CHT to the reader who sent in THIS STORY from the Weekly World News:
VATICAN SPOKESMAN CONFIRMS …
PEACE TALKS UNDER WAY BETWEEN ANGELS & DEMONS!
War between good and evil has left Hell virtually bankrupt!By MICHAEL CHIRON
Vatican CityANGELS and demons have quietly entered into peace talks — and if all goes well, Heaven and Hell could sign a treaty normalizing relations within weeks!
That’s the mindbending assertion of a leading theologian who has sources privy to the highstakes negotiations.
"Just a decade ago, a peace pact between Heaven and Hell would have been unthinkable," says Mario Ongini of Vatican City.
"But in this era, we’ve seen many implacable foes, like Great Britain and the IRA, sit down at the bargaining table to settle their differences.
"Of course, this won’t be a cakewalk. The two camps remain miles apart on many issues — and there’s a lot of bad blood and distrust." It was reportedly Satan who first extended the olive branch, sending God the message, "Isn’t it time to let bygones be bygones?"
I’m sure that alot of the problem stems from our unwillingness to really reach out to Hell, or to try and understand their culture.
Almost all of our educational material casts hell into a bad light, and portrays it’s inhabitants as somehow inferior.
And our characterization of Satan only demonstrates our tendency to… er… demonize those we fear or don’t understand.
Okay… pulling toungue out of cheek, now…
This is a joke, correct?
LOL! Way too funny.
Kosh,
I take it you’re unfamiliar with the Weekly World News. In the words of Snopes.com, it is “an entertainment tabloid with its tongue firmly embedded in its cheek to a depth not measurable by any instrument known to man”. 🙂
“War between good and evil has left hell virtually bankrupt.” They’ll sue; they have all the lawyers(except St. Thomas More).
Doesn’t Heaven want unconditional surrender?
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LOL.
I’ve actually met WWN’s editor, who writes quite a bit of the stories himself. Funny guy.
It is nice that the Church declares that certain people are in heaven, but never says if any particular person is in hell. Maybe God can/does save anyone, as St Teresa of the Little Flower* said. But it would be a terrible disappointment to the “older sons” among us.
And the article is written by “Michael Chiron,” of course – presumably the Archangel the the Stygian ferryman. Are they the chief negotiators of the upcoming peace treaty?
I just love Batboy. Has he grown into Batman yet?