Vatican declares it ‘morally acceptable’ for Catholics to receive Covid vaccines based on research that used tissue from abortions

The Vatican has declared it is ‘morally acceptable’ for Roman Catholics to receive Covid vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions.

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy, said it addressed the question after receiving several requests for ‘guidance’ during recent months.

The doctrine office noted that bishops, Catholic groups and experts have offered ‘diverse and sometimes conflicting pronouncements’ on the matter.

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‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ statue which terrified residents in Russian city lasts just one day, torn down after outcry from locals

Tearing down statues has become a new frontier in the West’s culture wars. But one Russian town’s decision to cart off a “terrifying” new metal monument is unlikely to cause much controversy.

Authorities in Novovoronezh were filmed using a crane to pull up the figure and load it into a truck on Monday. Named ‘Alenka’, it had been unveiled only the day before, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the village first founded on the site.

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Orion Cyber Attack: Threats in Space

Recent Russian and Chinese aggressions bode ill for the future of American military security.

Last Tuesday, Russia successfully tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile. The test wasn’t their first. It was a progression of the Russians’ development of kinetic satellite killers, including hunter-killer satellites. The Chinese have been developing and testing such weapons since at least 2007. (The Chinese are also developing ground-based laser anti-satellite weapons.)

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Randall Denley: Doug Ford’s nonsensical Ontario-wide lockdown is his dumbest move yet

Randall Denley: Doug Ford’s nonsensical Ontario-wide lockdown is his dumbest move yet

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the dumbest move of his premiership Monday. His severe pandemic lockdown of the entire province will not only subject millions of Ontarians to unnecessary restrictions, it effectively undermines the idea that his government’s decision-making is driven by science, logic or even a minimum of rationality.

There is a significant COVID problem in Toronto, the GTA and Windsor-Essex. That’s not going to be helped one bit by shutting down everyday life in Ottawa, Northern Ontario and other areas where COVID numbers are light.

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Pastor irked after Covid police called during London, Ont. collapse victim’s funeral

The pastor at a Port Burwell church says he was surprised to get a call from police during the funeral for a young man killed in the partial collapse of an under-construction apartment complex in London.

Pastor Herman Bueckert of the Lighthouse Gospel Church says an OPP officer left him a voicemail citing a report of overcapacity issues at the church, where mourners had gathered last Thursday for John Martens’ funeral.

Who in hell rats out a funeral church service?

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Reader Fave Christmas Carols… Day 2

Day 2 of a fine tradition. Drop your faves in the comments we’ll play them every evening through the Big Day.

From Frances – Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band – Angels from the Realms of Glory

From Buddy via Osumashi – Jingle Cats

From Bargogx1 – Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

From Grainger – Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss – The Wexford Carol

From kkruger71 – Poppy – Silver Bells

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COVID, Woke Science—and Death

COVID, Woke Science—and Death

In this brave new world of ours, will we be pruning back the elderly altogether by credentialed “ethicists,” whether because of their longevity or race?

Since March, the Left has proclaimed itself the guardian of science in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic. Its champions are the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Dr. Fauci. All in the past have rendered valuable service to the public, and often life-saving aid.

Yet the mixture of COVID-19, the first national quarantine, and Trump Derangement Syndrome have combined to give us reason to question their judgment. These authorities variously have issued conflicting recommendations to wear, then not to wear, and finally to wear masks. Or they have both criticized and then advised travel bans. 

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Polish Bill Threatens $2.2 Million Fines For Social Media Companies Who Censor Lawful Speech

Polish Bill Threatens $2.2 Million Fines For Social Media Companies Who Censor Lawful Speech

As UK lawmakers consider a 2021 ‘Online Safety Bill,’ which would allow fines of up to £18 million (US$24 million) against online platforms that ‘fail to protect users or remove harmful content,” (including ‘disinformation and cyberbullying‘) things are a little different in Poland, where sticks and stones still have an advantage over words and political opinions.

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Austria: Top Court Overturns Headscarf Ban

The Austrian Constitutional Court has ruled that Austria’s ban on the wearing of headscarves in public schools violates the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and therefore is unconstitutional.

The case highlights the constitutional restraints that European governments face in regulating political Islam and promoting integration.

The headscarf ban, introduced in June 2019 by a governing coalition comprised of the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP) and the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ), was an extension of a groundbreaking October 2017 “Integration Law” that sought to improve the integration of Muslims into Austrian society.

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New Study Shows Islamist Violence Remains Top Terror Threat

Islamist extremism remains the most threatening form of terrorism worldwide by far, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020 report. Among the top 20 states most vulnerable to terrorism, 19 of them are mainly targeted by armed Islamist actors.

The four deadliest terrorist organizations identified in the study are the Taliban, Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabaab group based in Somalia. These Islamist organizations were behind over half of the total deaths recorded in 2019.

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China ‘Struck Paydirt’ With Alleged Spy Who Got Close to US Politicians

China ‘Struck Paydirt’ With Alleged Spy Who Got Close to US Politicians

The Chinese regime “struck paydirt” when one of its alleged spies got close to U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), said Bill Gertz, who is the national security correspondent for The Washington Times and author of the book “Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy.”

The alleged Chinese spy, Fang Fang, was the subject of an investigative Axios report detailing how she allegedly posed as a U.S. university student to focus on up-and-coming U.S. officials in the San Francisco Bay Area between 2011 and 2015. She was allegedly working for the Ministry of State Security, China’s chief intelligence agency.

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Lockerbie bombing: Alleged bomb-maker charged on 32nd anniversary of attack

The US has announced charges against a Libyan suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

Abu Agila Mohammad Masud has been charged with terrorism-related crimes, Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, 32 years on from the atrocity.

The deadly bomb attack on the Boeing 747 killed 270 people, including 190 American citizens.

Prosecutors will seek the extradition of Mr Masud to stand trial in the US.

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New Study Shows Mask Mandates Had Zero Effect in Florida or Nationwide, But the Lie Continues

Obviously, no amount of evidence, data, trends, facts, studies, or science will ever convince most ‘public health officials’ that masks aren’t doing squat to stop the spread of COVID-19. Cases and deaths continue to spike (yes, many of these are super-sensitive PCR test-driven numbers, but still) despite the fact that well over 90% of the country are complying with their absurd mandates. Yet, predictably, the virus keeps going right on virusing, as highly contagious respiratory viruses, unfortunately, tend to do, especially once cold weather hits. 

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