Showing posts with label modern foolishness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modern foolishness. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Render unto Caesar... and only unto Caesar

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Melancholicus received the following by e-mail, and thinks it worth sharing with his readers: This is a statement that was read over the PA ...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

'Blasphemous libel' to be a criminal offence

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Just two questions. Why? And why now? Melancholicus was surprised to learn that, despite the reputation of Ireland’s Catholic past, blasphem...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

It's forbidden, you know

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This is apposite, as Lent is all but upon us. It is customary in not a few Amchurch parishes to replace the normal contents of holy water fo...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

The feast of St. Brigid

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Today, February 1st, is the feast of St. Brigid , one of the three patron saints of Ireland — the other two being Patrick (March 17th) and C...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Such are the wages of ecumenism

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It was surely a mistake to admit this man to the communion of the Catholic Church. Melancholicus had hoped — O, the naivete of the boy! — t...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Orwellian society update: Germany, Ireland condemned by European Commission

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From Catholic World News : European Commission challenges Ireland, Germany on equality guidelines Brussels, Feb. 25, 2008 (CWNews.com) - The...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Naivete and the sex industry in Ireland

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If one is in favour of pornography, topless bars, lap-dancing, prostitution and the sex industry in general, one ought at least be able to p...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Now this is REAL ecumenism

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From Catholic World News . Melancholicus has taken the liberty of editing the original to remove spelling errors. Orthodox prelate faults Ca...
Friday, November 02, 2007

Priests fear sacramental wine could tip them over the driving limit

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This is a story which properly belongs to the silly season, yet all the Irish media outlets seem to be taking it up. The version of the sto...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Three Anglican parishes in Ireland to unite with Rome?

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This just in from the BBC : Churches set to become Catholic Three former Anglican congregations have asked to be received into the Roman Cat...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Church of England to investigate child abuse

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Well, this is certainly news. In fact there is a veritable rash of news stories on the BBC website concerning the abuse of children by ...