Saint Teresa and the reformation

Saint Teresa of Ávilla, 1515-1582, reportedly a writer, poet and mystic became a carmelite nun. The carmelites were ascetics of mixed gender who adhered to a life of poverty, often travelling or living in urban areas.

Teresa was said to be instrumental in the catholic reformation, a response to the protestant reformation. It began with the council of Trent or Trento, 1545-1563 which according to documentation consisted of seventeen decrees on disputed aspects of the catholic church, which disassociated from protestantism in areas such as scripture; the catholic bible includes books not regarded by the jewish or protestant faith as sacred. Reportedly Luther called them the apocrypha. The Trent decrees included traditions such as the creed and other Christian prayers, the sacraments and saints. When passed away saints were often missed for their friendly nature, and canonised in remembrance.

Reportedly, the catholic reformation was innitiated to address the effects of the protestant reformation which began with Martin Luther, and ended with the conclusion of the religious wars in europe in 1648. Eighty million people lost their lives. The peace of Westphalia ended the wars, and Westphalian sovereignty was the documented reference to the inviobility of state sovereignty and the importance of non-interference in matters of state. Charles V abdicated. Catholic France reportedly allied with protestants against Charles V, a Habsburg. The dynasty, most influential, split into parallel branches many times, reportedly most consequentially in Spain and Austria during the 16th Century.

Biden’s European trip

Joe Biden embarks on a trip to europe today. He will be visiting Britain followed by a nato meeting in Brussels and a meeting with the eu. He is reportedly meeting Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdoğan.

Former Serb military commander loses appeal

The u.n. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have refused an appeal from former Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, reportedly for his part in the systematic executions in Srebenica of muslim Bosniacs, said to have occurred during an 11 day period, for which he is serving a life sentence. Victims were said to be men who were fighting.

Mladic reportedly joined the Yugoslav people’s army in the 1960’s and left after the war ended. Similar to Russia following the uprising against imperialists, there were reports of sexual abuse. The 1995 Dayton accords was a peace agreement supposedly agreed by Serbs, Croats and Bosnians but the lengthy nato organised format was thought to have discriminated against socialist serbs.

Frontex

According to a report the budget for Frontex, the eu border agency will be increased by €440 million in the coming years. In a report published on Monday the European court of auditors are saying that Frontex is not sufficiently curbing illegal migration and crime. An increase in budget and a greater role in the deportation of illegal immigrants is planned. Ten thousand officers and a reported annual budget of €900 million will be in place by 2027 according to the report.

Eu system for Irish border control

Roborder.eu is an autonomous operational border surveilllance system which uses drones to operate on and around land and sea borders on the island of Ireland, particularly in remote areas. The drones form a network which reportedly detect and report suspicious activity on land and coast to border authorities and operational personnel such as police for border control.

One million euros could be great boost to Trocaire

According to a report land in Ashbourne, County Meath worth €1 million, and left to the church. The land was left by Ned Nulty in 1998 and could be used for residential purposes. How the church will use the money is unknown, but could be a great boost to Trocaire’s work for water in west Africawhere the building of wells would save many thousands of men, women and children from dying of hunger and disease.

The age of the demise of democracy?

Reportedly according to an exit poll, that is a sample of voters asked on exiting the voting station, Angela Merkel’s conservative, Christian Democrats got 36% of votes in the east German by-election of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The reportedly anti eu Alternative for Germany got 22.5 % of votes. Around 40 % of votes were unaccounted for.

Socialism was reportedly outlawed during the second reich which followed the german peasant wars. A general election is planned for the end of September. The state of Saxony-Anhalt has an influential past. Wittenberg contains the birth place of Martin Luther, the Augustinian friary where he was educated and lived, Wittenberg Castle and several other buildings surrounded with events of the reformation.

Foot and mouth disease

According to a report an extortionate letter arrived at the department of Agriculture, Dublin in August 1979 demanding a payment of £5 million to guard against the introduction of the deadly and costly foot and mouth disease to Ireland. Reportedly the ransom letter whichwas followed by other communication, letters and phone calls were undisclosed until recently.