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Who was that Jesus-guy anyway?

We get into the holiday season even as Sweden, Italy and other countries implement new covid measures. In TWISH we try to sort out if and when Jesus was born and Pope Francis comes back for a poking, one week after turning 85. Then we dig into the news:

• GERMANY: How did fortune-tellers do in 2021?
• GERMANY: Hundreds of ineffective corona vaccinations administered by homeopath
• NETHERLANDS: 5G protection necklaces could be potentially harmful

La Conferencia Episcopal Española (CEE), the Spanish Bishops Conference, is Really Wrong for taking no action against child abuse scandal. The Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the other hand, takes a stance against false balance and for that he is Really Right.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Wrong / Really Right; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:52 GREETINGS

• New covid measures in Sweden as of 23 Dec
  • Folkhälsomyndigheten: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2021/december/flera-nya-atgarder-vidtas-den-23-december-nar-smittspridningen-vantas-oka/

0:08:09 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• The birth of Jesus – 25th December
  • History.com: https://www.history.com/news/why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25

0:16:56 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

• Frankie turned 85
• Still no sign of an apology to the Candian peoples. Instead meeting cancelled
  • Religion News: https://religionnews.com/2021/12/15/popes-missing-apology-adds-to-lack-of-trust-from-indigenous-people-in-canada/
• The Trial of the Century keeps going nowhere

0:23:23 NEWS

• GERMANY: How did fortune-tellers do in 2021?
  • GWUP: https://www.gwup.org/images/stories/pdf/themen/PrognosenFAQ2021.pdf
  • GWUP: https://www.gwup.org/infos/nachrichten/2303-prognosencheck-2021
• GERMANY: Hundreds of ineffective corona vaccinations administered by homeopath
  • Edzard Ernst: https://edzardernst.com/2021/12/could-this-be-the-most-irresponsible-homeopath-of-them-all/
  • SWR: https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/friedrichshafen/vermutlich-hunderte-unwirksame-impfungen-in-markdorf-100.html
• NETHERLANDS: 5G protection necklaces could be potentially harmful
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/17/anti-5g-necklaces-radioactive-dutch-nuclear-experts-quantum-pendants
  • ANVS: https://www.autoriteitnvs.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/12/16/heeft-u-een-quantum-pendant-anti-5g-hanger-of-negatief-ionen-sieraad-of-slaapmasker-leg-deze-veilig-weg

0:37:25 REALLY WRONG / REALLY RIGHT

• REALLY WRONG: La Conferencia Episcopal Española (CEE), the Spanish Bishops Conference, takes no action against child abuse scandal
  • El País: https://elpais.com/sociedad/2021-12-19/el-vaticano-manifiesta-la-cercania-del-papa-a-las-victimas-de-pederastia-tras-la-apertura-de-la-primera-gran-investigacion-en-espana.html
  • El País: https://elpais.com/sociedad/2021-12-20/la-conferencia-episcopal-se-desmarca-de-la-investigacion-de-la-pederastia-y-dice-que-la-lleva-el-vaticano.html
• REALLY RIGHT: Italian President Sergio Mattarella asks media to stop the “false balance” of giving airtime to the no-vax movement
  • Open: https://www.open.online/2021/12/20/covid-19-mattarella-no-vax-media/

0:45:15 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“I really like Christmas, I don’t go in for ancient wisdom. I don’t believe just ’cause ideas are tenacious It means they’re worthy.”
/ Tim Minchin (7 October 1975 – ), Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter. /

0:47:38 OUTRO

0:48:53 OUT-TAKES