By now most of us are aware that when Pope Francis visited Bolivia, the president, Evo Morales presented to him some bauble that can only be called blasphemous. A "hammer and sickle crucifix" was hung about his neck and he was presented a mock "crucifix" showing Our Lord crucified upon the hammer and sickle combination that is the symbol of modern communism. Yes, it's the same design that was on the flag of the former Soviet Union. The Catholic blogosphere was abuzz with the news and subsequent commentary. I remained silent for some of the accounts of the pope's reaction were mutually contradictory.
One Peter Five goes into an analysis of the situation. Some others had opined that the pope voiced disapproval of that "gift". However, there was examination of both the video and the audio of that exchange. It appears that the pope did not disapprove of it at all. In fact, he posed for photos while he was holding it. The Gateway Pundit has video of the exchange on its site. They also report the resultant Vatican damage-control spin, saying that the exchange "represents dialogue and commitment to freedom and progress". History proves that "freedom" and "socialism" are mutually exclusive.
Even that pales in comparison with the blasphemy that was presented to Pope Francis. And why did a socialist dare to present that crap to this pontiff? I daresay that he wouldn't have dared to present it to either of the previous two pontiffs.
I suppose the blasphemous trash is accurate in one respect. Millions upon millions of Christians were slaughtered by communists. Perhaps we can bear that in mind as we look upon Jesus impaled on the symbols of that demon-spawned mindset.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Missing The Mark On The Definition Of Marriage
Father Marcel Guarnizo recently released an article detailing his thoughts on Obergefell v Hodges in particular and why many good Catholics are losing the battle in part due to faulty understanding of what constitutes marriage. I won't rehash Father's article on this post, but urge all to study it as it appears on the Pewsitter site. Reverend Franklin Graham also offered his own reflections on marriage. The tweets by Graham were written before the ruling was announced but they still are relevant as they hearken back to marriage as God ordained it when He created Adam and Eve. These two men do understand the issues at play here and sound the clarion call to recall the true definitions of marriage as a divinely ordained institution.
In contrast are some very pathetic instances of dissembling of clergymen before the onslaughts of the gay-nazis. For some, they are quite blatant about their approval of mortal sin. Others seem to display mere cowardice and/or stupidity; hopefully that display is not merely a smoke screen to camouflage their own approval of depravity.
In contrast are some very pathetic instances of dissembling of clergymen before the onslaughts of the gay-nazis. For some, they are quite blatant about their approval of mortal sin. Others seem to display mere cowardice and/or stupidity; hopefully that display is not merely a smoke screen to camouflage their own approval of depravity.
- On Fox News a few days ago, their in-house Catholic commentator, Father Jonathan Morris uttered sheer nonsense when he said that county clerks could issue marriage licenses to sodomites without incurring sin themselves. If signing a marriage license for a sinful situation is not formal and material cooperation with mortal sin, what is? Father Morris has a sister, a lesbian, who is in a #mowwidge relationship.
- Father Guarnizo pointed out the error in making the procreation of children a focus during the Supreme Court arguments. Some clergy have gotten even sloppier, framing the issue as merely one of religious freedom. In other words, they are more concerned with threats to their own liberties (and yes, they are real threats), than they are about the inherent offense to God. Take for example this statement from an Alabama priest.
- Then we have this disgusting situation from Fordham University, a Jesuit institution in New York. "Jesuit" and "New York" are indeed harbingers of disaster. The chair of the theology department entered into a #mowwidge with his sodomite accomplice. Rather than fire him, the school administration has extended to him and his "husband" the typical wedding wishes. The sodomites conducted their #mowwidge in an Episcopal Church where the sodomite accomplice is a (sit down!) youth minister! I'm sure Georgetown University is jealous of Fordham, but I digress.
We have so much gay rot in the Church it's no wonder why we can't withstand the assaults from without. Before we address the culture at large, we have so much house-cleaning to do first.
Sunday, July 5, 2015
What Are You Doing About The Impending KofC Rosensteel Debacle?
Last week I wrote about an impending scandalous situation at Knights of Columbus in Silver Spring Maryland. The event is scheduled for August 8th. I've contacted several officials there; the feedback I've been getting is that they intend to allow this event to proceed.
I'm troubled by that, but I'm more troubled by the silence from those whom I thought would be zealous for the honor of the Knights and for the Church. In my last post I provided contact information for all to register their protests. I must ask if that has been done. I realize that some may be reticent to act, since this situation is "in our back yards" and implicates friends, colleagues, etc. Perhaps they are cowed by the specter of gay-nazi retribution. They may hope that this will "fall by the wayside", "blow over", "be forgotten", etc. Well, guess what?
While I draw the breath of life, that won't happen! We will face this! We will deal with this! Get used to it!
If some of us lack the will, determination and discipline to face this now, we will not withstand the tyranny when it literally comes to bash down our own doors. Again, I beg you to take the recommended actions - or your own - now.
I'm troubled by that, but I'm more troubled by the silence from those whom I thought would be zealous for the honor of the Knights and for the Church. In my last post I provided contact information for all to register their protests. I must ask if that has been done. I realize that some may be reticent to act, since this situation is "in our back yards" and implicates friends, colleagues, etc. Perhaps they are cowed by the specter of gay-nazi retribution. They may hope that this will "fall by the wayside", "blow over", "be forgotten", etc. Well, guess what?
While I draw the breath of life, that won't happen! We will face this! We will deal with this! Get used to it!
If some of us lack the will, determination and discipline to face this now, we will not withstand the tyranny when it literally comes to bash down our own doors. Again, I beg you to take the recommended actions - or your own - now.
The Pope's Remarks To Charismatics A Few Days Ago
First a word of "personal disclosure". For most of my young adulthood I was involved in the Catholic "charismatic renewal"; more specifically I was affiliated with Mother of God Community headquartered in Gaithersburg. I am now an "ex-charismatic", to coin a term, and some reasons will be made clear.
At an address to a charismatic convocation in St. Peter's Square a few days ago, the pope uttered this statement: "It is preferable that every service, even in the Church, come to an end. There should be no lifelong leader. This happens in some countries ruled by a dictatorship." IF he merely meant to refer to leadership as found in charismatic groups, I'll be the first to cry "AMEN!" Let me provide a little "history-refresher". During the mid 1990s, many of the charismatic groups, under leaders who firmly ensconced themselves into their positions, claiming divine unction in so doing, became cults (see right side-bar, to the bottom). They utilized thought-reform techniques on their members; most members, not being schooled in psychology, fell victim to these techniques. This was doubly true of younger members; I was among that number. But eventually some members snapped out of it and took matters up with their bishops and the press. This happened nationwide. For Mother of God Community, that saga was chronicled in a series of articles found at Washington Post. Normally I don't ascribe much credence to things proceeding from the Post, but I can attest to what was written therein based on my own 20+ years of first-hand experience. I urge its review, for those who refuse to learn from history will repeat it.
If you read the series, you'll see that the problems stemmed largely from a stubbornly-entrenched leadership. While our situation was playing out, so were several other situations across the country. I'd not be surprised if this happened world-wide. In this context, the pope's remarks are understandable. I do wonder about the "every service" part, for that language does encompass the papacy itself, regardless of intentions. Given past miscues, I'm not inclined to just write it off to sloppy verbal presentation. Was he utilizing a very real problem in recent history to undermine the life-long office of the Vicar of Christ?
We now move to another part of this address. Speaking of the murders of Christians in the mid-east, he says, "If the enemy unites us in death who are we not to be united in life?" First, our enemies don't "unite" us in anything. Their murderous acts do not arbitrate who is Christian and who isn't. What I just said is not intended as a judgment on those murdered, but merely to disavow us of the notion that muslim terrorist attacks determine our unity. Second, how does real unity come about? Through common belief in objective truth, namely, belief in the fullness of truth contained in the Roman Catholic Church. There is no "short-cut" when it comes to unity. We don't just decide to "be united" and lickety-split, there unity is. We Catholics must proclaim the truths of our faith and then others must accept them. Without that, there is no basis to even pretend at unity, muslim terrorists notwithstanding. By the way: in interests of "unity" and "ecumenism" we American Catholics backpedaled from preaching the fullness of our Faith to non-Catholic Americans. That is why abortion, contraception and homosexuality are running rampant through our culture at this very moment.
Pray and offer sacrifices for Holy Mother Church. Until she's set aright, I cannot see how there will be a channel for God's grace in a world that desperately needs Him.
At an address to a charismatic convocation in St. Peter's Square a few days ago, the pope uttered this statement: "It is preferable that every service, even in the Church, come to an end. There should be no lifelong leader. This happens in some countries ruled by a dictatorship." IF he merely meant to refer to leadership as found in charismatic groups, I'll be the first to cry "AMEN!" Let me provide a little "history-refresher". During the mid 1990s, many of the charismatic groups, under leaders who firmly ensconced themselves into their positions, claiming divine unction in so doing, became cults (see right side-bar, to the bottom). They utilized thought-reform techniques on their members; most members, not being schooled in psychology, fell victim to these techniques. This was doubly true of younger members; I was among that number. But eventually some members snapped out of it and took matters up with their bishops and the press. This happened nationwide. For Mother of God Community, that saga was chronicled in a series of articles found at Washington Post. Normally I don't ascribe much credence to things proceeding from the Post, but I can attest to what was written therein based on my own 20+ years of first-hand experience. I urge its review, for those who refuse to learn from history will repeat it.
If you read the series, you'll see that the problems stemmed largely from a stubbornly-entrenched leadership. While our situation was playing out, so were several other situations across the country. I'd not be surprised if this happened world-wide. In this context, the pope's remarks are understandable. I do wonder about the "every service" part, for that language does encompass the papacy itself, regardless of intentions. Given past miscues, I'm not inclined to just write it off to sloppy verbal presentation. Was he utilizing a very real problem in recent history to undermine the life-long office of the Vicar of Christ?
We now move to another part of this address. Speaking of the murders of Christians in the mid-east, he says, "If the enemy unites us in death who are we not to be united in life?" First, our enemies don't "unite" us in anything. Their murderous acts do not arbitrate who is Christian and who isn't. What I just said is not intended as a judgment on those murdered, but merely to disavow us of the notion that muslim terrorist attacks determine our unity. Second, how does real unity come about? Through common belief in objective truth, namely, belief in the fullness of truth contained in the Roman Catholic Church. There is no "short-cut" when it comes to unity. We don't just decide to "be united" and lickety-split, there unity is. We Catholics must proclaim the truths of our faith and then others must accept them. Without that, there is no basis to even pretend at unity, muslim terrorists notwithstanding. By the way: in interests of "unity" and "ecumenism" we American Catholics backpedaled from preaching the fullness of our Faith to non-Catholic Americans. That is why abortion, contraception and homosexuality are running rampant through our culture at this very moment.
Pray and offer sacrifices for Holy Mother Church. Until she's set aright, I cannot see how there will be a channel for God's grace in a world that desperately needs Him.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
On July 4, 2015 - As Clouds Darken Our National Horizon
Let's not kid ourselves. Because we, as a nation, have rejected God and disobeyed His laws, particularly those laws touching upon marriage, sexuality and family life, we have incurred His wrath and are now beginning to experience the ramifications. The time is late. We need to sober up and recall the One who made us and for Whom we are made. Not only is our nation in peril but civilization in general, with many souls in danger of hell.
Some passages from Scripture (Douay-Rheims) that are most appropriate for today:
2 Chronicles 7:14 "And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and will heal their land."
Joel 2:12 "Now therefore saith the Lord: Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning."
Come home to Jesus Christ in His One True Church. Go to Confession. Receive Holy Communion as often as you can (provided you are in a state of grace and have fasted properly). Pray the Rosary. Speak out when you see evil. Time is running short.
Some passages from Scripture (Douay-Rheims) that are most appropriate for today:
2 Chronicles 7:14 "And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and will heal their land."
Joel 2:12 "Now therefore saith the Lord: Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning."
Come home to Jesus Christ in His One True Church. Go to Confession. Receive Holy Communion as often as you can (provided you are in a state of grace and have fasted properly). Pray the Rosary. Speak out when you see evil. Time is running short.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Vatican's Flirtation With Climate Change Leads To More Squalid Associations
Almost two months ago, I wrote of "the smoke of Satan" infiltrating the Catholic Church. As you read the first post in that anthology, you'll notice that there are a number of avenues by which progressivism and by extension, Satan, is insinuating his anti-God agenda into the minds of Catholic leaders; I regret to say that evidence indicates that some of his nefarious ideas are seemingly being entertained by the pope. Obviously with the Obergefell v Hodges ruling, our attention has been focused on the second bullet point. However much has been happening with regards to the first and fourth points.
Again we owe much gratitude to the Lepanto Institute for smoking out some "smoke of Satan". They discovered that within days of the issuance of Laudato Si, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Aposotoic Nuncio to the UN, gave formal approval to the "Sustainable Development" goals of the United Nations. The official Vatican statement, made on behalf of Pope Francis, stated, "We support the verbatim inclusion of the sustainable development goals and targets as in the Report of the OWG (Open Working Group)." We all know what that term "verbatim" means in this context; the Vatican has put its stamp of approval to all the sustainable development goals; that includes "sexual and reproductive rights". Of course that means contraception, sterilization and abortion.
Read the Lepanto article for more detail. I do have one minor disagreement with Lepanto. Towards the end, they opine that the archbishop and the pope don't understand the ramifications of the sustainable development goals. I believe the only way that could possibly be true if both the pope and this archbishop were absolutely clueless dunderheads. Can we believe that without being simpletons ourselves? Of course not: not when "sustainable development" and various synonyms are splattered all throughout Laudato Si itself.
But there is evidence to make clear that the Vatican, all the way to the pope, understand very well what is entailed by the phrase "sustainable development". A key component of that evidence is the plethora of progressives and anti-life personalities who, at the behest of the Vatican, are providing input to the "climate change" initiatives of the Vatican: Ban Ki-Moon, Jeffrey Sachs, Hans Schnellnhuber. It seems that this evidence is growing before our very eyes.
Word now comes to us via Catholic News Agency that yet another such individual will be working with Cardinal Turkson. She is Naomi Klein and she describes herself as a "secular Jewish feminist". She states that she was "surprised" to be invited to speak at a Vatican environmental summit. Well, many of us share her surprise, albeit for different reasons. She clearly has Marxist leanings (like so many in the Vatican these days) and has gone so far as to support the Occupy movement.
We clearly are getting an unambiguous picture of the attitudes of many in the Vatican when it comes to population control. Whether they intend it or not, they are lending credibility to baby murder.
Again we owe much gratitude to the Lepanto Institute for smoking out some "smoke of Satan". They discovered that within days of the issuance of Laudato Si, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Aposotoic Nuncio to the UN, gave formal approval to the "Sustainable Development" goals of the United Nations. The official Vatican statement, made on behalf of Pope Francis, stated, "We support the verbatim inclusion of the sustainable development goals and targets as in the Report of the OWG (Open Working Group)." We all know what that term "verbatim" means in this context; the Vatican has put its stamp of approval to all the sustainable development goals; that includes "sexual and reproductive rights". Of course that means contraception, sterilization and abortion.
Read the Lepanto article for more detail. I do have one minor disagreement with Lepanto. Towards the end, they opine that the archbishop and the pope don't understand the ramifications of the sustainable development goals. I believe the only way that could possibly be true if both the pope and this archbishop were absolutely clueless dunderheads. Can we believe that without being simpletons ourselves? Of course not: not when "sustainable development" and various synonyms are splattered all throughout Laudato Si itself.
But there is evidence to make clear that the Vatican, all the way to the pope, understand very well what is entailed by the phrase "sustainable development". A key component of that evidence is the plethora of progressives and anti-life personalities who, at the behest of the Vatican, are providing input to the "climate change" initiatives of the Vatican: Ban Ki-Moon, Jeffrey Sachs, Hans Schnellnhuber. It seems that this evidence is growing before our very eyes.
Word now comes to us via Catholic News Agency that yet another such individual will be working with Cardinal Turkson. She is Naomi Klein and she describes herself as a "secular Jewish feminist". She states that she was "surprised" to be invited to speak at a Vatican environmental summit. Well, many of us share her surprise, albeit for different reasons. She clearly has Marxist leanings (like so many in the Vatican these days) and has gone so far as to support the Occupy movement.
We clearly are getting an unambiguous picture of the attitudes of many in the Vatican when it comes to population control. Whether they intend it or not, they are lending credibility to baby murder.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Derelict Bishops And Sodomy Supremacy
This week's Mic'd Up is titled "Sodomy Supremacy". Michael Voris and his crew were at the steps of the Supreme Court when the Obergefell v Hodges ruling was announced. At 3:20 he asked "where was the Archdiocese of Washington DC?" He was shocked at their absence. I'm not. In fact, I rejoice that they weren't there for some of them might well have joined in the jubilation of #mowwidge being deemed a "civil right".
Prior to that Voris had spoken earlier of corrupt clergy softening the minds and morals of Catholics with thinly-disguised heresy. But here in the Archdiocese of Washington it's been worse than that under the tenures of Cardinals Wuerl and McCarrick. I wrote a post about this Wednesday after I became aware of a slap-down received by a faithful priest within this Archdiocese; and this is a recent event. I had also reminded all of the despicable way that the Archdiocese treated Father Marcel Guarnizo. I had linked the post to my Facebook page and received a comment from a friend relating how two other priests were similarly mistreated by Wuerl: one in this archdiocese and the other in Pittsburgh. For the high crime and misdemeanor of preaching against immorality they were forced to undergo "psychological evaluation". Fortunately they are now reincardinated in more deserving dioceses. I am aware of a priest who was silenced after he had the audacity to teach classes on Humanae Vitae; as he is still in this diocese as a priest I'll give no further details. So that makes five priests - and those are only the ones of whom we are aware.
Anyway, please watch the video. I'll put up more commentary later as time permits.
Prior to that Voris had spoken earlier of corrupt clergy softening the minds and morals of Catholics with thinly-disguised heresy. But here in the Archdiocese of Washington it's been worse than that under the tenures of Cardinals Wuerl and McCarrick. I wrote a post about this Wednesday after I became aware of a slap-down received by a faithful priest within this Archdiocese; and this is a recent event. I had also reminded all of the despicable way that the Archdiocese treated Father Marcel Guarnizo. I had linked the post to my Facebook page and received a comment from a friend relating how two other priests were similarly mistreated by Wuerl: one in this archdiocese and the other in Pittsburgh. For the high crime and misdemeanor of preaching against immorality they were forced to undergo "psychological evaluation". Fortunately they are now reincardinated in more deserving dioceses. I am aware of a priest who was silenced after he had the audacity to teach classes on Humanae Vitae; as he is still in this diocese as a priest I'll give no further details. So that makes five priests - and those are only the ones of whom we are aware.
Anyway, please watch the video. I'll put up more commentary later as time permits.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
#Mowwidge And Cardinal Wuerl
In the Vortex from Monday June 29, Michael Voris laments the abysmal dereliction of duty displayed by Catholic bishops over the past few decades. We know they haven't (by and large) spoken forcefully against moral evils such as homosexual conduct. But the situation is even worse than Voris presents. At 0:44 he asks, "where have her leaders been?" Well, not only have the bishops been awol, but some of them have actually punished their priests for speaking out against homosexuality and other grave evils.
I've written before about the horrid treatment dished out to Father Marcel Guarnizo by the Archdiocese - no doubt ordered by Cardinal Wuerl. My blogging colleague at Les Femmes informs us all that Cardinal Wuerl struck again very recently at a priest who publicly preached against #mowwidge. So now is anyone surprised at his own pathetic statement in the face of Obergefell v Hodges?
Getting back to this latest punishment of a good priest, I believe I know the identity of this priest and will be keeping an eye on things. So to the archdiocesan personnel who've been assigned to monitor this blog, would you please tell your higher-ups to cease hindering priests from fulfilling their divinely-mandated mission to save souls?
Now the video.
I've written before about the horrid treatment dished out to Father Marcel Guarnizo by the Archdiocese - no doubt ordered by Cardinal Wuerl. My blogging colleague at Les Femmes informs us all that Cardinal Wuerl struck again very recently at a priest who publicly preached against #mowwidge. So now is anyone surprised at his own pathetic statement in the face of Obergefell v Hodges?
Getting back to this latest punishment of a good priest, I believe I know the identity of this priest and will be keeping an eye on things. So to the archdiocesan personnel who've been assigned to monitor this blog, would you please tell your higher-ups to cease hindering priests from fulfilling their divinely-mandated mission to save souls?
Now the video.
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