This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss some of the theories (and some of the facts) being tossed concerning the Maui Wild Fires. As Hawaii burns to the ground, it looks more and more like the incompetence of government officials is at fault… but is there something more? What's happening there now? Why can't burn victims get help? Is there really a busload of school children that are missing? And why did Alex Jones say the COVID lockdowns are returning? In the news, Muslims burn down churches. Mad has pig's kidney for 32 days. US soldier flees to North Korea. Russia fails moon landing, India succeeds. Evergrande Group filing bankruptcy. WHO studies traditional medicine and urges people to invest in Afghanistan medicine. Synod updates. Ukrainian trans spokesperson. Pro-Lifer turns traitor. Cupich going to forbidden conference. Canadian fires are arson. Hannity is not pro-life. Pope Francis writing part 2 of his environmental encyclical. Transgender men can swim--against each other. Indiana still outlaws abortion. Massachusetts bishop bans gay. In the land of nonsense, two-headed snake. Dino races. Viral egg cracking videos. Trivia Question: who witnessed to the Ethiopians? SHOW NOTES: DAN'S NOTES: How will this snake hunt?https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/08/22/two-headed-western-hognose-snake/1341692735805/The stupidest stuff goes viral...https://news.sky.com/story/parents-warned-after-cracking-eggs-on-toddlers-heads-in-tiktok-trend-12945794T-Rex race in Washington statehttps://apnews.com/article/racing-trexes-washington-a498d41a8c9fa5cbb4c7bfb0d3c55f8c ERIC's NOTES: A Muslim mob storms a Christian area in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, burning a church, damaging two other churches, and demolishing the house of a man who they accused of desecrating the pages of a Quran. (AP)Surgeons from NYU Langone Health in the United States report the successful functioning of a genetically modified pig kidney in a human recipient for 32 days, a record in xenotransplantation. (AFP via The Japan Times)The Korean Central News Agency confirms that United States Army soldier Travis King has been detained for illegal entry, stating that King claimed "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" within the U.S. Army and also that he is seeking refugee status in the country. (Reuters)Roscosmos spacecraft Luna 25 enters into a lunar orbit around the Moon as it prepares to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole in the coming days. (Reuters) The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos"[2] (Russian: Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (Russian: Роскосмос), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.[3]Roscosmos spacecraft Luna 25 crashes into the moon after moving into an unpredictable orbit during the transition to a pre-landing orbit. (Reuters)Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon's South Pole, marking India's first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing near the lunar South Pole. (CNN) Chinese property developer Evergrande Group files for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors to restructure its debts. (BBC News) The China Evergrande Group is a Chinese property developer, and the second largest in China by sales.[3] It is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and headquartered in the Houhai Financial Center in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.[4] It was founded in 1996 by Xu Jiayin. It sells apartments mostly to upper- and middle-income dwellers.[5] In 2018, it became the most valuable real estate company in the world,[6] but by 2021 it had collapsed financially and started the 2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis The World Health Organization opens its first summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. (AFP via The Japan Times)Israel receives permission from the United States to sell its Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry. (FAZ)The World Health Organization says that 29 million Afghan people require urgent aid, emphasising the importance of increased investment in healthcare services in Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya) Tim Gorndon's assessment of LifeSite stories on synod https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/synod-voter-claims-a-large-number-of-bishops-are-ready-to-take-steps-to-womens-ordination/ Ukraine mocked for hiring ‘transgender’ American as military spokesperson https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ukraine-mocked-for-hiring-transgender-american-as-military-spokesperson/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5uvl_enluc Shocker: Pro-lifer turns government witness against former rescue colleagues ...
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