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Copernicus Reburied As Hero
CasualFriday writes "Mikolaj Kopernik, a.k.a. Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave. On Saturday, his remains were blessed with holy water by some of Poland's highest-ranking clerics before an honor guard ceremoniously carried his coffin through the imposing red brick cathedral and lowered it back into the same spot where part of his skull and other bones were found in 2005."
Jacek Jezierski, a local bishop who encouraged the search for Copernicus, said that he considers Copernicus' burial as part of the church's broader embrace of science as being compatible with Biblical belief.
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Does this mean he gets to go to heaven now? or just that his body got violated by a bunch of priests.
it was wrong. So in 2510 it will apologize to altar boys for abusing them.
How about send his remains to an Earth/sun Lagrangian point, so if you look at it the right way, it's like the sun is orbiting around him.
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Church Admits Touching Children and Covering it Up Not Such a Good Idea.
Pope John Paul George Ringo the Third officially stated via the openly gay pontiff's Jupiter-hosted website [www.catholic.popestuff2], "We've had a little time to think about it and we finally understand that whole uproar or whatever. Hey like the third testament says in Bieber 10:15 'Whatever you want shawty I'll give it to ya'."
He went on to say, "Here's some water! Hope that makes up for it."
Editor's Note: Catholicism was a dominant religion centuries ago in which old men in funny hats told others what to do.
Editor's Editor's Note: Religion was a wide-held belief that ideas found in stories millenniums old should be used to rule our lives. Not kidding.
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For example, even if it doesn't apply to Copernicus, being denied a Christian burial was a grave punishment.
You mean that in this case, a naughty grave was punished by not being used to bury a famous scientist?
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Fry: "Oh. What's it called now?"
Professor: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."
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I'm sure that all of his friends and relatives will find the grieving process much easier now he's been buried properly.
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That figures. Typically verbose.
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Whereas in heaven you get to lavish an eternity of praise upon an absolute dictator who is alleged to be perfect in all things forever.
Wait a minute.. Heaven sounds like North Korea!!!
Two tickets for Hell please...
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