<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Franklin Gothic Medium" LANG="0"> After the 8:00 p.m. pilgrims Mass in the Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral a, multilingual, priest invites those who may wish to do so to remain and ask whatever they may want to know about the Camino and its history. The ensuing discussion is very friendly and informal.<BR>
On the occassion that I was there an English pilgrim asked why there were so many theories about the Pre-Christian Camino and so many inferences of magic influences and the like.<BR>
The priest said that the historical evidence is either non-existent or so scant that anyone can weave a theory about ancient routes.<BR>
As to magic influences and such, the priest opined that those who cannot comprehend the wonders of life (such as the call of the Camino upon so many millions of humans) through the eyes of Faith try to explain them through magic or attribute them to sorcery. He then added that the difference between Faith and magic is, of course, love.<BR>
It makes perfect sense to me.<BR>
Warm regards,<BR>
Rosina<BR>
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