[Gocamino] credentials...

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In a message dated 4/17/2007 8:16:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
catestuart at comcast.net writes:

from  what i can glean, could it be that the catholic church feels   
compelled to remind pilgrims that the initial reason for the   
pilgrimage is of a religious base?...and a bigger question could be,   
does it really matter how many or of what sanction one's stamps come   
from or if they "count"?...the point of the journey, in theory,   
should be the journey, shouldn't it?...not the stamps or the   
certificate at the end...simply ink and paper...no one can take away   
or deny the experience of the walk.



Agree completely.   For those who want a "diploma" of their  achievement or a 
souvenir from an official body, it does matter. 
 
However, the Church enjoys control over the credential to the point of  
antagonizing those pilgrims who do not wish to bow to their dictums.   Organized 
religions delight in mind control. 
 
This is why so many profess adherence falsely or have turned away from the  
Church rather than make a false statement.
 
Howard Mendes, NYC



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