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Tag: Mario Alexis Portella

Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part II
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Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part II

In order for both sides to live in harmony with each other, the Palestinians must first, as with other Islamic countries, acknowledge that Israel is an independent and sovereign country, regardless of how it got there.

Mario Alexis Portella
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12.08.2022
Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part I
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Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part I

While both sides had agreed to halt the fighting, each warned the other that it would respond with force to any violence.

Mario Alexis Portella
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11.08.2022
Orbán’s CPAC Address: A Wake Up Call to Preserve Civilisation
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Orbán’s CPAC Address: A Wake Up Call to Preserve Civilisation

Progressives, with their unnatural policies, seek to separate Western civilisation from its Christian roots.

Mario Alexis Portella
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09.08.2022
Biden’s Saudi Visit: The Decline of US Hegemony in the Middle East
POLITICS

Biden’s Saudi Visit: The Decline of US Hegemony in the Middle East

The meeting with the Saudis was, as per the title of Karen Elliot House’s The Wall Street Journal article: ‘worse than an embarrassment’.

Mario Alexis Portella
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05.08.2022
Pope Francis’ Atonement in Canada: The Truth Behind the Mea Culpa
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Pope Francis’ Atonement in Canada: The Truth Behind the Mea Culpa

Last week Pope Francis made an Apostolic pilgrimage to Canada to apologise for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s ‘catastrophic’ policy of Indigenous residential schools.

Mario Alexis Portella
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02.08.2022
Niccolò Machiavelli: Not the Villain He is Made Out to Be
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Niccolò Machiavelli: Not the Villain He is Made Out to Be

In order to better understand Machiavelli, one should not just read The Prince. One must examine all of his works, and do so specifically within the context of the socio-political times he lived in.

Mario Alexis Portella
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27.07.2022
Coluccio Salutati and His Humanist Contribution to Politics
PHILOSOPHY

Coluccio Salutati and His Humanist Contribution to Politics

Salutati’s humanism, focused on the continuity or discontinuity between ethics and politics became the civic turning point of the humanistic spiritual and philosophical reinterpretation of Cicero’s political tenets that would later culminate with the notable Niccolò Machiavelli.

Mario Alexis Portella
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17.07.2022
Petrarch and the Birth of Humanism
PHILOSOPHY

Petrarch and the Birth of Humanism

What classifies Petrarch as a humanist was his belief that secular literature and philosophy could enlighten all men and bring about an end to, what Flavio Biondi called, the darker ages of distrusting the critical thinking and non-religious wisdom of the ancients.

Mario Alexis Portella
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08.07.2022
Thomas Jefferson: The Unsung Hero of Individual Rights
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Thomas Jefferson: The Unsung Hero of Individual Rights

Today marks the 246th anniversary of American colonists declaring their independence from the British Crown, the day when, as an independent and sovereign nation, the United States of America proclaimed liberty, justice, and freedom for all.

Mario Alexis Portella
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04.07.2022
US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: The Fight for the Unborn Continues
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US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: The Fight for the Unborn Continues

While the Court’s decision is a watershed moment for unborn children to have their inherent right to life protected, NGOs like the United Nations still insist a mother is entitled to ending her child’s life since children in their mothers’ wombs are not considered human persons. 

Mario Alexis Portella
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26.06.2022
Can a Pope be Legitimately Removed from the Papal Throne?
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Can a Pope be Legitimately Removed from the Papal Throne?

Ultimately, there is no Church legislation to remove a Pope from his Office, although that does not mean that a Papal law cannot be formulated to the effect. Until then, the principle of “the First See is judged by no one” remains fully intact. 

Mario Alexis Portella
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16.06.2022
The Predicament of Religious Freedom in Islam
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The Predicament of Religious Freedom in Islam

The issue is not the expression of religious beliefs by Islamists, rather the socio-political predicaments that come along with it. 

Mario Alexis Portella
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12.06.2022
Natural Law in the Teachings of Benedict XVI — Part II
PHILOSOPHY

Natural Law in the Teachings of Benedict XVI — Part II

European society has forged a culture that, in a manner 
previously unknown to humanity, excludes God, the divine logos from the public conscience. He is denied altogether, or judged to be irrelevant to public life since His existence cannot be materially demonstrated.

Mario Alexis Portella
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06.06.2022
The Natural Law Within the Teachings of Benedict XVI — Part I
PHILOSOPHY

The Natural Law Within the Teachings of Benedict XVI — Part I

The teachings of Pope Benedict XVI are an appeal to the individual to ponder on God’s unwritten law inscribed in his or her heart so that he or she may better contribute to the common good of society.

Mario Alexis Portella
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05.06.2022
The Ongoing Plight of Iraqi Christians
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The Ongoing Plight of Iraqi Christians

While millions of displaced Iraqis returned to their homes, many Christians never did. Those that went back, approximately 45 per cent, have been faced with great challenges rebuilding their lives, much more so than their Muslim co-nationals.

Mario Alexis Portella
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30.05.2022
Cardinal Zen’s Arrest: What Is to Be Learnt?
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Cardinal Zen’s Arrest: What Is to Be Learnt?

The cardinal’s arrest ‘indicates the downward trend in respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in Hong Kong. Although Cardinal Zen has been released on bail, his situation remains precarious’.

Mario Alexis Portella
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18.05.2022
The Inability of the UN to Stop the War in Ukraine
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The Inability of the UN to Stop the War in Ukraine

The war is now two months old, and notwithstanding continual efforts by the  UN Security Council to stop the fighting, such collective security efforts have achieved very little if nothing at all.

Mario Alexis Portella
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02.05.2022
The Medina Charter and the Islamic Assertion of Democracy
CULTURE & SOCIETY

The Medina Charter and the Islamic Assertion of Democracy

In Islam, society is ordained to be passive and socially underdeveloped, because the sharia-based tenets, whether officially incorporated or not within a modern-day constitution of a country, prevail.

Mario Alexis Portella
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26.04.2022
Gratian: The Pioneer of Individual Natural Rights
PHILOSOPHY

Gratian: The Pioneer of Individual Natural Rights

Gratian synthesised both Roman law and the theological traditions in such a manner that compelled future jurists to rely more on the Commandments than human law.

Mario Alexis Portella
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10.04.2022
The Forgotten Genocide in Yemen
OPINION

The Forgotten Genocide in Yemen

Why has the majority of the international community criminalised Vladimir Putin, but has for the past seven years refrained from publicly challenging or criticising the US government’s implicit role in the Yemeni genocide?

Mario Alexis Portella
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20.03.2022
NATO’S Lack of Will to Engage Russia
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NATO’S Lack of Will to Engage Russia

If NATO has already been militarily involved in non-member countries at the behest of Washington, why is it reluctant to assist Ukraine with anything but with arms provisions? 

Mario Alexis Portella
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13.03.2022
A United Europe, at Last?
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A United Europe, at Last?

‘I have been able to see a distinct feature in Europe: a complete lack of solidarity among Europeans. Part of this dichotomy stems from a lack of Christian leadership.’

Mario Alexis Portella
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04.03.2022
From Natural Law to Natural Rights: The Contentious Legacy of John Locke
PHILOSOPHY

From Natural Law to Natural Rights: The Contentious Legacy of John Locke

John Locke’s philosophy of the natural law did provide the means for people in liberal democracies to overcome all types of discrimination and segregation, simultaneously protecting our civil liberties.

Mario Alexis Portella
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28.02.2022
The Notion of the Natural Law in Islam
PHILOSOPHY

The Notion of the Natural Law in Islam

There is very little sense of an objective, rational order in Islam because Allah’s laws do not have to conform themselves to any natural and rational order.

Mario Alexis Portella
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17.02.2022
The Paradox of Hugo Grotius’s Concept of the Natural Law
PHILOSOPHY

The Paradox of Hugo Grotius’s Concept of the Natural Law

While Grotius had the best of intentions, he inadvertently paved the way for the atheistic philosophy of the Enlightenment and today’s effective altruism that has reduced the human person to a mere statistic.

Mario Alexis Portella
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08.02.2022

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