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    treated better by Muslims - why?

    I wouldn't hold up Pakistan as a beacon of civilized, compassionate behavior. In any case, you won't get a substantive answer because all you've given is a vague anecdote. What do you want to be told?
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    Changing the words in Roald Dahl's book to remove offence strikes me as...

    I've never read any of the author's books but this move still upsets me a little. The nihil obstat of a progressive activist class. This move is blatantly ideological and their justifications are contrived. If an author wants to write nice, safe, socially acceptable pabulum they are free to do...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    Indeed. The mainline churches have shown us that progressive Christianity is a dead end. Cardinal Sarah for pope!
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    Yeah, if we take the axioms of secular liberalism for granted then this assumption makes sense. If we assume the Church sincerely believes that the male only priesthood is divine revelation then cries of sexism cease to be meaningful. In other words. If God exists he sees the world as a good...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    The Church was justified in not accepting a heliocentric model that was yet to be decisively proven. In any case, that the Church was wrong on an issue of natural science does not mean the Church is now wrong on an issue of sacramental theology. Tell that to the catechism. Dress it up as you...
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    Di Caprio dating a teenager

    Who actually cares?
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    Russian chest thumping - Chinese incursions

    The west is certainly involved. But I wouldn't consider the west a belligerent. As of yet not a single NATO solider has fired a shot.
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    Russian chest thumping - Chinese incursions

    If Russia conquers Ukraine direct conflict with NATO becomes much more likely anyway. Doing nothing and allowing Russia to annex Ukraine would have only emboldened Russia to attack Poland and or the Baltics: China to attack Taiwan. Appeasing Russia would be far more dangerous in the long run.
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    Russian chest thumping - Chinese incursions

    What led up to this war is Russia's grandiose delusions of empire. This war is nothing but a hissy fit over the fact that Russia no longer exercises hegemonic control over Eastern Europe. Putin is throwing a tempter tantrum because he lost the ability to dictate to the Ukrainians how they may...
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    Another Rant about Religion

    Throughout my time on these boards I have posted from a (more or less) Catholic point of view. Nonetheless my actual real life commitment to the Catholic faith has varied greatly throughout the years. From periods of intense belief to periods of deep doubt. What I believe deep down is opaque...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    Someone who intentionally persists in an objective state of grave matter (especially if it's public) is not seeking to overcome their sin. Holy Orders being reserved to men is an infallible teaching of the Church. If the Church were to ordain women anyway it would disprove the Church's...
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    The Bible Is A Heavily Outdated Book

    Christianity admits this first point. The ceremonial and judicial laws given in the Old Testament were given to a particular people at a particular time in history. The Mosaic Law ceased to bind after the coming of Christ. On the contrary, there are seventy-three books in my Bible. But...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    Ordaining women to Holy Orders is a red line for me. I could not remain in communion with Rome if it were it to try such a thing. Fortunately, I don't think even Francis would dare try given Ordinatio Sacerdotalis. Only God can judge a soul. But we can judge an objective state of grave matter...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    The Church must turn away those who refuse the call to repentance; who demand their sins be endorsed. A doctor cannot treat someone who refuses medicine; likewise the Church cannot restore an obstinate sinner to sanctifying grace. The issue are those in the Church brandishing the jargon of...
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    Some Thoughts on Catholicism and the Current State of Things

    These past few weeks I have been thinking a lot about the Catholic faith, my relationship with it, and how it should be taught and articulated in the modern era. For the past few years I took a more or less traditionalist stance. This was less an intellectual commitment so much as a reaction...
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    Shrovetide

    Summer for me.
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    Shrovetide

    I thought the same thing not that long ago. I'm still not over the fact that we're already in February.
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    Shrovetide

    Today is Septuagesima the first Sunday of Shrovetide which is the traditional season of pre-Lenten preparation. Next Sunday is Sexagesima followed by Quinquagesima which marks the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent proper. For Roman Catholics, Shrovetide (Septuagesima...
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    Books

    One of the more interesting books in my collection is an old French dictionary/encyclopedia printed in 1920. It's the old brown thing next to the Python Crash Course textbook. My grand-mère gave it to me when I started learning French. Even if it is... It's still a rather interesting thing to...
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    Books

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