Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Washington Post had an interesting report about some of the cardinals of the Church of Rome: 5 March 2013 Catholic Church still plagued by cardinal sin… As Mary Caplan, a leader in the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), noted, “We’d all like to think […]
Month: March 2013
Hugo Chavez dies! Might this affect the Vatican election?
Hugo Chávez COGwriter Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez has died: 5 March 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a political crisis that grew more acute as he languished for weeks, silent […]
Baron Guttenberg does not show up for premier spoofing him
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg COGwriter A comedic film about Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg premiered in Berlin last night. But the Baron did not attend. The following articles were basically machine-translated from German into English (the links shown are to the actual German language articles): 5 March 2013 “The Minister”: Guttenberg movie premiere – without Guttenberg… the main […]
UCG’s Dennis Luker update
COGwriter While several on the internet have reported that UCG’s Chairman Robin Webber has been named interim president of UCG, I just spoke to a representative of UCG in Cincinnati a few minutes ago who informed me that Dennis Luker, at this moment, is still the President of UCG. Last night, I also received an […]
China increasing military spending while USA cuts it
Chinese Submarine (Yuan-class SSK) COGwriter China continues to spend more on its military: China will boost defense spending 10.7 percent this year as the government modernizes its military arsenal and adopts a more assertive stance in territorial disputes with its neighbors. Military spending is set to rise this year to 740.6 billion yuan ($119 billion) […]
CBS profiles some Catholics considered to be papal candidates
Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The cardinals of the Church of Rome are starting to gather together so that they can soon enter into a conclave to elect the next pope. CBS profiled a variety of leaders that some have suggested could be the candidates to be the next pope. Since I have […]
After sequestration and related politics, Americans should expect things to get worse
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter The box that the US Congress and the Obama Administration put themselves into, then delayed, known as “sequestration” is now in effect. Here is one view of this approach: March 4, 2013 (Reuters) – A sound plan is needed to reduce the budget deficit […]
At least 15 killed on Kenyan election day
Mount Kenya (Mehmet Karatay) COGwriter There is a presidential election in Kenya today and there has already been fatal violence: Mon Mar 4, 2013 9:00am EST (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans lined up to vote in a presidential election they hope will rebuild […]
Did early professors of Christ teach that humans possessed immortality?
COGwriter Did those who professed Christ in the period shortly after the Bible was completed teach that humans possessed immortality? Or did they teach that this was something that God would later give? How did they understand passages in the Bible, such as the following, that the Apostle Paul wrote? For the trumpet will sound, […]
Prophecy of Peter the Roman: Two Additional Candidates
Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The cardinals of the Church of Rome are starting to gather together and many hope that a new pontiff will be installed well before Easter: March 3, 2013 On Monday cardinals will begin preliminary meetings, known as general congregations, to get to know each other, discuss church issues […]