Pope Francis said the Ulmas “represented a ray of light in the darkness” of World War II and should be a model for everyone in “doing good and in the service of those in need.”
  • liv@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nowadays there are Saints for everything

    There have always been local gods for everything.

    This is why Catholicism has historically been such a sucessful religion, it’s inherently quite syncretic.

    It adapts to local conditions and incorporates aspects, just like capitalism and viruses.