tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post1036789591188051805..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: When confusion reignsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-91624003195582717972016-04-11T00:19:35.772+01:002016-04-11T00:19:35.772+01:00Well, one would wonder about the 'shy God'...Well, one would wonder about the 'shy God' nature of these incidents, given that none appear to be validated once we had things such as X-rays.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-12435654736575112852016-04-09T20:26:13.504+01:002016-04-09T20:26:13.504+01:00How would I judge? But there appears to be an offi...How would I judge? But there appears to be an official list of 67 miracles at Lourdes: http://www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/approved_apparitions/lourdes/miracles1.htmlSackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-52431797243006656132016-04-09T20:18:52.759+01:002016-04-09T20:18:52.759+01:00If you check out the references in 'The Faith ...If you check out the references in 'The Faith Healers', I recall that there have been zero healings at Lourdes.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-44240820915347580552016-04-09T17:52:02.182+01:002016-04-09T17:52:02.182+01:00Well, logically that would be the thing to ask for...Well, logically that would be the thing to ask for, since all physical improvement must be temporary.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-11262242564762603262016-04-09T17:50:35.930+01:002016-04-09T17:50:35.930+01:00Sackers - I wasn't left with a particularly ne...Sackers - I wasn't left with a particularly negative view of Lourdes. The heroine is dramatically cured of her paralysis but the priest has good reason to ascribe her cure to natural causes, as Zola would have done.<br /><br />I was left with an overall impression that for believers the main benefit of Lourdes may be spiritual. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-75680285556918596932016-04-09T17:12:13.805+01:002016-04-09T17:12:13.805+01:00Zola took a position, and wrote from it. In fictio...Zola took a position, and wrote from it. In fiction, you can make your creations say, do and think what you wish them to do.<br /><br />I read somewhere that atheists with a Protestant background were gloomy, but ex-Catholics cheerful. Perhaps Zola is the exception that proves the rule.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.com