Monday, October 29, 2007
Vatican beatifies 498 martyrs
Nicole Winfield of the Associated Press reports in the October 28, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the Catholic Church's beatification of 498 martyrs killed in religious persecutions in Spain in the 1930s.
You might wonder how high the "pretext" bar is.
Apparently accounted for on the Left side of the "mistakes were made" ledger.
Could no one be a "victim" of anything else?
Mentions? It's been mentioned that you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. ¶ 10/29/2007 06:59:00 AM
Violence against clergy had been simmering since 1931, with leftist forces targeting the institution they saw as a symbol of wealth, repression and inequality. Their attacks against the clergy gave Franco a pretext for launching his rebellion.
You might wonder how high the "pretext" bar is.
The church estimates that nearly 7,000 clergy were killed in Spain from 1931 to 1939.
Apparently accounted for on the Left side of the "mistakes were made" ledger.
Some in Spain have questioned the timing of the ceremony, coming three days before Parliament is to pass a Socialist-sponsored law seeking to make symbolic amends to victims of the war and of the Franco dictatorship.
Could no one be a "victim" of anything else?
The bill mentions people persecuted for their religious beliefs, but for the most part it is an unprecedented, formal condemnation of the Franco regime.
Mentions? It's been mentioned that you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. ¶ 10/29/2007 06:59:00 AM
