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The great Papa Lambertini!
Pope Benedict XIV on the reduction of the signs of the cross in the Canon of the Mass, as demanded by a theologian already at the time: “Such innovations are intolerable in the awe-inspiring mystery of the Mass.” (De Sacrosancto Missae Sacrificio, lib. II, cap. XIV) pic.twitter.com/wBRqNhMKIL
— P. D’Angona, Sacerdos Romano-Catholicus (@RomanoSace57080) February 13, 2025
Now they need to rebuild that neighborhood!
Everyone has heard about the recent reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral. More remarkable still, in a way, is that the French authorities are about to rebuild the north tower of the Basilica of Saint-Denis, dismantled in 1846 after a lightning strike. France setting an example… pic.twitter.com/Dh4apqDWjX
— Samuel Hughes (@SCP_Hughes) February 13, 2025
Never waste a good crisis, quoth Bill Clinton.
Trust me, there are Vatican officials who are delighted that the vandal gave them the excuse to make sure that the most banal and ugly accoutrements could be installed… https://t.co/zGR666G3iY
— NubesPluantIustum (@pluant) February 13, 2025
Not to mention how they treat people who desire the TLM!
Is it not a bit strange that certain Catholics who are yelling “The Good Samaritan! The Good Samaritan!” are also so disdainful and unloving toward converts to the Catholic Faith?
Let’s see: “A priest happened to be going down to be on CNN, and when he saw the convert being…
— Carl E. Olson (@carleolson) February 14, 2025
In chessy news… HERE
Black to move and mate in 2. How long did it take you? Under a minute? Over?
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Black to move and mate in 2. How long did it take you? Under a minute? Over?
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
Vincent Keymer beat Fabiano Caruana yesterday in their first game of the Final of the Freestyle tournament in Germany. Vincent now needs a draw to win the whole thing. With black Carlsen beat Jabokhir (who had knocked out Carlsen from the Finals). They are playing for 3rd (which seems strange when Carlsen is involved).
Chess and e-sports. Syndergy. Ding Liren signed with a Chinese e-sport thing called LGD Gaming. That means he is going to play chess. He says he will play in the Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan and the World Rapid and Blitz in Qatar.
Fabi has joined something called “Team Liquid”, which seems to be an e-sport thing.
…, Qh3#
Kxh3, Rh1#
Less than a minute. There really weren’t many other options to try.
Actually I think it was Rahm Emmanuel who first used the expression “never let a good crisis go to waste”, although I have read it originally came from Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals book, unsurprisingly.