http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/p...-new-book-346/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.
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
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Jesus I Was Born In The Wrong Year According To The Pope
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jesus was born before he was born.jesus christ was rather born sometime between 6bc and 4bc.
My name isn't a misspelled Nazi,god****.
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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
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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.Last edited by mickice; 11-24-2012 at 14:14.

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Yep, it's like I love and everyone is equal
Besides gays, black,Jews, whites and everyone

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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
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In your world everything is different. :O

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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.
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All these doubts are pissing me off. Especially when they have something to do with religion.
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I read the title as "Jesus, I was born in the wrong year."
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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
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