tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post535528453098190714..comments2024-03-27T19:50:47.426-05:00Comments on The Watchman's Bagpipes: A Visit to a Catholic ChurchGlenn E. Chatfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post-62923692447872994382014-11-25T13:17:16.356-06:002014-11-25T13:17:16.356-06:00Anonymous,
Thank you for that very interesting in...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thank you for that very interesting information. <br /><br />As for the relative size of Mary and Christ, well, he is supposed to be a baby.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post-72754674947830263802014-11-25T06:48:44.637-06:002014-11-25T06:48:44.637-06:00I think the red triangle of fabric on the snake ob...I think the red triangle of fabric on the snake obscures the upper definition of the snake's body, giving the appearance indeed of a third foot. Either that, or the snake is wearing a bad wig.<br /> Can't account for the crescent, but it does make it convenient to allow R.C. to bump up against Islam. We were in Italy last year and artwork showing Mary in this way is everywhere! The Child is always smaller than Mary, also. In one church's very old painting, Mary was about 25 times bigger than baby Jesus.<br />Enjoy your blog! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post-78493065755910560912014-11-20T17:31:01.604-06:002014-11-20T17:31:01.604-06:00Hi Glenn, sorry I didn't see your note about T...Hi Glenn, sorry I didn't see your note about Tobias. I missed it because my eyes skipped the intro and went to the text right below the picture. <br /><br />I can't help you with the strange cherubs, or the crescent and ball, or the weird 'third foot'. I will say, that picture is disturbing.<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post-16066534436554553592014-11-20T17:00:14.298-06:002014-11-20T17:00:14.298-06:00I know about their twisting of Rev for the stars, ...I know about their twisting of Rev for the stars, and I know about the snake (I had an article a couple years back about a statue I saw of Mary standing on the snake, but deleted accidentally a while back). Its the rest of the stuff which baffles me -- cherubs (including one with a beard) the crescent and ball she stand on.<br /><br />And it looks like a third foot or a hand on the snake's head.<br /><br />I noted that the picture with "Raphael" was from Tobias in the Apocrypha - just before the photo.<br /><br />The Apocrypha has some very odd stuff; I haven't read it for several years.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043971967398769903.post-65776952888673491032014-11-20T16:16:49.398-06:002014-11-20T16:16:49.398-06:00The Mary photo... in my understanding, the stars a...The Mary photo... in my understanding, the stars around her head are based on a RC misunderstanding of Revelation 12:1 (which actually refers to the nation of Israel, not Mary as RC believes). Mary stepping on the snake is a distorted RC teaching from Genesis 3:15, where they ascribe Mary as conquering the devil, not Christ.<br /><br />Regarding "Raphael", he's a prominent figured in the apocrypha. http://www.gotquestions.org/angel-Raphael.html<br /><br />The apocrypha of course is not God-breathed Scripture, and contains many historical and doctrinal errors.<br /><br />What a sad funeral that must have been.<br /><br />1 Tim 2:5 indeed, Praise the Lord!<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com