Beauty
As A Distraction From Horror
Now,
obviously, the architecture and the stained glass windows of the
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris are—or, tragically, were—stunningly
magnificent, beautiful and awe-inspiring.
And
it is always a heart-breaking tragedy in some sense when something of
such magnificence and beauty is destroyed.
But,
at the same time, the context in which the cathedral was
constructed—and any possible ulterior
motive for its construction—must also be taken into consideration:
The
society which constructed the Notre Dame Cathedral in all of its
awe-inspiring beauty was also a society that had no qualms about
exterminating tens of thousands of Albigensians—many of them by
being burned alive—because they taught a Doctrine different than
the doctrines taught by the Roman Church.
Thus,
to the extent that the vast majority of people are much more easily
seduced by beauty—that is, by appearances—than they are
interested in Truth, the Notre Dame Cathedral constituted a quite
significant distraction
not only from the fact that the Roman Church did NOT
then teach what Jesus taught about “the resurrection”; but, also,
that the Roman Church was fully prepared to engage in ANY
amount of evil in order to preserve those doctrines
as well as its own economic interests...
As
is precisely the case today.
As
should be obvious from reading many of the other writings on this
website.
Michael Joseph Cecil (Chapter 12, verse 1 of the Book of Daniel, Sura 2, verses 97-98 & 285 of the Quran, Column XVII of the Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light & Chapter 3, verse 12 of the Revelation of John) and:
Isaiah’s wife-->the apostle James-->Kimberly (2000- (3rd Church)
Sarah-->Elijah-->Daniel-->John the Baptist-->Mohammed-->Elizabeth Anne Cecil (Chapter 12, verse 13 of the Book of Daniel and Chapter 11, verse 14 & Chapter 17, verses 10-13 of the Gospel of Matthew) (1987) (7th Church) for:
Hagar-->the apostle Mary-->Danielle (1982-1987) (6th Church)
(March, 1987—http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap960705.html )
Isaac-->the apostle John-->Robin (1986) (4th Church)
Ishmael-->the apostle Peter-->Cindy (1992) (5th Church)
Jacob-->the apostle Thomas-->Linda (1987- (2nd Church)
Esau-->the apostle, Judas-->Susan (1970) (1st Church)
Isaiah’s wife-->the apostle James-->Kimberly (2000- (3rd Church)
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