yesterday, i cried , page-27

re: snooker :snooker, snooker, snooker I Snookums,

You wrote:

"why do the overwhelming majority of Catholics make their pilgrimage to the Vatican rather than to the birthplace of the founder of their religion? What's so holy about the Vatican, apart from the holy atrifacts that have been looted from everywhere over the centuries and are now hidden there?"

Dont know, Snooks, do they?
I was raised a Catholic as a child, and to me Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity would have more religious significance than Rome.

I think even most devout Catholics dont think about the Pope or accept his invincibility.The Vatican is the "HEAD" of the Church, yes, but I dont think many people would think "ROME" if they were in spiritual mode, if you see what I mean.

The "layering" of religious sites over the centuries IS a problem, I concede- but it shouldnt be!!
Christians, Jews, Muslims really worship the same God.
So why cant they SHARE these holy places?
A bit utopian and simplistic, isnt it?

btw, your confusion over my references to "dings" in Rome was a joke aimed at Viva if he happened to read it.

Cheers
GZ