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IMPORTANT STUDY—“From Traditionis Custodes to the Responsa ad Dubia: On the Hermeneutics of Our Holy Father Francis’s Legislation” The following article by Padre Federico, first published on December 21 by InfoCatholica, represents a unique approach to the crisis unleashed by the motu proprio and the CDW responses: namely, the author advocates consistently employing, for their interpretation and application, the principles repeatedly enunciated by Pope Francis himself. We express our thanks to Gerhard Eger for the translation.INTRODUCTIONOn 18 December 2021, His Holiness Pope Francis approved Responsa ad dubia (RAD) to his motu proprio Traditionis custodes (TC).Some consider the Responsa a...

In an exclusive leak given to Big League Politics by a current nursing student who chose to remain anonymous for fear of blowback, we were able to confirm that students who attend Florida’s Keiser University and practice at the Cleveland Clinic are being forced to take Covid-19 inoculations. What’s more, Florida’s Cleveland Clinic, which hosts various medical students, has explicitly stated that they refuse to grant any type of exemption – including ones for religious and even medical reasons.

A European model has sparked outrage after revealing she wears a “fat suit” so that she can appear in plus-sized ads. The woman — identified by The Daily Dot as Karoline Bjørnelykke — took to TikTok late last month saying she was going to expose “a secret from the modeling industry.” At the beginning of the clip — which has been viewed more than 300,000 times — Bjørnelykke shares a mirror selfie showing off her slender physique. However, she goes on to state that she is often hired to appear in ads for sizes XL through 5XL.

Federal prosecutors dropped their case against the two prison guards accused of falsifying records and sleeping on the job as Jeffrey Epstein “committed suicide” in his jail cell. The feds dropped the case on December 13 during the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, however the news was made public on Thursday. In November 2019, two federal prison guards were arrested for ‘failing to check on’ pedophile Jeffrey Epstein the night he died in his prison cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The two prison guards, who were working overtime, broke protocols and failed to check on Epstein every 30 minutes even though...

A Nashville, Tennessee, woman who got tired of men ghosting her after dates created an innovative and unique strategy to find out what went wrong. Shanna, 30, shared a now-viral TikTok earlier this month where she revealed that she created an exit interview test for men to understand why they left her on “read.” In her video, she explained that she went on a Bumble date and soon after, tragedy struck: He stopped texting her. Shanna posted screenshots of her survey that had questions such as, “Why did you ghost Shanna?” and “What could Shanna do to stop getting ghosted?”

CNBC reported: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday advised people against going on cruises regardless of their vaccination status after a recent surge in positive Covid cases onboard ships as the highly contagious omicron variant sweeps the world. The CDC increased its travel warning for cruises to the highest level as the agency is investigating or observing dozens of ships that have had Covid outbreaks. The stocks of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Carnival fell on the news. The CDC warned that Covid transmits easily between people in close quarters on ships, and the...

I thought US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was going to retire, but now it looks like she wants to keep inside trading with information about regulation and government spending that investors don’t have. Today, her investments were released for the last two weeks of December. Largely, her investments were in call options for Disney, Saleforce, Roblox, Micron and Google (Alphabet). I would prefer that she retire and replace Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money. So she could bang the gong instead of her gavel. Or call it CNBC Investing Club with Nancy Pelosi. Her defense that she should be allowed to...

Santander accidentally paid out $175 million to thousands of accounts on Christmas Day in a massive blunder. Approximately 75,000 Brits or their companies received a second wage or supplier payment from Santander account holders on December 25. SNIP Santander must now launch cross-company talks to get the funds back – as bosses fear the money has already been spent by some account holders. Banks are keen to avoid pulling the funds out of accounts directly for fear it would put some customers in their overdrafts.

Several small grass fires have sparked due to downed power lines and transformers blowing, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities have also closed roads near the fires and thousands of people are reportedly out of power. The entire town of Superior and the City of Louisville have be3:10 p.m.: UCHealth Broomfield Hospital reports that it has received six patients who need fire-related medical treatment. 3 p.m.: The City of Arvada and many communities north of Denver are dealing with power outages caused by the wind and fires.en evacuated as have some nearby neighborhoods.

A once-obese beagle named Wolfgang got an early start on his New Year’s Eve resolution by getting healthy, making the necessary lifestyle changes and losing over 60 pounds. The doggo weighed 90 pounds in 2019 when he was first fostered by lawyer Erin McManis and her husband Chad Schatz. Now he weighs 29 pounds. The two shared on Wolgang’s Instagram a side-by-side transformation pic of his weight loss.

Exclusive-Historic conclave: Chinese bishops, priests brief Hong Kong clerics on Xi's view of religion HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese bishops and religious leaders briefed senior Hong Kong Catholic clergymen on President Xi Jinping's vision of religion with "Chinese characteristics" in an unprecedented meeting organised by the mainland's representative office in the city, according to four clerics.The clerics who attended or had knowledge of the Oct 31 meeting described it as Beijing's most assertive move yet in its attempts to influence Hong Kong’s diocese, which is answerable to the Vatican and includes some high-ranking leaders who have long been defenders of...

China has long relied on the Middle East to secure much of the oil needed to fuel its rapid economic development. Now Chinese President Xi Jinping wishes to create an “ecological civilization” that relies less on fossil fuels and more on renewable energy. As the world’s largest oil importer seeks to become greener and more self-reliant, one might expect a shift in its attention and capital. The reality, however, Since China became a net importer of oil in 1993, the Middle East has emerged as an increasingly important source of this critical commodity. By the time China surpassed the US...

A staffer for "Squad" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referred to Israel as a "racist European ethnostate" on social media. Hussain Altamimi joined Ocasio-Cortez’s office in November as a legislative assistant, posting shortly after a picture of him and the congresswoman on Instagram with the caption "New beginnings." Then, last week, Altamimi targeted Israel in an Instagram story calling the U.S.’s key Middle Eastern ally a "racist European ethnostate." "Israel is a racist European ethnostate built on stolen land from its indigenous population!" Altamimi wrote on Christmas Eve, according to a screenshot obtained by Fox News Digital.

Dallas-area police have charged a 14-year-old with capital murder in a triple killing at a gas station and are warning that the boy is at large, armed and dangerous. Police in Garland are seeking Abel Elias Acosta and said Wednesday that they have evidence showing he was the gunman who left three teens dead and wounded a fourth at the suburban gas station's convenience store Sunday. Prosecutors will determine whether the teen is charged as a minor or an adult, said Lt. Pedro Barineau. The Associated Press does not typically name juveniles suspected of a crime but is doing so...

Who is Hilaire Belloc? He almost singlehandedly predicted the resurgence of militant Islam in the 1930s when almost nobody else was paying attention. The interest here is Belloc's observation, that most of the Barbarians at the Gates of Rome, wanted to get IN, to BECOME ROMANS, they weren't out to destroy Rome. (That was Genseric, who was a Barbarian, but was in Iberia & N. Africa.) This is to answer the question, "If America is such a terrible place, why do so many millions want to come here?" The answer under Belloc's inspirations might be, "the migrants who are so...

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: Comet Leonard, brightest comet of 2021, is at the lower left of these two panels captured on December 29 in dark Atacama desert skies. Heading for its perihelion on January 3 Comet Leonard's visible tail has grown. Stacked exposures with a wide angle lens (also displayed in a reversed B/W scheme for contrast), trace the complicated ion tail for an amazing 60 degrees, with bright Jupiter shining near the horizon at lower right....

A self-proclaimed millionaire in the medical cannabis industry has been charged with holding a woman captive for weeks, beating her and carving the number '6' into her hand as a warning that she had six months to love him or be murdered. Ramone Marcio Martinez, 39, was arrested on Wednesday in Salt Lake City on police charges of aggravated kidnapping, assault and five counts of aggravated assault in the case, which is being classified as domestic violence. Police were alerted to the case when the woman texted a friend saying she was being held against her will, and 'begging for...

In October, I asked AG Garland while he was under oath and he refused to answer. He looked very nervous and worried when I showed him this video in that hearing. (Click link for short video)

Freepers I need your help. I want to start a business revolving around crafts and creating things. I would love to be able to partner with veterans groups or mental health places to get people suffering from depression using their hands and creativity to make things. Being active helps with depression and I know a lot of people are hurting. I am speaking with a company tomorrow about getting started with this. I need help finding grants to help me get started, I can get some $ from the bank.

Dionne Warwick, 81, has taken to Twitter to voice her white-hot opinions yet again. This time, it’s to communicate to the makers of Oreo that the extensive array of recent flavor variations is wholly unnecessary and gauche — the original one was more than sufficient. SNIP “Hello, What is your weirdest flavor? Why are y’all doing the most? The one flavor was fine,” Warwick questioned of the vegan cookie brand. Oreo reciprocated by sending Warwick a care package of its less well-known merchandise, a move she felt was a bit aggressive. “After asking @Oreo to stick to the original flavor,...