Ed. What is a “triduum?” click here for an answer from Catholic news….VATICAN CITY, 31 MAR 2010 (VIS) – The Easter Triduum was the central theme of Benedict XVI ‘s catechesis during his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter’s Square. ….On the ev[...]
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The Beatification of a Pope
by Bill Briggs, Huffington Post, excerpted Critics of (John Paul’s) sainthood … are simply asking is: did he, as pope, offer a blueprint that we, as humans, should be following?….. As I reported my book, The Third Miracle, the Indiana nun who spearheaded the campaign for the most r[...]
OF BLASPHEMY AND BLAME II
A week ago, I posted a comment on the Pope’s recent assertion that only a few Jews of Jesus time were guilty of deicide. My main argument was that the Pope, in the tradition of his predecessors, avoided the real issue … blaming Rome for its brutality toward the Jews.1700 years [...]
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:07 am § in Uncategorized
Update: Should Pope’s Blood Be Withdrawn as a Therapeutic?
When the Federal Drug Administration finds evidence that a treatment does not work, we expect the FDA to withdraw its approval. Should the Vatican meet the same standard? An earlier post at TA discussed the decision by a church in Poland to make some blood of John Paul II, the former Pope, into a ho[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope’s Blood Now a Relic
(Huff Post) WARSAW, Poland — A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year, an official said Monday. Ed. comment This might be more quaint and benign if we are NOT still recov[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 5:26 am § in Misc.
Caligula’s Statue Found!
(from The Guardian) The lost tomb of Caligula has been found, according to Italian police, after the arrest of a man trying to smuggle abroad a statue of the notorious Roman emperor recovered from the site…..The statue is estimated to be worth €1m. Its rare Greek marble, throne and god’[...]