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rypt · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:38

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12191423

Church officials believe that the Polish pope, who himself suffered from the condition, interceded for the miraculous cure of Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, a Frenchwoman in her late forties.

She has said her illness inexplicably disappeared two months after John Paul II's death, after she and her fellow nuns had prayed to him.

Church-appointed doctors agreed that there was no medical explanation for the curing of the nun, although last year there were some doubts about the validity of the miracle.

Is it not time that these sorts of people were admitted to mental institutions so that they can get help seeing as they are quite clearly cuckoo?

Danthus · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:40

I love how this comment will be completely ignored by the Church.

although last year there were some doubts about the validity of the miracle.

G-MAN2004 · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:42

rypt said:
Is it not time that these sorts of people were admitted to mental institutions so that they can get help seeing as they are quite clearly cuckoo?

I think it's been that time for a long time. Nutters, the lot of them.

[TW]Fox · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:44

G-MAN2004 said:
I think it's been that time for a long time. Nutters, the lot of them.

And yet we protect the beleifs of religious people in law :confused:

Cosimo · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:46

rypt said:
Is it not time that these sorts of people were admitted to mental institutions so that they can get help seeing as they are quite clearly cuckoo?

Aren't you joining the queue?

Noxia · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:46

In before Richard Dawkins.

Pestilence · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:48

G-MAN2004 said:
I think it's been that time for a long time. Nutters, the lot of them.

Yep, they do seem to make a habit of believing any old nonsense.

scorza · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:49

Edit: nm

The Halk · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:54

Scorza, that's a pretty hefty whack you gave him there. I think that's /thread.

Davies_M · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:57

It's just like those times when a horrible disaster occurs, and maybe one little girl survives.

Thank the lord, such a miracle!

Danthus · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:59

Davies_M said:
It's just like those times when a horrible disaster occurs, and maybe one little girl survives.

Thank the lord, such a miracle!

Although the almighty Lord didn't bother to stop the disaster.

scorza · 14 Jan 2011 at 12:59

The Halk said:
Scorza, that's a pretty hefty whack you gave him there. I think that's /thread.

Wasn't my intention to give anyone a hefty whack, just saw that on a different forum and this thread reminded me of it. Apologies to everyone.

rypt · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:09

The Halk said:
Scorza, that's a pretty hefty whack you gave him there.

Hmm, what did I miss? :confused:

Unfortunately

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.

is very true

wordy · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:10

rypt said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12191423

Is it not time that these sorts of people were admitted to mental institutions so that they can get help seeing as they are quite clearly cuckoo?

Why? If their beliefs help them them to live their lives then good for them.

I'm an atheist btw.

rypt · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:14

wordy said:
Why? If their beliefs help them them to live their lives then good for them.

Because we lock up other people who have delusions about this and that ...

Belmit · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:14

Having just watched series 1-6 of House back to back, I'd say a more logical explanation is that the Pope was administering some kind of toxin regularly to the nun and that shortly after his death the toxin began to clear from her bloodstream, resulting in full recovery a few weeks later. Recommend we do nothing, and if she stays better, I was right.

Otherwise, test for syphilis.

wordy · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:16

rypt said:
Because we lock up other people who have delusions about this and that ...

The people who we lock up are a danger to themselves and others. Not people who who are using religion to make sense of their lives and live them in a decent way.

Sp00n · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:16

We'd have to break in to the house to be sure.

Foreman?

Vonhelmet · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:18

BAN HOROSCOPES.

Vonhelmet · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:19

Belmit said:
Having just watched series 1-6 of House back to back, I'd say a more logical explanation is that the Pope was administering some kind of toxin regularly to the nun and that shortly after his death the toxin began to clear from her bloodstream, resulting in full recovery a few weeks later. Recommend we do nothing, and if she stays better, I was right.

Otherwise, test for syphilis.

It's lupus.

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