Letters From a Young Catholic

My reflections as a Catholic young adult passionate about the Faith, seeking to grow in knowledge and understanding of God and discerning the will of the Lord in my life.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Priest Accused of Claiming Jesus is Real

This has to be one of the most absurd lawsuits I've ever heard of. Some old guy in Italy is charging his local parish priest of violating two Italian laws by making the assertion that Jesus Christ is indeed real and was born of Mary and Joseph in the town of Bethlehem: so-called "abuse of popular belief" in which someone fraudulently deceives people; and "impersonation" in which someone gains by attributing a false name to someone.