Great story and history here as the First Nation in Yuquot, the home and nation of Maquinna who first met Spanish colonizers in the 1700s on the West Coast of Canada. It includes stained glass windows donated by the Government of Spain in the 1950s when this structure was built.

"It's a striking combination of elements, in a building that still wears the mark of a Euro-centric worldview. At the church’s entrance are two stained glass windows that were donated by Spain in the 1950s, depicting Europeans in the centre as the local First Nations are in the darkened periphery.

“These windows are now jarring remnants from a colonial past,” explained the First Nation on its website. “One window shows representatives of Britain and Spain, Quadra and Vancouver, conferring about ‘sovereignty’ over Nootka Sound in 1791.””

https://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2023-09-08/gathering-place-past-restoration-yuquot-church-continues

#España #Quadra #UK #Vancouver #FirstNations #Yuquot #VancouverIsland #Colonialism #Settler #Conquistadors #Catholic #Catholicism

#onthisday in 1100, Theodoric was #elected #antipope in opposition to the legitimate #pope Paschal II. He took the name Sylvester III. The #schism was between supporters and opponents of Henry IV, #holyromanemperor. Fleeing #rome after his #election Theodoric was arrested, forced into a #monastery and died in 1102. I don’t know about you, but I miss the days of antipopes. #otd #history #histodons #Catholicism #papacy #religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Theodoric

A back-to-school treat @medium: One of my favorite nonfiction books about education: "Mr Tibbits's Catholic School," about a zany London school attended by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes and other stars:

#backtoschool #Medium #books #religion #Catholicism #education #nonfiction

https://medium.com/p/27633f54d247

Popetowm (2005 TV Series)

"#Popetown was a 2005 animated British sitcom described as Father Ted meets South Park.

It caused international controversy and ended up not being aired on #BBC 3 even though they originally commissioned it.#

https://archive.org/details/popetown-tv-series

#tv #cartoon #Catholicism #Catholic #animation #UK #banned #church #2000s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-Xt-q9qHw&list=WL

#MidnightMass on #Netflix depicts the corruption of a small town’s #faith, from lukewarm #Catholicism to #fanaticism. With the exception of its use of literal plagues and monsters, this series represents #Christian #radicalization frighteningly well. Writer and director Mike Flanagan’s commentary on the utility of #religious faith echoes what many former #believers, like myself, have learned in our experiences with religious radicalization.

Pope Francis has called out the "backwardness" of the church's conservative leadership in the US. He suggests these conservatives have strayed from the faith in their ideological war against progress and decency.

#popefrancis #catholics #catholicism #americancatholics #conservatives #republicans #uspolitics #uspoli #uspol #politics #news

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-28/pope-backward-us-conservatives-replaced-faith-ideology

Hehehehe... #PopeFrancis didn't use the "#Apostate" word
https://www.dw.com/en/pope-francis-calls-us-catholic-church-reactionary/a-66647198 #Catholicism... Xtian #Zionism. A sociopolitical parasite on a spiritual pursuit

Signs of the Times – September 2023

Contents
Will Russia collapse? Or blow us all up? Or win in the end?
World Youth Day – Is the Pope a Catholic?
Persecution in India
Uganda rejects loans tied to acceptance of homosexuality
Planning for the next pandemic
Iran turns to desert

#Catholicism #iran #persecutioninIndia #russia #SignsOfTheTimes #TheNextPandemic #Uganda #ukraine #WorldYouthDay

https://lightforthelastdays.co.uk/articles/current-issues/signs-of-the-times-september-2023/

#onthisday in 827 #pope Eugene II died. A #Frankish pope, he was elected in 824 through the influence of the #Franks and #Roman nobles over Zinzinnus, preferred by the #clergy. He banned simony, supported #church #schools and suspended untrained and ignorant clergy. He conspired with #emperor #louisthepious to enact a law that no pope could be elected without Frankish approval. #otd #Catholicism #RomanCatholicism #catholic #history #histodons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eugene_II

He said:
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

He also said:
"My socialism is special, it's a socialism that respects the human person and goes back to the Gospels. My socialism is justice."

2/2

#HélderCâmara #Brazil #Catholicism #LiberationTheology #OnThisDay

Dom Hélder Câmara died on 27 August 1999. He was was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop and a self-identified socialist. Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime. Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people. 1/2

#HélderCâmara #Brazil #Catholicism #LiberationTheology #OnThisDay

Former Ann Arbor priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting altar boy

from MLive.com
by Nathan Clark

#Michigan #AnnArbor #Jackson #Catholicism

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/08/former-ann-arbor-priest-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-assaulting-altar-boy.html

I have to admit. For a few of the bands on Black Metal Rainbows, apart from their one track, I can't find a great deal to recommend.

Gelassenheit is NOT one of those exceptions 😭

#Metal #Catholicism

They Will Beat Their Swords Into Ploughshares by Gelassenheit
https://gelassenheit.bandcamp.com/album/they-will-beat-their-swords-into-ploughshares

Cologne church staff used work devices to view porn — report

https://www.dw.com/en/cologne-church-staff-used-work-devices-to-view-porn-report/a-66566800?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Cologne #Germany #Catholicism

WYD – Is the Pope a Catholic?

“Dear young people, I would like to look into the eyes of each one of you and tell you: Be not afraid, be not afraid. I tell you something very beautiful: It is no longer me, it is Jesus himself who is looking at you in this moment, he is looking at you.” Pope Francis

#catholicism #deception #endtimes #Fatima #PopeFrancis #prophecy

https://lightforthelastdays.co.uk/articles/wyd-is-the-pope-a-catholic/

There’s a lot wrong with #Catholicism and the #Catholic Mass, but you have to admit that the Sanctus on a proper organ is a banger.

3) #DavidMcWilliams, the #Irish economist has an interesting and poignant reflection on #SineadOConnor who he knew when they were in their early teens and were deeply skeptical of #Catholicism and it’s more unusual variants

#IrishPodcast #Religion #Podcast #Economics

https://overcast.fm/+SE4w1gcAk

Pope heads to Portugal as country grapples with clergy sexual abuse https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/pope-heads-to-portugal-as-country-grapples-with-clergy-sexual-abuse/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Catholicism #PopeFrancis #Portugal #sexualabuse

I’m really proud to have worked on this series for #catholic youth, young adults, and anyone looking for guidance navigating the spiritual life. It features one of the world’s preeminent scholars on St. Ignatius, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV #Catholicism

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPyHi4_-kiN2UrFT7QUuLVWXeHsnik1HN

Let this settle in:

That is an one in 13 billion year event, so odd than the UNIVERSE!

And #RestinPower #SineadOConnor!

I will crush them, and the real Enemies: #Catholicism and #Capitalism

Thanks to @EliotJacobson
: Sea Ice Extent 1989 - 2023

#RIPSineadOConnor