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More Pilpul From the USCCB
All the hairsplitting pilpul in the world can't turn non-believing Ashkenzim, Sephardim, et al, into biblical, chosen people. The 2002 Reflections on Covenant and Mission document is groundless; a fraud based upon a fraud. This "clarification" is only another step in the dialectical process towards Benedict's "reconciliation between Christians and 'Jews'" where 'Jews' continue in their unbelief, deluded racial conceit and adherance to anti-biblical rabbinism, while Christians, by guilt and cajolery, are converted away from the Gospel and into the 'Noahide' fraud.
These so-called 'Jews' don't believe Jesus Christ, nor do they even believe Moses (John 5;41-47). Their unsubstantiated claim to genetic descent from the patriarchs affords them no special relationship with the Church. The bishops' suggestion to the contrary is anti-biblical, rabbinic nonsense.
USCCB Clarifies Key Points From Reflections On Covenant And Mission Statement (2002)
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) - A statement clarifying two points of Catholic teaching relative to the Jewish community was released June 18, at the spring meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). A Note on Ambiguities Contained in Covenant and Mission was jointly issued by the Committee on Doctrine and Pastoral Practice and the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. The statement can be found at http://www.usccb.org/bishops/covenant09.pdf.
"Our most important concern here is a pastoral one," said Archbishop Wilton Gregory, chairman of the Bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. "The 2002 document, Covenant and Mission, raised many questions among Catholics in the United States about how the Church relates to the Jewish community. Today's statement helps to answer these questions clearly."
Bishop William Lori, chairman of the Bishops' Committee on Doctrine and Pastoral Practice, stated that there were two key points at issue.
"The USCCB reaffirms what the Holy See has stated repeatedly: that while the Catholic Church does not proselytize the Jewish people, neither does she fail to witness to them her faith in Christ, nor to welcome them to share in that same faith whenever appropriate." Bishop Lori said. He added that current debates over the question of how Catholics understand the covenant with Moses in relation to Christ were equally important. The covenant with Moses, that continues to be adhered to by Jews today, is fulfilled, Christians believe, in Jesus.
"As followers of Jesus, we see his covenant as fulfilling God's plan for the salvation of all peoples, both now and at the end of time," Bishop Lori said.
Archbishop Gregory commended the on-going work of scholars and pastors in Catholic-Jewish dialogue. "Pope John Paul II once referred to Jews as 'our elder brothers and sisters in faith'", he said. "By continuing our study together, we hope to deepen our understanding of Jesus and our relationship with each other in God's redemption of the world."
http://www.dfwcatholic.org/usccb-clarifies-key-points-from-reflections-on-covenant-and-mission-statement-20025004/.html
Prodinsocopus said...
"The USCCB reaffirms what the Holy See has stated repeatedly: that while the Catholic Church does not proselytize the Jewish people, neither does she fail to witness to them her faith in Christ, nor to welcome them to share in that same faith whenever appropriate."
What a farce. Benedict XVI himself failed miserably to witness to Our Lord Jesus Christ when speaking directly to Judaic audiences in the Holy Land last month.
As for welcoming Judaics to share in the Catholic Faith "whenever appropriate" -- what does that mean??? When is it inappropriate to welcome unbelievers to share in the Catholic Faith?
What a shameful display.
Prod: I xeroed in on the same part and on the same phrase "whenever appropriate." With that phrase they undid the rest of the sentence.
Shameful display indeed! What else would you expect? This is what you want to be in "communion" with?
Prodinoscopus said...
Anon 5:45, you seem to know me from somewhere. CathInfo.com, perhaps?
Alas, no, I don't want to be in "communion" with Benedict XVI (communio is a phony concept), but I do recognize him as a valid successor of St. Peter. That fact doesn't make his judaizing habits any less distasteful.
MOST GALLING: "The covenant with Moses, that continues to be adhered to by Jews today..."
SULFUROUS EXCREMENT STRAIGHT FROM HELL!
prodinoscopus said:
If you recognize Benedict XVI as the valid successor of St. Peter, then you must recognize the Novus Ordo as the ordinary form of the mass, and the Latin (tridentine mass) as the extraordinary form of the mass, right? There are then, two rites of the Catholic Mass...this is the point of confusion that needs explaining to me.
Bernadette, no, I do not believe that I am bound in conscience to accept the phony "two rite" distinction put forth by Pope Benedict XVI. Recognizing him as a valid successor of St. Peter does not mean that I must agree with his errors or obey his unjust commands.
How many Jews did Archbishop Lefebvre convert?
Judaizing is no excuse for maintaining a schismatic mentality (i.e., for derogatorily referring to "non-traditional" Catholics as "Novus Ordo" Catholics). That mentality is mortally sinful.
Prodinoscopus, what you have said has always up until recently, made sense to me, yet, now with the sspx on the verge of coming to an agreement with Rome, I see that it would mean they are at least tacitly accepting Vatican II and the New Mass...you see, this is where my confusion begins, because I do not wish to be dragged along with the sspx in that acceptance. Thank you for your reply.
Prodinoscopus,
There is only one Mass expressed in a multiplicity of Western and Eastern Rites. You might not be aware of this, but "for all" was used in some Eastern anaphoras. In fact, the Church has approved of numerous Consecration forms among the different Catholic Eastern Rites, and in doing so has never changed the substance of the sacrament. I refer you to the 1859 book by Fr. J.M. Neale "The Liturgies of St. Mark, St. James, St. Clement, St. Chrysostom and the Church of Malabar." Here are just a few of the Eastern anaphoras approved by The Church detailed by Fr. Neale:
The Anaphora of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist: "This is the chalice of my blood of the new testament; take, drink ye of it: this is shed forth for the light of the world, for the expiation of transgressions, the remission of sins to all that believe in him for ever and ever."
The Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist: "This is my blood of the New Testament; take, drink ye all of it for the remission of sins of you and of all the true faithful, and for eternal life."
Did you also know that some Eastern rites have different liturgies for each day of the week? Hence the four Eucharistic prayers in the Novus Ordo Missae (the first of which is the Roman canon, the second and fourth of which are, indeed, of Eastern rite origin). The substance of Michael Davies' claim that the Roman rite was "destroyed" could easily be leveled at St. Pius V. Pius V "destroyed" many Western rites in the process of "fixing" one and mandating it for use upon the Latin rite Church. There is only ONE Mass, but many, many rites.
So if Paul VI wanted to replace the Western Rites with Eastern Rites as an ecumenical gesture -- or even promulgate new rites -- he had every right to do so. As Pius XII affirmed in Mediator Dei (#58): "the Sovereign Pontiff alone enjoys the right to recognize and establish any practice touching the worship of God, to introduce and approve new rites, as also to modify those he judges to require modification."
Consequently -- as a Catholic (if you are one) -- you are indeed bound to accept the usage of the New Rite and accept it as the ordinary expression of the Roman rite. It is you and the SSPX who are in error on a very simple matter of sacramental theology. The SSPX is not the remnant, and any morbid fantasizing to that effect is no different than the "we're the chosen ones" ghetto mentality of the jews. You're disobedience is not a badge of honor, but merely pretentious Jansenism.
Do not let Prodinoscopus confuse or worry you. There are many rites of the Catholic Mass.
From Fr. Heribert Jone's Moral Theology: "Form of The Holy Eucharist. The essential words for the consecration of bread are: Hoc est corpus meum; and for consecrating the wine: Hic est calix sanguinis mei." It is true that the priest is under a grave obligation to repeat the entire consecration formula, but that pertains, of course, to each priest and the particular form of their rite (Byzantine, Malabar, Syriac, etc.). The key word in the quotation, however, is "essential." There exists a multiplicity of valid rites under the Catholic umbrella, all having different forms, which is why moral theology makes the affirmation it does. To declare otherwise would be to declare that all other rites of apostolic origin other than the Roman rite are invalid. The rites of The Catholic Church encompass far more than just the Western, or Roman, rite. Indeed there are some rites that are recognized by The Church as valid yet which vary widely from even "this is my body" and "this is the cup of my blood." To state that a rite of Mass is not valid simply because it's not the one laid down by either "Quo Primum" or "De Defectibus" at one point in time by one particular pontiff would be to declare many rites invalid which were indeed valid and in use for hundreds of years.
The Church has the power to change or create rites. In "Principles of Sacramental Theology" (Longman's, 1956, pp. 414-417), Fr. Bernard Leeming (then Professor of Dogmatic Theology at Heythrop College) writes: "Principle 13: 'An immediate institution by Christ of all the sacraments does not necessarily involve his specific determination of the matter and form of the rite of each sacrament.'" This is a summation of sacramental theology elucidated a page earlier when Leeming writes: "Institution in a generic manner may be explained thus: Christ explained the meaning of the sacrament, but left power with the Apostles or the Church to determine the elements in which this meaning may be embodied. Thus in Confirmation Christ settled the giving of the grace of the Holy Ghost for adult status in the Church, but left it to the Church whether this might be expressed by an anointing or by an imposition of hands; in Orders, Christ settled the office and the grace to fulfill it, but left it to the Church to settle which particular rite would express the meaning of the grant of such power. In the latter case, had St. John in the East chosen an imposition of hands, and St. Peter in Rome chosen a tendering of the priestly vestments and chalice, the sacrament would have been exactly the same, just as Baptism is the same whether administered in Aramaic, Latin, or any other language, which may express the same meaning although differing in their material form."
The "new" rite of episcopal consecration is, indeed, the Rite of Hippolytus of which the Antiochene Church owes its Episcopal heritage. To say it's invalid is to throw out a large portion of the history of the Eastern Church.
The "new" rite of confirmation is "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit," and is a modification of the Eastern Orthodox/Byzantine form, "The seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Do not believe all the SSPX/sedevacantist propaganda. Their apologetic materials have become a recursively schismatic catechism that confirm the faithful in their error. When Fr. Schmidberger fraternally corrected Archbishop Lefebvre, whispering into Lefebvre's ear that the "new" rites were Eastern rites, Lefebvre never referred to them as "bastard rites" again. He knew he was wrong and kept his mouth shut from that point on. Remarkable how an Archbishop could be so in error about a simple matter of sacramental research. What else was he wrong about?
What schismatic mentality? Calling non-traditional Catholics as Novus Ordo Catholics? How is that schismatic? Those who believe Vatican II to be the starting point of the Church, THEY ARE SCHISMATIC! The SSPX is not in schism, whatever else you or other people might say!
And how do you know it's derogatory? Do not many Catholics still think the Novus Ordo is the only way to have the Mass?
Anon 1:32: Who are you to bind anyone's conscience?
Prod: I believe you are wrong. You are bound to give mental assent to the Pope even if you personally disagree. Read the Vatican One documents. You see, this is the problem. As a Catholic born well before Vatican II and "trained" by the truly good Sisters in the Faith, it is not possible for me to deny what I was once taught and simply put it down as the "evolution of doctrine" or"new meanings to old truths."
Bernadette, don't listen to the sweet nothings that clever historians and subtle theologians whisper in your ear. If your spirit is repelled by the Novus Ordo, it is for good reason. I attend the Novus Ordo out of necessity, and I close my eyes and ears to EVERYTHING except the words of consecration ... and even there I mentally resist "for all" at the confection of the Precious Blood.
I'm not affiliated with the SSPX, yet I think that you should trust Bishop Fellay. I'm sure that he would tell me that I ought to flee the Novus Ordo. That's ok, he's probably right, it's just not so easy. If you are with the SSPX, what is the alternative? Sedevacantism? God forbid. FSSP? I don't think that your principles would allow it. Exile with the likes of me in Novus Ordo land? Only if you have no other choice.
Do you see Bishop Williamson jumping the SSPX ship? That should be a good clue that you're ok to put your trust in Bishop Fellay.
Pray for me, and I will pray for you. God bless!
To Anonymous 6-22-09 @ 11:09
You are parroting vituperative Lefebvrist sentiment. No Catholic believes The Church began with Vatican 2. The documents of Vatican 2 are rich in doctrine and frequently cite all of the previous councils of The Church. To insist The Church erred or is wrong is engaging in the same private judgement that led the Old Catholics on their doomed schismatic trajectory after Vatican I. The Old Catholics felt that papal infallibility as defined by Vatican I was an innovation the same way sedevacantists and Lefebvrists erroneously feel Dignitatis Humanae is an innovation. If the SSPX is not in schism, then the SSPX must immediately cease hearing confessions without jurisdiction, and cease all ordinations and confirmations unless they receive permission from their respective local ordinaries. As far as confession is concerned, Canon Law (both the 1917 and 1983 codes) requires that a priest be given permission by the local ordinary to hear confessions. In the 1983 code it's Canon 969 §1: "Only the local Ordinary is competent to give to any priests whomsoever the faculty to hear the confessions of any whomsoever of the faithful." The Mystical Body of Christ is an organic reality; it follows that members of a body cannot function without a head from which all power and authority derives. The canonical requirement for juridical permission as a condition for the validity of confession has its seeds in scripture: "And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they be sent?" (St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, chapter 10, verses 14-15). Bishop Tissier de Mallerais stretches and contorts his own private judgement when it comes to epikeia. The notion of "ecclesia supplet" - namely that the Church supplies jurisdiction in an emergency situation - is reserved for cases of dire emergency unforeseen by a lawmaker. For example, a state of emergency exists if a plague wipes out all of the Bishops and the surviving priests, utilizing the power the Church supplies, must then consecrate other priests Bishops; or a defrocked priest who has no faculties is supplied jurisdiction to validly hear the confession of a man on the verge of death. However, if a Catholic has recourse to a local parish priest who possesses jurisdiction to hear a confession, said Catholic can't claim a state of emergency because he doesn't like the local liturgy. The novus ordo missae in the vernacular, versus populem worship (i.e., Mass facing the people), women without mantillas (the requirement for which was eliminated in the 1983 Code of Canon Law), communion-in-the-hand (an indult) - taken individually or collectively - are not a state of emergency. To say that they are makes Bishop de Mallerais sound like a dilettante and actually does a grave disservice to the law by diminishing it's importance through erroneous application.
No, I am not going to be taken into this 'many rites of the church/Eastern rites' nonsense. I am a Roman Catholic and follow the Roman Rite...Amen. All of this balderdash about Eastern rites is fine if you are an Eastern rite Catholic, but I and many here are Roman Rite...I am addressing and dealing with that and that alone. I have no interest in going to an Eastern Liturgy, the Roman Rite is the predominant Rite of the Catholic Church, like it or not.
It is utterly ridiculous to try to confuse the issue at hand. Please keep this in mind:
The bull, Quo Primum (1570), was the decree by which Pope St Pius V, in faithful adherence to the Council of Trent, codified the immemorial Roman rite with the intention that it should remain unchanged in perpetuity. By the same decree he conferred on all priests a perpetual indult to use the Roman Missal freely and lawfully.
An important point about Quo Primum was not its nature as a papal bull (subsequent popes were not legally bound by the disciplinary measures of their predecessors), but its principal subject-matter, the Roman Mass based on Apostolic Tradition which all popes from then until recent times considered inviolable and, with regard at least to the Ordinary of the Mass, preserved absolutely unchanged. The question, therefore, is not a legal but a moral one: whether it was right to disregard the solemn decree which was an act of the Council of Trent, break with the living tradition of the Church and introduce a New Order of Mass. The effect of Missale Romanum (1969) on the legal status of Quo Primum was one of derogation, i.e. it was modified to include the New Mass, but Pius V's decree and the perpetual indult it contained have never been abrogated in the canonical sense of the term.
Delphina,
You should read Cardinal Henry Newman's famous essay "On the Development of Christian Doctrine." In it you will find the criteria for discerning valid development of doctrine from innovation. Dignitatis Humanae satisfies all the criteria and is, indeed, a valid development of doctrine. I also refer you to the article "Is Dignitatis Humanae a Case of Authentic Doctrinal Development?" by Ian Turnbull Ker in Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture (Vol. 11, #2, Spring 2008) for a further exploration of the topic and which solidly answers its title in the affirmative. However, Bishop De Smedt's footnote #5 to Dignitatis Humanae makes it explicitly clear: "Neither the Declaration [on Religious Liberty] nor the American Constitution affirms that a man has a right to believe what is false or to do what is wrong. This would be moral nonsense. Neither error or evil can be the object of a right, only what is true and good. It is, however, true and good that a man should enjoy freedom from coercion in matters religious."
Really, Delphina, as you indicated per Vatican I you owe obedience to the Second Vatican Council's teachings. Any emotional/psychological/intellectual prejudice you have must take a backseat to your assent. However, there is nothing remotely heretical in any of the conciliar decress.
This is no Eastern rite "nonsense." I am not confusing the issue. It simply doesn't take much to topple the Lefebvrist house of cards. The successor of Peter has the right to promulgate and replace any rite. You are baptized in the Roman rite and subect to its lawgiver. The Roman rite itself changed many, many times over the course of centuries before Trent. Are you lamenting the prayers for the Roman Emperor that were jettisoned 1500 years ago? The "Mass of All Time" is "This is my body. This is (the Chalice of) My Blood." The Tridentine Rite is merely one expression of The Mass. The point is if the Supreme Pontiff wants to replace the Roman rite with an Eastern Rite variant he can do so. Your objections (which have no basis other than emotional posturing and perhaps nostalgia) are no different than 7th Day Adventists who try to tell the Church what it can and cannot do. Benedict XVI, the Vicar of Christ, has been generous, however Paul VI, did, indeed, outlaw the Tridentine Rite. It is not true that St. Pius V so fixed the rite of the Mass as to remove from his successors the power or authority to make changes. Such a law would have been an act exceeding his own powers as pope. Nor does the term "in perpetuity" mean in legal terms what it seems to: the law was to continue as law even after the death of the lawgiver, but like all laws that are not expressions of infallible teaching, are revoked by a contrary law coming from a competent authority. Canon 22 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law is explicit on this point: "The more recent law made by the competent authority abolishes a former law, if the new law explicitly says so, or if it is directly contrary to the old law, or if it takes up and makes provision for the entire subject matter of the former law." The words of the Apostolic Constitution introducing the new missal, Missale Romanum, clearly indicate that the earlier missal had been entirely replaced by that of 1969. Repeated instructions and directives of the Congregation for Divine Worship had confirmed that that was the sense of the law. Additionally, the provision of the canon that even without such an explicit revocation a law is repealed if in a new law the competent legislator makes provision for the entire subject matter of the former law. The Holy See produced a missal, lectionary, etc. that covered the entire field of the sixteenth century missal. Even if no explicit revocation had been made, that alone would be enough to repeal the liturgical legislation of Quo Primum, and hence withdraw from use the Tridentine liturgical prescriptions.
You mentally resist the "for all" during the consecration of the precious blood? If so, you've been trained very well. And lies repeated often enough have become reality. As I indicated in the reference cited above, "for all" was used in the vernacular translations of certain valid Eastern Rite anaphoras (and, by the way, the Council of Florence affirmed the validity of Eastern rites). It is a doctrine condemned by the Church to say that Our Lord died only for some and not for all men; cfr. Denzinger, Enchiridion Symbolorum, 1952, nos, 160, 3`8, 480, 794,5 (Council of Trent on Justification), and also several scripture statements declaring same.
If the SSPX is not in schism, then the SSPX must immediately cease hearing confessions without jurisdiction, and cease all ordinations and confirmations unless they receive permission from their respective local ordinaries.
Well, aren't you something, anon! I noticed that the Pope did not tell the SSPX that they must cease all ordinations and confirmations, although the Vatican Press Office reiterated Rome's official position that the ordinations are illicit. We have Bishop Fellay's word that Rome is actually favorable toward the ordinations. Perhaps you would like to accuse Bishop Fellay of telling lies? Perhaps you should instruct the Pope in how best to deal with the Lefebvrists. Or maybe you should listen to the Pope's own words toward the end of his letter to the Bishops explaining his reasons for lifting the excommunications:
At times one gets the impression that our society needs to have at least one group to which no tolerance may be shown; which one can easily attack and hate.
Regarding "for all" versus "for many", I guess that you'll be condemning the Pope himself for heresy, since he has ordered that the next translation of the Roman Missal (Ordinary Form) should use the literal rendering of "pro multis" as "for many".
I plug my ears at "for all" because that translation was chosen to reinforce the heretical notion of universal salvation that runs rampant through the Church today.
Before I put my complete trust in Bishop Bernard Fellay, I'll put it in Pope Benedict XVI!!
I have no use for John Cardinal Henry Newman. Thanks for the lead though. Who is this "Turnbull Ker"? And where is this Bishop's footnote to "DH"?
"Any emotional/psychological/intellectual prejudice..." I like that one! I call it the Roman Catholic Faith as taught and believed by all (well, almost all) prior to the windows being opened.
All the anonymouses attacking us "Lefebvrites" are just so full of hot air. They dare to arrogate to themselves the right to take judgment on the SSPX and their supporters, despite several officials, as Cardinal Hoyos, saying the SSPX is not in schism (despite not being in "full communion). I think it is correct (and not derogatory) to call Novus Ordo Catholics, those who believe the Novus Ordo to be a legitimate development of the Mass!
All those defending the change of the words of Consecration in the Novus Ordo, tell me this: has there ever been a change before this? Why the change? If the words are the same, WHY CHANGE THEM?! Unnecessary changes, most of the time, are DANGEROUS!
And for that other person defending DH, I find Michael Davies' book to be an excellent refutation of what you claim, using that so-called evidence of that article.
And as for the other accusations, they have been ably refuted time and time again, despite you bringing it up again and again! I'm done here. You may attack us again of schism, etc., but only God knows what we really. I'll keep you and all others in my prayers!
Anonymous do you always make things up to suit your own way of thinking? "Codified" and "in perpetuity", mean just that. You need to stop reading the likes of Jimmy Akin, get yourself a few books on the SSPX, and the arguments from the standpoint of tradition, and start reading...but please, to make educated arguments, you really need to know all of the facts and not just the one that the modernists are telling you. I am done here to, I don't want to argue with people that haven't a clue, I've done that for too long now already...its up to the ignorant to educate themselves.
The Jewish communities in the holy land and elsewhere have had an unbroken presence since biblical times, therefore the claim of patriarchal descent seems quite non-controversial. If the Jews don't descend from the patriarchs, then Jesus is not of the Davidic line, making all of Christianity a farce.
Anonymous (June 26, 2009 1:03 PM), you know not what you're talking about. Most of the "Jews" in Israel only came there in the 1900s to later. No one denies about Jews living in the Holy Land before then. They are denying that most of the "Jews" are those whose ancestors came from the Holy Land, but that they are from foreign countries!
The dual charisms of indefectibility and infallibility belong to the Bishop of Rome and the See of Rome expressed through the Church's Teaching Authority, The Magisterium. That is de Fide. Archbishops Lefebvre and Thuc, Michael Davies, Patrick Henry Omlor, Williamson, Fellay, de Gallaretta, de Mallerais etc. (and all the other hoodwinkers) do not possess those charisms. They were promised to Peter and his Successors.
Both "for many" and "for all" are valid for the consecration of the wine. Neither are in error. To even debate the topic is rabbinic.
I know it's distressing seeing all those pagans, atheists, and non-Catholics in our local grocery stores, but hiding your head in the sand -- or in a cloud of incense -- will not change reality. The world did not collapse with Vatican 2. To effectively assert that it did one would have to go back in time and keep everything else the same: demographics, rapid global travel (dismantling geopolitical borders), mass communications (all forms), suburban/urban migratory patterns, technological developments (all disciplines), etc.
A few minor points:
Bishop de Smedt's footnote can be found in the Abbott edition of the Documents of the Second Vatican Council (published in the sixties; used paperback copies are plentiful).
The epiclesis in the Tridentine Rite/'62 Missal is narrative (passive) and not invocatory, whereas the epiclesis in the Novus Ordo Missae is invocatory (active).
The blessing to make Holy Water in the '62 Rituale Romanum included an exorcism of the water. This was deleted in the new rite and for good reason -- to suggest that any element is inherently possessed by the devil borders on gnostic error (i.e., that the material world is evil).
Peter and his successors were given the power to bind and to loose and given the power to forgive sins -- yet the successors of Peter can't make changes to the liturgy? Talk about a pharisaical attitude!
Nobody could be as Modernist as Archbishop Lefebvre -- the most (in)famous cafeteria Catholic who, like Charles Curran and Hans Kung, seletively picked and chose what he wanted to obey and adhere to.
Why even have confessions at the SSPX? If the old rites were somehow superior (or gave more grace) than no one should fall into sin, right?
Since you all believe The Church has erred you've effectively called Christ a liar. Why bother being a Catholic?
To Anonymous (June 26, 2009 3:17 PM),
The fact that Emperor Hadrian forcefully exiled all openly-practicing Jews from living in the Holy Land and sent them into exile is very well documented in Roman Law. This only strengthens my earlier point that these communities outside the land proper are of Biblical origin, awaiting the ingathering that manifested itself in the 20th century. Negating their Judaism is therefore by definition the same as negating Christ, their contemporary.
Young man, you are quite judgmental for a vatican two-er. I thought you people were open, accepting, compassionate, luving, prone to dialogue when you failed to comprehend your opponent's position, embracing all other "faith traditions" etc. etc.
I'm not sure if your rant is directed at me precisely or just all here in general, but for your information, I am neither a sedevavantist nor an SSPX-er. No, I attend the local crazy parish where we were told on Ascension Sunday that Our Lord ascended into Heaven on Easter evening and did not stay here for forty days. Perhaps he was rght; after all, you moderns seem to have really gotten the hang of the Faith after two thousand years. I mean, imagine that - the old rite blessing of holy water gnostic! Try telling that to an exorcist I know.
I used to get angry at people like you; now I just pity you. You are no better than those you go off on and you don't even realize it.
More hot air from another anonymous attacking Archbishop Lefebvre. You say he's a "cafeteria Catholic" but you cannot truly say what doctrines he has denied that make him not Catholic. And so we still see laity arrogating to themselves the authority to judge, contrary to Canon Law. The SSPX is NOT IN SCHISM! Its founder IS NOT A CAFETERIA CATHOLIC! Vatican II does not involve infallibility!
That fact doesn't necessarily lead to your conclusion. In fact, if you read history, you'll see that most of the Jews scattered decided to stay in their lands, and that the so-called Jews come from countries NOT OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, LIKE RUSSIA, etc. If anything, the Jews in the West, the Sephardic Jews, are the Biblical descendants, NOT THE ASHKENAZIM!
To Anonymous (June 27, 2009):
Scattered Jews were still scattered, and Russian Jews are still Jews. Jewish communities moved to Slavic and Turkic countries when those countries provided either religious tolerance or economic incentives to move. This has zero impact on who they are as Jews. The Sefardim/Ashkenazi distinction is meaningless insofar as it is essentially defined by who fell on which side of the Ottoman/European battle-line during the middle ages. Their ancestry was always identical, as decisively proven multiple times by rigorous, high-profile genetic studies:
Y chromosomes of Jewish priests.
Skorecki et a;.
Nature. 1997 Jan 2;385(6611):32.
The Y chromosome pool of Jews as part of the genetic landscape of the Middle East.
Nebel et al.
Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Nov;69(5):1095-112.
Jewish and Middle Eastern non-Jewish populations share a common pool of Y-chromosome biallelic haplotypes.
Hammer et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jun 6;97(12):6769-74.
anonymous 6:49 PM writes: "Y chromosomes of Jewish priests.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jun 6;97(12):6769-74."
DNA tests can't prove Israelite blood lineage unless Jacob's DNA is available for comparison, which is not the case. The same goes for for DNA claims to Cohenim lineage--unless DNA from Aaron is available for comparison, DNA testing is useless.
But even if Jacob and Aaron's DNA were available for comparison and some people living today could prove that they were their blood descendants, in itself, that claim would be of no consequence.
Not all who are blood descendants of Jacob are Israel (Romans 9;6). It is quite possible for a blood descendant of Abraham to have the Devil as his spiritual father (John 8). God can raise up stones to be Israel (Matthew 3;9). A Roman soldier of pagan background can have greater faith than any of the blood descendants of Jacob (Luke 7;9).
One becomes a child of God, true Israel, not by blood descent, but by faith. Those who have true faith in Jesus Christ are the heirs of the promises made to Abraham (Galatians 3;8-9). They are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, the people of God (1 Peter 2;9-10). They are the Israel of God (Gal. 6:15-16).
There is no "racial" distinction among the people of God; true Israel. There is neither Jew nor Greek. All are one in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3;26-29).
Anonymous 1:13 AM writes: "... these [Judaic] communities outside the [Holy] land proper are of Biblical origin, awaiting the ingathering that manifested itself in the 20th century."
What a remarkable profession of faith. Unfortunately, faith in the alleged biblical origin of today's alleged 'Jews' will not save you.
Anonymous 1:13 AM writes:"Negating their Judaism is therefore by definition the same as negating Christ, their contemporary."
On the contrary.
Negating Jesus Christ by definition negates the Bible (John 5;41-47). These so-called 'Jews' who deny Jesus Christ have no claim to the Bible whatever.
Maurice, you're absolutely right about DNA being unable to prove descent from Jacob himself. However the previous poster regarded the artificial distinction between Jews in the immediate area of the Roman exile and those who went as far as Europe as proof enough that the latter were of different origin. That's exactly what the DNA proves wrong.
My point is that historically these are the Jews that blood-frenzied mobs incited by Czars and cossacks killed with the excuse that these were "Christ-killers". I guess I just find it odd that when it's fashionable to kill these Jews on the basis of their being Christ's contemporaries, they're Christ's contemporaries, and when it's fashionable to kill these Jews by claiming that they're somehow non-Biblical, then suddenly they're no longer Christ's contemporaries.
And while I agree that faith in the existence of the Bible's Jews is not alone a guaranteer of salvation, I cannot for the life of me understand why denying it, and thereby promulgating such an untenable lie, does guarantee you that salvation.
HallnOates said...
This is an ignorant statement which implies that the Catechism of Council of Trent is rabbinic:
The additional words for you and for many, are taken, some from Matthew, some from Luke, but were joined together by the Catholic Church under the guidance of the Spirit of God. They serve to declare the fruit and advantage of His Passion. For if we look to its value, we must confess that the Redeemer shed His blood for the salvation of all; but if we look to the fruit which mankind have received from it, we shall easily find that it pertains not unto all, but to many of the human race. When therefore ('our Lord) said: For you, He meant either those who were present, or those chosen from among the Jewish people, such as were, with the exception of Judas, the disciples with whom He was speaking. When He added, And for many, He wished to be understood to mean the remainder of the elect from among the Jews or Gentiles.
With reason, therefore, were the words for all not used, as in this place the fruits of the Passion are alone spoken of, and to the elect only did His Passion bring the fruit of salvation. And this is the purport of the Apostle when he says: Christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many; and also of the words of our Lord in John: I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me, because they are thine.
http://www.catholicapologetics.info/thechurch/catechism/Holy7Sacraments-Eucharist.shtml
Anonymous 10:48 AM writes: "Maurice, you're absolutely right about DNA being unable to prove descent from Jacob himself. However the previous poster regarded the artificial distinction between Jews in the immediate area of the Roman exile and those who went as far as Europe as proof enough that the latter were of different origin. That's exactly what the DNA proves wrong.
To say that DNA testing proves much of anything in the area of ancient ancestry is a stretch to be sure. "Scientific evidence" should always be viewed with skepticism where powerful agendas are concerned.
Anonymous 10:48 AM writes: "My point is that historically these are the Jews that blood-frenzied mobs incited by Czars and cossacks killed with the excuse that these were "Christ-killers". I guess I just find it odd that when it's fashionable to kill these Jews on the basis of their being Christ's contemporaries, they're Christ's contemporaries, and when it's fashionable to kill these Jews by claiming that they're somehow non-Biblical, then suddenly they're no longer Christ's contemporaries."
Whatever violence that did actually happen against the Judaic Khazars of Russia in the early 20th century was triggered by the subversive activity of many from that population more so than any belief that they were genetic "Christ Killers." I am opposed to mob violence, and so am I opposed to blood libel against the Russians.
Anonymous 10:48 AM writes: "And while I agree that faith in the existence of the Bible's Jews is not alone a guaranteer of salvation, I cannot for the life of me understand why denying it, and thereby promulgating such an untenable lie, does guarantee you that salvation."
You're suggesting that I'm lying, but I'm denying outrageous, unsubstantiated claims. I dispute that non-believing 'Jews' are spiritual Israel. That's a simple profession of Jesus' teaching.
I also dispute the claim that today's 'Jews' are even genetic descendants of Jacob/Israel because no evidence to support such a claim exists.
Further, I have never said that denial of Judaic DNA claims guarantees salvation as you suggest, but I do say that much spiritual and ideological misdirection stems from such beliefs. I believe that such beliefs, today more than ever, are a threat to salvation--not only to Christians but also to the so-called 'Jews' themselves. Their alleged race can't save them. To say otherwise is the real lie.
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Cons: "Bring back pillows and blankets especially on red eyes out of Anchorage"
Cons: "Not really an experienced flyer. Overall the flight seemed good. No issues with airline or airport. Just don't understand self-important people that feel compelled to push the overhead storage limits with their bags."
Cons: "No air conditioning in the plane and we had to sit on the runway for 25-30 minutes, very uncomfortable and we weren't kept up on what was going on. Crew acted like they didn't want to be there"
Cons: "1.5 hour delay...no reason given!"
Cons: "Flight was delayed and completely packed so our family could not get seats together"
Pros: "Love the fact that the head rests move to support your head better."
Pros: "The seat was great, I wish all seats on the plane were that comfortable"
Cons: "Nothing, everyone was great"
Pros: "The male crew member was excellent. He was responsive and speedy with trying to find a solution. He gave me a few flyer miles for my trouble and was empathetic, which is rare."
Cons: "The tv/monitor didn't work so there wasn't any entertainment for the majority of the flight."
Cons: "No meal option and my video screen volume did not work"
Pros: "The crew was great and super nice!"
Cons: "Screens with games, more leg room, and not having kids behind us messing with tray tables the whole flight."
Pros: "Boarding was easy."
Cons: "I am 6' 1" tall and weigh 220, so not out of the ordinary and I felt like I was stuffed into a sardine can."
Pros: "Not comfortable a little but scary on the flight to Detroit. Way better coming back to Denver"
Pros: "great crew!"
Cons: "luggage. what a nightmare. I waited 30min for my luggage (after a delayed flight) only to be told by a fellow PASSENGER that some of our luggage was directed to a FRONTIER CAROUSEL. I then had to wait by that carousel till I found it. so much for "bags in 20min guaranteed""
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Cons: "Regular fare seat assignment not available prior to gate . Airport concourse F - poor - limited services. Customer Service seemed uninterested and unable to provide service both on phone and at gate. I'm a frequent United flyer & today's Delta service experience made me more loyal to UA."
Pros: "Early and middle seat was open!"
Cons: "Coffee tasted like fish. :("
Pros: "The crew on the airplane was great. We had 2.5 hours turbulences but the crew started to give out drinks as soon they got the ok from the pilot"
Cons: "We went in LGA to the Baggage drop off and the employee there was super rude. On the flight to New York with Delta we had to check our carry ons at the gate because it wasn't enough room for bags in the airplane.so we asked when we checked our one suitcase if we can/should check our carry ons to avoid having to do it at the gate. The delta employee told me sure no problem. He checks in my one suitcase I purchased gives me the tracking paper and says ok have a good flight. I asked him so what is with our carry ons and he told us that that would cost 25$ and we can't check those in at the drop off?!?We ended up taking the carry ons with to the gate and then off course there wasn't enough room on the airplane that we had to check it in. And surprise it was free?? We had never issues with Lufthansa, icelandair etc. with checking our bags at drop off to not needing to carry it around and than still end up to check it at the airplane. Every airline has been more than happy that we volunteer to check our bags that they don't have the trouble at the gate."
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Cons: "Boarding process was agonizingly slow and ineffective"
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Cons: "From JFK to Denver the seats were to close for leg room by an inch or two. The temperature was hot most of the flight."
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Cons: "The plane got delayed on the runway and the shut the engines off so the plane got super hot, but even after we got up in the air it never cooled down. Normally I'm freezing on flights, but I just sat sweating this whole flight. It was terrible."
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Cons: "Check in lines were crazy long"
Cons: "My daughter was stuck in SLC for 5 hours because there 1 cancelled flight and 1 delayed flight. It was very upsetting not knowing when she going to arrive in Denver."
Pros: "Love the inflight entertainment and the usb plug for phones. Flight left on time and go in a little early"
Cons: "Did not love getting charged $2 for headphones and the girl sitting next to me getting them for free. Super annoying"
Cons: "We left late, it was delayed then maintenance issues. Twice. Seating was very tight and uncomfortable, no movies or entertainment at all. U.S. flights are the worst. Even on short flights with aeromexico outside the U.S. you get movies and food. Zero stars for comfort, food and entertainment."
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Pros: "When deplaning in Denver, I was impressed that the captain was the staff who got behind my wheelchair and offered to push me up the walkway :)... New aircraft, kind staff, shorty flight!"
Cons: "Nothing disappointed, butt i didn't have any good besides pretzels."
Pros: "Not much to like here. The new crew was pleasant"
Cons: "Old crew was surly. Plane had much problems and finally replaced. Left 5 hrs late. Delta claims it doesn't have to compensate for a late flight - just a cancelled one so guess which this was The baggage fees are obscene and the gouging of the customer is immoral. No wonder people hate the airlines."
Cons: "Excellent service excellent pilot"
Pros: "Overall, the flight was very smooth and I thought the crew did a great job."
Cons: "I know this is a federal regulation, but I have to mention it as it is part of the boarding process. For the life of me, I can't understand why it is necessary to go through security again after re-entering the country. Understandable that I have to go through customs, but going through security again is ridiculous."
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Cons: "One of my bags went to Santa Fe"
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Cons: "This is my third flight this year with Delta and every time we wait for the "crew" to get off from another flight. And as soon as they get there we can board. It's getting very annoying. Fix it."
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Cons: "I'm tired of Delta making it IMPOSSIBLE to experience benefits of my loyalty. I flew literally AROUND the world in the past 6 months and it STILL doesn't qualify me for anything more than Silver elite? Seriously? When you use a voucher because of their error to lower your ticket price, but still pay cash for it, why does that then automatically exclude you from upgrades? Poor customer loyalty, in fact, non-existent these days."
Pros: "Early arrival. And service"
Cons: "I was assigned very last seat and there is no reclining option."
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Cons: "Lack if parking at airport"
Cons: "long wait and delayed flight"
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Cons: "Would like to see Direct TV along with Delta Suite so can watch live TV"
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Cons: "Flight was repeatedly delayed. Ended up being over 3 hours late to depart due to weather. Another delay due to mechanical problems."
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What if I think the visitation would be harmful to my child?
What if the visitation would put my child in immediate danger?
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What if my child has never spent the night away from me?
Do I have to go to court to get a new visitation schedule?
What if I have not visited my child for a while?
Do I have to visit as much as the court says I can?
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Parents who do not have residential custody can have visitation. Sometimes grandparents can also have a legal right to visitation. See: Visitation for grandparents.
Yes. Unless the court thinks visitation would be harmful, the other parent can get visitation. In most cases, the court believes it is good for children to have time with both parents.
In Kentucky, most courts follow guideline schedules for visitation. Guideline visitation is a legal term. It refers to pre-set schedules that the courts use to make visitation orders.
Yes. Ask the clerk of the Circuit or Family Court in your county for a copy of the guidelines used in your case.
Other factors that will affect the children.
Other behaviors that could harm the child.
Ask the court for a hearing. At the hearing, you must prove to the court how the visitation would be harmful for your child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
If you think your child would be in immediate danger, do not allow the visitation.
There is no child seat in the car your child would be in, if legally required for your child's size and age.
Important! Later, you may have to prove to the court that you had good reasons to deny visitation. If you cannot prove it, the court may punish you. See: What if the other parent does not let me have visitation with my child?
Yes, if the court believes it is in the best interests of the child. The court does not assume that a mother can care for a baby or young child better than a father.
But for children under two, the court does not usually favor long periods of visitation, such as an entire summer break.
You may ask the Court for a gradual "break-in period" so the child can get used to being away from you overnight or for longer periods of time.
Yes. As the children grow older or the parents' situations change, you may need to ask for new visitation orders. Either parent can ask to change visitation. The parent who wants to change the visitation must ask the court for a hearing. At the hearing, if you prove that a different visitation schedule would be in the child's best interests, the court will make new orders.
If you have a case at court now involving the children, you can ask for a new visitation order as part of that case. If you are involved in a domestic violence case, you can ask the court to make visitation orders at your domestic violence hearing.
No. In fact, it's best if you and the other parent can agree on a new schedule on your own.
If you can agree, put it in writing. Both of you should sign the agreement. Then file a copy of your agreement with the court. If you do this, you do not have to go to court to ask to change the visitation schedule.
If you cannot agree about a new schedule, you must ask for a court hearing to change the schedule. Until the court changes your current visitation schedule, both parents must follow it.
The date you would like to start the visitation.
No. If you do not want to visit, the court will not make you. But if you stop visiting, or visit less, it may be hard for you to get back to the original schedule if you change your mind later.
Yes. You must ask for a hearing. At the hearing, you would have to prove that limiting the other parent's visitation is in the child's best interests.
Visitation only if the other parent agrees to not use alcohol or drugs when the child is visiting. The court may also order random drug or alcohol testing.
Use illegal drugs or abuse alcohol in front of the child during visitation.
You show the court certified medical records that say the child was injured or sexually abused by the other parent (or someone who lives with the other parent).
You show the court records of the other parent's criminal convictions (or someone who lives with the other parent) that did not exist, or you did not know about, when the original visitation order was made.
The child's doctor, mental health provider, teacher, or behavior therapist testifies in court that visits with the other parent have a negative effect on the child.
You have certified school records, such as attendance or report cards, showing that visits with the other parent have a negative effect on the child's school performance during or after visitation.
Your evidence must be about behaviors or problems that happened after the court made the current visitation order. You will not be able to testify about things that happened before your visitation was made, unless you did not know about them at that time.
The individual facts of your case.
If you die, and your surviving family members or friends know that you were worried about your child's safety, they should talk to a lawyer right away. The court can review the case on an emergency basis.
Both parents must obey the court's visitation order. If the other parent does not obey the order, you can ask the court for a special hearing, called a contempt hearing.
Warn the other parent to obey the visitation order.
Make the other parent pay your court fees and lawyer's fees for the contempt hearing.
Make the other parent give you extra time to make up for missed visitation.
Put the other parent in jail for disobeying the order.
Important! Even if the other parent disobeys the visitation order, you must still make all child support payments.
First, read your visitation order carefully. If your current order is for visitation at "reasonable times," it is unlikely that the court will find the other parent in contempt. You should ask the Court for a set schedule.
If the other parent does not follow the set schedule, you can ask for a contempt hearing. To do this, you must fill out and file court papers. Ask the clerk for a pro se motion form. You can also ask a lawyer to file papers for you.
See: Do I have to go to court to get a new visitation schedule?
Mark your visitation schedule on a calendar, and be on time for every visit.
If you know ahead of time that you will be late or unable to go, tell the other parent as soon as possible.
If you have to change the schedule, let the other parent know in writing. Also ask the other parent to confirm the change by a certain date.
Keep copies of all letters or emails you and the other parent send to each other about visitation.
Even if visitation does not work at first, do not give up. It's best for the child if you and the other parent can find a way to make it work. Keep a record of any problems with visitation. There may be a pattern that a schedule change could fix.


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Army To Begin Production Of Combat Vehicles In 2025 – Buratai
On October 27, 2018 by Our Correspondents 23
On October 27, 2018 1 Comment OrientalTimes
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday said the Nigerian Army would in 2025 begin the production of combat vehicles in the country.
Buratai made this known at the 77 Regular Recruits Intake Passing-Out Parade at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State.
He said that through research, the Depot had already produced five patrol vehicles named "TYB".
"Let me at this juncture commend the Commandant, Depot, Nigerian Army and his team for the uncommon research and development feat which led to the production of five patrol vehicles, named TYB Robile in my honour.
"By this breakthrough, the Nigerian Army is poised to become self-reliant in class `B' combat vehicles by the year 2025.
"Furthermore, the ultra-modern industry military range which I will commission today is one of the cottage technological training aids designed to improve recruits marksmanship skills and economise use of old classes of army ammunition for training.
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"I, therefore, urge the Depot Nigerian Army to maximise its use to enhance the quality of young soldiers trained in the Nigerian Army," he said.
The COAS said that the collaborative training with the British Advisory Team (BAT) had further introduced the recruits to contemporary training method.
"It is highly gratifying to note that this highly revered institution established in 1924 has remained focused in the discharge of its primary responsibilities of transforming able-bodied young Nigerians from civil orientation to well-trained soldiers.
"This is to meet the manpower requirements of the Nigerian Army.
"Depot Nigerian Army has over the years remained pivotal in sustaining the growth and development of the Nigerian Army toward fulfilling its constitutional mandate of defending the territorial integrity of our great country, Nigeria," he said.
According to him, the passing-out parade is desirably coming at a time when Nigeria is confronted with series of security challenges.
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Buratai also said that it was gratifying that the Depot had continued to evolve training activities to actualise the vision of the Chief of Army Staff of having a professionally responsible Army for its constitutional roles.
He said that the passing-out recruits would complement the manpower needs of Nigerian Army with competent and combatant-ready young soldiers.
While congratulating the recruits for successful completion of training, Buratai said a lot would be demanded from them in terms of loyalty, selfless service, courage, discipline, integrity and respect for others.
"You are expected to always do your utmost best in order to sustain these core values through high professional standards in order to enhance your individual competences and share common vision.
"Consequently, I wish to implore you to imbibe and retain the mental, physical and spiritual training given to you in this institution and the post-depot training you will be exposed to at your units, formations and corps.
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"Let me seize this opportunity to remind you of the oath of allegiance that was administered to you two days ago, and to state that you are henceforth subjected to both civil and military laws," he said.
He advised them to avoid anything that would tarnish the image of the Army and the nation.
The army boss charged the new personnel to remain loyal to the constituted authorities where they would be posted to serve.
He lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his active and continues support to the Army which had culminated into more successes in the fight against all sorts of criminality across the country.
(NAN)
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Useless people …………………. This APC Government is so useless that they just talk without a plan……………. you want to start production of something when you have no wisdom in you and when all you think of is how to steal money, when all you think of is how to work with a particular political party to rig an election………….. Nonsese!!


If you have children, you'll understand that your Separation or Divorce must prioritise their needs above all. This means that the effect of all choices and decisions must be considered from the children's viewpoint. When children remain at the top of your Agenda, you have a greater chance of achieving a better separation. This is better in the long term interests of your entire family.
Undoubtedly the process of separation or divorce can be very difficult for any family, particularly at the beginning. But the good news is that, in my experience, children are very resilient, and can come come through this period very well. That's if their parents have the right attitude, offer the right supports and avoid conflict where possible in front of their children. In these circumstances, children can continue to thrive in their new family structure.
Since the Children's Referendum in 2012, Courts must hear and consider the views of children in proceedings which affect them. In terms of children and divorce or separation, this has been a major step forward. However, integrating this in a safe and structured way is still a work in progress. As these reforms progress,the fact remains that in most cases children's views are expressed through the voice of their parents. As a result, the emotions and wishes of the parent may colour these views, even unintentionally. So Judges are mindful of this when dealing with children and divorce or separation.
You may succeed in keeping your separation out of court. If so, then you will negotiate a Separation Agreement through solicitors, Mediation or Collaborative Law. You can make sure your children will always be at the top of the agenda in this process. For example, they can bring their voices and views to the table by using professional counsellors. These counsellors can speak with the children and act as their voices through the process of divorce or separation.
If your dispute ends up in court then the Judge can order that a report – known as a Section 47 Report – from a Child Psychologist. These reports aim to bring the children's wishes and views to the attention of the court. The psychologist will meet with the children and parents, as part of this process. The psychologist will also usually issue professional recommendations on access and custody in your case. These reports will seek to balance the views expressed by the child, with what the psychologist deems is in their best interest. However, these reports will ultimately be based on the opinion of the assessor. Making your child feel as comfortable as possible in these meetings can help them express themselves more clearly.
Section 47 Reports are more common in the Circuit Court. This is because court hearing tend to be longer and there's more time to consider the full picture.
The most common type of Report under this category is what is known simply as a "Voice of the Child" Report. Such a report will simply provide the child's opinion and views to the court. It normally involves one or two meetings between the child and the assessor. A separate "welfare report" can also be obtained, which can address a particular welfare issue concerning the court or the parties.
Section 32 Reports are more common in the District Court, where the child's opinion is usually sought by the court alone.
Judges can also speak directly with children, depending on their age, maturity and whether it would be in the child's interests to do so. The child may attend at Court to meet privately with the Judge in the Judge's chambers. In such cases, you should try to ensure that your child attends court before or after the normal hours of business. This will help you avoid the bustle of court and the pressure of so many people in the building, which can be a stressful environment for a child. The building will be calm and quite after hours.
It's important to note that the views or wishes of the child will not always be met by court decisions. The court must hear the expressed views of the child, before making judgements affecting children and divorce or separation. But the court's main role in terms of children and divorce, lies in ordering what is in the child's ultimate best interest.
Whatever the method, it is always the case, that the Voice of the Child should be an integral part of any family negotiation. It is amazing how beneficial this is and how hearing their words can change outcomes.
It's fairly widely accepted now that children who have healthy contact with both parents after separation or divorce do better than those in sole custody of one parent. Research shows they are better adjusted physically, psychologically, and socially with peers and at school – and shared parenting is the key to this outcome.
3. Contact with their extended family – including grandparents.


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De Cubaanse groene specht (Xiphidiopicus percussus) is een vogel uit de familie Picidae (spechten).

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Deze soort is endemisch in Cuba en telt twee ondersoorten:
 X. p. percussus: Cuba.
 X. p. insulaepinorum: Isla de la Juventud en de nabijgelegen eilanden.

Externe link
Avibase

Spechten
Endemisch dier uit Cuba
IUCN-status niet bedreigd

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package types

const (
	// DebugConfig is the name of the podspec annotation that records debugging configuration information.
	// The annotation should be a JSON-encoded map of container-name to a `ContainerDebugConfiguration` object.
	DebugConfig = "debug.cloud.google.com/config"

	// DebugProbesAnnotation is the name of the podspec annotation that disables rewriting of probe timeouts.
	// The annotation value should be `skip`.
	DebugProbeTimeouts = "debug.cloud.google.com/probe/timeouts"
)

// ContainerDebugConfiguration captures debugging information for a specific container.
// This structure is serialized out and included in the pod metadata.
type ContainerDebugConfiguration struct {
	// Artifact is the corresponding artifact's image name used in the skaffold.yaml
	Artifact string `json:"artifact,omitempty"`
	// Runtime represents the underlying language runtime (`go`, `jvm`, `nodejs`, `python`, `netcore`)
	Runtime string `json:"runtime,omitempty"`
	// WorkingDir is the working directory in the image configuration; may be empty
	WorkingDir string `json:"workingDir,omitempty"`
	// Ports is the list of debugging ports, keyed by protocol type
	Ports map[string]uint32 `json:"ports,omitempty"`
}

// ContainerAdapter provides a surface to abstract away the underlying container
// representation which can be operated on by the debug transformers.
type ContainerAdapter interface {
	GetContainer() *ExecutableContainer
	Apply()
}

// ExecutableContainer holds shared fields between container representations.
// These fields are mutated by the debug transformers, and are eventually
// propagated back to the underlying container representation in the adapter.
type ExecutableContainer struct {
	Name    string
	Command []string
	Args    []string
	Env     ContainerEnv
	Ports   []ContainerPort
}

// adapted from github.com/kubernetes/api/core/v1/types.go
type ContainerPort struct {
	Name          string
	HostPort      int32
	ContainerPort int32
	Protocol      string
	HostIP        string
}

type ContainerEnv struct {
	Order []string
	Env   map[string]string
}

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International Advocate who Delivers his Enemy Within Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Workshops, Wagga Wagga Citizen of the Year in 2015, Finalist in the National Indigenous Human Rights Awards in 2017 for his Work with Suicide Prevention and Fighting for Equality for Australia's First Nations People, Author Having Recently Published his own Autobiography Defying The Enemy Within
What past life experiences, physical traumas or genetics do you believe have had an effect on your mental health?
This is what I believe – a lot of un-diagnosed illness in my family; the biggest factor of which came from trans-generational trauma, inflicted from colonisation. Me personally, my initial impact and effects of concussions and head trauma from an early age impacted my mental well-being.
How did the effects on your mental health appear in terms of symptoms?
My initial symptoms came in the way of suicidal ideations – there was a negative internal dialogue telling me to take my life.
When and why did you decide to ask for help to get relief?
It was a process. I was first diagnosed back in 2011 but I still kept it all under wraps. There was fear of judgement etc., so I didn't speak about it. It wasn't until my suicide attempt in 2012, when I was admitted into a psych facility, that I confronted it head on. It was then that I made the decision to mentally be the best I could be. I didn't make my journey public until 2014 when short film The Enemy Within was released.
What methods helped you individually get/feel better?
Four simple values that I have used since I was a kid: Love, Respect, Humility & Care/Compassion. It is these values that have been passed down culturally for 65,000 years. As a First Nation man, I am connected to culture and the values it possesses, and this keeps me well. Exercise is also a major component to me staying well. Besides the scientific backup, when I am functionally active, I am mentally at my best.
Why did you decide to go public with your story? Who were/are you hoping to help and how?
I went public, as I wanted to share a much bigger message. Going public wasn't just about me and my story of depression, dark times & suicide, it was and is now about helping a larger audience who go through similar rough times. I am just trying to share a message of hope and healing. Like the rest of the Alliance, I believe in mental health/wellness on a spectrum, when it's lived traumas over time. But in my case, I do refer to my condition (bipolar) and those of people who have similar disorders as a mental illness, because these particular complication are an inherited ones, passed down.
How did people react when you went public with your story?
I was amazed at the amount of people experiencing the same mental hurt I was. In me speaking out, it gave others a courage to speak also. When we speak about our problems, it releases and aids our mental pain and creates hope and healing.
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Q: oracle forms builder pl/sql - access a column that is dervied from other columns I have a view in my database that has a bunch of fields derived from other information in the database, this is how the view is defined:
create view patient_account_view AS
  select patient.p_mrn,
         p_fname,
         p_lname,
         ammount_paid,
         quantity*item_cost + repeats*item_cost  "ammount_owing",
         (quantity*item_cost + repeats*item_cost) - ammount_paid "balance"
    from patient_account,
         patient,
         diagnosis,
         prescribed_treatment,
         items_used,
         item,
         perscription
    where patient.p_mrn = diagnosis.p_mrn AND
          patient_account.p_mrn = patient.p_mrn AND
          diagnosis.prescribed_treatment_id = prescribed_treatment.prescribed_treatment_id AND
          prescribed_treatment.prescribed_treatment_id = perscription.prescribed_treatment_id AND
          items_used.ptreatment_id = prescribed_treatment.prescribed_treatment_id AND
          items_used.item_number = item.item_number;

I would like to use pl/sql to access the information in the view to stick it into a form, but I'm getting a 'bad bind variable' error. How do I access this kind of attribute without having to recalculate the information stored there?
Here is the plsql that is problematic:
DECLARE
    pmrn patient.p_mrn%TYPE;
    var_ptuple patient%ROWTYPE;
    var_accttuple patient_account%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
    pmrn := :PATIENT_BLOCK.MRN_FIELD;
    SELECT * INTO var_ptuple from patient WHERE patient.p_mrn = pmrn;
    SELECT * INTO var_accttuple from patient_account_view WHERE patient_account_view.p_mrn = pmrn;
    :PATIENT_BLOCK.FNAME := var_ptuple.p_fname;
    :PATIENT_BLOCK.LNAME := var_ptuple.p_lname;
    :PATIENT_BLOCK.BALACNCE_OWING := var_accttuple.balance;
END;

A: The columns of your view patient_account_view do not match exactly the columns of the table patient_account, but in your code you have:
var_accttuple patient_account%ROWTYPE;

which means when you run this:
SELECT * INTO var_accttuple from patient_account_view ...

You haven't specified which columns get mapped to which record attributes, so Oracle requires that the column list matches exactly.
In this case, I'd expect you probably want to change the definition of the variable, e.g.
var_accttuple patient_account_view%ROWTYPE;

Side note
Since you're only using one attribute from the view, you can simplify your code as follows:
SELECT balance INTO :PATIENT_BLOCK.BALACNCE_OWING
from patient_account_view WHERE patient_account_view.p_mrn = pmrn;

and you no longer need var_accttuple.

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Fourteen Students at Texas Southern University Won the Confucius Institute "Star of Mandarin" Award
March 28th , 2018
Texas Southern University Confucius Institute decided to reward students who had studied Chinese for more than two semesters, at the Third Council of Texas Southern University Confucius Insitute in the morning of March 28th. The directors of Texas Southern University Confucius Institute, Dr. Roger Hart and Dr. Xiao Yi, the vice president of Beijing Jiaotong University, Dr. Zhongliang Guan, the director of International Affairs, Dr. Gregory H. Maddox and the TSUCI director assistant, Mr. Bryant Chambliss were present at the prize-awarding ceremony.
Since its establishment, Texas Southern University Confucius Institute has always attached great importance to the construction of university credit courses and the sustainable development of the curriculum. College students studying Chinese are growing at a rate of 10% every year. In order to motivate students to work harder and maintain enthusiasm for learning Chinese, Chinese language professors Ms. Xiaobin Hu and Ms. Lina Fa proposed awards for students who have achieved outstanding performances in Chinese learning. With the support of Dr. Roger Hart and Dr. Xiao Yi, decisions were made to select and award students who are currently learning Chinese based on the principles of fairness and openness.
This year, 14 students from different majors at Texas Southern University were awarded the " Mandarin Star of the First Confucius Institute Cup " and traditional Chinese "Red Envelope (红包)" with the "Lucky Money" varying from $70 to $120. The first prize was awarded to students who have studied Chinese for three semesters. The second prize was awarded to students who have studied Chinese for two semesters. The one and only "honorable mention" was awarded to the outstanding graduate Curry Stephanie J. Curry. She studied very hard and passed the HSK Level 2 exam in just one semester. She took courses in Chinese painting and calligraphy. Last summer she attached a summer abroad camp in China where she was exposed to Chinese culture first hand and grew to love it even more. As a graduate of the Confucius Institute, she will go to Beijing to teach English this fall.
Guan Zhongliang, the vice president of Beijing Jiaotong University, and Gregory H Maddox, Dean of Graduate School, Director of the International Affairs, Texas Southern University, presented the awards to the winning students and expressed their heartfelt congratulations to the winning students.Flores Michael, who majored in History, won the 2017 "The People To People" award issued by Confucius Institute U.S. Center in recognition of Building Language and Cultural Bridges. He was especially interested in Chinese history and minored in Chinese. He made a speech on behalf of all winning students in Chinese, in which he pointed out that learning Chinese changed his situation, and also the Confucius Institute made him feel safe and at home. He thanked the leaders and teachers of the Confucius Institute for their efforts. He is proud of learning Chinese and intends to go to China to teach after graduation.Texas Southern University Confucius Institute will continue its efforts to encourage more college students to learn Mandarin Chinese and makes Chinese language courses more sustainable in the university curriculum.


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Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems
Controversies, Changes and Challenges
Brian Galligan, University of Melbourne
Scott Brenton, University of Melbourne
Brian Galligan, Scott Brenton, Nicholas Aroney, Patrick Weller, Jenny Menzies, Anne Tiernan, J. R. Nethercote, Campbell Sharman, Robert Hazell, Andrew C. Banfield, Nicholas Barry, Narelle Miragliotta, Grant Duncan, Peter H. Russell, Andrew Blick
Conventions are fundamental to the constitutional systems of parliamentary democracies. Unlike the United States which adopted a republican form of government, with a full separation of powers, codified constitutional structures and limitations for executive and legislative institutions and actors, Britain and subsequently Canada, Australia and New Zealand have relied on conventions to perform similar functions. The rise of new political actors has disrupted the stability of the two-party system, and in seeking power the new players are challenging existing practices. Conventions that govern constitutional arrangements in Britain and New Zealand, and the executive in Canada and Australia, are changing to accommodate these and other challenges of modern governance. In Westminster democracies, constitutional conventions provide the rules for forming government; they precede law and make law-making possible. This prior and more fundamental realm of government formation and law making is shaped and structured by conventions.
Explains the Constitutions of the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in non-legalistic terms
Allows readers to compare constitutional politics in their own country with developments in similar countries
Draws upon contemporary political issues and provides examples to aid understanding of constitutional politics
'… the scope and terrain of the material covered in the book is impressive (for example, the caretaker conventions chapter) and should provide a useful steer to further research using other cases across the subject terrains discussed (as well as possibly some that are not discussed such as conventions and courts).' Mark Shephard, Parliaments, Estates and Representation
contains: 1 b/w illus. 2 tables
Introduction Brian Galligan and Scott Brenton
1. Constitutional conventions Brian Galligan and Scott Brenton
2. Law and convention Nicholas Aroney
3. Executive conventions Brian Galligan
4. Cabinet government Patrick Weller
5. Caretaker conventions Jenny Menzies and Anne Tiernan
6. Minority and multi-party government Scott Brenton
7. Parliament J. R. Nethercote
8. Upper houses Campbell Sharman
9. The United Kingdom Robert Hazell
10. Canada Andrew C. Banfield
11. Australia Nicholas Barry and Narelle Miragliotta
12. New Zealand Grant Duncan
13. Codifying conventions Peter H. Russell
14. Constitutional reform Andrew Blick
Conclusion Brian Galligan and Scott Brenton.
Brian Galligan is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne. He is the author or co-author of eight books on Australian politics and political economy, including: Beyond the Protective State (1992), A Federal Republic (1995), Citizens without Rights (1997) and Australians and Globalisation (2001). He is joint author of Australian Citizenship (2004) and Becoming Australian (2014) and co-editor of The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (2007) and Human Rights in Asia (2011).
Scott Brenton is a Lecturer in Political Science and the Director of the Doctoral Academy at the Melbourne School of Government. He has published extensively on Australian politics, particularly on altering traditional forms of governance and challenging, or rather adapting, existing conventions. He has contributed to several major Australian Research Council projects, including the Parliamentary Accountability Project, the Democratic Audit of Australia and Strengthening Parliamentary Institutions.
The Shapeshifting Crown
Locating the State in Postcolonial New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the UK
Parliamentary Bills of Rights
The Experiences of New Zealand and the United Kingdom
Vigilance and Restraint in the Common Law of Judicial Review
Bills of Rights in the Common Law
European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst)
The European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst), a peer-reviewed English-language journal, is a platform…