Girolamo Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo
Painted shortly before death at the stake in 1498
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Domincan Priest, Girolamo Savonarola
Wikipedia
Dear Fred,
I discovered the following blog while researching images of "Pietà"
Here is the particular page of "The West's Darkest Hour: Gens Alba Conservanda Est" that introduced me to this variant danger of "traditionalist" thought. http://chechar.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/pieta-detail/
"The West's Darkest Hour" is so glitzy it took a moment to grok its purpose: "Preservation of The White Race."
Notably, the blogger's vitriolic views of the Catholic Church -- especially those dating back to a 16th century papal bull encouraging Spanish settlers to miscegenate with New World natives, is presented (with historical validity) as a linchpin moment in the "decline" of "white supremacy." http://chechar.wordpress.com/category/catholic-church/
Note that people who support supremacist views disguise them so cleverly that often they deceive themselves.
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We all have philosophical bed-mates and it therefore behooves us to determine the quality of the people we sleep with - even if we're convinced of our own impeccable chastity. Especially if we're convinced of our impeccable chastity.
Make no mistake.
None of us is chaste.
(Notably, the word "caste" derives from the same Latin root as the word "chaste." http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=caste)
(Notably, the word "caste" derives from the same Latin root as the word "chaste." http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=caste)
Furthermore, "we are known by the company we keep."
The great thing about "sin" -- about Felix Culpa! -- is that recognition of our own guilt makes us dependent on God's mercy and obliges us to grant mercy -- without discrimination -- as en·trée to "the Mercy that Is."
Felix Culpa!
"Santorum, Savonarola And The Pending Apocalypse Of The Republican Party"
Pax tecum
Alan
PS It is generally assumed that Yeshua's direct ancestor, Rahab, was a prostitute -- and a "foreigner" -- who spread her legs for all comers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahab
PPS "Pope Francis: Untying The Knots," by Paul Vallely. http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/07/pope-francis-untying-knots-httpwww.html Vallely's biography holds that Pope Francis' religious transformation was wrought by realization of his "orthodox" complicity in the murder of two Jesuits. Ever since it became clear that Pope Francis was focused on certain tenets of Liberation Theology, I have assumed his involvement in murder inspired metanoia. "Pope Francis: Questions Remain Over His Role During Argentina's Dictatorship, The Guardian" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/14/pope-francis-argentina-military-junta
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