2006-10-11 13:57:15 · 9 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
voltaire did not affirm catholic beliefs on his deathbed. when the priest asked him to renounce satan before dying, his words were: "now now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies."
2006-10-11 14:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
there are a number of unsubstantiated thoughts and no genuine data he did so. yet another stable tale is that as quickly as a clergyman asked him to resign devil formerly he died he jokingly replied alongside the lines of he did not think of it replaced right into a stable thought to circulate making enemies at that factor. The Catholic church definitely refused him burial on non secular grounds which does not particularly experience up with an genuine deathbed reaffirmation of Catholicism.
2016-10-19 05:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Voltaire isn't around to answer, I guess we will never know. I doubt he affirmed any religion, someone just spreading propaganda.
2006-10-11 14:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? But people who are afraid and in pain are prone to doing all manner of irrational things. Even the great Voltaire.
2006-10-11 14:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It really doesn't make any difference if he was serious, Voltaire is toast.
2006-10-11 14:02:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When it's a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.
2006-10-11 14:03:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was probably just hedging his bets.
2006-10-11 14:02:12 · answer #7 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only he and God know for sure.
2006-10-11 13:59:00 · answer #8 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No...I don't think so.
2006-10-11 14:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋