tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post3117218162425842384..comments2023-10-24T07:38:47.024-07:00Comments on A Shepherd's Voice: "The Healing of The Centurion's Boyfriend"A Shepherd's Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743324067287303823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-82019349624261169802009-08-03T11:12:09.823-07:002009-08-03T11:12:09.823-07:00That argument is a *real* stretch. "Pais&quo...That argument is a *real* stretch. "Pais" is St. Matthew's word for the servant. First of all, "pais" refers to a child under the age of puberty, or adolescence at the latest, so it wouldn't be a boyfriend as we understand it but a young lover--does this "priest" want to imply Christ endorsed pedophilia? Second "pais" ("puer" in Latin) generally referred to young slaves or servants. It could refer to a homosexual relationship, but didn't have to. Third, in St. Luke's telling of the story, the word used is in fact "doulos" (Lat. "servus"), the very word this priest claims is not used. St. Matthew's Greek is very Semiticized, whereas Luke's is the most classical Greek. Surely if a sexual relation were implied, Luke, with his precise Greek, would have not have used "doulos". So, this priest is taking an ambiguous word out of context and making it suit his needs. Is there any better argument for religious authority (the Church) than that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-60112796562792087492009-08-03T06:02:14.471-07:002009-08-03T06:02:14.471-07:00I "swam the Tiber" in 1961. Even back ...I "swam the Tiber" in 1961. Even back they, the Episcopal Church had nut-cases like Bishop Pike. I could see it coming then. I have never regretted the swim to Rome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com