Did you know that when the Church gathered at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (431 AD) they not only affirmed Mary as the Mother of God but also prayed to her and upheld her sinlessness? If a Protestant were to travel back in time to this period, do you think they would join the body of Christ and worship alongside its members, or would they remain in isolation from everyone?
Note: This quote is not available onlineβit comes from Richard Priceβs brand new scholarly work. You might be surprised at how many patristic writings supporting the Catholic position remain untranslated or unexplored in the English-speaking world!
Did you know that when the Church gathered at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (431 AD) they not only affirmed Mary as the Mother of God but also prayed to her and upheld her sinlessness? If a Protestant were to travel back in time to this period, do you think they would join the body of Christ and worship alongside its members, or would they remain in isolation from everyone?
Note: This quote is not available onlineβit comes from Richard Priceβs brand new scholarly work. You might be surprised at how many patristic writings supporting the Catholic position remain untranslated or unexplored in the English-speaking world!
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Secret Chats are one of the serviceβs additional security features; it allows messages to be sent with client-to-client encryption. This setup means that, unlike regular messages, these secret messages can only be accessed from the deviceβs that initiated and accepted the chat. Additionally, Telegram notes that secret chats leave no trace on the companyβs services and offer a self-destruct timer.
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
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