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We can settle this... KansDem Nov 2012 #1
Ha! Brilliant arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #15
The LONG FORM! n/t LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #28
A chortle and two guffaws to ya rock Nov 2012 #34
DUzy!!!!! nt valerief Nov 2012 #37
This means it is actually 2016 already..... time for another Presidential race!!!! scheming daemons Nov 2012 #2
It would also push creation back from 4004 to 4008 BC and make the earth 6023 years old! FarCenter Nov 2012 #5
He is, in Catholic fashion, accepting scholarship as a worthwhile thing cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #3
This one's going to require the LONG FORM birth certificate HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #4
annother warrior in the war on Christmas, whoda thunk it? mulsh Nov 2012 #6
So was he the midwife? Autumn Nov 2012 #7
While I am a big critic of the Catholic church hierarchy bluestateguy Nov 2012 #8
Yes, very serious...they recognized Galileo was right in the 1990's HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #9
+++ LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #12
That is false. The church accepted that Galileo was right long ago cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #13
Yes, the not admitting anything wrong part is patently obvious. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #24
I went to Catholic schools before 1990. Cleita Nov 2012 #41
Ha ha! Yeah. Shadowflash Nov 2012 #27
So Jesus was born BC and I'm chronologically a few years younger. I like it. libdem4life Nov 2012 #10
Actually, it would mean we are now in 2016-2018 instead of 2012 scheming daemons Nov 2012 #17
And this statement from the article is also worth noting, BlueMTexpat Nov 2012 #11
"probably" linked to pagan traditions and the winter solstice? arcane1 Nov 2012 #20
Gee, YA THINK??????????????? kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #21
Actually, I've heard that we may not have translated those passages well. Shocker. gkhouston Nov 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #14
My Jesuit university taught us 4 BC Prism Nov 2012 #16
That was the catholic best estimate when I was growing up also cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #18
I was wondering why this is considered new info. oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #26
Did the Pope just learned about it? LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #44
4 BC is when Herod died. So he could have been born "no later" than 4 BC. ieoeja Nov 2012 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #33
Dionysius approximated the conventional date dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #19
I'm trying ... GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #22
I'm agnostic and biblical chronology still fascinates me a great deal Posteritatis Nov 2012 #25
Proof positive Rambis Nov 2012 #30
I have only one question matt819 Nov 2012 #31
My interest in the Pope is with a person in a position of power. I find it interesting that... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #32
Did he personally witness the birth of Jesus? meow2u3 Nov 2012 #35
Pope fires salvo in War on Christmas. Bill 'Draft-Dodger' O'Reilly (R) is gonna be pissed Berlum Nov 2012 #36
Pope to BillO: "Don't you get me wrong. I only want to know." pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #39
Unless you believe the Gospel of Luke, of course muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #38
Having a census requiring everyone LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #45
I was always taught this in parochial school and that was sixty years ago, Cleita Nov 2012 #40
This makes as much sense as arguing about the birthdate of DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #42
A fictitious character was born earlier than a previously recognized arbitrary date... SidDithers Nov 2012 #43
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