First possibility: We can speculate, with little risk of error, about what happened to compel Pius XII's successor to renounce his office after accepting it. Indeed, after accepting, the new Pope went to the room of tears to dress as Pope, and it was probably there that the blackmail took place, while white smoke was rising from the Sistine Chapel. This was certainly done with cunning and gentleness, but we do not know the purpose of this blackmail. In any case, he emerged from the room of tears, dressed not as a Pope but as a cardinal, and had to announce to the other cardinals his decision to renounce his office, which must also have been done gently and with apparent legality, since the conclave continued. (Source: first comment)
Iván Cepeda: "I need you to help me find those responsible for my dad's death because the State has to pay me a large sum of money... if I pull off getting that money, you're going to get a share of it." – El Expediente 2008 Bogotá Defendants: The Nation – Ministry of Defense – DAS, and others. Plaintiffs: Olga Navia Soto and others. “THIRD. Order the Nation – Ministry of Defense and the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), jointly and severally, to pay damages for moral injury—calculated at the equivalent of one thousand grams of gold—to each of the plaintiffs (Iván Cepeda Castro, María Cepeda Castro, and Olga Navia Soto), at the value certified by the Superintendence of Banking as of the date this ruling becomes final and enforceable.” State Ordered to Pay for the Death of Manuel Cepeda - Semana Semana: Over one billion pesos awarded regarding the assassination of former Senator Manuel Cepeda, a political leader of the Patriotic Union (UP). The Council of State made this …
Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal Israeli citizen Ori Solomon, 55 years old, who was arrested last year for running an illegal biolab in Las Vegas containing dangerous pathogens including HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, has had all federal charges against him dismissed. He is now free to return to Israel. This was one of the wildest stories of the year...an unlicensed lab in a U.S. city handling serious biological agents. The quiet dismissal of all charges raises a lot of eyebrows, but are we really surprised? Source: @KTNV
Has anyone seen this movie yet? I would like to watch it but I have been disappointed with religious movies for years now. Would you let me and others know if it is worth it or not? Thank you and GOD Bless you.
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One fact in favor, even though I know nothing about the film is the title. Protestants call this book REVELATIONS while Catholics call it the Apocalypse.
D-DAY. D-Day is told through the voices of people who participated in the planning and execution of the invasion, and in the battle for the Normandy beaches. Edited from over 100 hours of interviews, their stories are woven together with footage and photographs from American, British, and German archives. Written by four-time Oscar winner Charles Guggenheim, the film was nominated for a 1995 Academy Award. Narrated by: David McCullough
D-DAY. Castle Danger Oct 25, 2014 D-Day is told through the voices of people who participated in the planning and execution of the invasion, and in the battle for the Normandy beaches. Edited from over 100 hours of interviews, their stories are woven together with footage and photographs from American, British, and German archives. Written by four-time Oscar winner Charles Guggenheim, the film was nominated for a 1995 Academy Award. Narrated by: David McCullough
In 2008, the communists Iván Cepeda and his sister, along with Olga Navia Soto—Manuel Cepeda’s partner—sued Colombia and compelled the State to pay them over one billion pesos for the murder of the communist Manuel Cepeda.
illuminatibot @iluminatibot Indiana, USA: Yet another expensive solar farm was reduced to a pile of toxic debris by... some bad weather. Imagine depending on this inefficient, intermittent and fragile technology to power advanced first world economies, under the guise of solving a non-existent "climate crisis".
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, 59, once one of the most influential figures in the Russian Orthodox community, has been reassigned to Brazil following a drug-related investigation in the Czech Republic. The Moscow Patriarchate announced that he will serve two Russian Orthodox parishes in southern Brazil. He could no longer continue his ministry in Europe for "objective reasons." Hilarion had already been removed from his position of leadership in the Russian Orthodox community in 2024, after a former male assistant accused him of homosexual misconduct. Pictures revealed that he had been living a lavish lifestyle, including hoarding money and property. The recent move follows Hilarion's detention by Czech police in late May. Acting on an anonymous tip, officers reportedly found four containers of white powder in the trunk of his car. Authorities later confirmed the substance was cocaine. Hilarion was held for two days before being released without charges and returning to Russia. Czech …More
Because of his influence, maybe someone wants to get rid of him? As SonoftheChurch said, setting him up. But even if guilty, one must remember, there is always one bad apple in the barrel. Yet there are always some who first accuse and condemn and don't care for facts and results first. They don't believe in innocent till proven guilty. They already have the noose waiting. Hatred and lies are very dangerous. Yet they don't care and still they continue with both.
The Rhine Sanctified: Corpus Christi in Cologne | Shalom World News In Cologne, Germany, the Feast of Corpus Christi unfolded as a breathtaking moment of living faith — where tradition, devotion, and unity came together on the waters of the Rhine. At Cologne-Le-Frank Church, the celebration began with a solemn Liturgy, led by the German parish community and joined in vibrant harmony by the Syro-Malabar faithful. Hundreds of believers — children, youth, and families — walked together in a Eucharistic procession along the main avenue, a sea of prayer and reverence, marked by the beauty of ornamented umbrellas and hymns rising in unison. Then came a moment few will forget: the procession continued onto a ship anchored on the Rhine River. There, under the open sky and moving waters, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed for Eucharistic Adoration on the upper deck — transforming the river into a cathedral without walls. Prayers echoed across the water. Music from diverse communities filled the …More
rocked by legal blow [DE/EN] Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors have frozen assets tied to the Trump family’s shady project to snap up a derelict Albanian military island littered with bunkers and tunnels and rebrand it into what they pitch as a luxury resort, confirms Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The $4 billion-worth project involving Qatar’s Al-Khayyat brothers and the ultra-exclusive Aman Resorts, was already under fire from protesters as a land grab. Prosecutors have now turned their attention to Albania Land Development, a company owned by the Qatari entrepreneurs, as part of an expanding investigation into allegedly fraudulent property titles. The company recently purchased beachfront land in Zvernec, a protected stretch of Albania’s Adriatic coastline near the southern city of Vlora. The area is central to plans by Kushner’s investment firm, Affinity Partners, which aims to build the mega-resort. The latest move follows earlier anti-corruption …More
Let them go to Israel and build. Keep them out of every country if you don't want your country to get worse than it is. Don't help these people to destroy your lives. Kick them out and keep them out.
“Francis Made Moral Questions Accessible to Young People”: Leo XIV's new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Montse Alvarado, praised Francis' controversial legacy talking to CTSA in June 2025. At Francis' funeral, she reported about young people who told her: "I'm not Catholic, but Pope Francis was my shepherd," and, "I left the faith a long time ago, but I'm here for him." According to Alvarado, they saw Francis as a guide on "the big, difficult questions," including moral questions, and as someone who "espouses church teaching in an accessible way."
Francis made moral teachings understandable and accessible to young people. This is how Montse Alvarado, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, spoke of Francis' legacy following his death.
Pastor-presbyter Richard Storey Of Cure of Ars Newparish In Kansas City, Kansas He Stole 160,000 USD From the Collection Plate And the Poor Box As Newchurch's Great Sex And Embezzlement Holocaust Continues Unabated Under Newpope Prevost-Leo
Today, Bishop Athanasius Schneider published a statement on dianemontagna.substack.com about the SSPX. His text. The questions and problems relating to the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) have been the subject of a largely fruitless debate for over fifty years and have now culminated in the announced episcopal consecrations, which have not yet been approved by the Holy See. The discussion has been fueled by emotion—often quite literally cum ira et studio—and is frequently conducted by individuals who lack direct familiarity with the relevant documents or personal experience of the SSPX. In many cases, their knowledge is superficial and shaped by preconceived judgments. As a result, the debate often resembles a dialogue of the deaf, in which the same arguments are endlessly repeated without any meaningful progress. Moreover, the debate largely bypasses the central issue raised by the SSPX. This failure stems from a fundamental methodological error and a lack of fact-based …More
Schneider is a Vatican operative. Try not to get to carried away by a Novus Ordo bishop who practices the Tridentine Rite. I think he is controlled opposition. Don't fall for it.
María Montserrat Alvarado's appointment to lead the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication raises questions about the relationship between ecclesiastical governance and Holy Orders. Writing on X.com on June 2, Spanish diocesan priest and theology professor Jaime Mercant Simó argued that, at a theological level, it is not appropriate for even a theologically less importat dicastery, such as the Dicastery for Communication, to be headed by a layperson. Rev. Mercant noted that the Roman Curia is not merely an administrative structure. Every prefect of a dicastery acts with “vicarious power” in the name of the pope. “Mrs. Alvarado will exercise effective administrative jurisdiction and will have, albeit in an internal manner, real power over the bishops, priests, and religious who work in that dicastery,” he wrote. He argued that the appointment represents a separation between the power of governance and Holy Orders, from which the Church's munus regendi (“office of governance”), …More
@Andrzej Bogusław Ryfa: "Back in the days of communism in Poland, there were so-called "field wives" who looked after the "mental balance" of the ideologues who were busy creating communist poverty; it seems the Vatican is creating something along the same lines, inventing meaningless positions and titles as a smokescreen— I wonder what this lady's "calendar" looks like...?! In Islam and Eastern cults, there have always been priestesses—that is, sacred prostitutes; it’s nothing new..."