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And there you have it: Fahey thinks we need a new lex orandi, the Novus Ordo, because he thinks Vatican II gave us a new lex credendi.
It’s also pretty much only from traditionalist Catholics circles where I hear strong defenses of the death penalty, opposition to Pope John Paul II's teaching that slavery is intrinsically evil, and the subordination of wives as being utterly dependent on their husbands. 14/17
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unbelievably evil and miserable little island
This depends a lot on what “fascism” means here. What opposition is there between Catholicism and, say, the government of José Antonio?
The direct opposite is true
A take: The more you travel, the less politically extreme you become.
These people are like aliens who heard about Christianity and tried to reconstruct it
“Infant baptism is not in the Bible—it is not biblical … infant baptism is totally meaningless.” -John MacArthur
We can’t simply assume this in the absence of clear Scriptural warrant or an authoritative definition of the Church, which we do not have.
If a baby dies, it’s going to heaven. Even if it wasn’t baptized.
Hot take: the fact that world-class scholars like Jim Hankins (one of the very, very few non-progressive humanists at Harvard College) are willing to move from Harvard to Florida is a more fundamental long-term threat to the university than any of its current legal problems.
The University of Florida is the new leader in the study of Western and American civilization. So-called elite universities have abandoned the study of Western culture and politics over the last 25 years, and that betrayal has given other institutions the opportunity to create…
Note that this is completely opposed to most people’s, and most Catholics’, stated desire to die suddenly in their sleep. The Litany of the Saints even has a petition “A subitanea et improvisa morta, libera nos, Domine.” Don’t go into eternity unprepared.
St. Gertrude's prayer for before retiring to bed:
English is one of the greatest languages in the history of literature. Don’t allow philistines and Asian utilitarians to deprive you of her.
No noun case system. Almost all verb tenses are synthetic. No verbal conjugation for person except in the third person singular. Completely analytic SVO order. Lots of familiar words to speakers of Germanic and Romance languages. English is the ideal international…
Does a “writer” write like this?
I’m about to crash out yall. I just can’t figure out why I or anyone else should keep writing. Does the world need a new short story or essay or book? The most dedicated writers I know are complete doomers. They do it to do it and they know/act/accept that it’s futile. I’m being…