tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18855480.post113443518721759793..comments2023-11-02T03:54:53.092-07:00Comments on Journeys of a Catholic Poster Girl: Feast Day: Our Lady of GuadalupeEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18855480.post-1134551627739678012005-12-14T01:13:00.000-08:002005-12-14T01:13:00.000-08:00I am not sure if this is true or just historical l...I am not sure if this is true or just historical legend but I once heard that the miraculus image of Mary that Juan Diego recieved found its way into the posession of the Emperor Charles V. Charles bastard half brother John was to command a Catholic fleet against a vastly superior Muslim one. The Pope ordered rosaries said for the fleet and Charles gave John the image of Our Lady to keep on his flagship. The Catholic Fleet crushed the Turkish one and saved Europe.Fidei Defensorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236784399852253136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18855480.post-1134522736895589562005-12-13T17:12:00.000-08:002005-12-13T17:12:00.000-08:00Well we don't sell indulgences any more...that's g...Well we don't sell indulgences any more...that's got to give us points somewhere, right?? :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18855480.post-1134465811566674972005-12-13T01:23:00.000-08:002005-12-13T01:23:00.000-08:00I'm not cringing, I'm laughing, although that may ...I'm not cringing, I'm laughing, although that may be worse in some people's eyes :-) And, although I agree that Luther's split was "unfortunate," the unfortunate parts in my opinion are that he had no other choice than to split off, and that the Catholic church still hasn't changed a lot of the things that he initially had problems with. ;-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com