September 1 in history and trivia
717 – Siege of Constantinople: The Muslim armada with 1,800 ships, is defeated by the Byzantine navy through the use of Greek fire. 1532 – Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. 1604 – Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of ...
Everyone Might Be Going to Heaven
The question of who will and who will not be saved by God has provoked debates and divergent practices as far back as the early church – on issues ranging from posthumous and vicarious baptism to the Augustinian-Pelagian controversy [1]– to present day arguments between theological inclusivists, exc ...
Maradona steals show from fellow Argentine Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis normally has no competition for attention when he is in a room but it was different on Monday when another larger-than-life Argentine - soccer great Diego Maradona - attended a papal event. Maradona was among some 400 ...
