My parents just got back from France. As part of their tour of Northern France, they visited the town where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. Hearing about this visit, and seeing pictures of the town, got me thinking: did Joan of Arc really communicate with saints, or was she hearing voices in a schizophrenic sense?
I find it hard to understand that God would intervene in a conflict between two nations (that being England and France) over a piece of land, and not others. For example, why isn't there a Joan of Arc for the Israel/Palestinian conflict - of the all conflicts in the world?
And if Joan of Arc really did hear saints' voices, and God really did want to intervene in a conflict, why? Was it to test the Europeans' faith with all the Crusades they were doing at the time?
I'm curious about what other people think of this.
I find it hard to understand that God would intervene in a conflict between two nations (that being England and France) over a piece of land, and not others. For example, why isn't there a Joan of Arc for the Israel/Palestinian conflict - of the all conflicts in the world?
And if Joan of Arc really did hear saints' voices, and God really did want to intervene in a conflict, why? Was it to test the Europeans' faith with all the Crusades they were doing at the time?
I'm curious about what other people think of this.