{"id":8569,"date":"2020-12-12T09:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T07:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2021-04-02T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T08:14:20","slug":"adventist-and-catholic-news-views-019-12-dec-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=8569","title":{"rendered":"Adventist and Catholic News &#038; Views 019 &#8211; 12 Dec 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DiscussingAdventismBook\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=8569\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"400px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=8569\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3e0ab\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:24px\"><strong>News and commentary on Adventism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventistreview.org\/church-news\/story15767-in-mexico-nearly-6000-join-the-adventist-church-after-digital-evangelism-efforts\">In Mexico, Nearly 6,000 Join the Adventist Church After Digital Evangelism Efforts<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Adventist Review<\/em><br>I may be moving in the wrong circles, but I see Catholics bitching and moaning about this. And Adventists are using it well to their advantage. I wonder how many of these were Catholics? They like converting Catholics. And I haven&#8217;t seen much in the line of attracting Catholics to engaging online activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2020-12-11-u-s-executes-brandon-bernard-over-objections-from-several-jurors-in-his-trial\/\">U.S. executes Brandon Bernard, over objections from several jurors in his trial<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Daily Maverick<\/em><br>Brandon Bernard was a Seventh-day Adventist. He was put to death on 10 December 2020, as part of Donald Trump&#8217;s farewell legacy. May his soul rest in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?attachment_id=8568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-1024x533.jpg\" alt=\"Death penalty and Fratelli Tutti\" class=\"wp-image-8568\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-1024x533.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-300x156.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-150x78.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-768x400.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti-847x441.jpg 847w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-penalty-FTutti.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Death penalty and Fratelli Tutti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adventist.news\/news\/adventists-welcome-renewed-us-focus-on-global-tragedy-of-blasphemy-and-apostasy-laws\">Adventists Welcome Renewed US Focus on \u2018Global Tragedy\u2019 of Blasphemy and Apostasy Laws<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Adventist News Network<\/em><br>Because of their obsession with being able to keep the sabbath on Saturday, and their fear of being made to go near a church on a certain day of the week other than that, Adventists are one of the groups most prominent in promoting religious freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5e7f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:24px\"><strong>News and commentary on Catholicism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifimightinterject.com\/2020\/11\/what-are-we-to-do-about-this-hint-not.html\">What Are We to Do About This? (Hint: Not What They\u2019re Doing on the Internet)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>If I Might Interject<\/em><br>A Catholic blogger&#8217;s look at the Catholic solution to Biden, communion, and Cardinal Gregory&#8217;s decision not to deny Biden communion.<br>This is how I see it. Canon 915 probably applies here. Whatever Cardinal Gregory does, people will disagree and feel alienated. If he doesn&#8217;t deny communion: the Church will be in a better position to have dialogue and change things for the better, the right and conservative branches will disagree, and their alienation will leave at least the conservatives fighting within the Church for change. If he does deny communion, he alienates those in secular leadership positions best able to make changes if they are engaged in dialogue, and the left end of the spectrum will disagree, and their alienation will have them drift away from the Church. If I am correct, as someone who is not a US citizen\/resident and has no training in political studies, then I think the former option has the best outcome. I don&#8217;t know what the effect of scandal will be here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?attachment_id=8366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cardinal-Becciu-in-2013-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinal Becciu in 2013\" class=\"wp-image-8366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cardinal-Becciu-in-2013-182x300.jpg 182w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cardinal-Becciu-in-2013-91x150.jpg 91w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cardinal-Becciu-in-2013.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cardinal Becciu in 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/blog\/have-you-heard-the-latest-about-cardinal-burke\">Have You Heard the Latest About Cardinal Burke?<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register<\/em><br>Old, but apt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2020\/12\/02\/disgraced-cardinal-becciu-seeks-redemption-by-putting-up-a-fight\/\">Disgraced Cardinal Becciu seeks redemption by putting up a fight<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>Religion News Service<\/em><br>Bizarre claims. Becciu was supposedly important enough to have maybe been elected pope in the next conclave, so his ousting is very unfair, and now he&#8217;s peeved. His exclusion from the conclave may invalidate the next papal election. Petulant sanctimonious twit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fsspx.news\/en\/news-events\/news\/priestly-ordinations-south-africa-62495\">SSPX maskless ordinations<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>SSPX<\/em><br>Photos. No masks. COVID terrorists, just unnoticed. Photo album here [<em>deleted<\/em>]. They really don&#8217;t care who they kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c0ffe6\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:24px\"><strong>Pre-illness and post-illness from someone who didn&#8217;t care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/churchgoer-covid-willing-die-religion-wants-prayers-vulnerable-husband-1551397\">Whew, this lesson came swift.<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naima\">Naima Cochrane<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naima\/status\/1333640131933298692\">Twitter<\/a> \u2026 and Newsweek<\/em><br>Be careful what you do in the COVID era. Be careful judging others and their alleged fear. It will come back to bite you. And then we all knew that you just didn&#8217;t care about anyone else, and we must all feel pity for you when you suffer what you were willing to inflict on others. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alinwillowland\">Allison Willows<\/a> had to make a new Twitter profile simply because her shitty attitude backfired on her.<br>She hasn&#8217;t tweeted since 5 December. Let&#8217;s pray she&#8217;s okay. Her husband too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?attachment_id=8566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-COVID-woman-complaining-then-2-days-later-got-COVID-509x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-COVID woman complaining then 2 days later got COVID\" class=\"wp-image-8566\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-COVID-woman-complaining-then-2-days-later-got-COVID-509x1024.jpg 509w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-COVID-woman-complaining-then-2-days-later-got-COVID-149x300.jpg 149w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-COVID-woman-complaining-then-2-days-later-got-COVID-75x150.jpg 75w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-COVID-woman-complaining-then-2-days-later-got-COVID.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pre-COVID woman complaining then 2 days later got COVID<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whew, this lesson came swift. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h15RNlZIf7\">pic.twitter.com\/h15RNlZIf7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Naima Cochrane (@naima) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naima\/status\/1333640131933298692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><\/center> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cedde6\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-size:24px\"><strong>Right wing Catholicism and bigotry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Fr <a href=\"https:\/\/wdtprs.com\/2020\/04\/a-prayer-for-a-miracle-the-sudden-complete-and-lasting-obliteration-of-covid-19\/\"><strong>Zuhlsdorf has a truly ridiculous prayer here<\/strong><\/a>. Hardly a prayer though. More like a speech by a grandiose narcissist issued from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HgGcwbtQTss\">moist plinth<\/a>. The middle bit is really just a snide judgement of those he dislikes, including Pope Francis. Just another Becciu \/ Vigano \/ McCarrick who knows better than everyone else.<br><br>He used to be a good solid conservative who has moved to the nearly-extremist right, or so I thought. Now I suspect he has stayed exactly the same, and he just has a pope he hates and a virus that he can&#8217;t control.<br><br>So I spoke the truth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Talk about a massively politicised prayer by a racist hypocrite priest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fatherz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fatherz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMpa8NpVQV\">https:\/\/t.co\/kMpa8NpVQV<\/a><\/p>\u2014 CatholicismAdventism (@CatholicAndSDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicAndSDA\/status\/1335650582690996224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><\/center> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">And the expected and amusing result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?attachment_id=8567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"455\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fatherz-blocked-me.jpg\" alt=\"@fatherz blocked me\" class=\"wp-image-8567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fatherz-blocked-me.jpg 624w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fatherz-blocked-me-300x219.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fatherz-blocked-me-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>@fatherz blocked me<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">I have no time for clericalism, those who promote hatred of Pope Francis, and those who express racist views regarding the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?page_id=6954\"><strong><span style=\"color:#065b12\" class=\"color\">More in New and Views \u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key words: Allison Willows, Becciu, Biden, Brandon Bernard, Burke, Canon 915, COVID terrorists, Digital evangelism, Fr Zuhlsdorf, Moist plinth, Naima Cochrane, Religious freedom<\/p><p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=8569\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Adventist and Catholic News & Views 019 - 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