Not even the church in L’Aquila could be saved after a devastating earthquake struck in 2009.
It’s only human nature that when there is damage, destruction and death we look for someone to blame and vainly seek assurances that such a thing will never happen again.
So when there’s a natural disaster, what insurance companies call an ‘act of God’, we should all point skywards accusingly exclaiming ‘why has thou forsaken us?’ or words to that effect.
The buck should stop with the deity but we know by now that s/he moves in mysterious ways and remains a hidden and, I would argue, non-existent presence. Continue reading
