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On the use of the name "Catholic"
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Pandora's box as a phrase has its root in greek mythology, here's a very abbreviated version of the myth.
Originally man was created by Prometheus and his brother and lived in a paradise. The god's became angry for some reason ( I dont recall ) and resolved to punish man. In order to do this they created the first woman, Pandora, she herself was not however the punishment, being furnished with the very best that the god's could give her and being irresistably beautiful. Even the name itself actually means 'all-gifted'. Pandora was given as a wife to Prometheus brother and with her came a box or jar which Pandora was instructed never to open, for a time she resisted her curiousity but eventually was unable to resist the temptation and opened the box. Unfortunately, just as Pandora had received the best the god's could give so the god's had put the worst in the box and once it was opened sickness, pain and death entered the world as well as all manner of other unpleasant things.
Hence its best not to open a Pandora's box.
Originally man was created by Prometheus and his brother and lived in a paradise. The god's became angry for some reason ( I dont recall ) and resolved to punish man. In order to do this they created the first woman, Pandora, she herself was not however the punishment, being furnished with the very best that the god's could give her and being irresistably beautiful. Even the name itself actually means 'all-gifted'. Pandora was given as a wife to Prometheus brother and with her came a box or jar which Pandora was instructed never to open, for a time she resisted her curiousity but eventually was unable to resist the temptation and opened the box. Unfortunately, just as Pandora had received the best the god's could give so the god's had put the worst in the box and once it was opened sickness, pain and death entered the world as well as all manner of other unpleasant things.
Hence its best not to open a Pandora's box.
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