Syria (Aleppo) in the 1950s, when 40% of the population was Christian. Today, it’s less than 1%.
@Father Karl A Claver Not sure why they would say that. Although there is a substantial presence of Melkites in Lebanon (my former pastor was a Melkite from Lebanon), the majority of Catholics in Lebanon are, and have been for many centuries, Maronite.
Two PETA activists tried to protest the Pope’s visit in Monaco today. They were rapidly dealt with …
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Two PETA activists tried to protest the Pope’s visit in Monaco today. They were rapidly dealt with …
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT. - Breaking news CIRCULATING FOOTAGE IN SOCIAL MEDIA …
That doesn't look like it comes from Israel. There is no Star of David visible in the video, and almost all of the Israeli emergency people have that somewhere, either on their vests or on their vehicles, et cetera.
204K views · 871 reactions | Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dispelled rumours about his death by …
I doubt whether Netanyahu is dead, but that video looks fake.
Österreichishce Diözesen organisieren einen "queeren Kreuzweg"
Boy, this is a far cry from The Sound of Music. It's like a different planet.
Sumon Kais - Last Night Iran literally make sure Tel Aviv is new Gaza. Bomb after...
Highly doubtful. That doesn't look anything like Tel Aviv, and there are no sirens.
Walker - Sure, we just started a new Middle East forever war in Iran, but at l...
I believe that is supposed to be J.D. Vance.
Cardinal Brandmüller: Roman Rite Was Not Perfect, Liturgical Reform Needs Proper Implementation
@Orthocat "Golly, not the old trope: "the [2nd Vatican] Council hasn't REALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED yet."
We've been hearing that since the death of Pope Paul VI.
What it entails is this:
The bishops who comprised Vatican II drew up the documents of Vatican II, voted in their favor, and then went back to their respective dioceses and did not correctly implement their own documents that they voted in favor of.
It's absurd.
Vatican II was implemented correctly, and the chaos we see today is the correct implementation of Vatican II.
The fact that we are in turmoil doesn't mean that Vatican II was not correctly implemented; it just means that Vatican II was a mess from the get-go.
This is what passes as "evangelization" in the morally bankrupt "Catholic" Church in the United States
@john333 It is called in Scripture "a reprobate sense."
This is what passes as "evangelization" in the morally bankrupt "Catholic" Church in the United States
@Orthocat The news reports are inaccurate. Gio Benitez was not "joining" the Catholic Church; he is already a member of the Catholic Church, being baptized into the Church at age 15. Somewhere along the way he stopped practicing, for obvious reasons. This was his Confirmation ceremony. Nevertheless, it was a sacrilege. I believe his "husband" was also baptized Catholic.
Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes American is a respiratory therapist. She explains how things have …
@Pierre Henri "- Her bi-weekly take home after taxes, retirement and health insurance for her and her 3 year old daughter is $1,600. That’s $3,200 a month take home."
A person who is paid biweekly receives 26 paychecks per year. To see how much that person earns monthly, multiply the amount earned by 26 to get the annual income, then divide by 12. That gives the average monthly income.
Here, if she is netting $1,600 biweekly, that means she is netting $41,600 annually. Dividing the annual amount of $41,600 by 12 months comes to $3,466.66. That is her monthly take home pay because, in a biweekly pay cycle, there are 2 months out of the year where she receives 3 paychecks instead of 2.
“Tell everybody that God grants graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Jewish people prayed for the Messiah for centuries before His arrival. Their prayers were finally answered, but it took hundreds of years. Ditto for their enslavement in Egypt. It took the Church over half a century to overcome Arianism and over a century to overcome the iconoclast heresy. Saint Elizabeth prayed for a child for decades before her prayer was answered and St. John the Baptist was conceived.
It took 7 centuries for the Spanish Catholics to overcome the Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula. It took over 6 centuries for the Church to finally officially recognize the sainthood of Joan of Arc. The Jewish people will finally be converted to the Catholic Faith, as Sacred Scripture makes clear, but so far that has taken almost 20 centuries, and we don't know when it will occur.
From France to New York: Sisters of St. Joseph Mark 375 Years of Service
They will be extinct within a few decades.
"After Homosexual Desecration, Expiation Is Necessary"
@Mike the Pike See the information at the link: Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine
"After Homosexual Desecration, Expiation Is Necessary"
@Mike the Pike The one on the far right is Chorbishop Anthony Salvatore Spinosa. He often attends the CIC meetings. He is a Maronite Catholic. Chorbishops are not bishops per se. They cannot ordain priests. But they are higher in rank than an ordinary priest.
1917- Fatima apparitions, 1920- Russa legalized abortion
@chris griffin The statement of the initial post is "that Fatima is a false, phony apparition; no 'phony apparition' has ever mentioned abortion, never, not even one ever out of hundreds of so-called marian apparitions."
I provided proof that there is an alleged apparition that, not only mentioned abortion, but mentioned it numerous times over a series of many years. Whether that apparition is true or "phony" is irrelevant to the fact that it is a) a claimed apparition and b) it mentioned abortion numerous times.
If the Bayside apparition is a real apparition, the initial statement is false.
But even if it is a "phony apparition," the statement is still false: no 'phony apparition' has ever mentioned abortion, never, not even one ever out of hundreds of so-called marian apparitions.
Either way, the opening post is false. The alleged Bayside apparitions, whether true or "phony," mentioned abortion. Numerous times.