In the 103 years since Vatican I, this authority has been used only once, in 1950, when Pope Pius XII solemnly defined The new dogma of the Virgin Mary’s bodily assumption to Heaven. Where does it say that the pope is infallible? The First Vatican Council in 1869-70, in itsRead More →
• Vermin means wild mammals and birds which are harmful to crops, farm animals or which carry disease. • In India, wild animals can be declared as vermin if they have become (i) dangerous to human life or property (including standing crops on any land). What is Section 11 ofRead More →
1949Literacy Tests Are Ruled Unconstitutional The U.S. Supreme Court in Davis v. Schnell hold Alabama’s literacy test unconstitutional as it is clearly intended to deny the vote to African Americans and thus violates the Fifteenth Amendment. Do immigrants have to pass a literacy test today? A literacy test measures aRead More →