Strange News That Makes You Think Strange Things… by Dr. Jeff Mirus
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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Feb 29, 2024
Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.
Sometimes the news can appear to be just plain strange. Sometimes the point becomes clear on further reflection. Sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes it is clear that the figures in the story are missing the point altogether.
Just for fun, I’ve decided to compile ten examples of the strangeness of some very recent Catholic news:
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Church mediates truce in Mexican drug-cartel conflict: There is no reason Church leaders shouldn’t attempt to protect public safety in cases like this, if they can. But at first glance the story appears bizarre. That the Church may be able to reduce murderous violence without being able to reduce the sins that underlie it is not really inconceivable in a topsy-turvy world. But the whole situation is just plain incongruous. …
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In the second row, the Chicago Archbishop concelebrates a Mass on an altar with several pagan symbols. The dragon, which dominates the front of the altar, represents good luck; the two black and gold labyrinths set on each end of the altar symbolize the flow of cosmic forces that one must try to balance but always ends in the same way: a shadowy life in the underworld. The incense burner at the side of the altar is to offer appeasement for the suffering souls of the ancestors – a pagan animist practice. https://www.traditioninaction.org/RevolutionPhotos/A667-Culpich.htm
