Showing posts with label The Vatican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Vatican. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Early Evening Anti-Snooze Tidbits

Did you know that the Brokeback Mountain boys, the late Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal both auditioned for the role of the penniless writer Christian in Baz Luhrman's 2001 movie "Moulin Rouge"? Okay, Ewan McGregor obviously has more bohemian appeal than the two. 

Mother's Day is this coming Sunday. It's a happy day for mothers. But some Russian mothers are angry when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cancelled at the last minute his scheduled meeting with the mothers who lost their children in the bloody Beslan crisis (not Aslan!). According to reports, Medvedev was weary the bereaved mothers would bombard him with criticisms primarily directed to his patron and predecessor Vladimir Putin. 



In the Philippines, a country steeped in island-Catholic faith and a country dubbed by Time Magazine as more Catholic than the Vatican, the long-due Reproductive Health Bill is still in limbo despite the Philippine President's call for its immediate resolution. In contrast, France's timely and much-needed move to make the "royal condoms" available to the young especially within schools is gaining good grounds .    



If you think having expensive and intricate weaves and fancy hair can save you from the slammer, think again. Think hard. Common sense is not common to these people pictured below in their glam mugshots before they headed behind bars. Lyndsay Lohan could learn a thing or two from them if they become cellmates.  



Monday, May 2, 2011

The Vatican on Osama Bin Laden's Death

In my previous entry, I cautioned people not to celebrate the death of Osama Bin Laden like it was a major win in the Olympics or the NBA. I was adamant about the frenzy that enveloped Washington, D.C. and New York and pretty much throughout the US. My thought was: That's not how real victors celebrate and take pride in their success.

As I've previously noted, one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist.

I may have a lot of disagreements and reservations regarding most of the Holy See's teachings but this time, we agree. In here the Vatican clearly agrees:  



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