XPost: rec.arts.bodyart, alt.evil   
   From: mannaz@NOSPAMTODAYyahoo.com   
      
   On 15 Sep 2004 03:55:56 -0700, LoriDontDoThat@yahoo.com (Lori) wrote:   
      
   >Mannaz  spewed forth:   
   >   
   >> I was just thinking, didn't MrPope type person write one of his   
   >> announcement thingys (bull? honestly that's what I think its called)   
   >> saying that body building was a no no because it was worship of the   
   >> temple of the body? I'm assuming this would applied to bodyart as   
   >> well.   
   >>   
   >> Mannaz (glad to be agnostic)   
   >   
   >I don't suppose you'd be able to cite a source for that information   
   >would you?   
      
   A memory of it being talked about on TV a couple of years ago (or   
   more, time is starting to dilate as I get older) I seem to remember it   
   was part of a large papal bull that was the first for years. The   
   program I remember was talking about plastic surgery ect and mentioned   
   that bodybuilding would fall into the category   
      
   > Btw, it's called a papal bull and as far as I'm aware no   
   >such creature exists regarding bodybuilding.  Bodybuilding can glorify   
   >what God created.   
   >   
   >For education purposes: Early Christians tattood themselves in order   
   >to recognize each other when Christianity was outlawed in the Roman   
   >Empire.   
      
   your point? early (and later) christians have done lots of things   
   though history that the current pope may not agree with.   
   >   
   >Hasn't anyone warned you about making assumptions?   
      
   yes they have, however in this case I again would like to know your   
   point.   
      
   Love and lard   
   Mannaz   
      
   >   
   >L. - modified Catholic catechist and glad to educate agnostics   
      
   Ouote "Hasn't anyone warned you about making assumptions?"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)