tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post7645387555666027837..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Feast of St. Gabriel PossentiDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-82513936245758495332011-06-14T19:51:04.912-04:002011-06-14T19:51:04.912-04:00While I have often proclaimed St Gabriel Possenti ...While I have often proclaimed St Gabriel Possenti to be the Patron of shooters and handgunners, the Church has never officially declared him to be "the Patron of shooters and handgunners". Instead, Pope Benedict XV declared him "a patron of Catholic youth. His patronage is also invoked by the Church for students, seminarians, novices and clerics."<br /><br />It is also unlikely that the story of his shooting abilities ever happened. Given that he died in 1862 of tuberculosis (which doesn't strike overnight), the chance is pretty slim that two years prior to that awful death he singlehandedly saved a town in a gunfight with no witnesses and no written record since NONE of his biographies FROM THAT TIME PERIOD, make no mention of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-75770225671691533142007-03-01T01:09:00.000-05:002007-03-01T01:09:00.000-05:00Darwin, I am glad to see that the torch has been p...Darwin, I am glad to see that the torch has been passed on this issue. I first learned of this fine Saint in a homily by a great priest, it was nice to know after growing up exposed to a lot of social justice style Catholcism that basicaly had Gun-Ownership in the sin category! I myself did a post on this saint, "God's Gunslinger," wow like a few years ago now! I wonder what kind of revolver he used, maybe a Colt 1851 Navy like you have pictured? Might be a good excuse to buy a repro one someday...<BR/><BR/>-FDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-75697976059334095192007-02-27T15:29:00.000-05:002007-02-27T15:29:00.000-05:00Though I'm glad there is a patron saint of handgun...Though I'm glad there is a patron saint of handgunners the story shows he might just as well be the patron saint of wrestling (wresting a pair of revolvers from two of the soldiers - how do you do that without getting shot?) or the patron saint of herpetophobics.F. S. Poesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201920550959255201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-70082707467306840982007-02-27T10:45:00.000-05:002007-02-27T10:45:00.000-05:00I've never heard of this saint before--but I'm sur...I've never heard of this saint before--but I'm sure my boys would be most impressed! Thanks for the info.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.com