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News Roundup September 20,2024

 + JMJ    Just a little round up of some news bytes that caught my eye since the last Roundup. P^3 Tradicat: Popes Past Present and Future The Pope Wants to “Walk Together” with the Orthodox | FSSPX News RORATE CÆLI: "The Traditional Mass as a Conclave Issue: An Obstacle for Cardinal Parolin" Saint Pius X and Restoring All Things in Christ « Catholic Insight Pope St. Pius X Pope Pius XII on fashion - Voice of the Family The Oath Against Modernism, 2024 – Return to Fatima A Manifest Heretic Can Neither Become nor Remain a Pope Restore-DC-Catholicism: How Is This Not Material Heresy, If Not Formal Heresy? Bishop Strickland: Francis Teaches "Heresy" – Gloria.tv RORATE CÆLI: “Christ is no longer to be spoken about—and can no longer be spoken about”: New essay by Vigilius on Pope Francis in Southeast Asia Tradicat:So there are more cries of heresy and I have to wonder where they were during the reign of Pope St. John Paul the Second? The problem is ...

Economic Systems: Communism, Socialism, Free - Market - Part 1

 + JMJ  I live in a country that some call 'socialist' ... and I recall looking up the definition once and found that the label didn't fit. So I've decided to do a shallow dive into the different economic systems with a focus on Communism, Socialism and Market Driven. In Socialism - the means of production are not owned by individuals, but by a collective of some sort, such as the Government.   In Canada we have Crown Corporations that are own and managed by the Government.  So these do appear to be 'Socialist', however they are the exception not the rule and are generally focused on areas of national importance (See list at end of article).  I've attached some excerpts below and have concluded that the Canadian Health system is not inherently socialist because the 'method of production' - meaning the hospitals - are not generally owned by the government, but privately via corporations.  What most people don't seem to know is that the Canadian He...