Vatican Report Reveals Most Bishops Did Not Want Pope Francis’ Latin Mass Crackdown – LewRockwell

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Most bishops who responded to a Vatican questionnaire about restricting the Latin Mass said reversing Pope Benedict XVI’s liberation of the traditional rite ‘would cause more harm than good.’ Journalist Diane Montagna revealed in a July 1 report that the Vatican’s overall assessment of the consultation of bishops, which was believed to have prompted Pope Francis to implement the 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, stated that the majority of bishops were satisfied with the implementation of Summorum Pontificum and believed that making changes to Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio would do “more harm than good.” “The majority of bishops who responded to the questionnaire stated … Continue reading →

Source: Vatican Report Reveals Most Bishops Did Not Want Pope Francis’ Latin Mass Crackdown – LewRockwell

Dr. YoungHoon Kim: How the World’s Highest IQ Confirms the Harmony Between Science and Christian Doctrine – LewRockwell

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We live in an age when many scientists still clumsily reduce the mind to nothing more than neurochemical activity, namely, the mere interactions of neurons and neurotransmitters. Such scientists often react with hostility at even the suggestion that substance dualism might be true. Therefore, it is refreshing to witness the person with the world’s highest recorded IQ affirm what theologians, philosophers, and mystics have long understood: that consciousness cannot be reduced to mere matter. For over a century, prodigies like William James Sidis, whose estimated IQ approached 300, captivated the public imagination but left the deepest questions of life, matter, and mind unanswered. … Continue reading →

Source: Dr. YoungHoon Kim: How the World’s Highest IQ Confirms the Harmony Between Science and Christian Doctrine – LewRockwell

A Bit of Autocracy – LewRockwell

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Both the system and the word “democracy” were invented by the Greeks, specifically the Athenians. “Demos” was the ancient word for “people,” hence the rule of the people is democracy. I’ve always preferred the selective kind, as practiced by the Brits until late in the 19th century—when one needed to own property before qualifying to vote—and the kind that made ancient Athens great, an obligatory education before being allowed to cast a ballot. That kept the demagogues in their place, because if you are correctly educated you can sniff out the fraud and duper from a mile away. No longer. … Continue reading →

Source: A Bit of Autocracy – LewRockwell