Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 --- In , Todd Slater <dontodd@c...> > > It's because of La Virgin de Guadalupe. Do you know the story? She > > appeared at the alter of an indigenous goddess, Tonanzin, speaking > > Nahuatl, to a peasant whose credibility/very existence is in doubt, at > > a time when the Catholic church was desparate for a way to convert the > > populace. She appeared to a poor indio, speaking his native tongue, > > and she had brown skin. Mass conversion ensued. > > B. > > I thought she appeared to the boy out in nature, and a rose bloomed > out of season, and the boy wrapped up the petals in his cloak and took > them back to town. When they opened the cloak, there was the image of > Nuestra Sen~ora La Virgen de Guadalupe. Or maybe she appeared at the > site of a razed temple. Todd, I don't know that our versions conflict. I didn't mention the cloak with the roses, which he brought back to the mission, where he worked IIRC. He was a full-grown man, with grown children, and something of a " simpleton " and " boy-like " although some detractors insist he never existed at all. The alter, certainly, had been razed as worshiping the indigenous gods was illegal. I'm not saying it wasn't a true miracle--I wasn't there--only that it was very convenient politically for the church. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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