Hyerdahl1 wrote:

> Re: Bitter Pope Knows His Patriarchy Is Over in Europe

He hasn't had a "patriarchy" in Europe for hundreds of years.  Ever
heard of Martin Luther?  Henry VIII?  Did it occur to you that most of
Europe is not Roman Catholic?

> Pope laments spread of secularism in northern Europe
>
> VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul II on Thursday lamented the spread
of
> secularism in northern Europe, warning it was a threat to the
institution of
> marriage and the family.

The Pope lamenting secularism.  Golly, what a surprise.  No wonder
hyerdrool had to tell us all about it.

> "One cannot but notice that an eclipse of the sense of God has cast
its shadow
> not only over your own country but over other Nordic lands as well,"
the pope
> said in remarks for Norway's new ambassador to the Holy See, Lars
Petter
> Forberg.
>
> John Paul said it was "marriage and the family which come under
greatest
> threat."

He certainly got that one right.

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