September 19, 2006
Casting the First Stone
It's been a rough week for the Pope - he's managed to rile Jews by reminding them that the Crucifixion was a scandal for the Jews [and as a member of the Hitler Youth, he should know] and before that, he gets into a spot of bother with Muslims by quoting one of his predecessors who was fiercely critical of Islam. To be fair to the Pontiff, he was only trying to make the point that spreading religion through violence was wrong - it's not as if he was expecting the Spanish Inquisition …oh. Give him another week and even the Buddhists will have declared jihad.
Picture is of Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo (on a day when there were very few Mayo men or women out and about in their own county). This is the view from the Sheefrey Hills, looking across at the traditional Pilgrim's Route to The Reek. The plaque in Aghagower, a village half way along the route, claims an unbroken line of Christianity from 441 to the present day. There's no proof St. Patrick ever visited Co. Mayo, let alone Croagh Patrick. However, signal fires have probably burned on the mountain's peak since the beginning of history, where today, the small church on the mountain's peak shines like a beacon across the west.
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Posted by Monasette at September 19, 2006 11:56 PMThe prey of the media, Pope Benedict XVI backed out of the danger zone just on time before the ignited Islamic crowd explodes in fury and terror. In a world monitored by language he choose his awful 15th Century quote because he prefers traditional beliefs over modernistic open-minded liberal philosophies. If only he would realise that dialogue comes from open-mindedness, only possible through modernisation. the traditional Muslim faith will not be liberal enough for quite some time yet to consider that open-mindedness.
That photo looks from the Lecanvy area on the Westport - Lennane Road. St Patrick. My favourite legend is that the celt's used to walk the mountain in honour of Baal before St Patrick came, so that the saint converted the Baal tradition to Christianity as he did with the Celtic cross for the Sun-worshippers.
Posted by: Ruairi Lennon at September 20, 2006 01:16 AMNice shot.
Posted by: Jennifer at September 20, 2006 06:18 AMNice to see the 350D getting an airing every now and then John. I initially was thinking that it was an aerial view, due to the water. A polarizer might have helped with the haze here John too. Nice shot. You should consider sending in to Alamy or photographers direct. Not iStock though...
On a passing note if you know anyone interested in a 350D with little use and a brand new 18-55 kit lens, (it's new because I can only get the 400D as a kit!), Let me know.
Posted by: Sean McCormack at September 20, 2006 06:28 PMHi Sean,
I usually bring the 350D on the 'fast' hill-walks - it's much lighter than the 5D and easier to lug around. The downside is that the 24-105 is not such a wideangle on the 350D. Pic above was taken with a polarizer but it was very hazy due to the good weather (a good complaint to have).