Eligius miners aware of prayers in block headers?

[jackjack]

In all the threads on this topic I haven't been able to find a quote of what exactly is in these block headers that is supposed to be so controversial, just a bunch of chat logs where this is alluded to.

Here:

Can we have links to a few blocks of Eligius to see this ourselves?

Output of "strings -n 20 .bitcoin/blk0001.dat":

Code:

Eligius/Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius.
Eligius/Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius.
***************************************************
Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo.
Benedictum Nomen Iesu.
   I LIKE TURTLES   
Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum.
Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus.
Benedictus Iesus in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento.
Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus.
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER 
Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus.
Benedicta excelsa Mater Dei, Maria sanctissima.
Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio.
Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio.
Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio.
Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris.
Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris.
Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus.
Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis. Amen.
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all my sins...
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all my sins...
Eye'm the strongest!
...because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, ...
...my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more...
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more...
...and avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
O my God! I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine persons, ...
O my God! I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine persons, ...
...Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son became man, ...
...and died for our sins, and that he will come to, judge the living and the dead.
I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, ...
...because Thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.
O my God! relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, ...
...I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, ...
...and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
...and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
O my God! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, ...
...because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love.
...because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love.
Yukkuri Shiteitte ne
I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee.
I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, ...
...lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, ...
... to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, ...
... to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, ...
... that I have sinned exceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, ...
... through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, ...
... blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, ...
... and all the Saints to pray to the Lord our God for me. Amen.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our safeguard against ...
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our safeguard against ...
... the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, ...
... we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, ...
... we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, ...
... we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, ...
... we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, ...
... by the power of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, ...
... who wander throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here, ...
... ever this night be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, ...
... et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ...
... et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ...
... et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ...
... ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae: vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes ...
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes ...
... in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos ...
... misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ...
... ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, O pia, ...
... O dulcis Virgo Maria. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix.
kLhLUKE-JR IS A PEDOPHILE! Oh, and god isn't real, sucka. Stop polluting the blockchain with your nonsense.
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Amen.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur Nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur Nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum ...
... da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus ...
... debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.
Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!
Sanae is a good girl
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee;
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee;
because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
May the Holy Trinity be blessed.

How do we get rid of that f*cking shit??

my text, which is all coinbases: designed for short text messages, and can be deleted/pruned immediately

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[makomk]

Must be trolling, I can't believe Luke-Jr actually wrote those.

I'm afraid he did write exactly what I quoted. Does that really surprise you after reading some of the logs linked earlier in this thread? Honestly? (It's not any better in context either before you ask; the context was him justifying why his bigotry wasn't bigotry after someone complained about it.)

How do we get rid of that f*cking shit??

my text, which is all coinbases: designed for short text messages, and can be deleted/pruned immediately

We actually can't. Individual nodes could in theory be modified to prune it, but by doing so they'd damage the integrity of the entire Bitcoin network by rendering themselves unable to distribute a full and verifiable record of the block chain to other nodes. We're basically stuck with it being carried around by every single full Bitcoin node forevermore.

[kirax]

I would just like to make a short comment: I researched Elingus as a pool, realized it was related to a saint, and did not care overmuch. I chose other pools for other (non-topical) reasons. Had it been posted, anywhere, that the pool was injecting any religious message at all into the coinbase, I would have simply shrugged, and went to another pool without pause. However, the sneaky including it in supposedly random data is underhanded and deplorable.

Also, on a side note, as a businessperson, if half of what I have read in this topic as logs from Luke Jr are not falsified, I will politely refrain from ever doing any form of business with him.

On a totally personal and somewhat offtopic note, I find the sorts of intolerant views expressed by some (Love worse then murder? Wait, what?) to be abhorrent and, if I believed in any higher power, to be a sin against he/she/it/them.

I do not believe that this belongs in the coinbase, and should be pruned. Post-haste. In the interest of fairness, I am willing to concede that all non-random data should be pruned, although some of the rest is at least amusing.

[Chris Acheson]

if half of what I have read in this topic as logs from Luke Jr are not falsified

Logs from #bitcoin and #bitcoin-dev are available here: http://bitcoinstats.com/
Logs from #eligius are available here: http://eligius.searchonirc.com/

You can use google to find the specific conversations you want to verify.

[Luke-Jr]

However, the sneaky including it in supposedly random data is underhanded and deplorable.

The fact is that the coinbase was designed so that (small) text could be embedded in it, and in fact the first coinbase ever (in the "Genesis" block) contains libertarian propaganda. Nor was it ever "sneaky", or in any way secret-- besides the obviousness of everyone having a copy, nobody trollish enough to actually have a problem with it would have probably ever noticed it if I didn't make it known (in public IRC channels, obviously long before this thread was posted).

[arsenische]

The fact is that the coinbase was designed so that (small) text could be embedded in it, and in fact the first coinbase ever (in the "Genesis" block) contains libertarian propaganda.

I think we should be tolerant to propaganda, it is free speech. The first block was generated by Satoshi himself, so he could put there whatever he wanted. But mining pool is something people have share in, so I think it would be fair if they know what they are contributing to.

[Graet]

<luke-jr> http://eligius.st/wiki/index.php/FAQ#What_messages_are_included_in_payout_coinbases.3F

<luke-jr> http://eligius.st/wiki/index.php/Policies

luke-jr has agreed that putting this info up for miners is good

thanks for the input folks