26 May 604: d. St. Augustine of #Canterbury, head of a Roman mission to #England#otd (BM)
His mission became an important point in controversy between #Catholics and #Protestants after Henry VIII's break with #Rome
(Folger from T. Stapleton's translation of #Bede who d. #otd)
"Donald Trump's campaign on Saturday pushed President Joe Biden's administration to apologize to 'Catholics and Christians,' prompting insiders to wonder why Trump drew a distinction between the two denominations of the shared faith."
"Trump's campaign demanded Biden apologize for declaring Easter as 'Trans Visibility Day,' but the former president's own former advisor blew apart that claim by showing that the date for Trans Visibility Day was set 10 years ago and Biden wasn't involved."
This trope – Catholics aren't Christians – is an old one in the Protestant-dominated culture of the US, and it's one echoed not only by Trump's Christian nationalist supporters, but by others critical of Trump.
5 Feb 1626: James Ley, judge, created 1st Earl of Marlborough #otd (NPG) He helped instigate the printing of the #Irish#Gaeilge Common Prayer Book in 1608. He also issued the 'mandates' a legal device aimed at getting prominent #Catholics in #Ireland to attend CofI services.
3 Feb 1584: St. Robert Southwell #poet completes a newsletter in #Italian for the #Jesuits of #Naples outlining the treatment of #Catholics in #England#otd He would be executed himself on 21 Feb 1595 (BM/eebo).
"Growing numbers of conservative evangelical leaders are on board the Trump train as the former president chugs his way toward the 2024 GOP nomination. And those numbers could increase more now that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the Republican primary race."
"The right-wing lobbying organization CatholicVote.org has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. …
In 2016, [CatholicVote president Brian] Burch joined other conservative Catholics in signing a manifesto against Trump, arguing he was 'manifestly unfit to be president of the United States.'"
"CatholicVote did not endorse Trump in that [2016] campaign, saying he remained 'problematic in too many ways to receive our endorsement.'
By 2020, the group was explicit in its support for Trump, with its voter guide checking the box next to his name. … In this year's endorsement, Burch emphasized, 'Trump is not merely our reluctant choice.'"
19 Jan 1686: John Evelyn notes in his diary #otd : 'Dryden the famous play-poet ... & Mrs Nelle [Gwyn] ... were said to go to Masse'. (RoyalSoc/NPG/RHC) #Catholics & the stage
“The scene lasted about ten seconds. Kevin T. Wynne, an American Evangelical pastor who is a missionary in Mexico, took an axe and hacked to pieces a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe as people in his congregation applauded.”
Under A Shadow Of Fear, Christians Celebrate Christmas, But Not Like Before
After another year of Hindu fundamentalists attacking and harassing Indian Christians, the worst state being Uttar Pradesh, Christians living in Kanpur and the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh said they celebrate Christmas under a shadow of fear. So worried are they about encountering a mob accusing them of orchestrating religious conversions, they no longer feel safe staying at church for a long time or carolling into the early hours of the morning.
#MANILA, #Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (#CBCP) denounced on Sunday, December 3, the bombing of a school gymnasium where a Mass was being held in #MarawiCity.
CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the bombing happened on the First Sunday of #Advent, which holds special significance for #Catholics because it begins the traditional four-week preparation for #Christmas. #MarawiBombing
Robert Mickens on how there's no there there, when it comes to the "feminism" the media attribute to Pope Francis:
"There is still no major office or agency that has a woman at the top of what remains a pyramidal and hierarchical structure. And that is completely out of step with life and reality in the Western world and most other places on earth with the exception of extremist theocracies, like Iran, for instance."
hint > (they are all fanatical fascists, with different names but identical goals
'ONLYs' want to impose their 'ONLY' on EVERYONE
and where their 'ONLY' wins,
EVERYONE suffer).