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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
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Category Archives: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Violence against Christians
I am looking at some stories on CWN. Philippines: bomb explodes during Christmas Mass A bomb exploded during Christmas Mass in a chapel on the island of Jolo, injuring 11. “I was reading the Gospel,” said Father Romeo Villanueva. “I … Read More
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Priest says Muslim extremists want to rid Middle East of Christians
Putting our problems as Catholics in the modernist world in perspective, here is a story from CNA. Priest says Muslim extremists want to rid Middle East of Christians Cairo, Egypt, Dec 19, 2010 / 06:02 pm (CNA).- An Egyptian priest … Read More
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ACLU shoves its forceps into Bp. Olmsted’s head
The ACLU apparently believes in freedom for their pet causes, such as the free aborting of babies, but not religious freedom for Catholics. I read on LifeSite: ACLU targets Phoenix bishop for opposing hospital abortion by Kathleen Gilbert NEW YORK, … Read More
Time Magazine’s dopey and erroneous remarks about Pope Benedict
Time Magazine chooses, usually poorly, some “person of the year”. Time this year included Benedict XVI among “people who matter”, indicating his “Highs” and “Lows”. Time usually gets things about the Catholic Church wrong. I suspect they do that on … Read More
Stupid hateful destruction of a celebrated Christian pilgrimage site
I believe that time in the public stocks might not be adequate for the party or parties responsible. From CMR: This is truly despicable and sad. Vandals have destroyed one of the most celebrated Christian pilgrimage sites in Britain and … Read More
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Colbert goes to war on the War on Christmas
Pretty funny. Some won’t think so. Too bad. If you are worried you won’t like what Stephen Colbert says, don’t click the play button. Just don’t.
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Austrian MP tells it like he sees it. KABLAM!
Here is an amazing piece of video from the Austrian Parliament. Austrian MP Ewald Stadler speaks to the position of the Turkish Ambassador and tells off some of his colleagues. During this, he addresses the lack of outrage when a … Read More
People Eating Tasty Animals
PETA deserves contempt. Sadly, the more they are attacked, the more self-righteous they become. I propose that you increase the amount of meat in your diet. If you don’t eat it yourself, give it away. Since it’s winter in the … Read More
Christian couple killed by “Arabs” in Baghdad
More worrisome news from Baghdad via CNN: Iraq: Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple inside their Baghdad home By the CNN Wire Staff December 5, 2010 (CNN) — Attackers gunned down an elderly Christian couple late Sunday inside their Baghdad home, … Read More
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Secularist hypocrites against reason and free speech
I picked this up from Sancte Pater to whom a biretta tip o{]:¬) is owed. The original is at EWTN. Are you ready for this sort of thing where you are? Activists forced the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain to cancel … Read More
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