The Passion

  • catholics worship mel gibson´s mother, ff? well I´ve heard she was a nice lady but isn´t that going a bit far?

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  • especially when you know that there are about 3-4 people o this globe that CAN speak and understand aramaic (it has been a dead lingo for about 1900 years). so it definately widens the audienc a bit <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

  • I´m Catholic, and yes the Mother is quite a prominent figure, but only as an above-average saint, His teachings are still numero uno. Churches usually maintain a separate shrine for Mother Mary, but praying to her is really optional. We do not &quot;worship&quot; her, as it would be heresy. She´s a patron saint. For example, while on a quest to slay dragons, you pray to St George <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>. She´s the one you pray to if you want to...uh, preserve your uh, chastity (naah I´m joking <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>) I hope this makes it clear. Edited by - Fear Factor on 28-08-2003 23:11:48

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  • virgin mary eigh? well surely she isnt a good role model, arent you supposed to consumate your marriage the very night? That joseph musta been mighty pissed off. incidentally, the irish love a bit of Mary, i bet Joseph is super gutted about that too, he´s in heaven thinking &quot;blinking heck, i only raised the boy, taught him to be a carpenter, took him fishing, did all that father son bonding and history totally forgets me...charming&quot; -arcon ------ <img src=´http://www.3dactionplanet.com/jediknight/familyGuy2.gif ´>

  • Sorry if I create a bit of furor here, but I honestly can´t believe that Joseph stayed married to Mary his whole life and didn´t give her one. If that´s true he deserves a LOT more credit than Mary.

  • yeah, well after jesus was born, i think joseph may have got the ´ump and went and slept with some loose jewish women. if you think about it, how about: It was all quiet in the house when Mary comes running down the stairs crying. Joseph looks up from his paper; &quot;whats up ducky?&quot; Joseph asked, &quot;i´m pregnant!&quot; Mary replied woefully &quot;what???...&quot; exclaimed Joseph as he started to put two and two together. Jospeh grabbed Mary with both hands and shook her so she was staring at him, the tears gone for now. &quot;..AND WHO MAY I ASK IS THE FATHER???&quot; enquired Joseph, thinking of what he would do to the asshole. Mary was busted, she knew she shouldnt have told him, but the more she kept it a secret, the worse it would become, and its not like it was something she could have kept secret forever. Mary cursed herself for having the affair, she didnt even mean to get involved with Steve, but with Josephs continued late nights at the carpentry firm, her bed was getting awfully lonely. On top of that was Josephs inability to be intimate with her after so many years of marriage. &quot;Oh well&quot; she though &quot;its too late to do anything about it now, the real trick is to get out of this situation&quot; &quot;its...erm...its not what you think&quot; Mary said, quite sheepishly. &quot;Oh REALLY?&quot; retorted Joseph sarcasticly &quot;´cause from where i´m standing it looks like youve been playing the field you filthy harlot but from the sounds of it there seems to be a completely honest explaination, one that doesnt involve you getting your end away with some toyboy you met down at the bingo halls!&quot; Joseph was really starting to loose his temper now, even more bitter after remembering the arguments he had with his mother about Mary. Joseph had defended her against his mother when she leveled the accusations at her, saying she was a &quot;no good tart with young men and an easy life on her mind&quot;, it looks like his mother was right after all. &quot;Yes, thats right, its not what your thinking, i havent been sleeping with anyone...its...erm...its an immaculate conception...yeah, i cant explain it, one minute i´m not pregnant, the next minute i am....imagine that&quot; Mary looked at her husband, wincing, hoping the explaination would work on him &quot;GOD? your saying GOD impregnated you?&quot; Joseph asked, slightly calmer than before &quot;Thats what i´m saying, it, erm, must be the Messiah inside me&quot; added Mary, stringing the line out a bit further, hoping for a bite &quot;Oh my word Mary, do you know what this means?&quot; shouted Joseph, letting go of his wife as his mood changed to that of elation, &quot;it means our child, the child we´ll bring into this world, the child we´ll raise together, will be the child of God himself. We are truly blessed..&quot; And so, on that fateful night, the base of the Christian faith was formed. -arcon ------ <img src=´http://www.3dactionplanet.com/jediknight/familyGuy2.gif ´>

  • ROTFLMAO, that was a frickin great one Archie. You should put it down on paper and send it to your local pastor. <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

  • uh.. is that what *really* happened? because i´m totally lost. then shouldn´t joseph be mighty pissed at the GOD. ?? think of what he could do to god. btw, is god some acronym, because i have the feeling it is.

  • He stayed with Mary, at least during Jesus´ childhood. Yep, give him the credit <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

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  • wasn´t his dad called Bigus Dickus or Nautius Maximus? ..you think you´re done with the past; but the past isn´t done with you..

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

  • I can´t help it. ..you think you´re done with the past; but the past isn´t done with you..

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

  • Big conspiracy? sorry Arc, that was out of line. Delete that comment

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  • Exactly what I was affraid of with this thread....someone always gets offended in the end with these kind of discussions <img src=smilies/icon_smile_disapprove.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> I should have known better before starting this thread, but I honestly believed that we could discuss this without offending or insulting anyone....regrettable it wasn´t meant to be. Perhaps it´s best this thread gets locked before it does more harm... The last thing I wanted is to have someone offended.