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It seems Pope Francis needs to brush up on his Tertullian!

It has been reported (in The ChristLast Media, I must note) that the current Pope does not like the phrase "lead us not into temptation...

"Let no freedom be allowed to novelty, because it is not fitting that any addition should be made to antiquity. Let not the clear faith and belief of our forefathers be fouled by any muddy admixture." -- Pope Sixtus III

Monday, September 18, 2006

Very little good can happen to you when you are out after midnight...

Here is proof from a great little Catholic school in Pittsburgh.

WTAE: Duquesne University Shooting: Gunman At Large; 3 In Hospital; Mass Held

City police say they're still looking for the man who shot five Duquesne University students after a dance at the private Catholic campus in uptown Pittsburgh.

Basketball players Sam Ashaolu, Stuard Baldonado, Kojo Mensah, Shawn James and Aaron Jackson were hit by gunfire while leaving College Bash '06 at the student union early Sunday morning, police said.

Coach Ron Everhart told ESPN that the team went to the party together and was standing outside a dormitory with other students when the shooting began at about 2:15 a.m.

Teammates knocked people to the ground and dove to safety, then joined with other students to drag the victims away and wrap tourniquets around their wounds until help arrived, Everhart said.

Ashaolu is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital with a head wound, and Baldonado is in serious condition at the same hospital. Mensah is at UPMC Presbyterian, which is not releasing any information, per a family request.

James and Jackson were treated and released for gunshot wounds to the foot and hand, respectively.

More than 300 students prayed for the victims during a standing-room only Mass on Sunday night at the university chapel.

"We are a tight-knit community. What affects one of us affects all of us," the Rev. Timothy Hickey said. "We are family, and we care for one another. We care for you."

In a letter to parents posted on www.duq.edu, university President Dr. Charles Dougherty described the suspect as "an unaffiliated gunman" who came on campus to attend the dance and got into an argument with the players.

"There is no doubt that our students are the victims," the letter said. "They had no weapons. There is no evidence of alcohol or drug use among our athletes. They did nothing to provoke this sort of violent response."

Pittsburgh police have not said what sparked the dispute. According to witness accounts, it may have involved a woman at the party.

The shooter is described only as a black man, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, who was wearing a white T-shirt, police said.

See, kiddies? Sometimes trouble comes looking for you.

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