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Act_of_Reparation

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9. To be fair...

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:27 PM

Dec 2015

...whatever else the RCC may be, as an organization they are not overly fond of faith healing. They don't promise panacea for those who receive their blessings, even if those blessings come from the Pope.

Of course, the RCC is always happy to accept the credit after the fact. If this child had gone into spontaneous remission -- as is known to happen with some forms of pediatric cancer -- they'd be bragging about it from the pulpits.

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Boy, 9, blessed by Pope Francis during Philadelphia visit dies [View all] trotsky Dec 2015 OP

It's a miracle!! Yorktown Dec 2015 #1

I couldn't touch this without getting physically ill. n/t bvf Dec 2015 #2

And people wonder why people are stupid enough to support Trump. nt valerief Dec 2015 #3

Poor little guy. I can understand why some people need this stuff to cope, mountain grammy Dec 2015 #4

This sad fact will not shake anyone's belief Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #5

Poor baby. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #6

One big difference between us and "god": Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #7

Nailed it! FiveGoodMen Dec 2015 #13

Sad day Lordquinton Dec 2015 #8

To be fair... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #9

And if the child had been healed... trotsky Dec 2015 #10

This is true. nt Duppers Dec 2015 #11

actually, miracles have to occur after the death restorefreedom Dec 2015 #12