Various regional synods composed various NT canons at various times and places, no official list was adopted by the Roman Catholic church until Trent. In fact, that whole page you link to is pretty lame. The logic of that allegation that the sola Scriptura is unscriptural is about in the same league as that by which one perceives the BVM on the Fullerton Avenue overpass. However, lately I’ve been smiling at the idea of the Child Jesus scribbling pictures of Mommy all over - just because he can, you know?"Ĭ’mon, Jimmy. I admit I tend to roll my eyes when people see the Blessed Virgin in pieces of toast and parking garage walls. ![]() "You probably caught that ‘Our Lady of the Underpass’ story. I forget her exact words, but she indicated that the election of Benedict represents the redemption of Germany: the country that produced Hitler has now produced a Pope. "I saw a clip today of a young German woman being interviewed in Rome. However, a reader over at Relapsed Catholic had a wonderful comment on the matter, also working in an observation about our new Pope: So, when I saw this story about another such "sighting," I sighed and shrugged. That’s not a bad thing, per se, but certainly not something that should be taken seriously. It kind of reminds me of the child’s game of spotting pictures in clouds. Note to my Chicago friends…especially to my BIG Chicago friends: The above is just an old joke.Ordinarily, I don’t pay much attention to "sightings" of Mary in all manner of creation. QUESTION: Can an image on a Chicago underpass be the Virgin Mary’s?ĪNSWER: No. I think there was was one of those on the onion bagel I ate. Well, it’s better than the Virgin Mary’s image on a grilled cheese sandwich. (The meaning) depends on the individual who sees it. “Sometimes people ask us to look into it. “These things don’t happen every day,” Dwyer said. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago had not received any requests to authenticate the image as of Monday, spokesman Jim Dwyer said. “We’re treating this just like we treat any type of roadside memorial,” said IDOT spokesman Mike Claffey. The agency does not plan to scrub it off the wall. The stain is likely the result of salt run-off, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. A police officer kept the crowd of about three dozen from getting too close to the traffic but didn’t stop them gathering around the stain. Tuesday morning, women knelt with rosary beads behind a police barricade while men in work shirts stood solemnly before the image, praying. Beside the image is an artist’s rendering of the Virgin Mary embracing Pope John Paul II in a pose some see echoed in the stain. ![]() Police have patrolled the emergency turnoff area under the Kennedy Expressway since Monday as hundreds of people have walked down to see the image and the growing memorial of flowers and candles that surround it. ![]() “We have faith, and we can see her face.” “We believe it’s a miracle,” said Elbia Tello, 42, of Chicago. In Chicago, people are flocking to an underpass where they insist a miracle is taking place:Ī steady stream of the faithful and the curious, many carrying flowers and candles, have flocked to an expressway underpass for a view of a yellow and white stain on a concrete wall that some believe is an image of the Virgin Mary. In Rome, people flocked to a square to see a new Pope.
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