It would be interesting. I also did a google search and found only articles that have been written just quoting it. They all quote Gregory and the 23 or 33 homily, which does not exist. I don’t think that there are any other preserved writings of his.
Hmm…I noticed there was not “23” listed. Although there is an epistle 33 (which never addresses Mary Magdalen)
The infamous Cardinal Hosius quote was first mentioned in The Trail of Blood and has been repeated in other anti-Catholic texts. It is often thrown up as alleged proof that the Baptists (that did not exist at the time) were persecuted by the Catholic Church and that the Baptists were the first Church. Just ask any Baptist who believes that story and see if you can catch any who make the claim that John the Baptist started a church
Ahhh…is this the source that “proves” that the catholic church murdered 68 million baptists that didn’t exist at the time?
Depends upon what version you are reading, but the answer is yes. I even emailed Patrick Madrid as to whether anybody had turned up the quote and the answer is zilch.
They all quote that it is a homily too though. There are no homilies of Gregory.
I may be able to check that out at the library here at Penn State. The library is huge. I have looked at there religious section and it is quite extensive. They have alot of stuff that is in latin. I will check it out and we will see what the deal is.
Wow - thanks Jimmy!
Why won’t you participate now Zip??
The assertion itself is in the Scripture since the Scripture says that seven demons were cast out of her. I understand that to mean the 7 Capital sins, and yes that includes lust and an immoral life. I cannot substantiate that she took money for the favours she granted to the men, but that is certainly what the Scripture notes about her.
I don’t know, but there are many volumes so it is possible that there are writings of Gregory in it that are not with the ones that have been published in English.
I just wanted to comment on this, since it points to a very common approach by those criticizing Catholicism. The way it works is that the person (a) claims that X is wrong (in this case, infallibility), and that furthermore, (b) if X were right, it wouldn’t work in the way the Church says it works. They believe X to be false, and at the same time they believe they know how it would actually work (which is always different than the way the Church says it works) if it were true.
I just love it when somebody tells **me what I **believe in; apparently they know my thoughts as intimately as God does in Psalm 139.
I wouldn’t bet my lunch money on it. The list of seven capital sins was compiled by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century, so far as I remember.
From what I’ve heard, it would be either the name of the camp or of the town where the camp was located. But I’m not sure how much truth is in this.
Agreed.
I said it was a common approach. I never suggested it applied to you in particular (especially since, unlike God, I have no idea who you are or what you think).I just love it when somebody tells **me what I **believe in; apparently they know my thoughts as intimately as God does in Psalm 139.