Sir Richard Arcos makes another observation

Dr. Langdon makes a lot of anti-Feminism in the Bible. In this connection I am reminded of the story of the emperor and the beauty pageant. The Emperor Theophilos was unmarried, so he arranged for the most beautiful girls in the Empire to be brought to Constantinople, to the Sacred Palace. In the Audience Hall, the girls were lined up in beautiful robes, while the Emperor, in imitation of Classical legend, was given a golden apple, which would be presented to the successful girl, who would become empress. Pausing in front of the most georgeous of these beauties, Emperor Theophilos feasted his eyes on her loveliness. Then he felt bad about this. So, very softly, he whispered piously (he thought) to himself, 'sin entered the world through a woman.' But the girl was clever as well as beautful (not to mention sharp of hearing). She replied: 'but, sire, by a woman redemption entered into the world.' The emperor married another girl, but the point stands. Oh, and a slightly bright RC would also know. Mary the Mother of Christ was certainly a woman! Of course I think our Protestant tradition that emphasises that she was a real woman, is extremely helpful in this matter...

[In the interests of reasoned debate the rest of Sir Richard's remarks have not been posted.]

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[Unfair censorship, I know, but Dr. Trevelyan thretened to send my e-mail address to the Vatican]