The ghosts of Gutenberg . . .

. . . in our midst every day:

[I]f the monastery gave birth to the intellectual of the medieval world, it was capitalism that let him loose with the printing press.

(I wonder if Pres. Obama believes that publishers and authors, such as the New York Times Company and Thomas Frank, owe royalties and other money to the heirs of Johannes Gutenberg.)

Bishop Bransfield was exonerated unusually

Bishop Michael Bransfield of West Virginia has denied accusation of abuse of a high school boy in Pennsylvania in the 1970s, when he was a young priest teaching at a Catholic high school, saying he was cleared after a “full investigation” by Philadelphia archdiocesan authorities.

But the investigation, in 2008, was short-circuited by the then archbishop, Cardinal Justin Rigali, the Phildelphia Inquirer reports:

In a break from practice, the accusation against Bransfield bypassed the archdiocese’s civilian review board, according to a source briefed on the case but not authorized to publicly discuss it. The board was formed to conduct independent examinations of abuse claims and assesses priests’ suitablility for ministry.

Instead, Rigali acted after reviewing the reports of an investigator who interviewed Bransfield, his accuser and others.

After this four-month process, he pronounced Bransfield not guilty of the accusation.

And though the archdiocese routinely publicly identifies and suspends priests as it reviews allegations against them, four years passed before the complaint against Bransfield came to light, and then only in passing at the landmark clergy-sex abuse trial [just completed in Philadelphia].

The Philadelphia archdiocese has reopened the case, reporting it to local authorities, who will be investigating the matter further, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said, adding that it was “unlikely” her office would charge Bransfield over the allegations.

 

Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s Harry Caray’s Party

Very attractive candidate this fellow, ready to take Quinn on.

It’s the Dan Rutherford Chicago Networking Party. Music, drinks etc. Tuesday, July 31, 5:30-7:00 PM at Harry Caray’s in Chicago. The cover charge is $60 — http://www.danrutherford.org/calendar/event/18/EventDetails.aspx

He’s State Treasurer if you don’t know. (Reading Chi noosepapers you know far more about Lisa What’s her name, daughter of the evil genius Mike What’s his name.) Made wind-up speech at recent state GOP convention, was obvious standout in the day’s beauty parade.

How to Stop Lusting in One Step

Love, love, hooray for love:

When you love you see a whole person.  When you lust you see only a body or body part(s).

When you love you give for the other’s good.  When you lust you take for your own pleasure.

When you love you’re willing to suffer for another. When you lust you’re after pleasure, even if it costs someone else.

When you love, you reserve physical desire for one. When you lust, you desire recklessly, anyone will do.

via How to Stop Lusting in One Step.

Pius X Catholics hold off for now on their return to Rome

The breakaway traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) would rather not return to full communion with Rome right now, but maybe later. �Meanwhile, some decks were cleared, as regrding who’s in charge:

The July 19 statement . . . �underlined the group’s dedication to Catholic Church, saying that “the supreme power of government over the universal Church belongs only to the Pope, Vicar of Christ on earth.”

They also reiterated their deep suspicion of Vatican II:

The SSPX proclaimed its determination to uphold the teachings of the Church, but said that these teachings must be interpreted in the light of the “uninterrupted Magisterium.” The statement drew the line at “all the novelties of the Second Vatican Council which remain tainted with errors.”

So if they come back to Rome, it will be with an agenda which will be mightily displeasing to progressives.

via Pius X Catholics hold off for now on their return to Rome.

Sunday sermons, weekday observations

The breakaway traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) would rather not return to full communion with Rome right now, but maybe later. �Meanwhile, some decks were cleared, as regrding who’s in charge:

The July 19 statement . . . �underlined the group’s dedication to Catholic Church, saying that “the supreme power of government over the universal Church belongs only to the Pope, Vicar of Christ on earth.”

They also reiterated their deep suspicion of Vatican II:

The SSPX proclaimed its determination to uphold the teachings of the Church, but said that these teachings must be interpreted in the light of the “uninterrupted Magisterium.” The statement drew the line at “all the novelties of the Second Vatican Council which remain tainted with errors.”

So if they come back to Rome, it will be with an agenda which will be mightily displeasing to progressives.

via Pius X Catholics hold off…

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Chicago Newspapers

I start my day ever suspicious of the Sun-Times, which I have called the Obama Reelection Newsletter (fits handily in your pocket), so I have some wondering to express as regards Monifa Thomas on Wheaton College joining the Catholics vs. the dreaded HHS mandate — dreaded a la W-Sox announcer the dreaded Harrelson, referring of course (without fail) to the leadoff walk.

M. Thomas:

Joining several other religious institutions, Wheaton College has filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama administration’s so-called contraception mandate.

How’s that?  So-called?  What would M. Thomas call it?

Lower down, we find:

The alliance marks the first time that Catholics and evangelicals have worked together to oppose a regulation in court.

What’s this “marks”?  Noosepaper jargon, of course.  Better indirect and fancy than simple and straightforward.  The alliance is the first time, right?  Or if you’re not sure and don’t have…

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