> He recounted that he reacted with “gratitude and emotion because Aquinas is someone that I’ve not only studied for a long time and taken as a teacher, but also someone I’ve grown to know and love as a saint — and as a spiritual master.”
> “When I saw the reconstruction of his face, it was easier for me to imagine him as a real person who I can have a living relationship with; as a patron saint and as a guide,” he added.
Thing is I didn't even read anything promoting either monotheism or polytheism, or anything of the kind.
Yes, Catholics are in awe looking at that face they love, good for them, but paleontologists could just be in awe of the facial reconstruction of a neanderthal without them promoting any philosophy or religion...
So I fail to see what are the mental gymnastics they are talking about.
