Prominent Republicans are condemning GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump for suggesting that former President George W. Bush is partly to blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks that happened during his administration.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., former chairman of theHouse Homeland Security Committee, called Trump’s comments “a cheap shot.” MORE
Today I rushed to the Vatican to check out what was going on for myself as the news coming out of the Synod of Bishops seemed pretty disturbing; the Pope was brought away with reportedly a mild stroke after exploding in anger in front of his Bishops.
…This occurred immediately after a publication on the website ‘I’Espresso, one of the two most prominent Italian weeklies, of an open letter addressed to the Pope in which 13 conservative cardinals raised their objections to the Pope at the Synod, the mild Bergoglio went on a rampage.
At this point Roberto DAgostino reports from his very respected and credible website Dagospia, now also picked up in the last few hours by all the main Italian media, the Pope was caught by a sudden and violent fit of anger and the usually mild and peaceful Bergoglio lost it completely, thundering against the purple conservatives prelates while stating:
“If this is the case, they can leave. The Church does not need them. I will throw them all out! MORE
Experts say there are four stages of denial that many people go through when it comes to natural disasters.
1. It won’t happen.
2. If it does happen, it won’t happen to me.
3. If it does happen to me, it wont be that bad.
4. If it does happen to me and it is that bad, there’s nothing I can do about it because we’ll all be dead. MORE
POPE FRANCIS SAID ON SUNDAY THAT EQUATING ISLAM WITH VIOLENCE WAS WRONG AND CALLED ON MUSLIM LEADERS TO ISSUE A GLOBAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM TO HELP DISPEL THE STEREOTYPE.
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism. MORE
The storm that slammed into the high desert and mountains of Southern California this week was one for the record books. MORE
The Early Church and Fathers
Vol 8 Issue 42 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
October 17, 2015 ~ St Margaret Mary Aloquoque, opn!
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (38)
2. Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Luke, Evangelist
4. Christ in the Home (13)
5 .Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
Thank you for your prayers.
As always, enjoy the readings and commentaries provided for your benefit.—The Editor Continue reading
A federal judge ruled Friday that Texas officials can continue to deny U.S. birth certificates to the children of immigrants who cannot supply required identification because they entered the country illegally.
Though children born in the United States are entitled by law to U.S. citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents, Texas authorities have been placing significant barriers to immigrants who have entered the country illegally and are seeking birth certificates for their U.S.-born children. MORE
The former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy in the Reagan administration, Paul Craig Roberts, told Alex Jones on Thursday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is in danger of being assassinated by the CIA.
Not for the first time Cuban forces are doing Russia’s dirty work, this time in Syria. On Wednesday it was reported that a U.S. official had confirmed to Fox News that Cuban paramilitary and Special Forces units were on the ground in Syria. Reportedly transported to the region in Russian planes, the Cubans are rumoured to be experts at operating Russian tanks. MORE
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A group of parishioners who have staged an 11-year, 24-hour vigil inside a closed Roman Catholic church in Massachusetts have once again lost their appeal to keep it open, a place they say they’ve helped build and maintain since the 1960s. MORE
A woman suspected of being possessed by the devil started screaming and having muscular convulsions after the congregation forced her face against a holy relic in Romania. MORE
The first Mass conducted in Mexico’s most prominent indigenous language has been held in the country’s most important church.
Roman Catholic Bishop Felipe Arizmendi said during his homily Tuesday at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City that rather than accept and respect the culture of the country’s original peoples, they have been scorned. Continue reading
Francis didn’t cite examples in his off-the-cuff request for pardon at the start of his general audience and his spokesman declined to elaborate on what he might have meant. However, the past week has seen its fair share of headline-making news that has involved the church in one way or another.
On the eve of Francis’ big and contentious meeting on family issues, a Vatican monsignor came out as gay and, with his boyfriend by his side, denounced homophobia in the Catholic Church. He was summarily fired from his job in the Vatican’s doctrine office. MORE