1. SubscriberSuzianne
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    22 Feb '24 10:53
    @moonbus said
    https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/the-miracles-of-lourdes/


    70 cases of miraculous cures at Lourdes have been recognized by the Church. 70 out of thousands of visitors hoping for a miraculous cure.

    Compare this with the rate of spontaneous remission in cancer patients:

    https://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/spring09/html/disc_remission.php

    One in five breast cancers disa ...[text shortened]... rs without treatment.

    Logical conclusion: if you want breast cancer to disappear, avoid Lourdes.
    Yikes. Seems harsh.
  2. SubscriberSuzianne
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    22 Feb '24 10:551 edit
    @moonbus said
    Tommy seeing Jesus in his toast isn’t miraculous. The Church has clear criteria for what constitutes a miracle.
    Well, that was partially my point, but the Church has criteria for a lot of stuff, presumably also for how many shenanigans they'll abide from a priest before they transfer him.
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