Catholic traditionalist bloggers have to take a cue from a very wise and razor sharp professor who we once knew as Joseph Ratzinger. Now known as Pope Benedict XVI, His Holiness thinks before saying or writing something on controversial issues. When he lectured on what at first appeared to be an unflattering reference to Islam, he had the historical facts right and said it straight. Benedict XVI spoke in Regensberg to what the Vatican calls as "representatives of science". These ladies and gentlemen are experienced university lecturers and professors. Naturlich, the Pope dealt with reason and its responsible exercise in knowing the truth. Well I couldn't say that with a recent post on Rorate Caeli on Bringing back DDT. Now why on Earth and Heaven should a blog dedicated to recovering the old tradition of the Church and promoting orthodox Catholic teaching deal with exterminating insect pests? Any biology student knows that DDT is biologically magnified and has been li...
"It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved" - Galileo