anybody know latin: what is castigo corpus meum?

theNEOone

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i think it has something to do w/ self mortification, but i'm not sure. can anyone help me out?


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theNEOone

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Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Literally, "Punish my body." What's the context?
that sounds about right. the context is where someone is punishing their body. :p


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Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Literally, "Punish my body." What's the context?
that sounds about right. the context is where someone is punishing their body. :p


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ITB??!

rofl.

Who knew that semester of Latin would stick with me.
 

czarnian

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"I punish my body and drive it like a slave". St. Paul to the corinthians. It has to do with the mastery of his own body in front of famine and prosecution by faith. 1st corinthians 9:27. there you go.
 

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"I punish my body and drive it like a slave". St. Paul to the corinthians. It has to do with the mastery of his own body in front of famine and prosecution by faith. 1st corinthians 9:27. there you go.

Well...thanks for bumping a 15 year old thread...
 

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"I punish my body and drive it like a slave". St. Paul to the corinthians. It has to do with the mastery of his own body in front of famine and prosecution by faith. 1st corinthians 9:27. there you go.
"Mastery of your body" yes, but I'm not sure what you mean or whoever you quoted means by "in front of famine and prosecution by faith" though. Castigo corpus meum refers to the quite creepy but still prevalent in some parts strain of "purification" of your body through what can only be termed physical self-abuse as a way of making yourself, still within your imperfect meat sack, more pure and presentable to God. It's pretty damn strange and weird and repulsive and even sick, but there you are.

I had a g/f who had been a nun for 10 years. She told me some incredibly creepy/weird stuff still went on in her order.

Here you go, from Wiki:

The practice of mortification of the flesh for religious purposes was utilized by some Christians throughout most of Christian history, especially in Catholic monasteries and convents. In addition, Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformer, regularly practiced self-flagellation as a means of mortification of the flesh.[1] Likewise, the Congregationalist writer Sarah Osborn also practiced self-flagellation in order "to remind her of her continued sin, depravity, and vileness in the eyes of God".[2] It became "quite common" for members of the Tractarian movement within the Anglican Communion to practice self-flagellation using a discipline.[3]
 

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Apparently, Pope Paul II did it.

Why do some Catholics self-flagellate?
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The late Pope John Paul II would whip himself, according to a nun who helped to look after him. So how common is this practice in the Catholic faith?

Flagellation is the beating or whipping of the skin, most often on the back, and often drawing blood, as a bodily penance to show remorse for sin.

It was a widespread practice in some parts of the Catholic ministry up to the 1960s but is uncommon today, says Professor Michael Walsh, a Catholic historian.

Flagellation is the beating or whipping of the skin, most often on the back, and often drawing blood, as a bodily penance to show remorse for sin.

Opus Dei, a branch of the Catholic Church which has a reputation for secrecy and featured in the Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code, is one of those groups unusual in doing this today, according to Mr Walsh.

The Opus Dei website says some members self-flagellate for about one or two minutes a week, using a woven cotton string that causes some discomfort but does not draw blood.

The revelation that Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005, possibly engaged in flagellation does not necessarily surprise Catholic scholars.

Pope John Paul II was a firm believer in the New Testament tradition of suffering, a consistent theological historical position that a good life is simply preparation for death and life everlasting to follow," according to Mr Ayres.

"Part of a good life is remorse and remorse can be shown through physical suffering."

Whether the practice is more widespread in Asia today than Europe is harder for scholars to agree a position on.

^^^ Like I said, creepy and weird . . . and still going on!
 

IronWing

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We should start a movement to abolish this practice.

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Dan Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave…
 

zinfamous

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sometimes you just have to wonder what motivates people to create an account simply to respond to a 15 year-old question about a very strange, creepy topic.

....and you know, the things that brought them to the corner of the internet where such things are discussed.
 

whm1974

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Personally anybody who practices Mortification of the flesh should be committed to a psych ward. This along with the concept of Man is a wretched deprave sinner born in sin. needs to died badly and not to soon.

Why would any reasonable and sane person with any self respect do the former and accept the latter? This is similar to "True Christian" women who actually believe that wives should fully summit to their husbands and that there is no such as Marital Rape.