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Is Nothing Sacred? Swiss Monks Give Up St. Bernards!
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In the 1600s, the St. Bernard monks decided they needed help rescuing snowbound travelers.
When I first read it, I thought it said snowboard travelers.
1600s ? Just didn't sound right !
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That's kind of sad. It's like a bit of historical warmth being given up, or parting with good friends.
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Even monks are living under our "great" system, sadly: so, in order to survive, they must sell something, eventually...
(Now, the question if monks couldn't have given a better contribution to society in other ways - without isolating themselves from the world, maybe? - is quite another matter, of course.)
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Somehow it's kind of nice to know their are still monks in the world. Too bad they can't afford their dogs anymore. And the catholic church so rich, too.
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Originally posted by voyageur:
And the catholic church so rich, too.
What's that have to do with anything ?
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(Last edited by Ozmodiar; Oct 6, 2004 at 03:36 PM.
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Originally posted by turtle777:
What's that have to do with anything ?
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From the article:
"But today, there are only four monks remaining, and they say they don't have the time or the money to take care of the dogs."
Maybe they need to pay the monks more too...only 4 left.
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Originally posted by voyageur:
From the article:
"But today, there are only four monks remaining, and they say they don't have the time or the money to take care of the dogs."
Maybe they need to pay the monks more too...only 4 left.
In light of that, what did you mean by
Originally posted by voyageur:
And the catholic church so rich, too.
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Originally posted by turtle777:
In other words: they have money coming out of their holy asses.
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Originally posted by olePigeon:
In other words: they have money coming out of their holy asses.
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Originally posted by Ozmodiar:
hahaha! 
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