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More Dismembered Continents to Be Found?

But Conall Mac Niocaill, a geologist at the University of Oxford in the U.K. who was also not involved in the study, said "the lines of evidence are, individually, only suggestive, but collectively they add up to a compelling story."

The zircons "produce a range of ages, but all yield ages older than 660 million years, and one is almost 2 billion years old," he added.

"There is no obvious source for them in Mauritius, and they are unlikely to have been blown in by the wind, or carried in by human activity, so the obvious conclusion is that the young volcanic lava sampled some older material on their way through the crust."

Based on the new findings, Mac Niocaill and others think other vanished microcontinents could be lurking beneath the Indian Ocean.

In fact, analyses of Earth's gravitational field have revealed other areas in the world's oceans where the rock appears to be thicker than normal and could be a sign of continental crusts.

"We know more about the topography of Mars than we do about the [topography] of the world's ocean floor, so there may well be other dismembered continents out there waiting to be discovered."

Missing Evidence?

Jérôme Dyment, a geologist at the Paris Institute of Earth Physics in France, said he's unconvinced by the work because it's possible that the ancient zircons found their way to the island by other means, for example as part of ship ballast or modern construction material.

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, which are not given by the authors so far," said Dyment, who did not participate in the research.

"Finding zircons in sand is one thing, finding them within a rock is another one ... Finding the enclave of deep rocks that, according to the author's inference, bring them to the surface during an eruption would be much more convincing evidence."

Dyment added that if Mauritia was real, evidence for its existence should be found as part of a joint French and German experiment that installed deep-sea seismometers to investigate Earth's mantle around Réunion Island, which is situated about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from Mauritius.

"If a microcontinent lies under Réunion, it should be depicted by this experiment," said Dyment, who is part of the project, dubbed RHUM-RUM.

Ancient Rocks

Scientists have long suspected that volcanic islands might contain evidence of lost continents, and Jamtveit and his team decided to test this hypothesis during a layover in Mauritius as part of a longer research trip in 1999.

The stop in tropical Mauritius "was a very tempting thing to do for a Norwegian in the cold month of January," Jamtveit said.

Mauritius was a good test site because it was a relatively young island and, being formed from ocean lava, would not naturally contain zircon, a tough mineral that doesn't weather easily.

If zircon older than 9 million years was found on Mauritius, it would be good evidence of the presence of buried continental material, Jamtveit explained.

At first, the scientists crushed rocks from Mauritius to extract the zircon crystals, but this proved difficult because the crushing equipment contained zircon from other sites, raising the issue of contamination.

"That was a show stopper for a while," Jamtveit said.

A few years later, however, some members of the team returned to Mauritius and this time brought back sand from two different beaches for sampling.

The scientists extracted 20 zircon samples and successfully dated 8 of them by calculating the rate that the elements uranium and thorium inside of the samples slowly break down into lead.

"They all provided much older ages than the age of the Mauritius lavas," Jamtveit said. "In fact they gave ages consistent with the ages of known continental rocks in Madagascar, Seychelles, and India."

Prehistoric Atlantis

Jamtveit and his colleagues estimate that the lost microcontinent, which they have dubbed Mauritia, was about a quarter of the size of Madagascar.

Furthermore, based on a recalculation of how the ancient continents drifted apart, the scientists concluded that Mauritia was once a tiny part of a much larger "supercontinent" that included India and Madagascar, called Rodinia.

The three landmasses "were tucked together in one big continent prior to the formation of the Indian Ocean," Jamtveit said.

But like a prehistoric Atlantis, Mauritia was eventually drowned beneath the waves when India broke apart from Madagascar about 85 million years ago.

But recently, researchers have found sand grains on Mauritius that contain fragments of the mineral zircon that are far older than the island, between 660 million and about 2 billion years old.

In a new study, detailed in the current issue of the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists concluded that the older minerals once belonged to a now vanished landmass, tiny bits of which were dragged up to the surface during the formation of Mauritius.

"When lavas moved through continental material on the way towards the surface, they picked up a few rocks containing zircon," study co-author Bjørn Jamtveit, a geologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, explained in an email.

Most of these rocks probably disintegrated and melted due to the high temperatures of the lavas, but some grains of zircons survived and were frozen into the lavas [during the eruption] and rolled down to form rocks on the Mauritian surface."

Ancient Lost Continent Discovered in Indian Ocean

Landmass "drowned" during continental breakup about 85 million years ago.



Lion Mountain (pictured) is located in southeastern Mauritius.
Photograph by Danita Delimont, Alamy


by Ker Than
for National Geographic News
Published February 25, 2013


Evidence of a drowned "microcontinent" has been found in sand grains from the beaches of a small Indian Ocean island, scientists say.

A well-known tourist destination, Mauritius is located about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) off the coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. Scientists think the tiny island formed some nine million years ago from cooling lava spewed by undersea volcanoes.

Peeling continent pieces

After analyzing marine fracture zones and ocean magnetic anomalies, the investigators suggest Mauritia separated from Madagascar, fragmented and dispersed as the Indian Ocean basin grew between 61 million and 83.5 million years ago. Since then, volcanic activity has buried Mauritia under lava, and may have done the same to other continental fragments.

"There are all these little slivers of continent that may peel off continents when the hotspot of a mantle plume passes under them," Hartz said. "Why that happens is still mind-boggling. Why, after something gets ripped apart, would it rip apart again?"

Finding past evidence of lost continents normally involves tediously crushing and sorting volcanic rocks, Hartz explained. The researchers essentially let nature do the work of pulverization for them by looking at sand.

"We suggest lots of scientists try this technique on their favorite volcanoes," Hartz said.

Digging in the sand

The beach sands of Mauritius are the eroded remnants of volcanic rocks created by eruptions 9 million years ago. Collecting them"was actually quite pleasant," said researcher Ebbe Hartz, a geologistat the University of Oslo in Norway. He described walking out from a tropical beach, "maybe with a Coke and an icebox, and you dig down underwater into sand dunes at low tide."

Within these sands, investigators discovered about 20 ancient zircon grains (a type of mineral) between 660 million and 1,970 million years old. To learn more about the source of this ancient zircon, the scientists investigated satellite maps of Earth's gravity field. The strength of the field depends on Earth's mass, and since the planet's mass is not spread evenly, its gravity field is stronger in some places on the planet's surface and weaker in others.

The researchers discovered Mauritius is part of a contiguous block of abnormally thick crust that extends in an arc northward to the Seychelles islands. The finding suggests Mauritius and the adjacent region overlie an ancient micro-continent they call Mauritia. The ancient zircons they unearthed are shards of lost Mauritia.

The researchers meticulously sought to rule out any chance these ancient grains were contaminants from elsewhere.

"Zircons are heavy minerals, and the uranium and lead elements used to date the ages of these zircons are extraordinarily heavy, so these grains do not easily fly around â€" they did not blow into Mauritius from a sandstorm in Africa," Hartz told OurAmazingPlanet.

"We also chose a beach where there was no construction whatsoever â€" that these grains did not come from cement somewhere else," Hartz added. "We were also careful that all the equipment we used to collect the minerals was new, that this was the first time it was used, that there was no previous rock sticking to it from elsewhere."

Researchers analyzed sands from the isle of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean. Mauritius is part of a volcanic chain that, strangely, exists far from the edges of its tectonic plate. In contrast, most volcanoes are found at the borders of the tectonic plates that make up the surface of the Earth.

Investigators suggest that volcanic chains in the middle of tectonic plates, such as the Hawaiian Islands, are caused by giant pillars of hot molten rock known as mantle plumes. Theserise up from near the Earth's core, penetrating overlying material like a blowtorch.

Mantle plumes can apparently trigger continental breakups, softening the tectonic plates from below until they fragment â€" this is how the lost continent of Eastern Gondwana ended about 170 million years ago, prior research suggests. A plume currently sits near Mauritius and other islands, and the researchers wanted to see if they could find ancient fragments of continents from just such a breakup there.

By Charles Q. Choi, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor | LiveScience.com â€" 7 hrs ago



This map shows the thickness of the crust around the Mauritius and Reunion Island region. The circled numbers note how many millions of years ago the mantle plume there was beneath or near the Indian and African tectonic plates.



The remains of a micro-continent scientist call Mauritia might be preserved under huge amounts of ancient lava beneath the Indian Ocean, a new analysis of island sands in the area suggests.

These findings hint that such micro-continents may have occurred more frequently than previously thought, the scientists who conducted the study, detailed online Feb. 24 in the journal Nature Geoscience, say.

Manugklaro gid nga milyonir si Mr. Mani haw...

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 25, 2013, 06:23:47 PM
mistir mani , maningkamot lang gid ko haw para maka kita kwarta sang pangkinabuhi ko man.

Hmm, ingteresado ka gid man nga mag mik mani, Bay Tobs? Bason manugparehas ka gid sang iban nga mani pis na gid haw...

Bwahaha! Bason pud ini...





Jaba dahot
nga way nahot

Quote from: Votives on February 25, 2013, 09:27:40 AM
sakto ra ni bai hubag... gasto raman gud ng mopasaka pata og kaso unya dili gihapon mabalik niya ang babaye... maypa wala nalang to niya bunali.. niapil nalang unta cya 3some bah para makapili jud ang girl kung kinsa angayan nila...

Agoi, lisod galing kay ang lalaki man maoy gapatong...

Bay Bolbs, nakanotisya ka galing nga naw syowing na pud hang ritorn ob da kambak, ipisod to na gid haw...

Klaro nga same old song and dance by the same songer... 

The English have a reputation across the world for being a nation of polite and well-mannered people. But this print from 1793 demonstrates that when the time calls for it, they also won’t hesitate to unburden themselves of their load, all over another country. This political cartoon was drawn by James Gillray in response to whispers about the threat of an invasion by the French. If you’re wondering, England is shaped like their unofficial mascot, John Bull, but that’s only because Winston Churchill hadn’t been born yet. -- http://listverse.com/


Bwahaha!

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 21, 2012, 11:19:45 AM



Another kind of cool... 

Kini, uncool pero morag more promising...

Agoi, parehas man ni sa pikas balita...

Ni Brenda D. Batuto, EIM (Banat) | Updated February 24, 2013 - 12:00am


CEBU, Philippines - Diriyot mapatay sa usa ka lalaki ang laing lalaki nga nasakpan niyang gikadulog sa iyang kapuyo kagahapon sa kaadlawon diha sa usa sa mga barangay sa dakbayan sa Talisay.

Ang babaye ug ang ‘kulokadidang’ niini nagtingkagol karon sa Talisay City detention cell.

Ang biktima nga usa ka driver sa usa ka schoolbus misumbong sa iyang kahiubos batok sa iyang kapuyo ug sa giingong 23-anyos nga ka-relasyon niining lalaki ngadto kang Inspector Margienett Yosores sa Talisay City Police Station Women and Children Protection Desk.

Sa imbestigasyon ni Inspector Yosores nga ang mireklamong bana-bana nag-edad og 30-anyos nagduda nang daan sa iyang 26-anyos nga kapuyo nga usa ka promodiser, tungod sa dili maayong tinagdan niini ngadto kaniya niining ulahi lang.

Adunay duha ka mga anak ang duha nga nagpanuigon og walo ug pito ka tuig.

Matud pa sa lalaki dunay panahon nga mananghid nga mosimba ang babaye sayo sa buntag apan hapon na kaayo nga mo-uli.

Apan aron walay samok wala lang kini sukit-sukita sa mireklamong bana-bana ug nag-concentrate sa iyang trabaho ug sa ilang mga anak.

Gikataho usab nga nabantayan sa biktima ang iyang kapuyo nga bisan og gikan kining manglaba magbutang og pahumot ug kanunay na siya niining awayon bisan walay hinungdan.

Niadtong Biyernes, gipalayas sa babaye ang reklamante ug gipadala pa ang ilang mga anak. Ang manag-amahan adto mihigda sa panimalay sa iyang mga ginikanan.

Apan alas 12:00 sa tungang gabii nianang gabhiuna, gibati siya og grabeng kakulba maong miuli kini ngadto sa ilang panimalay.

Pag-abot niya diha sa ilang balay kalit niyang gipatiran ang pultahan ug maoy nasugat sa iyang panan-aw ang iyang kapuyo ug ilang silingang lalaki nga nagdulog ug parehong walay mga sinina.

Sa kalagot sa biktima kutob sa magunitang gamit gilabay niya ngadto sa “kulokadidang” sa iyang kapuyo hangtud nga nakagunit siya og  kutsilyo apan napugngan siya sa iyang kapuyo.

Ang batan-ong lalaki midagan apan gigukod kini sa reklamante hinungdan nga mi-apil og gukod ang mga estambay ug mga drayber sa habal-habal hangtud nga nasignit ang lalaki.

Gi-turnover nila ang lalaki sa mga tanod ug mao nay mitugyan niini ngadto sa mga polis, samtang ang babaye gidala sa bana-bana didto sa police station.

Si Yosores nagkanayon nga nagplanong mopasaka og kaso batok sa mga suspetsado ang bana-bana karong Lunes, apan gitun-an pa kung unsay kasong mapasaka tungod kay dili kasado ang duha.  (BANAT NEWS)

He he, mora mag vamp si Mingkay...

...hibut-an unya ihigot sa hulmigasan...

Quote from: Lorenzo on January 27, 2013, 11:34:03 AM
Surely we can agree he was a man of talent; we continue to disagree whether he used those talents for anything larger than his own ambitions.

What could possibly be larger than his ambitions were his delusions. However, the two were so closely intertwined that any attempt to try to distinguish them would be pointless.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 24, 2013, 11:33:22 AM
"The whole concept of awards is silly," said Allen. "I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say you deserve an award, then you have to accept it when they say you don't."

Sour grapes. But seems legit...

By Kirsten Acuna | Business Insider â€" 2 hours 53 minutes ago


Come Sunday, while the stars are celebrating the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby theater, you won't see four-time Oscar winner Woody Allen there in suit and tie.
The director is notorious for turning down his Oscar invite every year.

The only year he attended was in 2002 following 9/11 when he thanked Hollywood for its support of his hometown.

There are rumors abound that of Allen's whereabouts on Hollywood's biggest night.

Some say the director stayed home one year to watch basketball while others say he plays a gig with his own band in New York City.

While Allen does schedule performances Monday nights at Michael's Pub on the East Side in his hometown, that's not why he stays away from the West coast.

Rather, biographer Eric Lax told NPR last year Allen avoids the Oscars for one simple reason. He doesn't believe in it:

"It's really almost impossible, as he puts it, to judge art, that it's so subjective, you can't really say, well, this performance is better than that or that writing is better than this and that, if you get caught in that trap of relying on other people, however great they are, to tell you whether you're any good, you're either going to consciously or subconsciously start playing to that group."

After Allen's 1973 film "Sleeper" wasn't nominated, ABC News quoted him reciprocating that same sentiment.

"The whole concept of awards is silly," said Allen. "I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say you deserve an award, then you have to accept it when they say you don't."

Quote from: islander on February 20, 2013, 12:08:50 PM
is this seal alive, bai hubs?

Yes, he was caught on camera while plodding on in its way back to the water.

Bitaw, basin gapatudlo si Jean sa iyang silingan aron ginamit ang iyang nakat-onan, kahatagan niyag katagbawan ang iyang kapuyo...

An environmental analysis extends beyond just the operating efficiency and emissions. A life-cycle assessment involves production and post-use considerations. A cradle-to-cradle design is more important than a focus on a single factor such as energy efficiency.



Comparison of energy efficiency between battery and hydrogen fuel-cell cars.

Green vehicles can be powered by alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies and include hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, compressed-air vehicles, hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles, neat ethanol vehicles, flexible-fuel vehicles, natural gas vehicles, clean diesel vehicles, and some sources also include vehicles using blends of biodiesel and ethanol fuel or gasohol. Several author also include conventional motor vehicles with high fuel economy, as they consider that increasing fuel economy is the most cost-effective way to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector in the short run. As part of their contribution to sustainable transport, these vehicles reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to energy independence by reducing oil imports.

Green vehicle
from Wikipedia



The Toyota Prius is the world's top selling hybrid car, with cumulative global sales of 2.0 million units by September 2010, and has become the icon of green cars.


A green vehicle or environmentally friendly vehicle is a road motor vehicle that produces less harmful impacts to the environment than comparable conventional internal combustion engine vehicles running on gasoline or diesel, or one that uses certain alternative fuels. Presently, in some countries the term is used for any vehicle complying or surpassing the more stringent European emission standards (such as Euro6), or California's zero emissions vehicle standards (such as ZEV, ULEV, SULEV, PZEV), or the low-carbon fuel standards enacted in several countries.

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 22, 2013, 09:52:15 PM
karon lng gid ako naka basa ani haw, waay gid na nag kadto man ni sang inglis gramar

Si Bolok Firebringer gid ini nga payter haw...

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 24, 2013, 10:31:23 AM
MIDANGOP sa Sta. Ana Police Station ang usa ka commercial sex worker human gibawi sa usa ka langyaw ang bayad sa ilang pagtagay og kalipay ala 1:00 kagahapon sa kaadlawon, Sabado.

Hmm, unsa kahay ikatabang sa mga otoridad ani...

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 24, 2013, 10:31:23 AM
Sumala pa nga wala pa gani mahuman og maneho, mitindog na si Grace tungod kay gikapoy na siya og paabot kon kanus-a makapabuto ang langyaw sa over size niyang armas.

Agoi, pa tuga2x man gud si Inday, di diay kaya...

Ni Jeepy P. Compio
Saturday, February 23, 2013


MIDANGOP sa Sta. Ana Police Station ang usa ka commercial sex worker human gibawi sa usa ka langyaw ang bayad sa ilang pagtagay og kalipay ala 1:00 kagahapon sa kaadlawon, Sabado.

Gisaysay ni SPO4 Chito W. Caboverde, desk officer sa Sta. Ana Police Station nga naghilak ang usa ka Grace (dili tinuod nga ngalan), 22, taga Bankerohan siyudad sa Davao human gibawi sa usa ka Amerikano ang gibayad kaniya nga P2-mil bugti sa pagkighilawas didto sa Segoea Inn sa dalang Monteverde Avenue ning siyudad.

Nasayran nga wala matud pa matagbaw ang langyaw nga wala panganli sa gihimo nilang kombati sa kama.

Sumala pa nga wala pa gani mahuman og maneho, mitindog na si Grace tungod kay gikapoy na siya og paabot kon kanus-a makapabuto ang langyaw sa over size niyang armas.

Tungod kay wa matagbaw, gikuha sa langyaw ang P2-mil nga bayad sa babaye ug dayong lakaw biniyaan si Grace.

Way nahimo ang biktima gawas sa pagpatala na lang ngadto sa kapulisan sa iyang gidangatan sa pakigtagay og kalipay sa langyaw.

Gipatik sa mantalaang SuperBalita Davao Pebrero 24, 2013.

Inihaw sa Mahal Adlaw
Haw haw de krokodaw...

Quote from: islander on February 23, 2013, 10:47:50 PM
hubag batot!

Hmm, this idiom is a new one on me!

Quote from: islander on February 23, 2013, 09:56:45 PM
hehe, kini ra bang ngan nga anonymous kay ang angga anus.

Unya ang full name, Anus Nimo Maho Namous...

Domestic factors are certainly influencing Chinese foreign policy. However, it is uncertain the degree to which these pressures will dominate. Backlash from neighboring countries and the U.S. may well counterbalance Chinese military and nationalistic opinions. The Chinese “charm offensive” that won over its neighbors in the 1990’s and early 2000’s was mostly successful, until China’s forceful handling of competing territorial claims encouraged Asian states to beseech the United States to renew it focus on the region. The U.S. military and diplomatic rebalance towards Asia will likely restrict Chinese influence and military movements in the region, and is viewed by some Chinese as an attempt to contain China’s rise. This generation of Chinese leaders may therefore feel that it is more prudent to avoid further alienating regional powers and prevent hedging towards the United States.

Xi Jinping’s perspectives on the future of his country’s role in Asia and the world may remain unclear for the foreseeable future. Yet observers can be certain of this: Xi’s policies will be bounded by domestic pressures urging assertiveness and a more vocal China.

Xi will also be under pressure from the millions of Chinese who have demonstrated their foreign policy views through efforts such as the September anti-Japanese protests. The growth of nationalism in China partially stems from the government’s “Patriotic Education” campaign, which focuses on China suffering from and eventually overcoming foreign imperialism. Nationalism is also a product of China’s rising status in the international community. Younger Chinese have grown up in an era where China is seen an increasingly powerful and influential nation, ascending into the foreseeable future while the current leading power â€" the United States â€" suffers from political grid-lock, failed foreign policies, and economic woes. As a result, the forces of domestic nationalism tend to push for a more assertive China, one that reflects the confidence and potential of its people.

There are two ongoing domestic phenomena that promote assertiveness in Chinese foreign policy: the political influence of military leaders and the growth of nationalism. China’s military officials â€" such as the new air force commander Ma Xiaotian â€" have become increasingly vocal about pursuing a more forceful Chinese stance in situations such as the South China Sea territorial disputes.

Military voices may soon find a more attentive ear in the civilian government. Through his previous position in the Ministry of Defense, the newly minted party chief Xi Jinping is known to have closer relations with the military than his predecessors and has been critical of comments that China may be becoming more aggressive.

Recently, China has labeled its territorial claims in both the South and East China Seas as “core interests.” While China’s claims to these areas and the categorization of territorial integrity as a core interest are not new, that Chinese officials have given the claims the level of significance applied to Tibet and Taiwan is an escalation of rhetoric. This rhetoric has been backed by demonstrations of naval prowess, threats of force, large nationalist protests, and economic coercion. What explains China’s more assertive stance on territorial claims in the South and East China Seas?

By Jennie Welch
http://cogitasia.com/
Nov 16th, 2012



Anti-Japanese demonstration in Shenzen during September 2012. Domestic pressures on this generation of Chinese leaders will shape Beijing's foreign policy. Source: Wikimedia user Yuri Palamarchuk, used under a creative commons license.


For decades, the term “core interest” has been applied by the Chinese government to issues related to its territorial integrity, issues such as Tibet and Taiwan. Territorial integrity is an essential aspect of the Chinese state’s identity and has national significance in large part due to foreign powers’ infringement on Chinese sovereignty in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In recent times, perceived challenges to those core interests â€" such as meetings between heads of state and the Dalai Lama or U.S. arms sales to Taiwan â€" have often been followed by harsh diplomatic rhetoric and threats from the Chinese government.

He he, unsa kahay giestoryahan. Basin gapahubad sa damgo ang lalaki...

Aguroy! Yataps kang atabs ka!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/
20 Feb 2013 00:00


His healthy testicle was removed by mistake â€" then sewn back on after doctors realised their mistake 40 minutes later.


A man fears he will never father a child after bungling surgeons removed the wrong testicle in a cancer op.

His healthy testicle was removed by mistake â€" then sewn back on after doctors realised their mistake 40 minutes later.

The victim, now suing for compensation, said: “They definitely took out the wrong testicle. It should have been the cancerous one.

"It seems I can no longer father children. I have gone through incredible stress and strain.”

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust said: “We can confirm this incident took place.

"The trust offers its sincere ­apologies. Remedial surgery took place at the time.

“The trust carried out a thorough investigation and immediately made changes to its processes.”

The Coral Triangle that covers Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

For the study, scientists at NOAA, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), Old Dominion University in Virginia and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies had "analysed over 10,000 maps of marine species," said Jonnell Sanciango, the head author of the study and a researcher at Old Dominion.

They had "found that habitat, calculated as coastline length, was the best predictor of species richness, followed by the variety of habitats and sea surface temperature," she added.

Their research led them to suggest stretching the borders of the Coral Triangle further to also include Brunei, Singapore and peninsular Malaysia, "to ensure that these areas are included in the management and conservation of the region."

The study also found that sea surface temperature plays an important role in the proliferation of marine life.

This suggests that "climate change may have a direct impact on species diversity," the authors said in the statement.

"The conservation implication is that if climate change raises sea temperatures it may have a profound influence on evolution rates and how species are distributed over time," Kent Carpenter of IUCN said.

Study of world's richest marine area shows size matters
AFP News â€" 14 hours ago


A new study of Asia's Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, size matters.

"The study suggests that marine protected areas should be as large and diverse as possible," Peter Etnoyer, a marine biologist at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said in a statement Thursday.

Etnoyer, who co-authored the study published by open access peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, stressed that providing more protected marine space made it possible to "include more species, more habitats, and more genetic diversity to offer species the best chance of adapting to sea temperature and other environmental changes."

The Coral Triangle covers a triangular area stretching across the Philippines, eastern Sabah, eastern Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

It's sheer size has made it a treasure trove of marine life -- it contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs and more than 3,000 species of fish and is often referred to as the "Amazon of the seas".

The fact that its size, according to Thursday's study, is also what will help it adapt to change is important, since previous reports have shown that more than 85 percent of the reefs there are considered to be threatened by human activities like coastal development, pollution and overfishing.

AFP News - Various kinds of corals grow in the marine protected area of Honda Bay located in Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan island in western Philippines on October 27, 2008. A new study of Asia's Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, size matters.

Baldoz: Oman needs 3,288 nurses & doctors
(philstar.com) | Updated February 22, 2013 - 12:36pm


MANILA, Philippines - Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz announced Friday that 3,288 doctors and nurses will be hired by the Sultanate of Oman to make up for the country's shortage in medical professionals.

"This latest positive development will certainly boost the chances of our highly-skilled and highly-qualified medical workers, particularly our nurses, of getting a job in Oman if they are inclined to,” Baldoz said.

Baldoz said that Oman Health chief Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid al-Saidi told Philippine Ambassador to Oman Joselito Jimeno in a meeting last year that his country would like to hire more nurses from the Philippines.

She said that nurses specializing in obstetrics, gynecology, anesthesiology, surgery, intensive care and psychiatrics are the top candidates.

Al-Saidi had also said that Oman would be facing a shortage of nearly 9,000 doctors and nurses by 2015.

Baldoz said that nurses in Oman receive an average basic salary of US$703.79, based on employment contracts processed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

Bwahaha! Dapat lang remain gajud!

Way puangod! Hayop! Butakaw!

Ni Teddy Cabana
Wednesday, February 20, 2013


DAVAO DEL NORTE -- Usa ka dalaga ang gilugos sud sa iyang boarding house pipila ka oras human siya nagparaspa sa ospital alas 11 sa gabii niadtong Lunes didto sa Barangay Apokon, siyudad sa Tagum.

Ang biktima gitago lang sa alyas Kim, 18, taga Peñaplata, Island Garden City of Samal, samtang ang suspetsado giila usab sa alyas nga Willy, hamtong ang pangedaron, liaison officer sa lokal nga kagamhanan sa Maco nga nadestino sa Davao Regional Hospital (DRH) sa Tagum.

Gisaysay ni Kim nga gikan siya sa ospital sa DRH gumikan sa pagsige ug awas sa iyang dugo sanglit nasayrang buntis siya ug usa ka bulan.

Ang iyang uyab matud pa maoy miabag sa pagbayad sa ospital.

Apan pasado alas 4:00 sa hapon niadtong Lunes, nagkaproblema si Kim sa kulang sa iyang bayad nga P2,500 aron nga makagawas human siya giraspahan.

Sumala pa nga mihanyag ang suspetsado nga si Willy nga maoy modupa sa iyang balayrunon sa ospital.

Dugang pa sa suspek nga aron sab nga di siya madak-an sa balayrunon, didto siya papuy-on sa iyang boarding house nga atbang lang sa DRH.

Gisulti ni Kim nga dihang nakasulod na siya sa kuwarto ni Willy, gipugos siyang pahimuslan base sa nakitang mga bun-og ug labhag sa iyang paa agi sa sinumbagan.

Kagahapon, nakalugar si Kim sa pagdangop sa iyang paryente nga maoy nangayo ug tabang ngadto kang Davao del Norte Vice Governor Victorio Suaybaguio.

Human sa tambag ni Board Member Joey Millan ngadto sa biktima, gilayon giproseso ang pagpasang-at ug kaso batok kang Willy.

Ug kagahapon nasayran nga gihikay na ang kasong lugos nga ipasaka batok sa suspek ngadto piskalya sa siyudad sa Tagum. -- http://www.sunstar.com.ph/

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 03, 2012, 09:21:07 PM



He he... 

Quote from: George Archer on February 21, 2013, 06:19:37 PM
These heels are really eye catching and beautiful. They are looking so nice that could be wear in parties as well as casually. I love to wear high heels sandals which I purchase from online shopping. There are lots of varieties are available in these types of sandals.

Sakto gid ini para sang parti, kung manughurot na hang ilimnong kag pulotang, may naa gid reserba nga bir kag pulotang sasyimi nga goldpis...

May naa sanga nga bolbol gid ina ya...

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 22, 2013, 03:52:47 PM
Sumala ni Maglangit nga wa na siyay tinguha nga moduso ug kaso batok sa iyang asawa kay plano niya karon nga ihatag na lang ang iyang kapuyo ngadto sa lalaki ug magbuwag na lang sila.

Hmm, sakto ba kaha ning solusyona...

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/
Wednesday, February 20, 2013


MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur -- Gibunalan ug dos por dos nga kahoy sa usa ka lalaki ang silingan human nga nasakpan nga nakighilawas sa iyang 32 anyos nga live-in-partner alas 4 sa kaadlawon niadtong Martes.

Sumala sa taho sa kapulisan sa Magsaysay Police Station nga naaktuhan ni Pedrito Maglangit ang silingan nga si Temotio Restauro, 54, molupyo sa Barangay New Ilocos nga naghimo ug milagro uban sa iyang kapuyo alyas Jean.

Nasayran nga sayo nga mibiya sa balay si Maglangit aron nga moadto sa iyang umahan, apan samtang mopadulong na unta sa umahan, namatikdan niyang dunay nagsunod niyang tawo hinungdan nga dali siyang mitago sa ngitngit nga dapit aron maniid.

Matud ni Maglangit nga daling miadto sa balay ni Jean ang maong suspek. Daling mibalik sa balay si Maglangit ug nahibung nga kalit lang napawong ang suga sud sa ilang panimalay.

Naniid siya sa likod sa ilang balay ug sa dihang nakompirma nga adunay milagrong nahitabo, paspas nga mikuha siya ug ginabas nga dos por dos nga kahoy ug misaka sa balay.

Naaktuhan gyud ni Maglangit ang naghilawas si Restauro ug ang iyang kapuyo hinungdan nga gibunalan niya ug kahoy ang likod ni Restauro nga natabunan sa habol ug nagpatong kang Jean.

Maayo na lang nga daling nakagawas si Restauro sa balay hinungdan nga wala mapatay ni Maglangit.

Gitamparos sab ni Maglangit ang iyang kapuyo sa nawong tungod sa kasuko.

Daling midangop si Maglangit ngadto sa kapulisan, hinungdan nga nadakpan si Restauro.

Apan sa gihimong imbestigasyon sa mga otoridad, hugot nga gihimakak ni Restauro nga duna silay tago nga relasyon ni Jean.

Matud niya nga igo lamang sila nga nag-istorya ni Jean niadtong higayuna sulod sa balay ug wala silay dautang gibuhat.

Bisan si Jean nanghimakak sab sa pasangil sa kapuyo nga nakig-sex siya sa ilang silingan ug nagkanayon nga tumo-tomo lang kini.

Gani nagbahad si Jean nga pasakaan niya ug kaso si Maglangit tungod sa nahiaguman niyang bun-og sa nawong, apan mibarog si Maglangit nga tinuod nga iyang nakita.

Gani, duha na ka tuig nga iyang gipanid-an ang kapuyo gumikan kay natahap siya nga aduna siyay relasyon kang Restauro ug niadto lang Martes iyang nakompirma ang tanan.

Sumala ni Maglangit nga wa na siyay tinguha nga moduso ug kaso batok sa iyang asawa kay plano niya karon nga ihatag na lang ang iyang kapuyo ngadto sa lalaki ug magbuwag na lang sila. (Orlando B. Dinoy)

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 22, 2013, 12:03:24 AM
kowang sa pakong = may ara gamay titoy

Pode pud kuwang og usa ka kijud...

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 21, 2013, 11:55:31 PM

Pikanya gid ni haw.

Naturalmente naw haw. Karne de krocodilo nga inihaw gid ini haw...

Achebe's first novel which started a lifelong attachment to the colonizer's language...

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 21, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Doro sayantes ka gid kag tiaw mo syalan bay esplorir ka gid yah.  Wilkam sang TB.

Pode gid haw esplorir skawt ya.

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 21, 2013, 11:57:47 PM
sawsaw

Sawsaw sang opaw sang nagawaswas kag nagahungaw?

Two days after announcing he would resign, a weary Benedict told his flock gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for Ash Wednesday Mass to live their lives as Christians in order to show the true face of the church â€" a church, he said, which is often "defiled."

"I think in particular about the attacks against the unity of the church, the divisions in the ecclesial body," he said. He told those gathered that "moving beyond individualisms and rivalries is a humble and precious sign for those who are far from the faith or indifferent to it."

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said it was wrong to interpret the pope's words as being directed at the Vatican Curia, saying the pope's message was intended as a call for unity among all Christians, a priority of his as pontiff.

"Differences and diversity of opinion are part of the normal dynamic of any institution or community," Lombardi said. He said the way the Vatican's governance problems are often described "do not correspond to reality."

Though increasingly international, the Curia is also a very Italian creature, which affects its priorities, weaknesses and style of governance. "Genealogy is important, who begat whom," noted one recently departed Vatican official, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as to not antagonize former colleagues.

The typical Italian way of getting things done via personal stamps of approval, or "raccomandanzione," guides introductions. The Italian way of persuasion, less overt power play than Machiavellian machinations, governs consensus-building and decision-making.

Italian commentator Massimo Franco recently concluded on the pages of Corriere della Sera that the Vatican bureaucracy today is simply "ungovernable."

Though it's open to interpretation, Benedict's final homily as pope could be read as a clear message to the cardinals who will choose his successor.

John Paul's 1988 apostolic constitution "Pastor Bonus" sets out the competencies of the various congregations and councils, and they function more or less as independent fiefdoms, albeit in consultation with one another when the subject matter requires. In the end, though, the real power lies with two departments: the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the secretariat of state, which can block virtually any initiative of another office.

"Who is influential isn't so much dependent on what your office is or your title but whether you have access to the king, or in this case the pope," said the Rev. Thomas Reese, author of "Inside the Vatican," a bible of sorts for understanding the Vatican Curia.

The same could be said for any executive branch. But in the case of the Vatican, there's a difference.

"Obama can fire anybody he wants from his cabinet," Reese said. "When you make someone a bishop, you make him a bishop for life. When you make him a cardinal you make him a prince of the church. What do you do with a cardinal (who doesn't work out)? He can't go to K Street and get a job as a lobbyist."

Benedict's biographer, Peter Seewald, asked Benedict in August how badly the scandal had affected him. He replied that he was not falling into "desperation or world-weariness," yet admitted the leaks scandal "is simply incomprehensible to me," according to a recent article Seewald penned for the German magazine Focus.

The Holy See's bureaucracy is organized as any government, though it most closely resembles a medieval court â€" given that the pope is an absolute monarch, with full executive, legal and judicial powers.

There's a legal office, an economic affairs office and an office dedicated to the world's 400,000 priests. Three tribunals tend to ecclesiastical cases and a host of departments take up spiritual matters: making saints, keeping watch on doctrine and the newest office created by Benedict, spreading the faith.

Bertone himself became a lightning rod for division within the Curia. A canonist, he had no diplomatic experience coming into the job, and the main battle lines drawn in the Curia today come down to his loyalists and those still loyal to his predecessor Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Taken as a whole, the leaked documents seemed aimed at undermining Bertone.

To be fair, the Vatican under Benedict made great strides on some internal governance fronts: the pope insisted on greater financial transparency, and the Vatican passed a key European anti-money laundering test last summer. He insisted on a Vatican trial, open to journalists, for the butler who betrayed him. And as cardinal, after priestly sex abuse cases bounced for years among Vatican offices, the former Joseph Ratzinger took them over himself in 2001.

But some analysts speculate that the revelations from the leaks at the very least accelerated Benedict's decision to resign. In early 2012, he appointed three trusted cardinals to investigate beyond the criminal case involving his butler. They interviewed widely inside the Curia and out and delivered their final report in December. Its contents are sealed, though speculation is rife that the cardinals minced no words in revealing the true nature of the Curia.

Sandro Magister, the Vatican analyst who most closely follows the comings, goings and internecine feuds of Vatican officials, said the "disaster" of governance began unfolding in the 1980s, in the early years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.

"John Paul II was completely disinterested in the Curia; his vision was completely directed to the outside," Magister said in an interview. "He allowed a proliferation of feuds, small centers of power that fought among themselves with much ambition, careerism and betrayals."

"This accumulated and ruined it for the next pope," he said.

Benedict was well aware of the problems, having spent nearly a quarter-century in the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. But he never entered into the Vatican's political fray as a cardinal â€" and as pope left it to his No. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to do the job.

"Some of his choices were shown to be counterproductive," Magister said. "Cardinal Bertone didn't produce the results that Benedict XVI had hoped for."

And so after 35 years under two "scholar" popes who paid scant attention to the internal governance of the Catholic Church, a chorus is growing that the next pontiff must have a solid track record managing a complicated bureaucracy. Cardinals who will vote in next month's conclave are openly talking about the need for reform, particularly given the dysfunction exposed by the scandal.

"It has to be attended to," said Chicago Cardinal Francis George. With typical understatement, he called the leaks scandal "a novel event for us."
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Cardinal Walter Kasper, a German who retired in 2010 as the head of the Vatican's ecumenical office, said the Curia must adapt itself to the 21st century.

"There needs to be more coordination between the offices, more collegiality and communication," he told Corriere della Sera. "Often the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing."

Vatican feuds, fiefdoms, betrayals await next pope
(philstar.com) | Updated February 22, 2013 - 12:32am


VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI's private papers is Exhibit A.

The pope's own butler stole sensitive internal letters to the pontiff and passed them off to a journalist, who then published them in a blockbuster book. The butler did it, he admitted himself, to expose the "evil and corruption" in the Vatican's frescoed halls that he believed was hidden from Benedict by those who were supposed to serve him.

And if that original sin weren't enough, the content of the leaks confirmed that the next pope has a very messy house to clean up. The letters and memos exposed petty wrangling, corruption and cronyism at the highest levels of the Catholic Church. The dirt ranged from the awarding of Vatican contracts to a plot, purportedly orchestrated by senior Vatican officials, to out a prominent Catholic newspaper editor as gay.

Ordinary Catholics might not think that dysfunction in the Apostolic Palace has any effect on their lives, but it does: The Curia makes decisions on everything from church closings to marriage annulments to the disciplining of pedophile priests. Papal politics plays into the prayers the faithful say at Mass since missal translations are decided by committee in Rome. Donations the faithful make each year for the pope are held by a Vatican bank whose lack of financial transparency fueled bitter internal debate.

Hmm, mas maayo ba kaha ipaibot na lang tanan aron wa nay tooth decay...

Quote from: BolBuhol on February 20, 2013, 07:24:46 PM
matuod gid haw manogtaas gid hang ijang boktom kaliwat sang jirap gid ya.

He he, te damo gid hang iyang nikbons, namit gid hang sabao sang buto2x haw...

Quote from: islander on February 20, 2013, 05:49:39 PM
tua na lagi.  don't tell me nawong pod na ni psy after photoshopping fann.

Hmm, unsaon man ang nawong ni Psy? Parehason sa kang Erap?

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 21, 2013, 03:41:12 PM
The Philippines is a large nation and must expand to accommodate our growing population. It is our manifest destiny. Sabah must be reclaimed and must join the fold. These malaysians are nothing but squatters occupying Filipino soil. They must be removed from our soil.

"Our manifest destiny"? Be more prudent with your choice of words, kid...

Küng studied theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained in 1954. He continued his education in various European cities, including the Sorbonne.

In 1960, he was appointed professor of theology at Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany. Like his colleague Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), in 1962 he was appointed peritus by Pope John XXIII, serving as an expert theological advisor to members of the Second Vatican Council until its conclusion in 1965. At Küng's instigation, the Catholic faculty at Tübingen appointed Ratzinger as professor of dogmatic theology.[3]

In a 1963 tour of the United States, Küng gave the lecture "The Church and Freedom", receiving an interdict from the Catholic University of America but an honorary doctorate from St. Louis University. He accepted an invitation to visit John F. Kennedy at the White House.

In the late 1960s, he became the first major Roman Catholic theologian since the late 19th century Old Catholic Church schism to publicly reject the doctrine of papal infallibility, in particular in his book Infallible? An Inquiry (1971). Consequently, on December 18, 1979, he was stripped of his missio canonica, his licence to teach as a Roman Catholic theologian, but carried on teaching as a tenured professor of ecumenical theology at the University of Tübingen until his retirement (Emeritierung) in 1996. To this day he remains a persistent critic of papal infallibility, which he claims is man-made (and thus reversible) rather than instituted by God. He was not excommunicated ferendae sententiae.

For three months in 1981, he was guest professor at the University of Chicago. During this visit to America he was invited to only one Catholic institution, the University of Notre Dame. He appeared on the Phil Donahue Show. In October 1986, he participated in the Third Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter held at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

In the early 1990s, Küng initiated a project called Weltethos (Global Ethic), which is an attempt at describing what the world's religions have in common (rather than what separates them) and at drawing up a minimal code of rules of behaviour everyone can accept. His vision of a global ethic was embodied in the document for which he wrote the initial draft, Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration. This Declaration was signed at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions by religious and spiritual leaders from around the world. Later Küng's project would culminate in the UN's Dialogue Among Civilizations to which Küng was assigned as one of 19 "eminent persons." Even though it was completed shortly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (in September 2001), it was not covered in the U.S. media, about which Küng complained.

In March 1991, he gave a talk titled "No Peace Among Nations until Peace Among the Religions" at UCSD's Price Center. He visited the nearby Beth El synagogue and spoke there on modern German-Jewish relations.

In 1998, he published Dying with Dignity, co-written with Walter Jens, in which he affirms acceptance of euthanasia from a Christian viewpoint.

In 2005, Küng published a critical article in Italy and Germany on The failures of Pope Wojtyla. Küng argued that the world had expected a period of conversion, reform, and dialogue; but instead politically John Paul II offered a restoration of the pre-Vatican II status quoâ€"thus blocking reform and inter-church dialogue and reasserting the absolute dominion of Rome.

This Papacy has repeatedly declared its fidelity to Vatican II, in order to then betray it for reasons of political expediency. Council terms such as modernization, dialogue, and ecumenicalism have been replaced by emphasis on restoration, mastery, and obedience. The criteria for the nomination of Bishops is not at all in the spirit of the Gospel... Pastoral politics has allowed the moral and intellectual level of the episcopate to slip to dangerous levels. A mediocre, rigid, and more conservative episcopate will be the lasting legacy of this papacy.

On September 26, 2005, he had a friendly discussion about Catholic theology over dinner with Pope Benedict XVI, surprising some observers.

Nevertheless, in a 2009 interview with Le Monde, Küng deeply criticised the lifting of the excommunications on the bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X. At the same time, he made criticisms of the Pope's theology, saying it remained the same as that of the council of Nicea held in 325. The interview drew a rebuke from Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

Based on Studium Generale lectures at Tübingen University, his latest publication, Der Anfang aller Dinge (The beginning of all things), discusses the relationship between science and religion. In an analysis spanning from quantum physics to neuroscience, he comments on the current debate about evolution in the United States, dismissing those opposed to the teaching of evolution as "naive [and] un-enlightened."

In his recent book Was ich glaube (Piper Verlag, 2010), he describes his own personal relationship with nature, how he learned to observe correctly, drawing strength from God’s creation without falling victim to a false and fanatic love of nature.

In April 2010, he published in several newspapers an open letter to all Catholic bishops. In the letter he criticized Pope Benedict's handling of liturgical, collegial and inter-religious issues and also the sexual abuse scandals that have engulfed the Catholic Church. In the letter, he called on bishops to consider six proposals, ranging from speaking up and working on regional solutions to calling for another Vatican council. --Wiki

Hans Küng (2009)

Hans Küng (born March 19, 1928, in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne) is a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. Since 1995 he has been President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos). Küng is "a Catholic priest in good standing", but the Vatican has rescinded his authority to teach Catholic theology. He had to leave the Catholic faculty, but remained at the University of Tübingen as a professor of ecumenical theology, serving as an emeritus professor since 1996. Although Küng is not officially allowed to teach Catholic theology, neither his bishop nor the Holy See have revoked his priestly faculties. --Wiki

Weigel rips Hans Kung on Pope attack, waits for real response


Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2010 / 03:06 pm (CNA).- George Weigel, who recently took the dissenting theologian Fr. Hans Kung to task for his attacks against Pope Benedict, said he would welcome a response from the priest “in which the issues were truly engaged.” But, the scholar qualified, “another Swiss volcanic eruption wouldn't serve much purpose.”

In an April 16 open letter to the Catholic bishops of the world, published in the Irish Times and other venues, Kung criticized Pope Benedict’s engagement of Protestants, Jews and Muslims; his support for Catholic teaching on birth control and condoms; and his approach to the Second Vatican Council.

Kung also commented specifically on the sexual abuse controversy, saying:

“There is no denying the fact that the worldwide system of covering up sexual crimes committed by clerics was engineered by the Roman Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Cardinal Ratzinger (1981-2005).”

George Weigel responded to this in an April 21 letter of his own, published on the website of the journal First Things.

When asked by CNA last Friday why he felt compelled to respond to Kung's letter, Weigel said that he was “struck by the extraordinary vitriol of the article and by its misstatements of fact, both of which required a response.” Weigel added that he would welcome a response from Kung “in which the issues were truly engaged,” but that “another Swiss volcanic eruption wouldn't serve much purpose.”

On April 21, he called Kung’s charge against Pope Benedict “a tissue of falsehoods.” The theologian’s comment, Weigel said, was “manifestly ignorant” of the fact that sexual abuse cases were not under then-Cardinal Ratzinger’s oversight until 2001.

This ignorance forfeits “any claim to be taken seriously on this, or indeed any other matter involving the Roman Curia and the central governance of the Catholic Church.”

Weigel noted his own criticisms of the mishandling of abuse cases by individual bishops and by Vatican authorities before then-Cardinal Ratzinger began to press for reforms.

Judging from this experience, Weigel said Kung’s description of Cardinal Ratzinger’s role was “ludicrous to anyone familiar with the relevant history.”

That description was also belied by “the experience of American bishops who consistently found Ratzinger thoughtful, helpful, deeply concerned about the corruption of the priesthood by a small minority of abusers, and distressed by the incompetence or malfeasance of bishops.”

He especially criticized the Irish Times editors who subtitled Kung’s letter with the claim the Pope was “directly responsible for engineering the global cover-up of child rape perpetrated by priests, according to this open letter to all Catholic bishops.”

Weigel said this was a “grotesque falsification of the truth” and “shameful.”

He suggested that Kung owes Pope Benedict XVI a public apology for “a calumny that I pray was informed in part by ignorance (if culpable ignorance).”

“I assure you that I am committed to a thoroughgoing reform of the Roman Curia and the episcopate,” Weigel’s letter concluded. “But there is no path to true reform in the Church that does not run through the steep and narrow valley of the truth. The truth was butchered in your article in the Irish Times. And that means that you have set back the cause of reform.”

Fr. Hans Kung served as an expert at the Second Vatican Council with Fr. Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. He is now a well-known dissenter from Catholic teaching on many points and has been barred from teaching Catholic theology.

Kung's Critique: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=15996


Vatican Responds To Hans Kung's Critique Of Pope
First Posted: 06/23/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:15 PM ET
By Francis X. Rocca
Religion News Service


VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican's official newspaper published a prominent yet understated rebuke of the Rev. Hans Kung, the dissident Catholic theologian, for his latest criticisms of Pope Benedict XVI.

Appearing on the front page of the Friday (April 23) edition of L'Osservatore Romano, the article responded to an April 16 open letter that Kung wrote to the world's Catholic bishops.

In that letter, the Swiss theologian accused Benedict of betraying the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and of engineering, when still known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a "worldwide system of covering up cases of sexual crimes committed by clerics."

Responding in L'Osservatore Romano, Pier Giordano Cabra (identified as Kung's first publisher in Italy) addressed the theologian in the form of a letter, under the headline "Dear Hans."

Cabra told Kung that "perhaps if your letter had breathed a bit more of the hymn to charity, it would have turned out to be a more elegantly evangelical gesture of congratulations" for Benedict's 83rd birthday and fifth anniversary as pope, as well as "a more fruitful contribution to the church that is suffering for the weakness of her sons."

Kung and Ratzinger were colleagues on the theology faculty of the University of Tubingen, Germany, in the mid-1960s. The two have long been opponents in theological debates. Pope John Paul II deprived Kung of his license to teach as a Catholic theologian in 1979.

A stronger response to Kung came on Wednesday (April 21) from George Weigel, the American biographer of John Paul II.

Writing on the Web site of the magazine First Things, Weigel condemned Kung's letter as a "piece of vitriol ... utterly unbecoming a priest, an intellectual, or a gentleman," above all for its charge that Benedict engineered a cover-up of clerical sex abuse. -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/23/vatican-responds-to-hans_n_549975.html

Quote from: chicogon on February 21, 2013, 03:43:29 AM

Quote from: islander on February 20, 2013, 04:48:15 PM
behold, thus, the omnipotent...

Bless you for seeing the light, my child...