Who would have thought the Vatican would go in for PR stunts? Well it seems it's all for them: anyone who makes a Pilgrimmage to Lourdes within the next year gets less time in Purgatory, says Ben.
The... um... special offer(?) is to mark the 150 years since the vision of the Virgin Mary is supposed to to have appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes.
According to the nuns who taught me an hour of R.E. a day throughout my formative years at the now defunct La Sagesse Convent School, Purgatory is a pretty rubbish place. It's where St Peter sends those of us who are not bad enough for Hell, but need a bit of punishment for their (non-mortal) sins before they're good enough for heaven. So a buy-one-get-one-free offer on time there's a pretty good deal.
Having said that mortal sins, which include perjury, adultery, lust, masturbation, murder, contraceptive use and abortion, are enough to get you sent straight to hell, so I might just forget the flight to Lourdes and spend the £200 on Russell Brand tickets instead. Woohoo!
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Hello! Whilst signing up to shockingly few of the 'Mortals', I think your take on Purgatory is v.sensible. Go for the Russell Hobbs tickets instead!
We have a mutual friend in Chris Walsh who read your blog and sent it on to me! Enjoyed your 1st post and will take a longer look now!
The Pope - how bad can it get? A roman and a Jerry at that! Give me Rowan, the Archbish' of C any day - he did his junior stuff in St Woolos Cathedral, Newport S Wales and took our School assembly now and again in the late 80s!
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7 January 2008 at 19:25