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quite possibly, but their suffering was enormous, at least within Mexico...
after the Spaniards, but of course, previous to their arrival with the Aztec heart removing ceremonies on their pyramids....mucho, continous suffering in daily life as a part of their god worship. You are, as usual, completely right.
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benzinha
on June 10, 2004 at 12:36 PM
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Or there was...
a previous belief system regarding sufferings and sacrifice that integrated well with their new faith.
posted by
Friar__Tuck
on June 10, 2004 at 5:28 AM
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Padrecito, when the Spanish clergy were forced out of New Mexico by
Indian raids, they stayed gone for almost 400 to 500 years and the New Mexicans had to keep their churches going alone, based upon memory and ritual. They also loved the idea of Christ's suffering and formed secret societies of "Penitentes" who scourged themselves in public periodically with chains and cactus on ropes. The Mexican's love His Suffering for them, too and it is in their language and old sayings and attitudes towards life in general. We live, we suffer, we go to Heaven for relief one day.
Maybe, it's because the first generations who were colonized by Spain were so heavily mistreated, often murdered, starved and abused, that suffering seemed to be what they could indentify with in this new Spanish religion being forced upon them. Logical to me....what do you think?
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benzinha
on June 10, 2004 at 2:42 AM
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