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Natural Disasters | August 16, 2007 [ 16:01 ]

Señor de Luren Church in Ica, Peru Collapses - Statue Spared

(LIP-ir) -- The Señor de Luren (Lord of Luren) Church in Ica, Peru was one of the many building which was affected by the 7 degree earthquake that hit Peru last night. The earthquake struck as a religious service was in progress last night.

Townspeople in Ica are stating that the fact that the Lord of Luren, a statue of Jesus Christ crucified, was not damaged as nothing less than a miracle. It was reported that despite the collapse of a pilar and a the destruction of one of the alters, the statue of the Lord of Luren was not damaged.

Townspeople can not explain how the statue was undamaged and remained standing during and after the earthquake. When inside the church one can only see rubbish and an open Bible which the priest was using during a mass when the earthquake struck.

A similar report has been given by townspeople from another church, the Capilla de Socorrro (Help Chapel) which is also located in Ica, Peru. The chapel was completely destroyed, yet townspeople have stated that the statues of the Virgen de Socorro and Cristo Redentor were the only things saved from the chapel.

It was also reported that despite the fact that there is no electricity in Ica, the bulbs which illuminate the Virgen del Socorro are still lit.

Ica, Pisco, Chincha and Cañete are the regions which have been hardest hit by the earthquake in Peru. Chincha was just 25 miles from the earthquakes epicenter, while Lima was 95 miles away.

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# Agnostic says :
August 16, 2007 [ 20:01 ]

What a bunch of crap. The stupid statue was saved because it was made of a hard durable material and enclosed in a protective area. According to the BBC, "200 people are buried in the rubble of a church which collapsed during mass", but the F**kin statue is more important right. Demented Idiots

# surprisednotnecessarilyagnostic says :
August 16, 2007 [ 20:39 ]

I cant believe what I am reading. More than 500 people died and they are talking about miracles because statues were saved?

What can one say more about human naivety. Consolation should be found in doing something for the community, taking care that something like that doesnt happen again and not believing in this kind of miracles.

How sad this story made me.

# Lina says :
August 17, 2007 [ 0:00 ]

I am devastaded of the news in Peru, although I wasn't born there I have family in Ica and wish to know if anyone has ideas on how I can locate the names of those that have been killed in the earthquake. My Uncle is religious and I believe he was at Senor de Luren church on that day,regardless he live a few blocks away and I am heart broken like I always am when i hear of news like this that happens around the world but now I have a particular face in my mind and heart...my uncle who is a sweet little old man and lived to help others. thank you for reading this, i can't sleep and i'm surfing the news to get info since there are no phone lines in Ica now, i can only wait while someone i love might be sleeping in the streets as i go to a warm bed or worse things could have happened. May God help all those that seek his help.

# Norah says :
August 17, 2007 [ 4:38 ]

Hello everyone concerned about the tragedy in Peru. i was on another site, and got lots of help regarding what was happening. I was hoping for news of my loved ones in Peru, and thankfully have heard they are safe. My heart goes out to everyone inPeru and round the world.
My grateful thanks for the help i received, though it was not on this site, I hope the wonderfully kind people read this. It just goes to show, really, wars are not needed, because there are so many many kind people everwhere. Hope this makes sense, but we are all world people aren't we?
Love to everyone.
Norah (Scotland)

# Lia Velasco says :
August 17, 2007 [ 13:14 ]

This is for Agnostic

It is okay to have freedom of speech, but you should respect the other people's believes. There are some people who are happier having a faith and believing in a spiritual life and they must also be respected and not insulted. The church collapsed because the material (I'm an architect) which it was built of was not strong enough and because it did not have the seismic reinforcements. The rules for earthquake resistant buildings have been published in Peru in the seventies and the church was built centuries ago! The people who built that church did not know to build with these rules. A hospital which was done in brick some years ago also collapsed! there you can blame the government and the municipalities for not supervising that the rules are accomplished.
You are so arrogant, try to respect other people!

# Ben MacPhearson says :
August 17, 2007 [ 14:29 ]

Speaking of faith. A lot of people do not have much faith in anything that the BBC reports about these days. BBC= Broadcasting British Communism. "Remember, we need too have constant camara viewing at the gas pumps to cut of the gas supplies for all of those tax cheats!" We need too have an American style Tea Party over here in the Thames. If I wasn't taxed out of my eyeballs, I could afford to hop on a plane and fly over too help these poor souls in Peru.

# Jack says :
August 17, 2007 [ 14:49 ]

I heard about all of the camaras that the Government is installing over there. This sh-t is right out of george Orwells 1984. I bet people back then thought that Orwell was full of it too. I am a fathful too the Al Mighty, but I some times wonder if the Catholic Church uses these little episodes too bring in the cash. BINGO is out for the time being, but we still have the Miracles option. The Catholic Church can start off by selling off all of its expensive art collection at the Vatican in order too feed the poor and hungry.

# Burrito says :
August 17, 2007 [ 15:48 ]

You all think you're so smart by bashing a faithful community who sees tings such as this as miracles, go have your fish and fish and your burger king you decadent bastards...brace yourselves because you might be next and we'll see if your cynism overpowers our faith...gringos h******* c*****, so patronizing and shallow

# Jack says :
August 17, 2007 [ 16:15 ]

Well Burrito, this Gringo sees tings as the Gringos at the Catholic Chuch in Gringo Rome sees tings. They admire all of their expensive tings at the Vatican at the same time expect the rest of the world to cough up all of our tings to help the rest of the world. I am not making fun of the people in Peru. It is a traggic event.

# fawk jesus fawk slut mary fawk christians says :
August 17, 2007 [ 16:58 ]

Fawk Jesus
Fawk the Slut Mary
Fawk Christians

I wish I could exmaine those "miraculous statues"
I would grind them to a fine powder with a sledge hammer
and then mix the powder with excrement and turn around
and sell it to demented Christians as "miraculous feces" LOL

# fawk jesus fawk slut mary fawk christians says :
August 17, 2007 [ 17:07 ]

Christians are racist, homophobic, sexist, selfish, materialistic bastards who think they live forever in some marble palace in the sky. Stupid Childish Fools. Why don't you believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy too? Grow the hell up.

Numerous studies have shown that Agnostics and Atheists have higher IQ's, are more trusthworthy and have more compassion and empathy for their fellow human beings then do Christians. Christians are full of it... all they do is preach and spread hatred and never do they bother to follow the teachings of their lunatic founder Jesus.

Fawk them all. I have as much tolerance and respect for them as I do for racists, nationalists and imperialists. Trash deserves contempt, not tolerance and respect.

# Christianity is worse than Cancer says :
August 17, 2007 [ 17:08 ]

Christianity is worse than Cancer. It affects the brain and makes one lose all sense of reality. Very few every recover from the mental damage cause by this disease. LOL

# Juan Alberto says :
August 17, 2007 [ 17:10 ]

And you seem to be a fine example of a trustworthy, compassionate human being with a high IQ.

# Smart Men denounce Christianity says :
August 17, 2007 [ 17:24 ]

That's right, and I follow the example of these great men of the past:

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
Seneca, Roman philosopher (4 B.C. - 65 A.D.)

"All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher".
Lucretius, Roman Philosopher (99 B.C. - 55 B.C.)

"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side."
Aristotle, Greek Philosopher (384 BC - 322 BC)

“Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men”
Voltaire (1694-1778)

“Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd, and bloody religion that has ever infected the world”
Voltaire (1694-1778)

“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.”
Stendhal (1783-1842)

“Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man”
Thomas Jefferson (1801-09)

“My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

“In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900.)

“I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, the one great instinct for revenge for which no expedient is sufficiently poisonous, secret, subterranean, petty - I call it the one mortal blemish of mankind”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900.)

“My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might add infinitely absurd”
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899)

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

“Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.”
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

“The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)

“The Bible is a mass of fables and traditions, mere mythology”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)

“Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends”
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

“When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)

“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”
Richard Dawkins

“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.”
Steven Weinberg

“Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.”
Larry Flynt

“Christian Fundamentalism: The doctrine that there is an absolutely powerful, infinitely knowledgeable, universe spanning entity that is deeply and personally concerned about my sex life”
Andrew Lias

“It should be made clear that in order to live a Christian life, any Christian must be able to discriminate and hate, because that's what the bible says”
Bernhard Kuiper

“Christianity exceeds all other faiths in its power to deform and finally invert the mental process”
Ida White

# Juan Alberto says :
August 17, 2007 [ 17:44 ]

Very well put, an excellent basis for your opinion. And not one profane word, imagine that...

# Paul says :
August 17, 2007 [ 18:58 ]

Atheists/agnostics are entitled to their own views and their own consequences. As for atheists being more intelligent? Well, good luck with that. Christ said that the humble will be raised up and the arrogant humbled and that the great mysteries will be revealed to babes and hidden from the worldly wise. I'd rather be a stupid ignorant fool and have eternal life.

# RP says :
August 17, 2007 [ 19:14 ]

It's sad that this tragedy in Peru has been the spark for some people to post ignorant, anti-Christian diatribes. There have been many intellectual Christians down through the ages and one could fill pages and pages with quotes supporting faith in God. Even many of those quoted by (sic) "Smart Men denounce Christianity" have also written in favor of religion: Aristotle, Lincoln, and Gandhi to name three. Recognizing One above us keeps us humble as a society. Atheistic and agnostic societies, on the other hand, such as the former Soviet Russia, have brought nothing but famine and terror to their people. God will bring comfort to the humble people of Peru in this difficult time of sorrow and hopefully also will those of us with the means to do so.

# Mary Lou says :
August 17, 2007 [ 19:18 ]

If you dwell on the closed doors, you won't see the open ones.

# AML says :
August 17, 2007 [ 19:46 ]

It doesn't matter how arrogant and profane you are, you are still a child of God and He loves you the same. (You really need to be God to love people like that!)

# josefina says :
August 17, 2007 [ 19:59 ]

agnostics must be very unhappy people. all i can read of their input is hatred, hatred, hatred. that's what i learned today. they hate, hate, hate.

# OnTopoftheWorld says :
August 17, 2007 [ 20:09 ]

I have one comment to all who have commented:

JESUS loves YOU unconditionally, now matter what you say about him, his mother or christians.

# Nwora says :
August 17, 2007 [ 20:55 ]

Nietzsche, the one that died a demented syphilitic; Larry Flynt, a pornographer. What an eminent frame of reference!
The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, true God and true man: every tongue shall confess You and every knee shall bend before You, either willingly in faith and be rewarded or with compulsion when You appear in glory, with no reward.

# Carmen Esper says :
August 17, 2007 [ 21:28 ]

One day everyone will see HIS power.
One day everyone will see HIS glory.
One day everyone will see HIS mercy.
Oh, yes...for all you athiests????????????????
One day EVERY knee shall bend!!

# xc says :
August 17, 2007 [ 22:07 ]

All hail the Flying Spagetti Monster in the sky!

# Mike says :
August 17, 2007 [ 22:33 ]

Always thought it was Vermicelli.....

# Teresa says :
August 17, 2007 [ 23:21 ]

But understand this: there will be terrifying times in the last days. People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious, callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God… (2 Tim 3:1-4)

People are mean, People are dark,
Laid upon with the evil mark.
The darkness grows, the great light goes.
The dog of doom names its evil bark.

The world becomes so dark and bleak
Nobody chooses the path we seek.

The light is in true despair,
The darkness grows everywhere.
The darkness has power, evil, sin,
But the light of light will surely win.
(Johnny Knoll, third grade, Ms. McMahan, 2006)

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him
we humbly pray. And do thou oh Prince of the Heavenly Host by the power of God, cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

The godless say to themselves, ‘Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us and opposes our way of life, reproaches us for our breaches of the law and accuses us of playing false to our upbringing… (Wisdom 2, RSV)
"What are we to think of those who choose death in the belief that they are celebrating life?"
- Pope Benedict XVI 12/25/2006

We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of the American society or wide circles of the Christian community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, of the Gospel and the anti-Gospel. This confrontation lies within the plans of divine providence. It is a trial which the whole Church . . . must take up. —Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II), reprinted November 9, 1978, issue of The Wall Street Journal form a 1976 speech to the American Bishops

"Confronted with the abuse of economic power, with the cruelty of capitalism that degrades man into merchandise, we have begun to see more clearly the dangers of wealth and we understand in a new way what Jesus intended in warning us about wealth."
- Pope Benedict XVI

# yersin hh says :
August 17, 2007 [ 23:30 ]

It seems that once more Lord of Luren preferred to save himself and forget the others.
From Huancayo, Perú.

# Rosa says :
August 18, 2007 [ 1:16 ]

My Lord.....
have you all lost your minds? What kind of profanity and dirty language do you all dare use against the Creator .Do you people think that God is going to be mocked? Think again for few have tryed only to find thenself with their faces in a pool of blood .Is there no more fear in the human race? have you lost your sense of directions ? Can,t you see that this things have happen for a reason ? And the fact that the statue of Our Beloved Lord Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother have survived the quake intact is a call to repentance .But no: just like the Lord points it out in the new testament "that instead of going to their knees and begg mercy from the Lord "they all cursed and blasphemed against God in one single mind .Well my friend aspect the worst .the reighn of Lucifer has begon and from now on he rules this world may God help us all.

# stalker says :
August 18, 2007 [ 1:50 ]

now i know cpu viruses are not yet advanced enough to spew out garbage like this, i know this can only be the work of some sick minded emotionaly distraught drug induced loser! obviously signing in with multiple user names.please for the sake of trying to save yourself go get help now before it is to late. and the way you sound that will not be much longer/////like now!!!!!

# norah says :
August 18, 2007 [ 2:56 ]

Well well, fawk. You seem so angry? Please unburden yourself, not here, but in some room, with a sofa, and a man or woman, who listens.
i am sure you know what I mean.
After the earthquake, the comments here were kind, helpful, and there was a feeling that everyone, no matter where, or whom, felt for the people caught up with the tragedy. Pity it could not have stayed that way. No matter what anyone's beliefs, or none, there is no need for profanity. AT ALL!
Norah

# Nomra says :
August 18, 2007 [ 3:02 ]

My God have mercy of you and your family. You are going to need him very soon because you are going to have a bad sickness or some one will try to kill you or any one in your family is sick. You will asked him for forgiveness and help and he will be there to help you. I will keep you in my pregers.

# Ave Maria says :
August 18, 2007 [ 5:55 ]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now your Spirit over the earth. May the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations, that they may be protected against degeneration, disaster, and war. May Our Lady of All Nations be our advocate. Amen.

# CHARLE says :
August 18, 2007 [ 6:58 ]

AS I GLANCED OVER THESE POSTINGS,THERE SEEMED TO BE ALOT OF ANGER AND ACCUSATIONS.BUT THEN IT WAS TEMPERED BY SOME WONDERFUL SENTIMENTS OF BELIEF.GOD HAS GIVEN US A FACULTY CALLED REASON.DISASTERS WHICH CAUSE SUCH SUFFERING CHALLENGE OUR REASON AND MAKE SOME LASH OUT AGAINST GOD,COMPASSION DEMANDS THAT WE PRAY FOR ALL NO MATTER .THE CROSS IS THE STANDARD AND JESUS IS THE MODEL BUT IT IS GRACE THAT LETS US RISE TO THE OCCASION AND GRACE IS A GIFT.SO FORGIVE THOSE WHO FIND PAIN UNBEARABLE.

# True Believer says :
August 18, 2007 [ 8:10 ]

To Agnostic:

You know it has been said that an "agnostic" is just a athiest that lacks guts. You are proof of that.
May God have Mercy on your soul and may he enlighten your heart to the Truth.
If you don't believe now, you will when you die. Just remember to say "sorry" to Our Lord Jesus Christ. It could be the difference between eternal happiness and eternal damnation.

# Anne J. says :
August 18, 2007 [ 9:46 ]

Please! it is so important for us all to pray for those who are going to die, and for those who have died, and those who are missing!
When we are before Him, our Creator, we will experience a movement of Love through our entire being. Oh! the immense, unconditional Love for each one of His children.
No one likes to suffer. It has become a no-no concept to most all. It is Satan, the haterful one himself, who incites us to fear suffering and it is Satan who makes use of suffering to make us weak.
But suffering is necessary to purify and liberate us from what the evil in us all - those who have prepared with inner peace - daily suffering is less painful and even joyful when offered to Jesus the Crucified for the salvation of all souls.
Nature is in convulsions! Thousands die suddenly without warning all over the earth - Do not make the mistate that it is God who hates us and causes such tragedy - it is Satan, The Evil One, and right now he is trying to destroy God's creation - the earth and His children - He's in a hurry to sweep us as many of us to hell as possible before his time and power is finished!
This is serious stuff we are all facing, my brothers and sisters. We are all God's children and He wants us with Him in Heaven, not with Satan in Hell. It is our choice to decide when and where we will spend Eternity.
God IS Love and He loves each one of us immensely and with sublime tenderness, so much so that He will not force us to come to Him as slaves - we choose for ourselves - and believe me, this is the time to say yes to The Love. This way He can begin the healing process of our souls and bodies with movements of love and peace and strength!
Now is the time to prepare - not when disaster is upon us.
We must seriously pray for our brothers and sisters who've given in to the slavery of The Evil One, who despises each and every person ever born!
Be careful, my brothers and sisters, Satan is on the prowl!

# Loving Servant says :
August 18, 2007 [ 9:52 ]

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and when there is sadness, joy;
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled; to be understood, as to understand, to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we recieve, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. St. Francis of Assisi

Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most sacred Heart.
Blessed be his most precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

Give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name; among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name.

# Lourdes, Broward Co, USA says :
August 18, 2007 [ 10:44 ]

Never in my 70yrs have I heard such language...yes I do believe we are in the ends of time...like those that quoted the Bible, but we need to pray and pray w/o stopping...of course we need to go w/our daily life and eat and sleep and work...but as much as we can we need to keep our mind and our lips in prayer...pray the Holy Rosary, go to Adoration and kneel in front of His Real Presence...if possible to to daily Mass and Holy Communion and offer up all our suffering for people like those that wrote such ugly nasty bad words against the Son of God...they do not know much about the Roman Catholic Church...they do a lot of good but they do not bust about it, we do not need to, God is the only one that needs to know, and He knows and sees everything...being a Roman Catholic is not easy, Obedience and Offering it up is one of our #1...just like the sun gives life to the plants and flowers...etc...Faith/Believe in the Real Presence Body and Blood Soul and Divinity at Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament gives us Graces the Food for our Souls...and although the pain and suffering, our Cross does not go away it becomes lighted because He helps us to carry it...remember always He said it..."pick up your Cross and follow Me"...we are in exile and on our way back to Home...remember He knew us before we were born...how beautiful
whether you are a Roman Catholic, or of any other Protestant Christian Faith, or a Jew...we all need to pray to go to our own Church or Temple and get down on our knees and ask God, the God or Jacob and Isac to help us to give us Faith and Strength as we await for His return, for it is not going to be easy these hard times, only God knows not even His Son knows remember Jesus said that to the Apostles...
yes the devil is out there and all the other fallen angels are there too so we need all the Graces we can rec. by Faith and Tradition through the Sacraments instituded by Jesus Christ the most important one the Holy Eucharist at His last Passover Meal, Holy Communion...
God have mercy on us all and Bless this great Nation of ours, USA
I am a foreigner by birth but love this country w/a passion, I came here when I was 11yrs old...keep your culture and be proud of them but outside the home English is the word...and join in the National Holidays they are great....

# Marianne Johnpillai says :
August 18, 2007 [ 10:59 ]

Dear all,
I write from Sri Lanka, a country where a civil war has been raging for so many years, too many to count really.
Reading the comments so far, I can only say that to love those who hate you, to pray for those who persecute you, is what Jesus said. I am a sinner who prays for sinners. God in the end will judge each of us... swearers and pray-ers. Christ died for us all, even if some do not believe it. And in His great love, He longs that no soul is lost to the enemy but all enjoy the fruits of His redemption- everlasting life. So those who believe, pray for those who do not and those who do not, will, with God's grace, see the folly of not doing so.
May God bless each and everyone of you.

# archie says :
August 18, 2007 [ 12:13 ]

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever will be forever, Amen.
For the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us sinners and of the whole world.
O Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us sinners and of the whole world, Amen.

# Anama says :
August 18, 2007 [ 15:01 ]

For self called "smartie"
In response tou your list of atheists, I give you a little example of brilliant people who believed in God or at least in a Divine entity:

Nicolas Copernico (1473-1543)
Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1627)
John Kepler (1571-1630)
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Isaac Newtonn (1642-1727)
Robert Boyle (1791-1867)
Michel Faraday (1791-1867)
Gregory Mendel (1822-1884)
William Thomson Kelvin (1824-1907)
Max Planck (1858-1947)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

For each 1 brilliant atheist, there are 1'000,000 brilliant believers!

As for the other "F" guy : I would LOVE to see your face the day you will meet our loved Jesus face to face. Believe me, sooner or later, that will happen. Let's see how you , miserable soul, will explain your profanity against Him, His Mother and all who believe in Him. There is only one thing you deserve: compassion (and a free treatment in a mental institution!)

# Dutch says :
August 18, 2007 [ 15:15 ]

With prayers for all who did suffer and are suffering in Peru and the whole wide world! Ditto for all who have expressed their love of God and neighbor; praise be Jesus, Mary, and Joseph -- now and forever. When I was young and proud of my personal talents I walked away from the Roman Catholic Church; out of the blue and before many personal tragedies struck I was called back and am now so grateful for having returned before my children matured. Catholics are not just called to reason and faith; but, also action: Ora et Labora (Pray and Work). For those who may be interested: EWTN (Dish Network channel 261) provides for a variety of programs some of which appeal to the spiritual side and others the very intelectual side interesting to both Catholics and NON-Catholics (even agnostics and athiests). The Journey Home Program on EWTN ( see: http://www.ewtn.com/journeyhome/index.asp ) is particularly interesting since most of the guests have lived lives as ardent non-Catholics, some vehimenently anti-Christian, and even as Drug Addicts, Gangsters, and plain Criminals (consider well known Father John Corappi). In reparation for all offenses against the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, God Bless you all.

# Rosa says :
August 18, 2007 [ 15:40 ]

To thye F..k guy andeveryone who call me demented .I can only say that like everyone else here I pity you .For soon very soon you will have to be in front of the judge of all the judges and I would not like to be in your shoes. Your disrespect for Christians/catholics and God Hinself has reachead up even into Heaven ,So be aware that you will not go umpunished .However I will pray for your miserable soal May God have mercy on you

St. Michael the Archangel
Defend us in battle
Be our protector against the wickness
And snares of the Devil
May God rebuke him
We humbly pray
And do Thou O Prince of the Heavenly Host
By the power of God
Trust into hell Satan and all evil spirits
Who prawl throught the worls
Seeking the ruins of our souls. Amen

Be aware of the spirit of Jasabel .The deceiver of man, the liasr and the thief of souls !

# Vicki says :
August 18, 2007 [ 17:09 ]

"Thank God" -- for the terrors of this world do not end -- our Lord Jesus Christ was wrongfully accused, sentenced and crucified -- but, He rose from the dead after freeing those detained in hell -- "Thank God" for the little miracles He gives us & that we can recognize them -- the statues of Jesus & Mary evidently survived for our benefit not for God's -- "Thank God" we are free to comment and to pray for our fellow man -- I have read that what the devil dislikes most after Our Blessed Mother, Mary Ever Virgin, is the following verse: Psalm 67:2 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, let those who hate Him flee before His face. This is from the Catholic Bible -- can be found in the King James also at Psalm 68:1. Memorize it, post it in your homes, "Thank God in all things" -- He is our Creator & Savior -- God Bless those throughoout the world as they suffer for Christ's sake -- Amen.

# Anne J. says :
August 18, 2007 [ 17:09 ]

I just realized that if the atheists/blashemers had not written their hateful words, we, lovers of Jesus, His Mother and Church, we wouldn't be sharing our Faith and love with and for each other! A prayer of thanks for them.

Anyway, I would like to clarify my point: 'When we are before Him, we all will experience an immense movement of Love within our beings. Oh! the immense, unconditional Love Jesus has for each and everyone, blasphemers as well as Christian/Catholics - all children belong to God. Whether they accept Him or not is not for us to speculate - Jesus will envelope Himself (The Love) around each one individually. This is called the Great Purification or Illumination of Consciences, that many mystics and visionaries have warned us would soon come.
Once our lives are seen before us, and how we caused suffering to Jesus by our sins, we will have the chance and choice to correct ourselves by going to the Sacraments, esp. Confession. We will say yes to The Love.

But here is the RUB! Those in a sinful state will see their sins also; what each of them caused such suffering to the Savior who is before them. Oh! what shame, what bitterness, what torrents of suffering pains they will have to endure in every part of their body - before Jesus' loving Face. They have been without love for so long, they will want to run away to hide from Jesus Crucified, but they will not be able to.
Because of people who pray for souls continuously, some will ask forgiveness from Jesus, but others will be too prideful and bitter to be sorry and ask forgiveness. These poor souls will say NO the Jesus! They will have chosen Evil and death over Love and Life. This is awful, and not God's Will for any of His children! But He forces no one, and respects their free will.
This is precisely why we must pray for all of God's children, the devil worshippers, murderers, blasphemers, abortionists...all the children that we like to speak against.
And what will we say when we are before our tender, sweet Love, Jesus? We must not judge anyone of these pitiful brothers and sisters, "but for the Grace of God, so goeth I," but pray continually for them in the Communion of Saints.
Pride comes from Satan. Be careful, my brothers and sisters in Christ. Satan will get the upper hand if we look down on any of God' children - he wants us to hate one another.
Be at peace and ask for strength through our loving tender Virgin
Mother. She will take us by the hand and teach us how to be beings of love as God created us to be, in The School of The Love.

# Hermano en Cristo Nuestro Senor says :
August 18, 2007 [ 18:20 ]

Lo que sucedio' en Peru no es unica. En muchas partes del mundo , incluso en Louisiana despues del huracan Katrina, muchos edificios fueron derumbados y destruidos. Tambien en asia despues del temblor que causo' un tsunami, igelsias fueron inundados. Pero, el tabernaculo, statues of Jesus and Mary were left standing with little to no damage time and again. A miraculous staute of Our Lady was swept away to the sea in the aftermath of the tsunami in India but was returned by the waves with no damage. In Nueva Orleans- the statue of Jesus was the only standing object in an area that was devastated. A sign of hope for the inhabitants of those many places around the world that the Lord and Our Mother are with us.

Rogamos
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now at the hour of our death amen.

Dear Brothers and Sisters from Purgatory, including those doing their purgatory here on earth as earthbound souls, I pray to you, in the name of Jesus to pray for us sinners, the loss and those on their way to hell unless our Lord intervenes as in the case of Howard Storm. Amen

Life of St. Francis Jerome-Father Bach
Opuscule on Hell- Monsignor de Segur
Annals of Franciscan Mission 1866-67
Annals of the Company of Jesus- Martin Del Rio
Hell- Fr. F.X. Schouppe, S.J.