ratum (Debray's quote in previous post not an "aphorism") and Festive Sunday in Kin

1) I mistakenly characterized Régis Debray's quote in the previous
quote as an aphorism, though I correctly defined the latter: "a terse
formulation of a sentiment."

Heraclitus, the master aphorist of all times, had coined some stinging
aphorisms--like this one: "Bigotry is the sacred disease."

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2) Festive Sunday at the Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa

The first mass celebrated by the newly created Cardinal Laurent
Mosengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa is under way in the densely-packed Stade
des Martyrs of Kinshasa.

The Raïs, the Prime Minister, and many other political authorities are
in attendance.