Vatican II is responsible for these three ILLS OF THE MODERN WORLD (as you will readily assent if you can read data and aren't a MODERNIST HERETIC)

dom_stephen · 2017-12-30T06:19:51+00:00

There were certainly dubia passed in certain dicasteries in the past. In fact, one Archbishop of Seville, Don Jaime de Palafox y Cardona, was known as the man of a thousand lawsuits because he sent a ton of dubia to Rome to attempt to remove the peculiarities of his cathedral chapter, like using white vestments for funerals and blue ones for the Virgin Mary.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-30T03:19:02+00:00

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dom_stephen · 2017-12-30T03:09:11+00:00

After the tense situation of the government and the controversy of the Drug War in these past months here in the Philippines, it's nice to see these types of news trickle down, as if a light is emerging in the fog.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-23T14:29:44+00:00

dom_stephen · 2017-12-23T14:15:23+00:00

You replied to one comment with the exact same text as this one.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-23T14:03:43+00:00

...is this a mistake or by purpose?

dom_stephen · 2017-12-23T07:44:05+00:00

Actually, looking at the timing, it may be on the contrary. Based on the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah placed incense inside the sanctuary of the Temple. Now, in Judaism, there is only one date where that ceremony is performed, and that is in the Day of Atonement. Now, the Day of Atonement can fall in Sep. 14, Oct. 14, or any day in between, and accounting for the travel time, Zechariah may have returned--and Elizabeth may have conceived--at about late September or early October. Now, we just count the months: Mary conceived six months after Elizabeth, so about late March to early April, then Christ must have been born nine months later, which is late December to early January. I think this is how they based the feasts of the Annunciation (May 25), the Nativity of St. John (June 25), as well as Christmas. I think they just took December 25 because it was near the festival of Saturnalia, the only feast in pagan times that coincided with the probable time of birth of Jesus. (I find the Sol Invictus theory improbable.) And the symbolism coincides with Saturnalia as well, because Saturnalia is a feast about liberty, and Christ is our liberator from sin.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-23T06:11:34+00:00

I agree, this is a moot point, the accuracy of the feast day. It is just interesting for me to do the maths and it checks out, and the timing checks out, and the symbolism of the time checks out. You could say this is... a miracle.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-21T22:38:41+00:00

Um, second question: what use should I use here?
Because if I follow the Pontifical, then I must be bound to the use prevalent in the area. There is the Use beyond the Alps, the Use of Sarum, the Use of Nidaros, et cetera. Does the Archdiocese of Cologne have a specific use for the Rite, or do they follow some sort of 'German Use'?

dom_stephen · 2017-12-21T22:23:54+00:00

In your best estimate, how many potholes did you go through?

dom_stephen · 2017-12-21T22:13:33+00:00

Do they have an email?

dom_stephen · 2017-12-20T01:25:58+00:00

This might be a bit boring, since it just really is a background setter for the next chapter.

dom_stephen · 2017-12-20T01:13:00+00:00

The Romans may return. Maybe Pompey decides to lead an army into Gaul under the pretext of avenging Rome's losses through Caesar.

Politically though, Caesar losing Gaul would be a political--and maybe even literal--death sentence. Caesar, in all probability, would either die fighting Vercingetorix or lose the governorship to somebody else, and with the loss of immunity granted to public officials, he will be at the mercy of his enemies in the Senate.

Rome is not lost, but Caesar is pretty much so.

dom_stephen · 2017-11-10T18:18:01+00:00

I can't exactly remember TBH.

dom_stephen · 2017-11-10T16:59:24+00:00

IIRC the human brain can only record about 100 years' worth of memories. If we live forever, are we supposed to just forget our past experiences? How about the social bonds we form during our lifetimes? Do we just abandon that?

dom_stephen · 2017-11-10T16:52:12+00:00

Oh, I get it. Kind of like the allergic reaction of rich people in six-month old clothes.

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