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15. As an agnostic, the "spiritual lung" commentUpdated at 6:47 PM
struck me as a metaphor of the continent's place in human development. Religion first breathed life where humanity did: Africa.
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  Pope warns of 'new colonialism' Posteritatis  Oct-04-09 08:24 PM   #0 
   Can't disagree with him ~  sabrina 1   Oct-04-09 08:41 PM   #1 
   Wow, I actually agree with the (former Hitler-youth) Pope  Stumbler   Oct-04-09 09:01 PM   #2 
   As an agnostic, the "spiritual lung" comment  intheflow   Oct-04-09 11:09 PM   #15 
   Wow, He was required to join the Hitler Youth just like any other German boy of that age.  onehandle   Oct-05-09 12:09 AM   #17 
   oh I thought he meant catholic colonization & proselytizing. never mind nt  msongs   Oct-04-09 09:08 PM   #3 
   At one point he talks about others  LuvNewcastle   Oct-04-09 09:15 PM   #4 
   Hasn't the Catholic church "done" enough for Africa?  madeline_con   Oct-04-09 09:17 PM   #5 
   Someone's moving in on their turf I see...  Fearless   Oct-04-09 09:38 PM   #6 
   Wager: The next Pope will be black & from Africa.  troubledamerican   Oct-04-09 09:45 PM   #7 
   Wager: African or Chinese . . . but CIA, either way --  defendandprotect   Oct-04-09 09:53 PM   #10 
   "toxic spiritual rubbish"  izquierdista   Oct-04-09 09:46 PM   #8 
   In Africa, Christianity preceded and paved the way for colonialism . . .  defendandprotect   Oct-04-09 09:46 PM   #9 
   What does he mean by "toxic spiritual rubbish"? Economic development?  Unvanguard   Oct-04-09 10:00 PM   #11 
   I could see displacing local cultures/traditions for Generic Westernness as a problem  Posteritatis   Oct-04-09 10:26 PM   #13 
   Meanwhile  BillDU   Oct-04-09 10:00 PM   #12 
   I think he is speaking in the church's own self interest. Regardless its a good point.  Loudmxr   Oct-04-09 10:46 PM   #14 
   They have some nasty home-growns, too - the LRA, for instance (nt)  Posteritatis   Oct-04-09 11:17 PM   #16 
   sometimes the messenger is more important than the message -- i can't stand that bastard. nt  xchrom   Oct-05-09 01:32 AM   #18 
 

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