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Politics and World Leaders / Re: Hey! This guy's not perfect either!
« Last post by Benedikt on Yesterday at 05:40:19 PM »
Quote from: Mark 79 on Yesterday at 05:02:56 PM
So let's piss all over him for a month.


Is he a traditional Catholic, or at least trying to be?
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Funny Stuff for Catholics / Perhaps St. Hildegard did NOT fortell a comet?
« Last post by LaramieHirsch on Yesterday at 05:29:15 PM »
I went down a rabbit hole. Apparently, we can't substantiate that a well-known online "comet prophecy" actually comes from St. Hildegard. 

The Unauthenticated Prophecy of St. Hildegard's Comet

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Politics and World Leaders / Hey! This guy's not perfect either!
« Last post by Mark 79 on Yesterday at 05:02:56 PM »
So let's piss all over him for a month.

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SSPX Resistance News / NeoSSPX Says Mass in Modernist Rome
« Last post by Benedikt on Yesterday at 05:01:07 PM »
Here is some more rotten fruit of Fellay’s agreement made  in 2012 with the counterfeit church: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mKbSklwDRcw
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Politics and World Leaders / Re: GUN POLITICS
« Last post by Mark 79 on Yesterday at 04:58:46 PM »
ATF Can’t Stop Shooting Itself in the Foot—Even Under Trump
Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 21, 2025 by Ammoland Editors & Staff

https://www.ammoland.com/2025/08/atf-cant-stop-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-even-under-trump/

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump’s reforms at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were meant to put the agency back on track.Zero Tolerance is gone, a pro-gun director is in place, and the firearm industry was told the agency would return to its core mission: fighting crime and illegal trafficking, not harassing gun dealers or law-abiding citizens.
But old habits die hard. This week, the Washington Field Division of the ATF lit up social media for all the wrong reasons. A post on X showed a photo of an agent lifting a suspect’s shirt to reveal a pistol stuffed into his waistband. The caption warned that “many people attempt to conceal firearms on their person or belongings which puts everyone involved at risk.”
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Instead of calming fears, the message backfired—badly.
The Problem With ATF’s Framing
The trouble wasn’t the photo, but the words. The ATF didn’t say the suspect was a convicted felon, a trafficker, or otherwise barred from owning a firearm. They simply portrayed concealed carry itself as a danger.

For millions of Americans, that’s a direct insult. As one user, @DiscoMephisto, put it: “Millions upon millions of us conceal firearms upon our persons. There are people out there, doing things they shouldn’t do, who should be at risk.”
The U.S. Supreme Court has been clear: carrying a firearm outside the home is constitutionally protected. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), the Court struck down restrictive “may issue” carry laws.
Mark W. Smith of Four Boxes Diner jumped into the thread, telling ATF directly
Mark W. Smith of Four Boxes Diner jumped into the thread, telling ATF directly: “Please speak with the Washington ATF field office about the Second Amendment and the Bruen decision. I suspect their social media person lacks the relevant knowledge.”
That’s why Mark W. Smith of Four Boxes Diner jumped into the thread, telling ATF directly:
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“Please speak with the Washington ATF field office about the Second Amendment and the Bruen decision. I suspect their social media person lacks the relevant knowledge.”
Backlash From the Gun Community


The replies were nearly unanimous in their condemnation. Some were sharp, others sarcastic, but all pointed to the same problem—ATF still doesn’t understand that lawful gun owners are not the enemy.
  • “As is their … right. Disband,” wrote @GATOR_eternal, echoing the frustration many feel.
  • “2A is not a suggestion. Go [expletive] yourselves,” posted @thiccWifWaffle, gathering over two dozen likes.
  • Others reminded ATF of its history: Ruby Ridge, Waco, Fast & Furious. “Wanna see what we see looking into your world?” asked @MarionMor1sson, listing decades of abuses.
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Even critics outside the gun-rights world saw the post as tone-deaf. One user literly replied: “Y’all are tone-deaf.” LOL.
Why Messaging Still Matters
To the average ATF agent, the photo was just another day at work. But messaging like this shows why the agency still struggles for legitimacy—even after reforms under Trump.
The firearms industry was cautiously optimistic earlier this year when Acting Director Daniel Driscoll promised to move away from “punitive” Biden-era tactics. “Law-abiding dealers deserve a system that treats them fairly, not like suspects,” Driscoll said in June. And NSSF, the industry’s trade association, welcomed the new partnership approach.
But every time a field office paints concealed carry as inherently dangerous, that optimism takes a hit. For a community already skeptical of federal overreach, the ATF’s words confirm the worst suspicions: that the agency still doesn’t respect the Second Amendment.
The Bigger Lesson
D-FENS 10:58 AM · Aug 20, 2025
D-FENS 10:58 AM · Aug 20, 2025: “Take a look into our world. This is a scenario Americans face when combating violent government agencies and murderous agents. Many agents attempt to step on the necks of free people, which puts everyone involved at risk.”
Gun owners aren’t looking for special treatment. They just want the government to recognize their rights. When ATF talks about “concealed firearms” as a public threat, it’s not targeting violent criminals—it’s casting a shadow over every law-abiding carrier.
That’s why the backlash was so fierce, and why the bureau’s credibility problem isn’t going away anytime soon. Until ATF learns to speak the language of the Constitution, every misstep on social media will remind gun owners why they don’t trust the rogue and deadly agency.
As one reply summed it up: “Take a look into our world. This is a scenario Americans face when combating violent government agencies and murderous agents. Many agents attempt to step on the necks of free people, which puts everyone involved at risk.”
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Even after Trump, ATF’s messaging still backfires—because no amount of reform can fix a culture that views lawful gun owners as suspects.

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Catholic Living in the Modern World / Re: Is the Universe Finite or Infinite?
« Last post by roscoe on Yesterday at 04:53:47 PM »
Galileo And Freedom Of Thought by Sherwood Taylor pg 34.

" The earliest critics of the ancient astronomy had no better grounds for their criticism( of fixed E) than had Aristotle for his assertions. Their predilection for an infinite universe & moving E was mystical, not scientific. Thus that remarkable man Nicolas of Cusa in 1440 wrote a work entitled Learned Ignorance in which he maintains that E cannot be the centre of U because U is infinite: & since E was not the centre, there is no reason to suppose it to be immobile. 

Pope Eugenius IV raised no objection to the theories of Nicolas & indeed raised him to the purple after their publication. " :cowboy:
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Politics and World Leaders / Iowa Re: GUN POLITICS
« Last post by Mark 79 on Yesterday at 04:50:37 PM »
U.S. Senate Candidate Jim Carlin Pledges Support for National Concealed Carry Reciprocity
https://www.ammoland.com/2025/08/u-s-senate-candidate-jim-carlin-pledges-support-for-national-concealed-carry-reciprocity/
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The Catholic Bunker / If you don't have a .22LR…
« Last post by Mark 79 on Yesterday at 04:41:14 PM »
… here is a great deal on the Ruger 10/22: 
Ruger 10/22 Carbine Combo .22LR w/ Scope & Case – $299.99 (Save $150 Today!)
https://palmettostatearmory.com/ruger-10-22-carbine-combo-22lr-10rd-18-5-rifle-w-scope-and-case-31143.html
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Fighting Errors in the Modern World / Re: How Do You Truly Resist the Neo-SSPX and Vatican II Spirit?
« Last post by Twice dyed on Yesterday at 04:38:42 PM »
This sermon is in the "Members Only" Board.

https://www.cathinfo.com/members-only/tomas-aquinas-sermon-may-25-2025-'remember-what-you-are!'-english-translatio/

Excerpt...
+Thomas Aquinas - at an Ordination. 2025

"...then declare: 'There is my life...(...) there is the
comprehension of the modern errors!' - because the others have simply forgotten,
but he, he didn't forget. His co-disciples at the Seminary of Rome; he listened to
the same conferences, the same courses - they forgot! We must be careful not to forget.
We are called to continue a chain, a chain which has links. Mgr. Lefebvre is already dead. The chain must be continued as best we can. We are poor, we are feeble, we are imperfect but we have a responsibility...and this responsibility - do not flee from the responsibility. We must do all we can to maintain the combat of Mgr. Lefebvre which is not only his but the combat of the Church. (...) Our
attachment must be to the Church. Nevertheless, it so happened that this combat
passed through to us by a bishop, an archbishop, and therein is our strength.
Timestamp: 5:55

But the force of the small Resistance, refers to, wants to, must refer to, and
must reach out towards Mgr. Lefebvre, not only for the doctrine - I repeat, it is
not his doctrine. "My doctrine is not from Me" said Our Lord; and Mgr. Lefebvre
would be able to say that to a greater degree,"My doctrine is not mine", it is the
doctrine of the Church.
But there isn't only the doctrine...there is the combat too. This combat has a
special peculiarity nowadays.
..."

So I try to read True Trad doctrine, and gentle share with others who don't even know there is a God. Talking about Miracles is also my trump card.
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SSPX Resistance News / Re: Interview with Fr. Pivert
« Last post by Dominique on Yesterday at 04:21:41 PM »
Quote from: Plenus Venter on August 17, 2025, 11:56:26 PM
When Resistance Catholics attending SSPX Masses become indifferent and like the 'frog in boiling water', we should likewise ask what the root cause of that is. It's not because they are attending the Traditional Mass and frequenting the sacraments and hearing the almost exclusively edifying sermons (that is still the rule in the SSPX, perhaps not in Germany?). No, it is for the reason you cite for your cause: they lack catechism and zeal... and they have not understood the crisis.

Fr Pivert answers the question "And what do you think are the biggest errors of the society of St. Pius X?" with this succinct response: "The silence. And that's what it is very difficult to understand, because silence is not an error. It is not a fighting error. It's an easier way to fall in error when you do not know it.". Now whether you resist the slide of the SSPX by continuing to attend and voicing your concerns, or by staying at home and depriving yourself of the sacraments, the same void exists, the same silence - unless you actively take measures to educate yourself about the crisis. And this is the answer to this problem, understanding the battle we are in. You can just as well go off the rails with any other Resistance priest as you can with the SSPX. Just look at what has transpired already in the Resistance in less than 15 years... 

It is a grave sin to not fulfill your Sunday obligation. It requires a proportionate reason not to do so. Be careful trying to bind consciences. Catholic Tradition does not need more popes making dogmas where they do not exist. Prudential decisions change with circuмstances. Leave it to directors of souls.
What I don't understand is how some people see themselves in the "Resistance" when they go to Mass at the SSPX even when a Resistance priest is saying Mass a few kilometers away!!! 
I don't question the motives, only the fact that one can see themselves part of this movement in these circuмstances... 
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