VATICAN SCHISM… SSPX 26 ACRES, NEW CHURCH PLAN
Days after the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism, the group’s biggest North Carolina congregation sealed a huge land deal — buying more than 26 acres near Charlotte for a major new complex. Saint Anthony’s Chapel in Mount Holly says the timing was accidental, not a statement, but the symbolism is explosive: as Rome tightens the screws, SSPX loyalists are expanding. Project manager Jim DePiante says the new property will one day hold a residence for priests and a new church, calling the move “tremendous hope” and insisting, “We are determined, and we are undeterred.”
After delivering parts for the first atomic bomb to a US base in the Pacific, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. It sank in 12 minutes. Roughly 300 sailors were killed in the initial attack, and the remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks while awaiting rescue. The US Navy only learned of the sinking four days later, when survivors were spotted by a pilot on patrol. In the end, only 316 survived. Why was the ship's captain court-martialed?
Ford was a prominent American industrialist and innovator of mass production via the assembly line. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and made car ownership affordable to many. Though controversial, Ford was undeniably one of the most influential men of the 20th century. He instituted an eight-hour workday in his factories and paid his workers relatively well but also strenuously opposed labor unions. Whom did he employ to intimidate union organizers?
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