“In the midst of the gravest public health crisis in recent history, U.S. officials must steer Middle East policy away from conflict, which will only compound the damage to public health infrastructure.”
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@mfjlewis@Pontifex As to "why have a pope": All human authority comes from God, but rulers can err (except infallible Church acts). Are rulers then dispensable? No. Prima facie obedience must be given, even in doubt, but not when act is clearly beyond jurisdiction (inter alia, ST 1a2ae, q96, a4)
@mfjlewis@Pontifex Those are the formal requisites for exercise. But laws are (a) rational ordinances (b) for the common good (c) promulgated (d) by authority. But if the critiques are right they might endanger salvation of souls, which is the supreme law of the Church, so a&b are uncertain
@Courtre Oh, this isn't about #POTUS, who has demonstrated non-optimal understanding of the crisis. Rather it's about #China's bungling & influence over international institutions like #WHO. That made the #COVID19 crisis worse worldwide
Jeff Goldblum is facing left-wing backlash on social media after the actor questioned the “anti-homosexuality and anti-woman” nature of Islam. https://t.co/Hyyy4qpuTl
Kim Jong-Un 'alive and well', claims South Korea amid rumours of North Korean leader's death
#kimJongUn#NorthKorea#SouthKorea
Read:
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"when the new #coronavirus was detected in #Wuhan, the Communist Party of China (CPC) concealed the outbreak, allowing it to spread far and wide... #China continues to... withhold potentially life-saving data.
"The #WHO has been complicit in this deception."
"The #WHO’s persistent publicising of #China’s narrative lulled other countries into a dangerous complacency, delaying their responses by weeks. In fact, the WHO actively discouraged action." #COVID19
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Fascinating development that could, if made economical, change battery technology. Could they someday be used for macro scale, like batteries for solar power plants? #renewables
@mfjlewis@Pontifex Yes, I dissent from parts of AL & new CCC 2267. But I can't yet call them authentic magisterium, when good prelates have made a good case that they constitute ultra vires exercises of authority. For love of truth & desire for salvation, I honor our current Pope but must obey God