Internet archives is back on line, so I can download classic books and films again.
But was the hack by those pushing copyright claims, or was it to interfere with those seeking knowledge of the past, or was it a way to destroy the Wayback Machine?
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Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record
Cyber attacks, like those against the Internet Archive, British Library, Seattle Public Library, Toronto Public Library and Calgary Public Library, are a new threat to digital culture, disrupting the infrastructure that secures our digital heritage and impeding access to information at community scale.
The Vanishing Culture report arrives today at a critical moment: While @internetarchive recovers from a cyberattack, it’s a reminder of how fragile our access to knowledge can be. Preserving culture & history requires resilience—and collective action.
when I attended a church built by donations from the local Osage Catholics, locals told me that after Vatican II, when the priest started tearing out the beautiful altar in the name of liturgical reform, the local Catholics told him to stop, since the church was built with their money.
The art work was chosen by the locals and is beautiful.
The destruction of art work in Catholic churches after Vatican II was opposed by the people, who had no say in the matter, leading to the quip: What is the difference between a liturgist and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist.
But the Vatican is still busy trivializing things beloved by ordinary believers in the name of inclusion, (by which they mean obeying the latest fad), ignoring Gresham's law, that bad money art drives out good money art.
The Vatican has unveiled the official mascot of the Holy Year 2025: Luce (Italian for Light).
Archbishop Fisichella says the mascot was inspired by the Church's desire "to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth." pic.twitter.com/hVU2CmYA3O
Is the Vatican’s New Anime-Inspired Mascot a ‘Major PR Victory’ or ‘Deeply Evil’?...
The Vatican has debuted a new anime-style mascot for children ahead of its Jubilee 2025 celebrations. Wide-eyed Luce, whose name is the Latin word for “light,” wears a yellow hooded raincoat with a beaded rosary and carries a staff in a contemporary twist on the event’s theme of “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican’s chief organizer of the Jubilee, unveiled the official mascot earlier this week during a press conference about next year’s cultural program. He said the mascot will guide younger audiences through the festivities and that she was “created from the desire to enter into the world of pop culture, so beloved by our young people.”
On October 30, Luce was debuted at Lucca Comics and Games, a popular convention for video games, comic books, and fantasy in Tuscany. There, the Dicastery for Evangelization hosted “Luce and Friends,” which introduced visitors to more characters from the mascot’s world including her pals Fe, Xin, Sky, and her dog Santino. Luce will also take the global stage in the Holy See pavilion at the next World Expo taking place in Osaka in 2025.
so what do the droll commentators on EWTN think of this? Fast forward five minutes:
I laughed when one guy pointed out that this seemed to be a way to make money by merchandizing the image. Heh:
"Spaceballs Luce, The T-Shirt!
Spaceballs Luce, The Coloring Book!
Spaceballs, Luce, The Lunchbox!
Spaceballs Luce, The Breakfast Cereal!
Spaceballs Luce, The Flamethrower!"
but this is not anime as much as a blue haired androgenous lady trying to be inspiring you to... exactly what?
use her own powers to fight evil?
or putting herself in an attitude to obedience to Jesus? Uh, no Jesus here folk. Even wearing a cross on a beaded necklace doesn't make it a Christian symbol (lots of rock stars wear crosses etc in mockery of religion).
and a lot of people who see Luce as a Lucifer symbol, they are wrong. Even Cardinal Vigano points out she is actually a clone of a anti semetic modernity hating cultural icon of the NWO.
— Arcivescovo Carlo Maria ViganĂ² (@CarloMVigano) October 29, 2024
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hmmm...maybe instead of anime they might want to consider St Michael the Samurai:
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the good news? While the Vatican is chasing away believers by promoting pop culture trivia, the ex atheists and vloggers are the ones preaching the message of Jesus:
