Catholic Geek Code v0.2 (fwd)

[Pavel Chichikov]

You're certainly right:
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Is the Pope Catholic?

You're certainly wrong:
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
Is a bear Catholic?

God forgive me,
Pavel

[Fiona Marsden]

More of the same ;-]

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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:42:47 -0500
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To: reh...@bgu.edu
Subject: Catholic Geek Code v0.2

H: Holy days of obligation
H-- I went to mass on Christmas once.
H- I usually go to mass on Easter.
H I go every Sunday that I'm not busy.
H+ I go Sundays and all eight HDOs
H++ It's a mortal sin to miss mass Sunday or HDO
H+++ Plus I go twice on HDOs which land on Sunday.

P: the Pope
P-- The Pope's just another guy in a big hat.
P- The Pope is OK except when he speaks on morality.
P JPII made Time's man of the year.
P+ The Pope is infallible in matters of dogmas.
P++ The Pope is infallible and holy.
P+++ I *am* the Pope.
P? Is the Pope Catholic?

R: visits to Rome
Rn/m n: number of visits to Rome
m: number of attended papal audiences

E: Ecumenism
E-- Let's burn those heretics.
E- Let us pray for the conversion of all infidels.
E Isn't it great that protestants are interested in the Church!
E+ Christians should emphasize what we all have in common.
E++ Christians should behave as one big happy family.
E+++ Embrace the goodness and holiness of every religion.
E? What's an Ecuminism? Is there a cure?

L: Latin Language
L-- atinLay isway ealray unfay!
L- Mass should be in the living language of the people.
L I have no preference.
L+ I prefer Mass in Latin.
L++ Ritus Trideninalem solam. Extra lingva latina, nolus salus.

V: Virgin Mary
V-- Mary was a pregnant unmarried teenager with an ego.
V- Mary made the best of a difficult situation.
V Mary was a model mother and servant of God.
V+ Mary is the venerable Mother of God, Immaculately Conceived.
V++ I say the rosary regularly. And I have a shrine to Mary in my backyard

S: Sexuality
S-- If it feels good, do it, and use protection.
S- Only with people you really care about.
S Serial monogamy is the thing.
S+ Sex is sacred and is only OK in heterosexual marriage.
S++ I am celibate.

[Pavel Chichikov]

An apology I sent to Julian which I could not forward to the group
because of current mailer problems.
Pavel

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Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 08:08:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pavel Chichikov <fish...@access2.digex.net>
To: Julian Smith <jsm...@epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Re: Catholic Geek Code v0.2 (fwd)

Dear Julian,
It was vulgar, I admit, though the word is legitimate to my
understanding and not obscene or even scatalogical. I guess there's still
something of the juvenile in me insofar as I feel the urge sometimes to
epater...
Sorry if I caused you offense.
BTW, I think your posts are forceful, cogent and correct.
Peace,
Pavel