VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Sexual abuse of minors was rife among superiors of the Legionaries of Christ Catholic religious order, with at least 60 boys abused by its founder Father Marcial Maciel, a report by the group showed.
The report is important because for decades until 2006, including during all of the pontificate of Pope John Paul, the Vatican dismissed accusations by seminarians that Maciel had abused them sexually, some when they were as young as 12.
The order said the report, which was released on Saturday and covers the period since Maciel founded it in his native Mexico in 1941 to this year, was "an additional attempt (by the Legionaries) to confront their history".
Maciel, who died in 2008, was perhaps the Roman Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile, even abusing children he had fathered secretly with at least two women while living a double life and being feted by the Vatican and Church conservatives.
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, 92, who was secretary of state under John Paul, was for years one of the Legionaries’ biggest protectors in the Vatican. We are a sanctuary order. Unhand us you brutes !
Pope Francis accepted his resignation as dean of the college of cardinals on Saturday and simultaneously changed church law to limit the dean’s position to a five-year term, rather than for life.
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Those Legionaires with their ruddy lances,
at congregants throwing hot glances.
Under every cassock and fancy petticoat;
a Gehazi, a Judas, a clever old stoat.
He's greedy, uncouth, lascivicious;
but effects pretty beatific trances.
[JPost] - Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a party on Chicago's south side intended to honor the victim of an earlier shooting, police said.
Police took two people into custody for questioning on Sunday, and one of them was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
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How long till the gunplay community
Begins to develop immunity?
"Chevalier de Lamarck,
Please report to Hyde Park
For a sterling research opportunity."
"Or just pick up the..."
"Oh no you didn't! BUP BUP BUP!"
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"intended to honor the victim". Second City Cop notes he attempted to carjack a Concealed Carry Permit holder while he was already in another stolen car
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(CNN) A Chicago house party devolved into chaos when a dispute led to the shootings of 13 people -- possibly at random, police said.
The 13 victims range from 16 to about 48 years old, said Fred Waller, chief of the Chicago Police Bureau of Patrol.
Four of the victims -- including the 16-year-old -- are hospitalized in critical condition. The other victims are in stable condition, Waller said.
The melee broke out around 12:35 a.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of South May Street. Thank goodness for all those movies showing guys holding their guns sideways and blasting away! If they'd actually been aiming, somebody coulda been killed shooting across a living room.
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"If your rep you are looking to bolster,
Dear waistband or belt-snagging oldster,
There isn't a catch!
Bareback isn't a patch
On our best Acme brand sideways holster!"
[graphic: OG sporting patched boxers and asymmetrically protruding lowrise gunbelt edges daintily through doorway]
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Minimal knowledge of firearms and shooting by Burg standards, here, but... while I loved my long-lost little Plastikpistole, I could never quite control, one-handed, a tendency to jerk left (adn back) as trigger broke. If that's a common thing, well... jerk in azimuth and you hit a cat or that baby over there, or whatever. Jerk in altitude aiming for the brisket? Headshot! Yarbles. Kneecap? Something, anyway. Method in madness? Okay, probably not.
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has resigned, effective immediately. “The Board of Directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company moving forward.” https://t.co/y0iztYMx0v
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Boeing - prime example of what happens when MBA's/bean counters make engineering decisions to save a few bucks. Result? A lot of dead people, a lot of airplanes they can't sell, and a hard-earned reputation for excellence tossed away.
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Shouldn't you wish the DoD better skill with their bidding processes?
Not when you end up with one or two main suppliers because you killed all the others off via having multi-billion dollar designs which only a small consortium could attempt to address.
[BBC] Helen Andrews was one of the youngest at Bletchley Park when she arrived from South America.
A brilliant mathematician at 17, her family had been told that she had a place at Cambridge.
She travelled back to the UK on a lightly guarded Atlantic convoy of ships which took almost four weeks.
Three ships in the convoy were sunk by U-boats - as the convoy was not allowed to stop, she witnessed many women and children drowning.
When she docked at Tilbury, she was invited to the captain's quarters, where she was told: "A man is waiting for you. Get in his car and don't ask any questions".
She was driven to Bletchley, not Cambridge. At 92 she has only just started talking about her experiences.
[Aljazeera] Supermarket giant says production at factory in China stopped after finding a Christmas card containing cry for help.
Supermarket giant Tesco in the United Kingdom has said it has stopped production at a factory in China after one of its Christmas cards was found to contain a cry for help reportedly from a prisoner who made it.
The Sunday Times newspaper reported that a London schoolgirl had opened a card last weekend to find a message inside claiming to be from inmates at Shanghai's Qingpu Prison.
Britain would not be Britain without its Jewish community. And we will stand with you and celebrate with you - at Chanukah and all year round. pic.twitter.com/S5ClRprCuL
[AlAhram] Hong Kong riot police broke up a solidarity rally for China's Uighurs on Sunday -- with one officer drawing a pistol -- as the city's pro-democracy movement likened their plight to that of the oppressed Moslem minority.
The initially peaceful rally descended into chaos when a small group of protesters removed a Chinese flag from a nearby government building and tried to burn it, an AFP news hound on the scene said.
Organisers stopped the flag being burned but riot police then swooped in with pepper spray, sparking anger from the crowd who threw water bottles.
One officer drew his side-arm and pointed it at the crowd but did not fire. Multiple protesters were seen being detained.
The rally in support of Uighurs is likely to anger Beijing.
China has faced international condemnation for rounding up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Moslem ethnic minorities in internment camps in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
The emergence of a huge surveillance and prison system that now blankets much of Xinjiang has been watched closely in Hong Kong which has been convulsed by six months of huge and sometimes violent protests against Beijing's rule.
Pro-Uighur chants and flags have become commonplace in Hong Kong's marches but Sunday's rally was the first to be specifically dedicated to Uighurs.
Around 1,000 people gathered in a square close to the city's harbourfront listening to speeches warning that the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown in Xinjiang could one day be replicated in Hong Kong.
"We shall not forget those who share a common goal with us, our struggle for freedom and democracy and the rage against the Chinese Communist Party," one speaker shouted through a loudspeaker to cheers from the crowd.
Many of those attending were waving the flag of "East Turkestan", the term many Uighur separatists use for Xinjiang, which has a white crescent moon on a blue background.
Others wore blue face masks displaying the East Turkestan flag. Flags for Tibet -- another restless region of China that has long been under a security lock down -- were also flown as well as Taiwan flags.
FEARS FOR THE FUTURE
China runs Hong Kong on a "one country, two systems" model which allows the financial hub key freedoms that are denied people on the authoritarian mainland.
Come 2047 -- 50 years after Britannia handed the city back -- the deal ends.
Many Hong Kongers fear an increasingly assertive China is already eroding those freedoms, especially since Xi Jinping became president.
Many at Sunday's rally said they felt a mainland style government is around the corner.
"The Chinese government are control freaks, they can't stand any opinions they disagree with," Katherine, a protester in her late twenties and a civil servant, told AFP before police moved in.
"In Xinjiang they are doing what they are doing because they have the power to do so. When they take over Hong Kong they will do the same," she added.
China rolled out a sweeping crackdown on Uighurs and other Moslem minorities after a series of deadly attacks by murderous Moslems.
It bristles at any criticism of its policies in Xinjiang and warns against foreign criticism.
Beijing initially denied the existence of the Xinjiang camps, but now says they are "vocational training centres" necessary to combat terrorism.
Few Moslem countries have openly criticised China given its huge economic clout.
But increasingly high profile figures are speaking out.
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, a German of Ottoman Turkish origin, criticised China's actions last week and the Moslem community's silence but has since come under a barrage of attacks from Beijing.
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This is one reason why I wasn't so jubilant about the HK riots. Good for us, that the Chinese were busy a while, but really all they had wanted was to extradite some individuals that were bribing their way to bail and impunity under the corrupt HK judiciary.
The people of Hong Kong made a grave error in allowing muslims as fillers in their crowds. They were practically aligning their righteous struggle for self determination with muslim criminal goals. Now comes the overt claim to solidarity with uighurs; now they'll suffer for it and not many will bother. In fact many, like me will identify with the Chinese fist in this regard.
The muslim is alway ready to walk with you in any anti-govt demonstration, he/she will readily volunteer for any activism to that end. Which is why you will find many Zaids and Mustafas in every chanting crowd. It's part of the koranic teachings on lawfare and gradually infusing instability into kafir societies. They will piggyback on everything from feminism to refugee rights to further their cause.
I shared earlier about the trafficking, money laundering gangs based in HK that the Chinese wanted to extradite. Many of the trafficking gangs use hawala, bitcoin and real estate deals to facilitate huge transfers. The multi-ethnic gangs from across the south China sea operate freely in the zone under protection from trade syndicates and lax laws. One such group is the 19 Sam Gor, with considerable clout in the HKSAR.
In reality, no one was going to rendition law abiding HK citizens to China for internment in camps. Only heinous offenders like a money launderer for traffickers who killed his pregnant girlfriend - the case that spurred the CPC to try to enact the bill through Carrie Lam.
That the HKSAR is hopelessly corrupt and often works for criminal interests without moral friction is known to everybody in the Asian underworld. It remains the one region where no definite laws have existed for a long time to deter human trafficking and sex-slavery, making it a perfect hiding place for bosses of these networks as business owners and regular entrepreneurs.
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Confucius to students: "Two temperers:
Our East produce weapons for emperors,
While West fashions finks
In weak armour (big chinks!)
Whom their ancestors think little whimperers."
[PJ] Think President Trump is letting the Democrats' bogus impeachment slow him down? Not even close. On Friday, he signed legislation repealing about $400 billion in Obamacare taxes.
And the best part is that the legislation making it possible was bipartisan. The Washington Examiner reports that "Democrats voted overwhelmingly in favor of the spending deal despite the fact that it repealed $373 billion in taxes meant to pay for Obamacare." Prior to losing their majority in the House, Republicans managed to repeal the individual mandate, which penalized individuals who chose not to buy health insurance. A full repeal and replace of Obamacare has yet been unachievable, but that hasn't stopped Trump from doing everything he can, via legislation or executive action, to rid us of the disastrous health care law, which sent health insurance costs skyrocketing. Trump has succeeded in undermining Obamacare by allowing people to buy short-term plans, and by allowing self-employed people to band together to purchase insurance at lower costs.
Sexual abuse of minors was rife among superiors of the Legionaires of Christ Catholic religious order, with at least 60 boys abused by its founder Father Marcial Maciel, a report by the group showed.https://t.co/eWncTImKl8
Boeing Starliner successfully re-entered and landed at 7:58 EST. Despite failure to rendezvous with the International Space Station, the vehicle proved out re-entry survivability and is the first crew rated spacecraft to recover to solid ground on the US continent.
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is the first crew rated spacecraft to recover to solid ground on the US continent
[Daily Wire] President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration had secured a large pay increase for those serving in the U.S. military, and that the accomplishment was "unprecedented" since this is the third year in a row that the administration has secured such pay increases.
"As president, I have been steadfast in my efforts to ensure that the courageous patriots of our Military Forces have the full support of the United States Government," Trump wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. service members. "That is why I fought so hard to secure another pay raise this year for our great troops. Starting January 1, 2020, each service member will see their PAY INCREASE by 3.1% ‐ the largest raise for our Military in more than 10 years."
"While previous administrations allowed military pay to stagnate, my administration has secured pay raises for our Troops in each of the past 3 years ‐ every year of my Presidency," Trump continued. "This is unprecedented. But when it comes to supporting our heroes in uniform, no measure can ever convey the depth of our gratitude or extent of our obligation. This new law continues my Administration’s unwavering support for Goldstar families by repealing the so-called ’Widow’s tax,’ which wrongly prevented certain Military spouses from receiving the full benefits earned by their beloved deceased partners."
h/t Instapundit
[WFB] - This week on the Sunday news shows: An MSNBC guest argued that the media's focus on interviewing white working-class voters is "dangerous" and "racist," a Democratic senator took aim at both sides of the aisle for prejudging the impeachment trial, and another MSNBC guest said that military cadets need to be taught that the "OK" hand symbol is not okay.
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Eric Boehlert (born December 6, 1965) is a pasty white liberal writer at Shareblue. Prior to this he was a senior writer for Salon for five years, and before that a contributing editor to Rolling Stone.
In other words, STFU and DIAF
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Np here with the fool's suggestion.
In fact I think not just the media but Democratic candidates for POTUS should avoid setting foot in or even mentioning PA WI MI OH altogether between now and November 2020.
[The Hill] The Pentagon has seen an exodus of top officials this month, prompting concerns from lawmakers and experts alike as the Defense Department struggles to fill roles ahead of a contentious election year that will leave little room for staffing critical jobs. I got my Federal employee annual bonus and I'm outta here.
Within seven days the department experienced the departure of five civilian policymakers, continuing a bleeding of staff the Trump administration has been having trouble keeping up with.
Though the Senate on Thursday night confirmed three Department of Defense (DOD) nominees - Lisa Hershman to be chief management officer, Dana Deasy to be chief information officer and Robert Sander to be Navy general counsel ‐ the administration has to overcome a limited bench of talent and a slowed down confirmation process in the Senate in refilling roles that have been recently vacated, staffed on an acting basis or empty for months.
The sheer number of open positions and roles filled on an acting basis, is "definitely concerning," said Alice Hunt Friend a former defense official now an expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
While the Pentagon bureaucracy is large enough to keep the lights on, officials holding roles in an acting capacity "often do not have the resources to make really critical decisions when changes need to be made or when the bureaucracy needs to respond to the outside world," she told The Hill.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) told The Hill that he was "baffled" by length of time numerous officials have been in an acting role.
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officials holding roles in an acting capacity "often do not have the resources to make really critical decisions when changes need to be made or when the bureaucracy needs to respond to the outside world," she told The Hill.
And yet, the Russians and Chinese have still not attacked. What can we possibly determine from all of this 'Five Sided Nut' turmoil and confusion? To whom can we write? Who must we call? Oh wait....
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Focusing on judges, who are permanent appointees, over bureaucrats who will be out with the next administration. If our officers are competent, this won't hurt readiness.
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...its just crappy laws and regulations that say a person of a certain SGS position has to sign off on paperwork that will be the problem.
So she wasn't an expert when she worked at DoD? That much I believe.
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The easiest way to downsize the bureaucracy is to not fill empty positions, but just let others cover the responsibilities. Over at the state department they were complaining about exactly the same thing back in mid-2017— entire areas in the Washington, DC offices where not a single desk was filled.
Consider it a slow-motion interview, guys — if you demonstrate ability, they might make the promotion permanent.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Sexual abuse of minors was rife among superiors of the Legionaries of Christ Catholic religious order, with at least 60 boys abused by its founder Father Marcial Maciel, a report by the group showed.
(CNN) A Chicago house party devolved into chaos when a dispute led to the shootings of 13 people -- possibly at random, police said.
[BBC] Helen Andrews was one of the youngest at Bletchley Park when she arrived from South America.
This is one reason why I wasn't so jubilant about the HK riots. Good for us, that the Chinese were busy a while, but really all they had wanted was to extradite some individuals that were bribing their way to bail and impunity under the corrupt HK judiciary.
[PJ] Think President Trump is letting the Democrats' bogus impeachment slow him down? Not even close. On Friday, he signed legislation repealing about $400 billion in Obamacare taxes.
