianity include (...)
> > - a massively more significant role accorded to Jesus's mother Mary...
> > in fact at one point Mary was worshipped more than Jesus and the
> > authorities had to step in a reel that back
> >
>
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