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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Woodrow Wilson
If you're a fan of Mr. Wilson, I suggest you skip this. Or, take a valium before watching. FTR I don't rank him as the worst president. But he is definitely in the bottom tier. I think he did a lot more harm than his much maligned successor, Warren Harding.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Russian court orders closure of country’s oldest human rights group
Quebec prepares strict law promoting French over English
Friday, December 24, 2021
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Arrests, Beatings and Secret Prayers: Inside the Persecution of India’s Christians
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Pope Francis' new attack on Catholic traditionalists
As predicted in a recent post, the pope has launched the next phase of his war on Catholic traditionalists. Among the new rules are draconian restrictions on the traditional rites for baptism, confession, marriage, and holy unction. The traditional rites for confirmation and ordination to holy orders are now prohibited entirely. Cleary Francis wants to drive these people out of the Catholic Church. This is a man without charity and who believes that he is the absolute master of the liturgy and the rites of his church. That is a dangerous combination.
How could anyone who is Orthodox contemplate entering into any kind of communion with a church that holds such beliefs and wages war on its own faithful?
ANAXIOS!
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Archbishop Makarios: The Orthodox Church cannot exist without the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Russian Church throws cold water on union with Rome
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Pope John Ireland? (updated)
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Friday, December 10, 2021
Apologies
I just noticed several comments that landed in my spam folder and they have now been published. Sorry for the delay.