If there was a Catholic Fail blog here is a picture I would submit.
Kevin Miller who is an Associate Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville actually received this in the mail from a religious order.
If there was a Catholic Fail blog here is a picture I would submit.
Kevin Miller who is an Associate Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville actually received this in the mail from a religious order.
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Maybe the religious order who sent it is tryin’ to be all clever in that, as Christians, we “fit” into the world as well as a square peg in a round hole?
… Or their promotion house’s QC is sorely lacking. 😛
Was it from The Sisters of Geometry of Nazareth?
Maybe they’re making the point that a theologian who can’t use sandpaper isn’t worth a damn?
Needed: Ingenuity!
At least the corpus and cross are both intact.
Nope …. neither. It is to prove the logic of God … He can put a square peg into a round hole. Anyway, we received the same cross & stand awhile back. I too was a bit bewildered, but my Jewish husband twisted the pieces into place (soft wood) and it looks great. Now you can do it too!
I got one of those, too.
I’m glad I read the comments. I was stuck back in “I don’t get it.”
Roz, I didn’t get it at first either!
You make me laugh!!
Hmm … there seems to be a profound theological point here, but I just can’t articulate it ….
So the square peg/round hole thing isn’t just proverbial after all.
Obviously, it’s so that you can angle the crucifix relative to the base, in case you put it in a corner, instead of along a wall…
Hey Jeff this reminds me of an old joke.
Once UP on a Time, a man walks into a bar and as he walks in, another man is seen walking out with tears in his eyes. The man keeps walking to the bar in the direction of the bar ten her, I mean bartender and before this customer could say a word, the bartender just started going in a upset tangent way and this is what he said.
I’m really Fed UP with all these so called holy her (holier) than- thow crowds and if that guy comes back in, I won’t be so patient with him next time. Do you know that he had the gall to tell me that I shouldn’t have my beautiful wife doing her dance. I tried politely to explain to him that there was nothing wrong with “IT” nowadays and besides, he, I mean she is only showing off her UP her (upper) parts. To top “IT” all, he then starts preaching to me about this so called past imaginary Jesus of his and that I shouldn’t make the same mistake that he did.
This crazy fool continued saying that he once had great powers until he lost “IT” ALL because he helped crucify this “Jesus” with the help of his sins. Go figure! This quack pot said that Jesus didn’t want to die but if He must, so be “IT” cause He wasn’t going to tell a lie and you’ll get a big laugh when I tell you that a Bush Pilote helped him make fun of this man and if only this Pilote would have listened to his wife’s dream, humanity would all be a LOT closer to this so called heaven that these idiots talk so much about.
He continued telling me of how they made fun of this so called alien King from another world. A parent….apparently, they wipped the hell out of Him because, believe “IT’ or not, He was giving refuge to many other repenting so called alien gods.
I tried as politely as I could to tell this nut that “IT” wasn’t me who stripped him and placed a cruel crown of thorn on his head and then spit in his face.
He still wouldn’t stop yacking and then told me that he told this Jesus that “IT” was all a big joke and long story short, the domino effect had already started and “IT” would be too late for me also if I didn’t see the light cause NOW, our children are getting carried away and that’s when I told him to get the hell out of my place so what can I do for you “Sir”?
The Man replied, I was wondering if you could put me UP for the night and then this man lays “Three Nails” on the bar.
Shalom
Anyway he said that
Dang, first comment stole my thunder! ;^p
Seriously, though, I’d guess that the base is harder wood than the square peg– or at least it’s finished and thus less fragile than uncovered angles– and it allows you to adjust how the unit faces. Probably also a LOT less expensive to make– holes are easier to make round due to a drill, and pegs to make square by just cutting in a set amount.
I got one of those too. It works too.
Victor takes a tad too long to get to the point, or the punch line.
Then again, took me a while to notice the hole and the peg on the crucifix.
P R is that your way of asking me to come and place another Canadian two cents worth here?
I hear ya folks! Don’t fall for “IT” cause Victor and his imaginary friends are just too complacent if you know what i mean? 🙂
SHALOM
Looks like we were all thinking the same thing.
@Calvin: Wouldn’t a round peg be more conducive to that?
I didn’t get it at first! How come a lot of people got this product? Did they mass produce these without ever noticing it?
I think, it means we have to work harder in fitting the pieces of our faith. 😉