July 21, 2007
More dust
In yesterday’s OoN (Dust 20vii07), I recalled how Jesus charged his disciples to go out two by two on the sawdust trail with, among other things, “no money in their belts.” The recollection was prompted by the recent news about the RC Archdiocese of Los Angeles paying off megabucks in abuse cases which propelled in turn a sardonically rhetorical question something like — Where did they get all that money in their belts?
I was comforted by an informed, history-astute reader who wrote, the “cash… ultimately came from hedge fund profits arranged by Constantine, Inc., who did a reverse takeover for the Christian Church in 312 AD using Empire Bonds in purple notes for international Roman reinvestment funds. Some property in LA may need to be sold to pay off local debts.”
Further, “the Holy Orthodox church has had no financial liability for RCC debts since 1054 AD when CEO Constantinople ceased to come under the jurisdiction of CEO Rome.”
Gee, how I love those times when I find out people actually read this stuff, especially well-informed people. Further, the reader’s comment reminds me how I wish, for example, I had a research staff like Garrison Keillor and his “Writer’s Almanac” obviously does. Just think how much richer could be OoN’s copy — and perhaps even my money belt.
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Non-seq: The Covenant Journal for June 2007, a occasional paper of some repute, is a commentary on the church and is now on-line at http://covpubs.org/. It includes the article “The Anglican Covenant Process and the theological ethics of committed same-sex partnerships: Raising concerns and questions,” by Bishop David Russell and available only in the on-line version. Bishop Russell, of the Diocese of Grahamstown, Anglican Church of Southern Africa, is now retired.
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