This OP is about incorrect references found in some religious books.
It is specific to books written by people of faith about a faith and where they got it wrong. This OP is motivated by a post I started and then had removed, when it was discovered when a statement made was found to be incorrect.
The statement made was from this book and states in chapter 14; "Pope John XXIII issued His Encyclical Letter which "received world wide acclaim........Pope John XXIII, because of his sincere love of humanity, and his wise guidance to a troubled world, received the Nobel Prize for peace. He was admired and lauded in all parts of the world by both public and press."
The part in bold is what sparked the interest and the thread I posted, but I did not first check if the statement was true. When a poster questioned the award, I found it was not correct.
What I found is that the document two years later, "was the subject of a conference at the United Nations attended by over 2,000 states persons and scholars." Pacem in terris - Wikipedia
In commemoration of this encyclical, the annual Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom award was instituted in 1964 Pacem in Terris Award - Wikipedia That award has been given to 6 people that have also received the Nobel Prize for Peace.
I guess it is a lot easier in this age of the world wide web, to look up anything we reference in a book, whereas in the past, many comments were made based mostly on passed down information.
This OP is in the debate section so all can input errors they have found, or wish to further debate the error noted.
Regards Tony
It is specific to books written by people of faith about a faith and where they got it wrong. This OP is motivated by a post I started and then had removed, when it was discovered when a statement made was found to be incorrect.
The statement made was from this book and states in chapter 14; "Pope John XXIII issued His Encyclical Letter which "received world wide acclaim........Pope John XXIII, because of his sincere love of humanity, and his wise guidance to a troubled world, received the Nobel Prize for peace. He was admired and lauded in all parts of the world by both public and press."
The part in bold is what sparked the interest and the thread I posted, but I did not first check if the statement was true. When a poster questioned the award, I found it was not correct.
What I found is that the document two years later, "was the subject of a conference at the United Nations attended by over 2,000 states persons and scholars." Pacem in terris - Wikipedia
In commemoration of this encyclical, the annual Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom award was instituted in 1964 Pacem in Terris Award - Wikipedia That award has been given to 6 people that have also received the Nobel Prize for Peace.
I guess it is a lot easier in this age of the world wide web, to look up anything we reference in a book, whereas in the past, many comments were made based mostly on passed down information.
This OP is in the debate section so all can input errors they have found, or wish to further debate the error noted.
Regards Tony