tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post3822924189862293786..comments2024-03-22T18:43:00.710-04:00Comments on Unam Sanctam Catholicam: Strange news from CanadaBonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-76245814832424859252008-07-08T11:43:00.000-04:002008-07-08T11:43:00.000-04:00Hmmm....the 'repression' thing is interesting. Tho...Hmmm....the 'repression' thing is interesting. Though I do think many Quebecois really did feel 'repressed' by the Church - historically, things get bad (for the Church!) when the Church has too great a secular power, which was true in Quebec. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, what I was going to say is that, yes, we swear by what is taboo, we mostly swear by what has *power* - power to draw attention and power to fascinate. In our culture, that's mostly sex. It wouldn't be a bad thing if sacred words still had that much power to captivate us.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787892622804373968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-22218315686013119472008-07-05T22:19:00.000-04:002008-07-05T22:19:00.000-04:00It is truly lamentable that these words are used, ...It is truly lamentable that these words are used, but I also fret over simple Christian terms which are used for non-vulgar, but "simple" profane uses, because I feel they already do a dishonor to what they represent. For example, the word "incarnation." I think it should only refer to THE Incarnation, and don't particularly like when it is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-11161831493866656502008-07-02T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-02T12:04:00.000-04:00I've worked in Quebec for years and this story is ...I've worked in Quebec for years and this story is quite true. I especially hate "tabernacle" and "saint sacrament".<BR/><BR/>You have to understand French Canadian history a bit to know what the Quebeckers mean when the complain that the Church was repressive. For a lot its history, Quebec found itself surrounded, besieged and alone. It was stuck between France, which was anti-Catholic and apathetic to Quebec, and protestant, anglophone Canada and America. As a result, the Church developed a defensive bunker mentality. The Church ran all the schools and hospitals. As well, it controlled most of the political decisions of the country. The Church was very suspicious of foreign, international influence and tended to be very conservative and defensive. As a result, Quebec tended to lag behind the rest of the country economically.<BR/><BR/>But really, the swearwords are not that exceptional. Elizabethan English has a number of similar ones, like "by his wounds", "God's blood", "by Mary". Of course, before the Dissolution, England had more monasteries per capita than any country in Europe, so perhaps we were repressed and monk-riddled as well, harhar. At least these words are clearly blasphemous and in violation of the 2nd commandment, whereas I don't even want to imagine the muddle-headed puritanical thinking that goes into explaining why saying s*** is wrong. If I'm to sin, give me a sin I can repent of, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-84445901529018942452008-07-01T12:56:00.000-04:002008-07-01T12:56:00.000-04:00The same is the case in Spain, where among the com...The same is the case in Spain, where among the common swear words is "hostia!". It's funny that this is not also the case in Latin America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-81337688488479151982008-07-01T10:39:00.000-04:002008-07-01T10:39:00.000-04:00And the worst curse of all.... you have to be real...And the worst curse of all.... you have to be really "bad" to earn this acclaimation....<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>"Shame on you, you Boniface, you!!"</B><BR/><BR/>That really hurt me bad, when I was so labeled. Ouch.<BR/><BR/>heheheheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-23578285221982579932008-07-01T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-01T10:34:00.000-04:00That is just so awful! There's no way God would ap...That is just so awful! <BR/><BR/>There's no way God would approve of that diabolical crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com