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Old 12-22-2007, 12:08 AM   #7
Neurion
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Originally Posted by Galin View Post
Tolkien believed that praying to Mary, dedicating a chapel to her, revering her, was not 'worship' of a goddess. Whether this reaches beyond Catholic thought is not the point, because Tolkien believed what he believed.
It doesn't, in point of fact, but thank you, Galin, for the quotations, especially that last one. That I find especially interesting.
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