1. Fr. Unger on St. Irenaeus of Lyons's Adversus haereses, III, 3, 2 ("the locus on the importance of the Roman Church as a criterion of apostolic tradition")
See the article "St. Irenaeus and the Roman Primacy", by The Rev. Fr. Dominic J. Unger
O.F.M. Cap., in
Theological Studies, 13.3 (1952), pp. 359-418:
http://www.ts.mu.edu/readers/content/pdf/13/13.3/13.3.3.pdf
(That article came to my attention
via the reference to it on p. 154 of
The Church and Infallibility. A Reply to the Abridged "Salmon"., by The Rt. Rev. The (7th) Lord Abbot of Downside (B. C. Butler)
O.S.B., published by The Catholic Book Club, undated (but sometime between September 1952 and 10.3.56, judging by, respectively, that article and the handwritten inscription in my second-hand copy of
The Church and Infallibility.)
Labels: dogma, Papacy, St. Irenaeus of Lyons
2. Mr. Saletan on the opinions of nominal Catholics on matters of Faith and morals
See the article "The pope's Catholic problem", by Mr. William Saletan, dated February 12, 2014, downloaded from
The Sydney Morning Herald's website:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-popes-catholic-problem-20140212-32gv5.html?skin=text-only
Labels: demography
3. For the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the most recent periodic reports of, respectively, the Holy See and the Russian Federation, see here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/VAT/CRC_C_VAT_CO_2_16302_E.pdf
and here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/RUS/CRC_C_RUS_CO_4-5_16305_E.pdf
Labels: U.N.O.
4. A couple of recent Gubernatorial (New South Wales) activities
4.1 On Friday, the 7th ult., Her Excellency The Governor of New South Wales "attended the Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony celebrating the launch of the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival followed by a reception hosted by The Lord Mayor, at Sydney Town Hall."
The quotation in that headline comes from the webpage "Friday, 7 February 2014" at the official Governor of New South Wales website:
http://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/news/diary-of-engagements/friday-7-february-2014/
(That event came to my attention
via the Vice-Regal notices on p. 31 in the classifieds section of the "Weekend Business" supplement of
The Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, February 8-9, 2014, No. 55017, ISSN 0312-6315.)
Labels: G.L.B.T., N.S.W.
4.2 In the early evening of Friday, the 28th ult., Her Excellency The Governor of New South Wales "opened the “We Are Family”, photographic, video and installation works exhibition, as part of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, at the Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington."
The quotation, including the italics, in that headline comes from the webpage "Friday, 28 February 2014" at the official Governor of New South Wales website:
http://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/news/diary-of-engagements/friday-28-february-2014/
(That event came to my attention
via the Vice-Regal notices on p. 34 in the Classifieds section of the "BusinessDay[
sic]" supplement of
The Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, March 1-2, 2014, Issue No. 55035, ISSN presumably 0312-6315.)
Labels: G.L.B.T., N.S.W.
5. Prof. Flannery's curriculum vitæ
See the article "Tim Flannery: a man for all climates", by Mr. Mark Dapin, dated February 8, 2014, downloaded from
The Sydney Morning Herald's website:
Warning: The following article contains references which might scandalise some readers:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/tim-flannery-a-man-for-all-climates-20140207-3271c.html?skin=text-only
(That article came to my attention
via the version printed as an installment in the
Herald's "LUNCH WITH" series under the headline "Beefing up for a climate fight" ("LUNCH WITH TIM FLANNERY"), by the same author, on p. 6 of the "News Review" supplement of
The Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, February 8-9, 2014, No. 55017, ISSN 0312-6315.)
Labels: Tim Flannery
6. Mr. Ban (the United Nations Secretary-General) on what he regards as proper and improper treatment of Gays & al. around the world
See the article "Ahead of Sochi Olympic Games, Ban praises power of sport to unite all people", no byline, dated February 6, 2014, downloaded from the United Nations website::
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47094#.UxWXLmex5es
(One of Mr. Ban's remarks came to my attention
via the article "Putin hypocrisy exposed", no byline (but the stated sources were
The Times,
A.F.P., and
The Wall Street Journal), on p. 9 in the "WORLD" section of
The Weekend Australian, February 8-9, 2014, First Edition, No. 15337, ISSN 1038-8761, published by Nationwide News Pty. Limited, and available online under the same headline, with the same stated sources, dated February 8, 2014, at
The Australian's website:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/putin-hypocrisy-exposed/story-fnay3ubk-1226820990769)
Labels: G.L.B.T., U.N.O.
7. Uganda's President has assented to a Bill which strengthens Uganda's anti-sodomy law.
See the article "Ugandan president signs law to jail gays for life", by Grace Matsiko, dated February 25, 2014, downloaded from
The Sydney Morning Herald's website:
http://www.smh.com.au/world/ugandan-president-signs-law-to-jail-gays-for-life-20140225-hvdn7.html?skin=text-only
Labels: G.L.B.T., Uganda
8. Dr. Zimmermann on no-fault divorce
See the article "The innocent victims of 'no-fault' divorce", by Dr. Augusto Zimmermann, dated March 1, 2014, downloaded from
News Weekly's website:
http://newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=56495
Labels: divorce, law, marriage
9. "It's thought that about 50 per cent of new [H.I.V. ]infections come from people who don't know they are infected"
The quotation, excluding my parenthesis, was attributed to Prof. Sharon Lewin ("a world-leading HIV researcher") in the article "HIV study lifts prevention hopes", by Julia Medew, dated March 7, 2014, downloaded from
The Sydney Morning Herald's website:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/hiv-study-lifts-prevention-hopes-20140306-34a9m.html?skin=text-only
Labels: H.I.V./A.I.D.S.
10. Some research on the hours of paid and unpaid work done by Australian men and women, respectively
See the paper "COOKING, CARING AND VOLUNTEERING: UNPAID WORK AROUND THE WORLD" (O.E.C.D. Social, Employment, and Migration Working Paper No. 116), by Dr. Veerle Miranda, dated September 20, 2011, downloaded from the O.E.C.D.'s website:
http://search.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocumentpdf/?cote=DELSA/ELSA/WD/SEM(2011)1&doclanguage=en
(That research came to my attention
via an article in the Sydney
Daily Telegraph of Friday, March 7, 2014.) But see the opinion piece "Women struggle to escape drudgery", by Peter Martin, dated March 9, 2014, downloaded from
The Sydney Morning Herald's website:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/women-struggle-to-escape-drudgery-20140308-34dvj.html?skin=text-only
Labels: economics, families, work
11. "Many people who oppose marriage equality do so, not out of homophobia, but out of sincerely held religious beliefs or views about the nature of marriage"
The quotation in that headline was attributed to "Australian Marriage Equality national director Rodney Croome" in the article "Mundine comes out fighting against Abbott race, gay slurs", by Mr. Rick Morton, dated March 8, 2014, downloaded from (behind the paywall at)
The Australian's website:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/mundine-comes-out-fighting-against-abbott-race-gay-slurs/story-fn59niix-1226848483178
(That article came to my attention
via the version printed under the same headline and with the same author on p. 8 in "THE NATION" section of
The Weekend Australian, March 8-9, 2014, First Edition, No. 15361, ISSN 1038-8761, published by Nationwide News Pty. Limited.)
Labels: marriage, morals
12. A few recent Masonic activities by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent (Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England)
12.1 In the evening of Wednesday, the 26th ult., H.R.H. The Duke of Kent "attended the Board of Grand Stewards Dinner at the Goring Hotel, … London", England
See
the Court Circular—the source for the quotation (excluding the ellipsis symbol) in that headline—of that day.
Labels: Edward Kent, Freemasons
12.2 In the afternoon of Thursday, the 6th instant, H.R.H. The Duke of Kent visited Stroud Masonic Hall. Later in the same day, His Royal Highness "attended a Service in Gloucester Cathedral to mark the work of the local Freemasons".
See
the Court Circular—the source for the quotation in that headline—of that day.
Labels: Anglicans, Edward Kent, Freemasons
Reginaldvs Cantvar
St. Patrick's Day,
A.D. 2014
