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Nothing but a post-it note.

I really have topics I want to post on, but I’m not in the mood to write.  Lately writing is a lot of work.   So I’ll simply post some notes here.

Gerald has a thing on Obama  - questioning why he is considered black if his mom is white?  And some other stuff about Barack’s church affiliation.  He cites Christopher what’s-his-name’s post  about it all.  I found it provocative, more interesting than the religion-on-the-sleeves candidates who are in the running. 

I watched the debates.  The other running mates don’t pay much attention to Ron Paul, do they.  I really hope ______ ends up winning the presidency. 

Rorate Caeli  has a couple of interesting posts.  One about the Jesuits and the “encouragement” Cardinal Rode  offered them to continue their apostolic dedication of service to the Roman Pontiff:  “The fundamental nucleus of Ignatian spirituality consists in uniting love for God with love for the hierarchical Church.”  A few sources have suggested the Cardinal was scolding the Jesuits.

The other Rorate post I found most interesting dealt with the canonical issue of a “state of necessity“.  Do you know what that means?  It is something SSPXers claim as their raison d’être  in justifying their claim they are not in schism.  And many people use the the same canonical loophole for justifying their attendance at SSPX churches and oratories.  What captured my attention is that rumor has it Pope Benedict is said to have recognized such a “state of necessity” exists:

“We, in our turn, can bring with us an opinion of greater weight on this argument. Pope Benedict XVI directly provided it, during the audience which he granted to us on August 29, 2005. At a certain point [during the audience], the Pontiff himself put the matter on the table: pondering on the state of the Church in countries such as France and Germany, Benedict XVI recognized as perfectly well-grounded the question of the subsistence of the state of necessity in such countries… “ - Bishop Fellay

So… that’s interesting, huh?

[Art: "When pigs fly" - James Christensen] 

Just a note. 

The parents of St. Therese  will be beatified later this year. 

More surprisingly, the beatification of Cardinal Newman is said to be imminent.  (Cardinal Newman Society gays and others  should be happy about that - they like to think he was.)

And the relics of St. Pio will be exhumed  for a recognitio?  I thought that was only performed during the process, not after canonization?  See - they want to move the remains to the new church - which everyone hates - and this is a good excuse to move the body.  The relatives  are not happy about it either.

People love rumors about the saints - here is one about Padre Pio’s missing body  at one of the first recognitio. 

Crazy rabbits!

I always wonder about this.

 Why do Catholics insist Allah is synonymous with God?  Muslims don’t.

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 24, 2007 / 10:43 am (CNA).- A senior government official in Malaysia has ordered a Catholic newspaper to drop the use of the word “Allah” in its Malay language section if it wants its publishing permit renewed, the Associated Press reports.

The Herald, published by Malaysia’s Catholic Church, has translated the word God as “Allah.”  Che Din Yusoff, a senior official at the Internal Security Ministry’s publications control unit, has said this usage is erroneous because “Allah” refers to the Muslim God.

“Christians cannot use the word Allah. It is only applicable to Muslims. Allah is only for the Muslim god. This is a design to confuse the Muslim people,” Che Din told the Associated Press. - CNA

[Photo: Evidently Allah wanted this woman stoned to death.]