Another St. Valentine’s Story

There’s a lot of confusion, actually, about St. Valentine, whose feast we celebrate today.

The most popular legend places Valentine near Rome in the third century, during the reign of the Emperor Claudius III (nicknamed Claudius the Cruel).  According to the story, Claudius sought to expand the Roman Empire, and so needed a strong army to conquer new settlements.  He was having trouble getting soldiers to join his military forces; and Claudius believed that this was because young men were unwilling to leave their wives and families.  Therefore, the Emperor banned all marriages and engagements in Rome.

Eyeball tattoos, fanged teeth and a set of horn implants: ‘Body modification artist’ spends £10,000 turn himself into the Devil

Diablo Delenfer, 43With his forked tongue, razor-sharp fangs and horns that poke from his forehead, Diablo Delenfer, 43, from Kent, looks like most people’s idea of a terrifying demon. Now the former security guard and self-described ‘body modification artist’ is to have screws implanted into his skull in a bid to create a devilish metal mohawk. LINK

Death penalty + Nigeria Pentecostal movement hits States

Hanging on a thread Justice is denied without Capital punishment. See books

Two days after Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee announced his state will not use the death penalty while he’s in office, the Pew Research Centerreports that support for the death penalty nationwide is at 55 percent, down from 78 percent 18 years ago. LINK

VIDEO: Opposite of decline:

One of Africa’s biggest Pentecostal movements, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is spreading across the US. Started in Nigeria, the movement opened its first American church in 1992. Today, it has 720 congregations across North America, according to the BBC. LINK

Belgium has an extensive network of quality childcare

FERTILITY BEFORE AND AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS

Fertility rates – Number of children born to women
2007 2011
Belgium 1.82 1.81
France 1.96 2.01
Germany 1.37 1.36
Iceland 2.09 2.02
Spain 1.39 1.36
UK 1.90 1.96
US 2.12 1.89
Source: Eurostat

Day care centers are characterized by two main features, one is the type of facilities and the other is the type of financial participation. In Brussels, childcare facilities are subject to regulation. LINK

Traditionalist Sit in No Man’s Land with the Papacy.

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Corrected with my commentary in red.  Joseph

Neil Obstat said:  From a friend:
It is the rejecting of New-Rome or modernist
Rome or New-church Rome that’s the problem.

I am being careful, and Catholic.  
Traditionalists sit in no man’s land, accepting the pope and rejecting his authority at the same time.  It is a simple lie.  Not at all Catholic.  It is schism, period.  A mortal sin. Continue reading

Free Masons church law and Pope John 23 + Pius IX

freemasonTo my friends who feel Pope John XXIII was not a Pope because of a Free Masonic accusation.

I agree, but, again canon law which, comes from those decrees, states, 2335,……which plot against the church or legitimate civil powers, incur….excommunications. Another problem was that the Bishops did not enforce the law, that’s why there were so many bulls issued on it. Continue reading