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To: Ilaine who wrote (35213)	3/17/2004 9:45:39 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793931

If they can't go to Mecca, they're pretty much damned.

To: Ilaine who wrote (35213)	3/18/2004 5:56:28 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 793931

But if you put yourself in their sandals, with the way they view Mecca, the Vatican is actually a juicy target. Nonetheless, my bookie has odds on this year's Olympics in Athens. If I were a terrorist.........

To: Ilaine who wrote (35213)	3/18/2004 5:57:20 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 793931

But if you put yourself in their sandals, with the way they view Mecca, the Vatican is actually a juicy target. Nonetheless, my bookie has odds on this year's Olympics in Athens. If I were a terrorist......... the Decathlon's gonna have a few less runners. "Muslims appear to revere Mecca in a way that seems idolatrous to me, especially the activities with the various objects on the ground. Rome, on the other hand, is merely the home of the Catholic Church due to tradition. The loss of the Vatican, and Jerusalem, and Bethlehem, would only be the loss of physical objects, which are by their nature impermanent. "

To: Ilaine who wrote (35213)	3/18/2004 7:02:54 AM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793931

Rome, on the other hand, is merely the home of the Catholic Church due to tradition. The loss of the Vatican, and Jerusalem, and Bethlehem, would only be the loss of physical objects, which are by their nature impermanent. I think that quite a few people, whether Catholic or not, would not view the destruction of thousands of years of cultural heritage in the Vatican in such a detached manner. Though it does sound rather Gallic, with a shrug of the shoulders. "Ah well...c'est la vie, n'est pas?"