Is cow flatulence a serious problem? NO!!!

 

Owen Jennings:

Grasping the relative size and importance of very 

small fractions can be challenging. Discussing

 parts per million or percentages with several 

zeros can become meaningless. Sometimes 

analogies are helpful.

An example is trying to gather the size of 

methane in the atmosphere or just the amount 

of ruminant methane that, lately, has been

 receiving a bad press from green groups desperate

 for new villains.

All methane in the atmosphere is 0.00018% or less

 than two parts per million. What does that look

 like in terms that are relatable?

Imagine the whole of the atmosphere is a car trip

 from Los Angeles to New York or 2,778 miles...

 All the planet’s methane would be just the first 

26 feet  from the starting point.  

 

It is a very minor amount by any reckoning.

The Four Authoritative Catholic Creeds

 

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Athanasian Creed

The Athanasian Creed, also know as the "Quicumque vult", was formerly recited at the office of Prime on Sundays. It is one of the four authoritative Creeds of the Catholic Church. In 1940, the lost 'Excerpta' of St. Vincent of Lerins (flourished in 440: "quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est") was discovered, and this work contains much of the language of the Creed. The earliest known copy of the creed was included in a prefix to a collection of homilies by Caesarius of Arles (died 542).

Whoever wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the Catholic faith.
 For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire he will undoubtedly be lost forever.
 

This is what the Catholic faith teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity. 
We distinguish among the persons, but we do not divide the substance. 


For the Father is a distinct person; the Son is a distinct person; and the Holy Ghost is a distinct person. 
Still the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost have one divinity, equal glory, and coeternal majesty.


What the Father is, the Son is, and the Holy Ghost is. 
The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Ghost is uncreated.
 The Father is boundless, the Son is boundless, and the Holy Ghost is boundless.
The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal, and the Holy Ghost is eternal.
 

Nevertheless, there are not three eternal beings, but one eternal being.
Thus there are not three uncreated beings, nor three boundless beings, but one uncreated being and one boundless being. 


Likewise, the Father is omnipotent, the Son is omnipotent, and the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Yet there are not three omnipotent beings, but one omnipotent being. 
Thus the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God.
 But there are not three gods, but one God.


The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Ghost is Lord. 
There as not three lords, but one Lord.
 For according to Christian truth, we must profess that each of the persons individually is God; and according to Christian religion we are forbidden to say that there are three gods or lords.


The Father is not made by anyone, nor created by anyone, nor generated by anyone.
The Son is not made nor created, but he is generated by the Father alone.
 The Holy Ghost is not made nor created nor generated, but proceeds from the Father and the Son.
 There is, then, one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, but not three sons; one Holy Ghost, not three holy ghosts.


In this Trinity, there is nothing greater, nothing less than anything else. 
But the entire three persons are coeternal and coequal with one another.
 

So that, as we have said, we worship complete unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity. 
This, then, is what he who wishes to be saved must believe about the Trinity. It is also necessary for eternal salvation that he believes steadfastly in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.


The true faith is: we believe and profess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man. 
As God He was begotten of the substance of the Father before time; as man He was born in time of the substance of His Mother.
 He is perfect God; and He is perfect man, with a rational soul and human flesh.


He is equal to the Father in His divinity, but He is inferior to the Father in His humanity. 
Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ.
And He is one, not because His divinity was changed into flesh, but because His humanity was assumed to God.
 He is one, not at all because of a mingling of substances, but because He is one person.
 As a rational soul and flesh are one man: so God and man are one Christ.


He died for our salvation, descended to hell, arose from the dead on the third day.
 Ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty, and from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.


At His coming, all men are to arise with their own bodies; and they are to give an account of their lives. 
Those who have done good deeds will go into eternal life; those who have done evil will go into everlasting fire.
 This is the Catholic faith. Everyone must believe it, firmly and steadfastly; otherwise He cannot be saved. Amen.


Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Ghost was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

The following is my favorite Creed

Creed of Pope Pius IV

The "Professio fidei Tridentina", also known as the "Creed of Pope Pius IV", is one of the four authoritative Creeds of the Catholic Church. It was issued on November 13, 1565 by Pope Pius IV in his bull "Iniunctum nobis" under the auspices of the Council of Trent (1545 - 1563). It was subsequently modified slightly after the First Vatican Council (1869 - 1870) to bring it inline with the dogmatic definitions of the Council. The major intent of the Creed was to clearly define the Catholic faith against Protestantism. At one time it was used by Theologians as an oath of loyalty to the Church and to reconcile converts to the Church, but it is rarely used these days.

I, N, with a firm faith believe and profess each and everything which is contained in the Creed which the Holy Roman Church maketh use of. To wit:

I believe in one God, The Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God. Born of the Father before all ages. God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God. Begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father. By whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And became incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary: and was made man. He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who together with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, and who spoke through the prophets. And one holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Apostolic and Ecclesiastical traditions and all other observances and constitutions of that same Church I firmly admit to and embrace.

I also accept the Holy Scripture according to that sense which holy mother the Church hath held, and doth hold, and to whom it belongeth to judge the true sense and interpretations of the Scriptures. Neither will I ever take and interpret them otherwise than according to the unanimous consent of the Fathers.

I also profess that there are truly and properly Seven Sacraments of the New Law, instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord, and necessary for the salvation of mankind, though not all are necessary for everyone; to wit, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and Matrimony; and that they confer grace; and that of these, Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders cannot be repeated without sacrilege. I also receive and admit the accepted and approved ceremonies of the Catholic Church in the solemn administration of the aforesaid sacraments.

I embrace and accept each and everything which has been defined and declared in the holy Council of Trent concerning original sin and justification.

I profess, likewise, that in the Mass there is offered to God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead; and that in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist there is truly, really, and substantially, the Body and Blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ; and that a conversion takes place of the whole substance of the bread into the Body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the Blood, which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation. I also confess that under either species alone Christ is received whole and entire, and a true sacrament.

I steadfastly hold that there is a Purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. Likewise, that the saints, reigning together with Christ, are to be honored and invoked, and that they offer prayers to God for us, and that their relics are to be venerated. I most firmly assert that the images of Christ, of the Mother of God, ever virgin, and also of other Saints, ought to be kept and retained, and that due honor and veneration is to be given them.

I also affirm that the power of indulgences was left by Christ in the Church, and that the use of them is most wholesome to Christian people.

I acknowledge the Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church as the mother and teacher of all churches; and I promise true obedience  to the Bishop of Rome, successor to St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and Vicar of Jesus Christ. 

I likewise undoubtedly receive and profess all other things delivered, defined, and declared by the sacred Canons, and general Councils, and particularly by the holy Council of Trent, and by the ecumenical Council of the Vatican, particularly concerning the primacy of the Roman Pontiff and his infallible teaching. I condemn, reject, and anathematize all things contrary thereto, and all heresies which the Church hath condemned, rejected, and anathematized.

This true Catholic faith, outside of which no one can be saved, which I now freely profess and to which I truly adhere, I do so profess and swear to maintain inviolate and with firm constancy with the help of God until the last breath of life. And I shall strive, as far as possible, that this same faith shall be held, taught, and professed by all those over whom I have charge. I N. do so pledge, promise, and swear, so help me God and these Holy Gospels of God.

Finally, at long last, a Catholic Cardinal reminds us faithful that we do not have to obey any heretic no matter how high their office.

Cardinal Muller:

Cardinal Pell is fully justified in reminding the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of its responsibility to safeguard the truth of the faith and the unity of the Church of Christ in the authority of the Successor of Peter against the open heresy of German Synodalism (cf. Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 18). Whoever wants to prescribe to the faithful other sources of revelation besides the Holy Scriptures and the Apostolic Tradition, has fallen away from the Catholic faith (cf. Vatican II, Dei verbum 9f). Heretical bishops must not be obeyed, and every Catholic is called upon to bear witness to the truth against them, even if they enforce their power with brute force, just as the Arian and Donatist bishops once persecuted true Catholics. One can see it in the uncharitable treatment of Cardinal Woelki, what these self-empowered “lords of faith” (2 Cor 1, 24) are capable of. They are not perceived by Christians as “servants of their joy” in Jesus Christ, who alone is way, truth and life.

As for their closeness to Pope Francis, by whom they feel constantly “encouraged,” it is only necessary to recall the arrogance with which they have pushed aside his request for the primacy of the new evangelization.

Of course, this essential truth is too little known even among the soi disant trads.

The following is my favorite Creed

16th Century Creed of Pope Pius IV

The "Professio fidei Tridentina", also known as the "Creed of Pope Pius IV", is one of the four authoritative Creeds of the Catholic Church. It was issued on November 13, 1565 by Pope Pius IV in his bull "Iniunctum nobis" under the auspices of the Council of Trent (1545 - 1563). It was subsequently modified slightly after the First Vatican Council (1869 - 1870) to bring it inline with the dogmatic definitions of the Council. The major intent of the Creed was to clearly define the Catholic faith against Protestantism. At one time it was used by Theologians as an oath of loyalty to the Church and to reconcile converts to the Church, but it is rarely used these days.

I, N, with a firm faith believe and profess each and everything which is contained in the Creed which the Holy Roman Church maketh use of. To wit:

I believe in one God, The Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God. Born of the Father before all ages. God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God. Begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father. By whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And became incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary: and was made man. He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who together with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, and who spoke through the prophets. And one holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Apostolic and Ecclesiastical traditions and all other observances and constitutions of that same Church I firmly admit to and embrace.

I also accept the Holy Scripture according to that sense which holy mother the Church hath held, and doth hold, and to whom it belongeth to judge the true sense and interpretations of the Scriptures. Neither will I ever take and interpret them otherwise than according to the unanimous consent of the Fathers.

I also profess that there are truly and properly Seven Sacraments of the New Law, instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord, and necessary for the salvation of mankind, though not all are necessary for everyone; to wit, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and Matrimony; and that they confer grace; and that of these, Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders cannot be repeated without sacrilege. I also receive and admit the accepted and approved ceremonies of the Catholic Church in the solemn administration of the aforesaid sacraments.

I embrace and accept each and everything which has been defined and declared in the holy Council of Trent concerning original sin and justification.

I profess, likewise, that in the Mass there is offered to God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead; and that in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist there is truly, really, and substantially, the Body and Blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ; and that a conversion takes place of the whole substance of the bread into the Body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the Blood, which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation. I also confess that under either species alone Christ is received whole and entire, and a true sacrament.

I steadfastly hold that there is a Purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. Likewise, that the saints, reigning together with Christ, are to be honored and invoked, and that they offer prayers to God for us, and that their relics are to be venerated. I most firmly assert that the images of Christ, of the Mother of God, ever virgin, and also of other Saints, ought to be kept and retained, and that due honor and veneration is to be given them.

I also affirm that the power of indulgences was left by Christ in the Church, and that the use of them is most wholesome to Christian people.

I acknowledge the Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church as the mother and teacher of all churches; and I promise true obedience  to the Bishop of Rome, successor to St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and Vicar of Jesus Christ. 

I likewise undoubtedly receive and profess all other things delivered, defined, and declared by the sacred Canons, and general Councils, and particularly by the holy Council of Trent, and by the ecumenical Council of the Vatican, particularly concerning the primacy of the Roman Pontiff and his infallible teaching. I condemn, reject, and anathematize all things contrary thereto, and all heresies which the Church hath condemned, rejected, and anathematized.

This true Catholic faith, outside of which no one can be saved, which I now freely profess and to which I truly adhere, I do so profess and swear to maintain inviolate and with firm constancy with the help of God until the last breath of life. And I shall strive, as far as possible, that this same faith shall be held, taught, and professed by all those over whom I have charge. I N. do so pledge, promise, and swear, so help me God and these Holy Gospels of God.

True Obedience. Why does this fantastic Creed use true to modify obedience?

 I think it is because it would be false obedience to obey the commands/strictures/laws etc issuing from a heretic no matter how high his office.

"I don't need a priest to confess my sins. I confess directly to God and, thus, I know I am forgiven."

Antiochus  Epiphanes,  king  of  Syria,  committed  many 

enormous  crimes.  He  ordered  the  faithful  Jews  to  be 

cruelly  massacred  + he  plundered  the  Temple,  and  dese 

crated  the  Holy  of  holies.  But  the  vengeance  of  God  was 

swift  and  terrible.  The  impious  king  was  stricken  with 

an  incurable  disease.  He  was  tortured  by  the  most  excru 

ciating  pain  his  body  was  devoured  by  worms ;  his 

rotten  flesh  fell,  piecemeal,  from  his  body,  and  the  stench 

which  proceeded  from  him  was  intolerable.  The  unhappy 

tyrant  began  now  to  repent  of  his  crimes.  He  promised 

God  that  he  would  restore  everything  he  had  stolen  from 

the  Temple  ;  he  even  promised  that  he  would  renounce 

infidelity,  travel  over  the  world,  and  preach  everywhere  the 

true  God.  Surely,  you  will  say,  this  was  extraordinary 

contrition.  Yet  the  Holy  Ghost  tells  us  that,  "  This 

wicked  man  prayed  to  God,  but  in  vain  !  He  received  no 

pardon!  (2  Mach.  iii.,  13.) 

Father Michael Mueller. 

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Ketanji Brown Jackson is a progressive pro-pedophile

polylogist. No wonder the Democrats love her. O, and when she is

lenient towards pedophiles, call them what they are SEX 

CRIMINALS, not sex offenders.

The Jews were a peculiar people

 

Deut 7:6 Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth.

Deut 14:2  Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God: and he chose thee to be his peculiar people of all nations that are upon the earth

Deut 26:18 And the Lord hath chosen thee this day, to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to thee, and to keep all his commandments:

Ver. 6.  Peculiar.  Heb. sogula, laid up like something most precious and desirable.  M. --- God seemed to have abandoned other nations to the corruption of their own heart.  "This was, by a particular mystery, a prophetical nation."  S. Aug. ep. cii.  Ex. xix. 5.  C. --- Therefore must they destroy every idol in their land, to set a pattern to all other less favoured nations how they ought also to treat them.

Response to Phlogiston

 False. You misstate her position as well as the idea that she was the first to come up with the "Benedict is Pope" idea. That honor actually goes to Fr. Gruner of blessed memory (akacatholic.com/did-fr-gruner-consider-francis-an-anti-pope). But don't let that get in the way of your remote diagnosis Dr Freud.

I have to respond this way because my comment section is on the fritz.

Let's begin at the beginning. 

In what way have I misstated her claims/position/argument?

Quote Fr Gruner where he claims the resignation was invalid owing to substantial error... 

Gruner claims "Benedict in his resignation says “I am not resigning the munus…”

That would be interesting IF that is what he said in his declaration:

Declaratio of February 10, 2013 in which Pope Benedict XVI announced his decision to renounce the papacy. In the Declaratio, Pope Benedict declares the following (emphasis added):

I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.

Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects.  And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.  (Declaratio, Pope Benedict XVI, February 10, 2013)

Fr Gruner is wrong - so wrong that what he said is a lie.

 Pope Benedict did not say what Fr Gruener claimed he said.

However, because there is free will you are at liberty to believe all of the lies you desire.

How have you misstated her position? Here’s how. You state: “Said differently, had Francis acted as a normal Pope she would never have created this claim because if she had she would be supporting a two pope reality. That is, if she is right that Benedict is Pope because substantial error then the Church would have two popes even if Francis had acted ...

You are having difficulty I see.  That is not her stated position - Substantial error is (as I noted) what you quoted is the unseen and unacknowledged consequence of her position.

Benedict is not Pope.

For me, BIP (Benedict Is Pope) stands for Barnhardt is Pope. Barnardt locuta est....How many putative faithful Catholics have followed her down her poisonous path?

She is the one who initiated this lunacy (Substantial Error in his resignation which means Benedict is still Pope) and I think it was not because of any objective or canonical reason but owing to her cognitive dissonance. The situation in Rome created in her an intense psychological pressure that could only be dissipated/ relieved by her theory.

If one goes to her blog and reads her posts after Francis was elected it is clear she accepted him as Pope (As I recall it was about a year). It is only when he continued to do what he does and say what he says that she created this "fact."

She had to arrive at some means to claim he wasn't Pope but that Benedict still was or she would continue to experience psychological pain.

Said differently, had Francis acted as a normal Pope she would never have created this claim because if she had she would be supporting a two pope reality.

That is, if she is right that Benedict is Pope because substantial error then the Church would have two popes even if Francis had acted like a real Pope.

If she is right, had a second Pope Pius X been elected and restored all things in Christ, he would not be Pope because substantial error, he would be an Antipope.

That is, her solution is not a solution.

It is poison.