HisChild Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 I am SURE it was all my inadequacy of phrasing it correctly. I am so glad you understand it better now.
OLAM Dad Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 [quote name='Veritas' date='Apr 4 2006, 09:51 PM']+ Gratias Ago. cf. quote below: This definitely illustrates the importance of using primary sources! I understand "black" completely differently in this quote than how it had been paraphrased (my own shortcomings, I'm sure:). The words from OLAM make sense and don't seem to infer "cloaking oneself in sin". [right][snapback]935958[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Veritas, The black veil represents the world to which the nuns are called to die to, it does not represent sin in any way. Temptation maybe, but not sin. We are all called to die to sin, it is not a unique calling of the religious to be called to die to our sins. Dieing to the world, however, is unique and it is what the black veil represents. The world <> sin. That is a gnostic view of the universe.
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