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Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case.
At a news conference Tuesday, Oder defended John Paul's practice of self-mortification, which some faithful use to remind them of the suffering of Jesus on the cross. "It's an instrument of Christian perfection," Oder said, responding to questions about how such a practice could be condoned considering Catholic teaching holds that the human body is a gift from God.
Originally posted by DrumsRfun
What can I really say about this??
Its masochism.
The idea that hurting yourself makes you a more perfect Christian is beyond my comprehension.
This is very odd to me.
Originally posted by poedxsoldiervet
reply to post by DrumsRfun
Your right, according to my understanding of the bible, Jesus died for all of our sins, so there is no need for whipping your self or whatever it is he was doing, Jesus took our Punishment in stride, all you most do is accept Christ in your heart, and try to your best abilty to live a good christian life.
Originally posted by DrumsRfun
reply to post by poedxsoldiervet
Reply to you and the poster above you.
You guys are on the money with that.
It says no where in the bible that we need a pope or sainthood.
I have always had issues with the catholic church but this takes the cake.
Looking at that article whether people believe in god or not the body is something we should take pride in.9My belief)
Being masochistic about it and tying it to religion is just plain wrong in my mind.