Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic. Yet in addition to Jehovah, there's also Jesus, the Holy Ghost, Michael, Gabriel, Sant Claus, hosts of angels, seraphim, cherubim, saints, etc., as well as Satan and all his demons. These are all supernatural beings who would meet the definition of gods. Christians admit as much by praying to saints and angels for help. So can xianity really be called "monotheistic" when it has more deities than Mount Olympus?
Another feature of the Christian pantheon is that all their gods are boring killjoys. The Greek/Roman gods are far more interesting because they can be seen as symbols of certain aspects of the human condition, such as parenthood, war, love, drunkenness, anger and so on. The only interesting character in the Christian myth is Satan.
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Who did Satan kill? I thought all the killing in the Bible was done by the old hairy guy wearing a bedsheet.
As I understand it, many of the saints WERE gods at one time! It seems that a lot of old, pagan gods survive under various labels such as demons, saints, and whatnot. Might be worth checking up on.
Saints are a catholic phenomenon. It was to equate mere mortals to gods. Long ago if you had the money you could guarantee to be canonized as a saint. Ironic isn't it? To become a god, you have to die and have mortals spritz some water (from the tap), spread some smoke around, mumble in a dead language, and viola, you are a saint. There is another reason, still all to do with money. When a cleric, monk or nun gained fame, the church would try and capitalize on that. If you made them a saint and spread a rumor that paying money to the church in their name would say, cure you of a disease, then the church profits greatly for absolutely nothing in return, just a little propaganda.
>Saints are a catholic phenomenon.
That was one of the things that converted me to atheism about half-a-century ago. The thought of mortal men in fancy dress sitting in the Vatican organizing the hierarchy of heaven seemed ridiculous beyond words. However big their hats, they were still mere mortals like me. How could they decide who was to become a saint and who not. I remember they actually demoted poor old Saint Christopher.
To qualify, I think the saint candidate has to perform a proven miracle. I'll believe that's possible when an amputee goes to Lourdes and comes back with a new leg or arm.
Apparently this person has never heard of stem cell research
Ha ha ha, how funny. The reason Saint Christopher was demoted was of course, financial. He wasn't making enough money.
Father Guido Sarducci (an SNL character) Said that the church was about to canonize an American to be a saint. He said to qualify you had to have performed 3 miracles. He said that Ameican had only performed 2 miracles and 1 was a card trick.