tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post1324574780832191611..comments2024-01-16T19:31:28.762-05:00Comments on Good Jesuit, Bad Jesuit: Jesuits Bring The Devotion Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe To Northern ItalyJoseph Frommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759274486679530625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-80435681426729812892010-01-29T09:06:25.275-05:002010-01-29T09:06:25.275-05:00Thank you both for the attention to detail. I chan...Thank you both for the attention to detail. I changed the word to venerate.<br /><br />JMJ<br /><br />JoeJoseph Frommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759274486679530625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-54846137803283653122010-01-28T20:14:37.320-05:002010-01-28T20:14:37.320-05:00This may be a translation issue. In Italian, adora...This may be a translation issue. In Italian, <i>adorare</i> and <i>venerare</i> can mean to worship, while <i>adore</i> and <i>venerate</i> in English usually do not mean to worship, even though they are obviously cognates of the Italian terms. It is similar in Spanish.<br /><br />I think it is safe to say that no one is claiming the image is God.Jesuit Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385121484976259080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44918019052750220.post-39479015645536626652010-01-28T10:55:59.276-05:002010-01-28T10:55:59.276-05:00"... Cardinal Giuseppe Doria donated the beau..."... Cardinal Giuseppe Doria donated the beautiful picture ...(that is still worshipped today) ...The painting depicts the Virgin with dark hair..."<br /><br />The Virgin Mary may be venerated not 'worshipped'. To worship her is idolatry, even by a Jesuit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com