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Pachamama Throws the Friends of Francis Into Confusion - by Father Reto Nay

Francis’ spin doctor, Andrea Tornielli, bewailed on VaticanNews.va (October 22) what he calls “the sad episode of the theft and destruction of Amazonian images.” He presents these “images” as “…More
Francis’ spin doctor, Andrea Tornielli, bewailed on VaticanNews.va (October 22) what he calls “the sad episode of the theft and destruction of Amazonian images.”
He presents these “images” as “wooden statuettes of the Amazonian tradition depicting a young pregnant woman,” and even as “an effigy of motherhood and the sacredness of life” which he relates to Francis of Assisi’s mentioning of “mother earth" in his Canticle of the Sun. Tornielli carefully avoids any reference to paganism.
But then, suddenly, he turns to the Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1878) where John Hendry Newman speaks – Tornielli’s words – about “the Church’s acceptance of pagan elements,”
“The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holydays and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields; sacerdotal vestments, the …More
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@Holy Cannoli My inner antiquities dealer applauds your steadfast dedication to fencing stolen works of primitive art. Though on that last point, I wonder how much you'd actually get for them since they're clearly modern era products and there's no established provenance they have any particular ethnographic rarity. I mean, we're not talking about an antique New Guinea Asmat cannibal fetish. Those …More
@Holy Cannoli My inner antiquities dealer applauds your steadfast dedication to fencing stolen works of primitive art. Though on that last point, I wonder how much you'd actually get for them since they're clearly modern era products and there's no established provenance they have any particular ethnographic rarity. I mean, we're not talking about an antique New Guinea Asmat cannibal fetish. Those idols look like tourist junk.

Regardless of their actual value, my inner zealot insists DJRESQ has the right of it, even if they were ancient and literally priceless. They were used to profane a Catholic church. Smash them, then burn them, a purifying act which has centuries of rich Catholic tradition behind it. Film it, and post the vid on multiple online venues so the Vatican can't lie (as they have) and claim, "oh we found 'em and they're all okay 'n stuff."