Cardinal will not or cannot ban leading church dissident
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| It was reported Cardinal Meisner was about to ban Bishop Gaillot from Cologne Archdiocese.... |
Salafist Preacher and Internet Activist Indicted in Germany
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| "Salafist preacher and Internet activist indicted in Germany" September 13, 2011 SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, a salafi/jihadi preacher very active online, has been indicted in Cologne, Germany. Abou-Nagie, together with Abu Dujana of Bonn, operate as Die Wahre Religion (The True Religion). They are cited in multiple cases including those of the now-deceased Bekkay Harrach, and more recently Robert M. (arrested with an associate attempting to enter Britain whilst in possession of jihadist materials including Inspire magazine), not to mention Arid Uka, the Frankfurt shooter:" |
Whither the jihadi forums?
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007413.html "Whither the jihadi forums?" SNIPPET: "There are currently only three jihadi forums that are sufficiently active and well-connected to be of any interest whatsoever. Why we claim to be on the verge of defeating al-Qaida while simultaneously watching passively as they use these forums to regroup and regenerate is beyond me. These are the forums three: al-Fidaa, a forum created by al-Qaida core. That it is directly linked to al-Qaida by definition moves it to the top of the list. Current membership: 2,462, all of whom can be considered "active" if only because they just joined the forum.... |
Want To Smell Like Patton? US Army Marketing Patton Cologne, USMC Offers Devil Dog
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| The Military Times reports: Do men want to smell like Gen. George S. Patton? The U.S. Army is banking on it. Its licensed an official fragrance called Patton by Parfumologie. This is a funny way to brand your cologne. Despite Pattons accomplishments at the Battle of the Bulge and in the North African campaign, and his rep as a master strategist, Patton was known as an impulsive and humorless eccentric who loved to curse and quite famously gave a shell shocked soldiera pep talk using his pimp hand. |
Largest Bell in the World at Cologne Cathedral is Silenced
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Largest free swinging bell in the world: Shortly before the Epiphany Mass the clapper of the 24 ton bell -- The "decke Pitter" is the German Peace Bell. Cologne (kath.net/KAP) Shock in the Cologne Cathedral: The bell known as "Decker Pitter" by the locals is silenced. On Thursday morning the clapper with a 3.24 Meter diameter and with a weight of 24 tons, the largest free swinging bell in the world, fell. The cause is still unknown. Possibly there was some material weakening in the structure connecting the clapper to the bell itself. No one was injured as the Cathedral... |
Muslim converts accused of holy war bomb plots
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Two Muslim converts and two Turks go on trial in a bomb-proof courtroom in Düsseldorf today accused of plotting to blow up German civilians and US soldiers. The world will burn! boasted an intercepted e-mail sent between the accused, who are alleged to have wanted to wage an Islamic holy war in the heart of Europe. Three of the men Fritz Gelowicz, 29, Daniel Schneider, 23 and the Turkish national Adem Yilmaz, 30 are accused of attending a training camp on the Afghan-Pakistani frontier run by an Uzbek-based terror organisation known as the Islamic Jihad Union. Intelligence services... |
SSPX Superior Germany: "We Are Happy to Fulfill Pope Benedict's Wishes"
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| [b]The SSPX Buys a New Church in Cologne [/b] Recently Purchased "New Apostle Church" in Cologne (kreuz.net, Köln) The Society of Pius X has purchased a new church in Cologne. They've recently just made this known. The Superior of the German District, Father Franz Schmidberger is "very happy" about the new purchase: "It is like a Christmas gift, that has come about because of the willingness of our faithful to sacrifice." Father hopes that the new Church will bring the blessings of the Immemorial mass in and around Cologne. [Where there has been some trouble getting the Mass properly available... |
David Berger -- Will Homosexual be Fired as Religion Instructor?
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| The homosexual theologian has been fulminating for days against the teaching of the Church and is also attempting to justify his "homosexual-life" -- A speaker for the Archdiocese offers that matter at this point being arranged "is still in process". |
Did You Know About the Relics of the Three Wise Men?
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| When I was in college, I journeyed to Cologne, Germany and visited the city's glorious cathedral. I was a Protestant at the time, but I remember being amazed that people had been building this cathedral for so many centuries. It is one of the greatest Gothic churches of all time. |
When the Holy Father Celebrates Mass Today, You Can Barely Tell the Difference From his First Mass
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| The Meal Table Is Frequently Little More than a Night Table in Front of a Magnificent AltarA German Bishop has sharply criticized the post-conciliar liturgical reform. One wanted to tear out the altar --- and horribly degraded it. [kreuz.net] The Liturgy must be recovered as the "holy life's blood" of the Church. Bishop Emeritus Klaus Dick (82) of Cologne explained most recently in a lecture in Cologne. On Friday the Cologne 'Domradio' (Cathedral Radio) recording of the presentation. It consists most substantially from citations -- predominantly from Pope Benedict XVI. |
Men's cologne lines get manlier
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Men, if you've been looking for a manly fistful of fragrance, a scent that, say, invokes the adrenaline rush of NASCAR rather than a shirtless jog on the beach, take a deep breath -- the industry is paying attention to the growing percentage of guys who are taking care of their own grooming and buying their own scents. That's why, alongside faces like Matthew McConaughey and James Franco (shilling for Dolce & Gabbana's the One and Gucci by Gucci, respectively), you're likely to see rapper 50 Cent pitching Power, and Common promoting Diesel's Only the Brave. Words such as "power"... |
Clashes hit German anti-Islam rally
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Scuffles have broken out after about 1,600 people demonstrated against a rally held by a group opposing the building of a mosque in the German city of Cologne. The rally, held by Pro Koeln, a right-wing group, led to violence after left-wing demonstrators demanded entry to it on Saturday, saying it had been described as a public event. Wolfgang Baldes, a police spokesman, said: "There were minor scuffles. "We've not allowed some of the protesters to get into the square ... police intervened and secured a distance. "We have more than 5,000 policemen here for the weekend, we are well... |
Brothel offers free entry to men who have its name tattooed on their arm
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| The manager of Pascha, which houses more than 120 prostitutes across its 12 stories, did not expect any takers when he put up posters advertising the tongue-in-cheek promotion. But more than 40 men have already come forward to have the name inked onto their arm in large blue letters, and the brothel's tattoo artist is having to work extra shifts to keep up with demand. Herbert Manske, 46, was among the dozens of clients who queued up to undergo the procedure on the first night at the brothel in Cologne, Germany. "My wife doesn't mind," he said. "I get free... |
Threat Matrix: October 2008
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| FBI Warns of Potential Terror Attacks The FBI and Department of Homeland Security today issued an analytical "note" to U.S. law-enforcement officials cautioning that al-Qaida terrorists have in the past expressed interest in attacking public buildings using a dozen suicide bombers each carrying 20 kilograms of explosives. Authors with the U.S. Office of Intelligence and Analysis added that they have "no credible or specific information that terrorists are planning operations against public buildings in the United States." The FBI and DHS analysts said they were releasing the note because "it is important for local authorities and building owners and... |
German commandos storm KLM airliner arresting two suspected 'terrorists'
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| German commandos storm KLM airliner arresting two suspected 'terrorists' - local media. More soon. |
Anger at Europe's far right 'anti-Islam' conference
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| A German far right group has stirred Muslim anger worldwide by holding a three-day "Anti-Islamisation Conference" to protest against the construction of mosques and Muslim immigration. Prominent members of Europe's far right, including French "Front National" leader Jean-Marie le Pen and Belgian far-right politician Filip Dewinter, have said they will attend the meeting in Cologne which is aimed at forging a European alliance against "Islamisation." The conference will include a rally in the centre of Cologne tomorrow which police say could lead to clashes with left-wing groups that plan a counter-demonstration. Trade unions, churches and other groups have also announced... |
Cologne braces for extreme right anti-Islam congress
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Cologne is bracing for violence this weekend as far-right supporters from all over Europe gather for an "anti-Islamification congress" and rally defending the continent against an "immigrant invasion." Those attending the event starting Friday in the west German city include Filip Dewinter, head of Belgium's far-right Vlaams Belang party, and Andreas Mölzer, the Euro MP once ejected from Austria's Freedom Party for being too extreme. Also adding his support to what organisers call Europe's "shared, thousand-year history", identity and "Western values and Christian traditions" will be Mario Borghezio from Italy's anti-immigration Northern League. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran head of... |
Not [No Mosques] in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| The planned construction of over 180 mosques in Germany is mobilizing right-wing xenophobes but also an increasing number of leftist critics. They fear the Muslim places of worship will facilitate the establishment of a completely parallel society. ... the media reported "turmoil" and an "enraged" audience in a school auditorium in Ehrenfeld, a district of the German city of Cologne. The mood was almost comparable to that of the protest gatherings once held against nuclear missiles or reactors. Instead the outrage was directed at a huge mosque planned for the area. Still, the words used by the project's opponents called... |
Patches (Chick) arrested, police say her scent made men pass out
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| HOUMA, LA (WAFB) - Houma police officers and Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies say an attractive woman named Patches has been arrested after her "calogne samples" made at least two men pass out. One of the incidents prompted a statewide alert to Louisiana law enforcement agencies. The first complaint happened in early June. Police say an 18-year-old man says he was leaving a Houma restaurant at lunchtime when he was approached by a woman who said she was selling cologne. Police say the woman asked the victim is he was interested in buying some cologne she was selling. "The suspect produced... |
Threat Matrix: January 2008
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Still in Control Pervez Musharraf was calm, confident anddespite a flurry of rumorsnot about to announce his resignation. Instead, the Pakistani president's "concession" to his troubled nation was an announcement that he would allow Britain's Scotland Yard to help local law enforcement agencies with their investigation into last week's assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Speaking in a nationally televised address two hours after Pakistan's election commission announced the postponement of the ballot to Feb. 18, six weeks later than had been scheduled, Musharraf was notably deferential in his remarks about Bhutto, often invoking her "martyrdom" and extolling... |
Roman Barge Under Cologne To Reveal Shipping History
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Roman barge under Cologne to reveal shipping history Posted : Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:08:05 GMT Cologne, Germany - Excited archaeologists are raising part of a Roman barge that sank near the wharf nearly 2,000 years ago in the German riverside city of Cologne. Cologne, which derives its modern name from the town's Latin name, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, is full of Roman remains including a largely intact aqueduct. But the oaken boat, found 12 metres below the surface during excavations a few days ago for an underground mass-transit line, is something special, offering scientists a new window into life... |
Mosque ignites German hostility (Muslims building huge mosque near Cologne Cathedral)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| COLOGNE, Germany The construction of one of Europe's biggest mosques near a globally famous Christian landmark has sparked a furious dispute in Germany. Immigration and integration are extremely sensitive issues in Germany, which is home to a Turkish community of several million. But almost within the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, political correctness was replaced by bitter confrontation, as the city's Muslims began building a 2,000-capacity mosque whose twin minarets will reach 170 feet. "Muslims have been here for 40 years, yet people are praying in back rooms," said Seyda Can, an Islamic theologian at the Turkish Islamic Union in... |
Huge Mosque Stirs Protests In Cologne
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Huge mosque stirs protests in Cologne By Harry de Quetteville in Cologne Last Updated: 12:39am BST 25/06/2007 The construction of one of Europe's biggest mosques near to a globally famous Christian landmark has sparked a furious row in Germany. Immigration and integration are hugely sensitive questions in Germany, which is home to a Turkish community of several million. But almost within the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, political correctness has now been replaced by bitter confrontation as the city's Muslims begin to build a 2,000-capacity mosque with twin minarets that will reach 170ft. "Muslims have been here for 40 years, yet... |
Cat in Germany saves baby's life
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| A cat saved the life of a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Cologne house in the middle of the night by meowing loudly until someone woke up, a police spokesman said on Saturday. "The cat is a hero," Cologne police spokesman Uwe Beier said. "Its loud meowing got the attention of the homeowner and saved the baby from suffering life-threatening hypothermia. The homeowner opened door to see why the cat was making so much noise and discovered the newborn." Beier said the boy was taken to hospital at 5 a.m. on Thursday, when overnight temperatures fell toward... |
Mass of fools
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:11:43 AM
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| Now that Cologne has opened Carnival season (on the day that most of Europe was celebrating Armistice Day), we can look forward to some pretty strange Masses over the coming months. Here are some examples from previous years. |




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