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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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10. And if the child had been healed...

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:32 PM

Dec 2015

the event would later be brought up as "proof" of a miracle, to justify making Pope Awesome a saint after he's dead.

One big racket, which is what I object to. And families with real emotions are used in the process.

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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