Jesus I Was Born In The Wrong Year According To The Pope

[claud3]

Pope questions Christ’s birth year in new book

Published: 22 November, 2012, 20:13

AFP Photo / Alberto Pizzoli

A new book written by the Pope questions one of the fundamentals of the Christian religion. The head of the Roman Catholic Church argues the Christian calendar is based on a miscalculation and is therefore wrong.

In the book Benedict XVI goes on to suggest Christ was born several years earlier than is commonly thought.

In the final instalment of the Pope’s “Jesus of Nazareth” trilogy dedicated to Christ’s infancy, the pontiff writes of an error made by 6th century monk Dionysius Exiguus or Dennis the Small, who apparently “made a mistake… by several years” calculating the beginning of our calendar.

"The actual date of Jesus’ birth was several years before," he claims.

The concept is not new. Many historians and scholars agree with Pope Benedict XVI, believing Jesus Christ was rather born sometime between 6BC and 4BC.

Dionysius Exiguus invented the new Christian calendar as an alternative to the one that was current at the time. It was based on the years of reign of Emperor Diocletian, a tyrant who persecuted Christians. The Exiguus system eventually replaced the Diocletian in Europe around the year 800 and started the use of Anno Domini.

The allegation Dionysius Exiguus made a mistake is still a questionable theory, as no one knows how exactly Dionysius made his calculations.

The book hit the stores on Wednesday after it has been translated into other languages from original German. The first part was published in 2007 and was annotated as a "personal search for the face of the Lord." The second instalment was published in 2011.

http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/p...-new-book-346/

Now I do not believe in God and all that. But it's a bit risky at this time of the year

When peoples faith in humanity is tested over Christmas time

[Naxi]

jesus christ was rather born sometime between 6bc and 4bc.

jesus was born before he was born.

[claud3]

He is meant to be spreading love, hope, faith, trust and God

And yet he slams every belief in the faith, with a single phrase

What an idiot

[mickice]

Someone call jesus down here and we'll sort it out once and for all.

I always thought jesus christ was born the day the first toe was stubbed.

[Yuuichi]

He is meant to be spreading love, hope, faith, trust and God

And yet he slams every belief in the faith, with a single phrase

What an idiot

Funny isn't it? Just like jesus tells us to love everyone yet hate the gays. And years ago it was the black. Oh and blacks and whites getting married at one time was agianst god because he didn't like it. Lol hypocrites.

[claud3]

Yep, it's like I love and everyone is equal

Besides gays, black,Jews, whites and everyone

[Chille]

Yep, it's like I love and everyone is equal

Besides gays, black,Jews, whites and everyone

maybe it was lost in translation and he actually meant he hates everyone equally.

[DeviousOne]

Agree to disagree

/thread lol

[keefy]

Well even if it is true the calendar cannot be changed it will involve too much messing about. Next year is 2013.

Yep, it's like I love and everyone is equal

Besides gays, black,Jews, whites and everyone

I think the saying goes...

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

[claud3]

Well even if it is true the calendar cannot be changed it will involve too much messing about. Next year is 2013.




I think the saying goes...

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

well in my wee world sir

the saying is different ok jk


its just a stupid thing to say and think believers are actually going to sit back and take laying down on a cross with nails in their hands and a thorn crown and a stab in the side

I mean come on have they not suffered enough

[btbam]

Well even if it is true the calendar cannot be changed it will involve too much messing about. Next year is 2013.




I think the saying goes...

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

Wouldn't involve any more mucking about than when we switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian one we use today. And i don't think he is quite advocating changing the calendar. Its more of an academic exercise of the Church.

[Yuuichi]

Wouldn't involve any more mucking about than when we switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian one we use today. And i don't think he is quite advocating changing the calendar. Its more of an academic exercise of the Church.

Yep and beside we move dates around all the time. Especially Thanksgiving.

[keefy]

In your world everything is different. :O

[claud3]

In your world everything is different. :O

So so true... I believe in what reflects me and it's

Just like ALADDIN song goes


" it's a whole new world " Lmao


@F34R, you will miss the second coming or in this case the confused seconding coming. Will he come on the correct date lol

[F34R]

Just finished updating all my scheduled appointments.

[keefy]

Sounds like a multiple crisis.

[TRF]

Jesus wasn't born BEFORE it's commonly thought he was. He was born AFTER. His entire birth occurred during Census of Quirinius, which took place between 6 and 7 AD. Silly Pope thinks he's anything more than an idiotic, corrupt old fuck because he's questioning an already-ridiculous belief system even though he sounds just as dumb.

[jlippone]

Jesus wasn't born BEFORE it's commonly thought he was. He was born AFTER. His entire birth occurred during Census of Quirinius, which took place between 6 and 7 AD. Silly Pope thinks he's anything more than an idiotic, corrupt old fuck because he's questioning an already-ridiculous belief system even though he sounds just as dumb.

Perhaps he found old fake ID of a Jesus which he used to go to a bars when he was minor..

[Cybertox]

All these doubts are pissing me off. Especially when they have something to do with religion.

[-Kwesnoth-]

I read the title as "Jesus, I was born in the wrong year."

[claud3]

That's my brain working it's magic again


But is it a massive deal. I mean either way, people will believe and believers will never disbelieve