Post by Michael on Dec 20, 2009 20:15:27 GMT -5
Archbishop Pell says cancer can be cured by prayer
December 21, 2009
Terminal illness such as cancer can be cured by prayer, the head of the Catholic Church in Australia says.
But Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell admits such cures, like the miracle attributed to Mary MacKillop, is obviously rare.
"Yes obviously (cancer can be cured by prayer)," Cardinal Pell told ABC Television on Monday.
"And there are quite a number of examples in the books."
Cardinal Pell says that won't give sick people a false sense of security because they realise cure by prayer is a "very long shot".
The Vatican has recognised Mother Mary's role in the healing a woman with inoperable cancer during the mid 1990s after she prayed to Mother Mary.
It is the second miracle attributed to Mary MacKillop, who is set to become the nation's first Saint, 100 years after her death.
December 21, 2009
Terminal illness such as cancer can be cured by prayer, the head of the Catholic Church in Australia says.
But Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell admits such cures, like the miracle attributed to Mary MacKillop, is obviously rare.
"Yes obviously (cancer can be cured by prayer)," Cardinal Pell told ABC Television on Monday.
"And there are quite a number of examples in the books."
Cardinal Pell says that won't give sick people a false sense of security because they realise cure by prayer is a "very long shot".
The Vatican has recognised Mother Mary's role in the healing a woman with inoperable cancer during the mid 1990s after she prayed to Mother Mary.
It is the second miracle attributed to Mary MacKillop, who is set to become the nation's first Saint, 100 years after her death.
Source:
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/pell-says-cancer-can-be-cured-by-prayer-20091221-l8bw.html
I say the Archbishop is an unethical twit. What do you think?
