Several years ago I posted scenario where the Swiss Guard of Pope Benedict XVI would square off against the Red Chinese Army. That was a joke, but it could not be crazier and more dangerous than this story from ABC News.
TODAY - January 19, 2010
Bible codes found on military weapons
Rifle scope with Bible verse inscription (ABC News)
Bible codes found on military weaponsA contractor has been inscribing coded references to Bible verses on rifle scopes for years. The controversy
***My story pales in comparison…
Vatican Excommunicates 4 Chinese Bishops
The Vatican on Thursday excommunicated two bishops ordained by China’s state-controlled church without the pope’s consent, escalating tensions as the two sides explore preliminary moves toward improving ties.
The Vatican also excommunicated the two bishops who ordained them, saying church law mandates excommunication for bishops involved in ordinations without Vatican approval.
Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls cited Article 1382 of the Roman Catholic Church’s canon law. That article states that “both the bishop who, without a pontifical mandate, consecrates a person a bishop, and the one who receives the consecration from him, incur a ‘latae sententiae excommunication,’” which means they are automatically excommunicated.
Please find the entire article here.
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