LifesiteNews did an expose of the Vatican's embrace of environmentalism this past Wednesday called "Why Is The Vatican Stumbling Into Climate Controversy?" He points out the Vatican luminaries (including Cardinal Maradiaga, the leader of the "gang of 8"). He also points out a statement by the Vatican that "the scientific consensus is rather consistent..." No it isn't. There is a wide divergence of conclusions in the scientific community (see here and here) - the sort that the progressive media tries to keep silent.
The most important Jalsevak pointed out is that this matter of "climate change" is way beyond the bishops' realm of competence. They have no knowledge by which to make scientific conclusions, let alone decide and declare which of widely varying theories is correct.
I would like to think that the Vatican is just being naive and easily led when it comes to climate change. However, I now believe there are powerful forces within the Vatican - the same ones controlling the USCCB - that are pulling puppet strings and doing their utmost to promote progressive agendas upon the whole world. Last week Cardinal Dolan was simply taking marching orders from those holding his puppet strings; the behaviors cited in Jalsevak's reports are at the behest of the same masterminds.
Four years ago I posted commentary on an expose of environmentalism done by Michael Voris. Here is the link to my commentary; embedded in that post is the video that he produced and another link to supporting documentation. Note the three principles to environmentalism: population control, world governance, earth worship. Here I believe we see a rather stark example of earth worship. If you clicked on the "Dolan" link in the preceding paragraph and were able to endure RFK Jr.'s diatribe in the video, you noticed his none-too-subtle hints at socialism.
In this video from Sunday's parade/charade (ht Reason Magazine) you'll notice even less subtle calls for socialism. Warning! As the video proceeds, your eardrums will be assaulted by hideous music performed (using words "performed" and "music" loosely) by aging hippies. You might want to offer up any earaches as penances.
Environmentalism is just another ploy to replace western civilization with atheism and socialism. Now they are leading the Vatican by the nose. This is yet another reason why we cannot blindly follow and obey every statement issued by the Vatican - especially when they violate the Magisterium and step outside their realms of competence. Now the Right Reason video..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Soros, Pope, UN: Using Environmentalism To Achieve One World Government
The Fatima Center, on its youtube page, has quite a few informative videos. I post one now, of a talk given by Elizabeth Yore, an attorney whose research uncovered evidence of links between Pope Francis, the United Nations, and George Soros. She also underscores how the aim of One World Government is being furthered under the cloak of environmentalism. Michael Voris touched upon the anti-life philosophy behind environmentalism in one of his exposes. That episode was produced while Pope Benedict XVI was still on the Chair of Peter so the Vatican had not been completely turned over to the Soros cabal. After Pope Francis ascended, we saw quite an ominous display of the worship of environmentalism; how that display could have been more blatant I don't know.
Yore concludes by stating that we must do our part in waking up Catholics in the pew, many of them oblivious to the warfare for their Church and their very souls. That means you! See here an example of that from Cardinal Burke.
Yore concludes by stating that we must do our part in waking up Catholics in the pew, many of them oblivious to the warfare for their Church and their very souls. That means you! See here an example of that from Cardinal Burke.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Innocent Casualties Of Environmentalism
I've written many times about environmentalism - not only its sheer stupidity but also the underlying anti-life mental paradigm that drives so many of its proponents. Here is a smattering of things written in the past. As you read them, you'll see stories of how the public education system is brainwashing our children into blind acceptance of the idolatry of environmentalism.
What are the effects of all this hype on impressionable children? If this account is accurate, the effects are harmful. The little girl just finished telling the reporter that "I wish we didn't exist". Apparently the girl's rather ditzy mother was standing by, no doubt enthralled at how "sensitive" the little girl was. Try "traumatized". What does this say about how the little girl values her own life? How many others are growing up wishing that humanity did not exist? As you go through the montage of article that I wrote earlier, you'll see (particularly in the linked material) plenty of environmentalists who wished they (and the rest of humanity) did not exist.
Warren Hern, late-term abortion (and pal of Leroy Carhart) wrote that he considers mankind to be a "malignant eco-tumor destroying the earth". Of course he, Carhart and too many others are making a killing (I mean that in all senses of the word) ridding the earth of as many babies as possible. Perhaps it's really environmentalism that is a spiritual tumor eating away at love of God and true stewardship of His creation.
What are the effects of all this hype on impressionable children? If this account is accurate, the effects are harmful. The little girl just finished telling the reporter that "I wish we didn't exist". Apparently the girl's rather ditzy mother was standing by, no doubt enthralled at how "sensitive" the little girl was. Try "traumatized". What does this say about how the little girl values her own life? How many others are growing up wishing that humanity did not exist? As you go through the montage of article that I wrote earlier, you'll see (particularly in the linked material) plenty of environmentalists who wished they (and the rest of humanity) did not exist.
Warren Hern, late-term abortion (and pal of Leroy Carhart) wrote that he considers mankind to be a "malignant eco-tumor destroying the earth". Of course he, Carhart and too many others are making a killing (I mean that in all senses of the word) ridding the earth of as many babies as possible. Perhaps it's really environmentalism that is a spiritual tumor eating away at love of God and true stewardship of His creation.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Church Environmentalism Is Phariseeism
Today is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and we are in Cycle B for Sunday readings. Today's first reading is from Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8. Here it is.
Moses said to the people:
“Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees
which I am teaching you to observe,
that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land
which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your God,
which I enjoin upon you,
you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it.
Observe them carefully,
for thus will you give evidence
of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations,
who will hear of all these statutes and say,
‘This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.’
For what great nation is there
that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us
whenever we call upon him?
Or what great nation has statutes and decrees
that are as just as this whole law
which I am setting before you today?”
Today's Gospel is from Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23. I repost that.
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem
gathered around Jesus,
they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals
with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
—For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,
do not eat without carefully washing their hands,
keeping the tradition of the elders.
And on coming from the marketplace
they do not eat without purifying themselves.
And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed,
the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds. —
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him,
“Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders
but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?”
He responded,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:
This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines human precepts.
You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.”
He summoned the crowd again and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person;
but the things that come out from within are what defile.
“From within people, from their hearts,
come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit,
licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.All these evils come from within and they defile.”
I emphasized in bold some points that I'll make in a minute.
Moses said to the people:
“Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees
which I am teaching you to observe,
that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land
which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your God,
which I enjoin upon you,
you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it.
Observe them carefully,
for thus will you give evidence
of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations,
who will hear of all these statutes and say,
‘This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.’
For what great nation is there
that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us
whenever we call upon him?
Or what great nation has statutes and decrees
that are as just as this whole law
which I am setting before you today?”
Today's Gospel is from Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23. I repost that.
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem
gathered around Jesus,
they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals
with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
—For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,
do not eat without carefully washing their hands,
keeping the tradition of the elders.
And on coming from the marketplace
they do not eat without purifying themselves.
And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed,
the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds. —
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him,
“Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders
but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?”
He responded,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:
This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines human precepts.
You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.”
He summoned the crowd again and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person;
but the things that come out from within are what defile.
“From within people, from their hearts,
come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit,
licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.All these evils come from within and they defile.”
I emphasized in bold some points that I'll make in a minute.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
March For Pseudo-Science; With Idea On How Catholic Church Can Really Be Green
This is a "two-part" post as the title implies. Both parts have as their common theme environmentalism. First, I'll deal with the junk-science aspect.
It's obvious from the name that they dubbed for their latest media stunt "March For Science" that these people are in damage-control mode. They understand that many people in the US are fed up with their bogus, hypocritical claims. One "case in point" was their protest of the Dakota Pipe Line. Their protests were ostensibly for the sake of the "environment" but in their wake they left mountains of trash that required a massive clean-up effort.
So now they claim to be upholding the banner of "science"! Really?? What science? Well, they hold in high esteem Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb". Remember that? That book predicted that we would all starve ourselves to death. But that mass starvation was supposed to occur at least twenty years ago. His book might well have been entitled "The Bomb" for his predictions fizzled out. It's worth noting that Ehrlich advocated abortion and contraception (even forced) to reduce the world's population.
They have the audacity to claim that their "science" is settled, that it is written in stone. Other distinguished scientists beg to differ. I've written before on the Heartland Institute and the Cornwall Alliance. These two organizations have done much to demonstrate the frivolity of the claims of radical environmentalists. We also salute Lord Christopher Monkton, who speaks truth to the harm done by environmentalism, and in particular to the harm being done by the pope's participation of that hoax.
I link now to one talk given by a so-called "illuminary" of yesterday's pseudo-science gabfest. Perhaps this speaker didn't realize how honest she was. She flat out states that "science, arts, etc" will wither away unless the federal government funds them. Right there we see what that whole cabal wants - more of our money and more of our liberties.
As we've seen before, Pope Francis is in on the hoax. I no longer believe that he is simply a naive dupe of the progressives. He is one of them. I mentioned Paul Ehrlich earlier in this post. Long-time readers of this blog will note that Ehrlich was invited by the Vatican to give lectures on this topic, as were Jeffrey Sachs and other anti-life people. We also know that Laudato Si is one giant envirowhacko screed designed to give the environmentalist movement a Catholic veneer. I now link to one of my older posts that contains two videos that expose environmentalism and its advocates.
So much for my first topic. Now let's move to the second topic, that is, how the Church can really do something worthwhile for the environment and reduce its carbon footprint.
When many of us go to Mass, we probably use the missalette in the pew. It's probably made of paper, and is changed periodically, to coincide with liturgical seasons, etc. Many people who pray the liturgy of the hours probably also use a paper booklet; Magnificat is one of the more popular ones. Then we also see the various weekly handouts that give the hymns for the day. Readers, does that not strike you as a considerable waste of paper, not to mention the money to print those things? Solution? Return to the use of the missal, the breviary, and the hymnal. I mean the permanent ones that can be used day after day, year after year. Yes, it will involve an initial outlay of cash, but think of the savings throughout the years in reduced subscription and printing costs. As an added bonus, there will be less need to cut down trees. I've had my breviary set for well over twenty years, my missal ever since the changes promulgated by Pope Benedict XVI. What do you all think of that?
It's obvious from the name that they dubbed for their latest media stunt "March For Science" that these people are in damage-control mode. They understand that many people in the US are fed up with their bogus, hypocritical claims. One "case in point" was their protest of the Dakota Pipe Line. Their protests were ostensibly for the sake of the "environment" but in their wake they left mountains of trash that required a massive clean-up effort.So now they claim to be upholding the banner of "science"! Really?? What science? Well, they hold in high esteem Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb". Remember that? That book predicted that we would all starve ourselves to death. But that mass starvation was supposed to occur at least twenty years ago. His book might well have been entitled "The Bomb" for his predictions fizzled out. It's worth noting that Ehrlich advocated abortion and contraception (even forced) to reduce the world's population.
They have the audacity to claim that their "science" is settled, that it is written in stone. Other distinguished scientists beg to differ. I've written before on the Heartland Institute and the Cornwall Alliance. These two organizations have done much to demonstrate the frivolity of the claims of radical environmentalists. We also salute Lord Christopher Monkton, who speaks truth to the harm done by environmentalism, and in particular to the harm being done by the pope's participation of that hoax.
I link now to one talk given by a so-called "illuminary" of yesterday's pseudo-science gabfest. Perhaps this speaker didn't realize how honest she was. She flat out states that "science, arts, etc" will wither away unless the federal government funds them. Right there we see what that whole cabal wants - more of our money and more of our liberties.
As we've seen before, Pope Francis is in on the hoax. I no longer believe that he is simply a naive dupe of the progressives. He is one of them. I mentioned Paul Ehrlich earlier in this post. Long-time readers of this blog will note that Ehrlich was invited by the Vatican to give lectures on this topic, as were Jeffrey Sachs and other anti-life people. We also know that Laudato Si is one giant envirowhacko screed designed to give the environmentalist movement a Catholic veneer. I now link to one of my older posts that contains two videos that expose environmentalism and its advocates.
So much for my first topic. Now let's move to the second topic, that is, how the Church can really do something worthwhile for the environment and reduce its carbon footprint.
When many of us go to Mass, we probably use the missalette in the pew. It's probably made of paper, and is changed periodically, to coincide with liturgical seasons, etc. Many people who pray the liturgy of the hours probably also use a paper booklet; Magnificat is one of the more popular ones. Then we also see the various weekly handouts that give the hymns for the day. Readers, does that not strike you as a considerable waste of paper, not to mention the money to print those things? Solution? Return to the use of the missal, the breviary, and the hymnal. I mean the permanent ones that can be used day after day, year after year. Yes, it will involve an initial outlay of cash, but think of the savings throughout the years in reduced subscription and printing costs. As an added bonus, there will be less need to cut down trees. I've had my breviary set for well over twenty years, my missal ever since the changes promulgated by Pope Benedict XVI. What do you all think of that?
Friday, June 2, 2017
Trump Trashes Gaia-Worshiping Climate-Change Junk-Science
Yesterday President Trump announced that the US would be extraditing itself from the hamstring boondoggle known as the "Paris Agreement". As Huffington Post sniffs, this is within a week or two of the pope presenting to President Trump his faux-gospel known as Laudato Si. He must have read it and understood its basis in progressive crap-science. Breitbart News posted a list of harms that have been averted due to our rejection of the Paris Agreement.
The HP piece quotes Bishop Sorondo as whining that Trump's action "would be a slap in the face for us". Truth be told, the whole Pontifical Academy for the Sciences might benefit from some slaps to the kissers. Of course I speak figuratively for I would never assault clergy in that manner. To strike the ordained is an act of sacrilege; even if they don't hold their sacerdotal orders in high esteem, I do. The adulation they have heaped upon notorious baby-killing proponents (Jeffrey Sachs, Paul Ehrlich, Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, etc) betrays their allegiance to progressivism and hatred for western (that is, Christian) culture. I've been following the encroachment of environmentalism in the Church for a while now. To an ever increasing number of people it is becoming clear that environmentalism is a Trojan horse for population control (via contraception, sterilization and abortion), one-world government, with that government encroaching so much on the lives of people that it supplants God in their lives. Here is just one expose of that fact; I urge you also to go to the Vortex link in this article.
The anti-life philosophy behind environmentalism reared its ugly head as recently as last month, when environmentalists tried to maintain the Paris Agreement. You can see that in the video below, seeing how they reacted to the pro-life message. I thank God that President Trump thwarted these people for now.
The HP piece quotes Bishop Sorondo as whining that Trump's action "would be a slap in the face for us". Truth be told, the whole Pontifical Academy for the Sciences might benefit from some slaps to the kissers. Of course I speak figuratively for I would never assault clergy in that manner. To strike the ordained is an act of sacrilege; even if they don't hold their sacerdotal orders in high esteem, I do. The adulation they have heaped upon notorious baby-killing proponents (Jeffrey Sachs, Paul Ehrlich, Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, etc) betrays their allegiance to progressivism and hatred for western (that is, Christian) culture. I've been following the encroachment of environmentalism in the Church for a while now. To an ever increasing number of people it is becoming clear that environmentalism is a Trojan horse for population control (via contraception, sterilization and abortion), one-world government, with that government encroaching so much on the lives of people that it supplants God in their lives. Here is just one expose of that fact; I urge you also to go to the Vortex link in this article.
The anti-life philosophy behind environmentalism reared its ugly head as recently as last month, when environmentalists tried to maintain the Paris Agreement. You can see that in the video below, seeing how they reacted to the pro-life message. I thank God that President Trump thwarted these people for now.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Vatican Officials To Profane St. Peter's Basilica With Light Show Abomination
"When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand." Matthew 26:15, Douay-Reims
Will next week's planned light-show farce be the abomination about which Our Lord prophesied? While we hope not, that is a possibility that I wouldn't be quick to dismiss. What cannot be disputed that it will be a true abomination, a deliberate foisting of profanation and idolatry upon St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
I first saw the news in LifeSiteNews. This farce, spearheaded by the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization and its head, Archbishop Fisichella, is scheduled to happen on December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and is meant to usher in the "year of mercy". The main theme of the garish spectacle will be environmentalism. In the words of Fisichella, "these illuminations will present images inspired of mercy, of humanity, of the natural world and of climate changes".
LifeSiteNews uncovered the plethora of progressive and pro-abortion organizations that have their hands in the production of the idolatry. Several of them are named after Roman and Greek idols; I refer you to the LifeSiteNews link for further details on these. I'd also suggest you take a look at this anthology of posts I've done over the years concerning environmentalism. Included in these posts is an expose done by Michael Voris a few years ago detailing the anti-life and idolatrous underpinnings of environmentalism. What will happen in a few days ago is nothing short of a celebration of idolatry, and it literally will be thrust upon the facade of St. Peter's Basilica.
If this is what Fisichella considers to be part and parcel of "new evangelism", perhaps the "new evangelism" needs to be pitched in the trash. The "old evangelism" worked quite well until progressives infested the clergy with the sort of modernist trash that will sully the image of the Vatican next week. When that is expunged from the Church, the truth can be proclaimed with clarity and no gimmicks. Then we'll see conversions.
The fact that the debacle is occurring on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is also a supreme insult to Our Lady. But there could be a silver lining on that cloud. That day is a Holy Day of Obligation. Let's offer up our Mass that day in reparation for the profanation and idolatry that will have occurred. We can also storm heaven now for a miracle that will prevent this scandal.
Will next week's planned light-show farce be the abomination about which Our Lord prophesied? While we hope not, that is a possibility that I wouldn't be quick to dismiss. What cannot be disputed that it will be a true abomination, a deliberate foisting of profanation and idolatry upon St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
I first saw the news in LifeSiteNews. This farce, spearheaded by the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization and its head, Archbishop Fisichella, is scheduled to happen on December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and is meant to usher in the "year of mercy". The main theme of the garish spectacle will be environmentalism. In the words of Fisichella, "these illuminations will present images inspired of mercy, of humanity, of the natural world and of climate changes".
LifeSiteNews uncovered the plethora of progressive and pro-abortion organizations that have their hands in the production of the idolatry. Several of them are named after Roman and Greek idols; I refer you to the LifeSiteNews link for further details on these. I'd also suggest you take a look at this anthology of posts I've done over the years concerning environmentalism. Included in these posts is an expose done by Michael Voris a few years ago detailing the anti-life and idolatrous underpinnings of environmentalism. What will happen in a few days ago is nothing short of a celebration of idolatry, and it literally will be thrust upon the facade of St. Peter's Basilica.
If this is what Fisichella considers to be part and parcel of "new evangelism", perhaps the "new evangelism" needs to be pitched in the trash. The "old evangelism" worked quite well until progressives infested the clergy with the sort of modernist trash that will sully the image of the Vatican next week. When that is expunged from the Church, the truth can be proclaimed with clarity and no gimmicks. Then we'll see conversions.
The fact that the debacle is occurring on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is also a supreme insult to Our Lady. But there could be a silver lining on that cloud. That day is a Holy Day of Obligation. Let's offer up our Mass that day in reparation for the profanation and idolatry that will have occurred. We can also storm heaven now for a miracle that will prevent this scandal.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Envirowhackos Prepare For Pope's Visit
From the Washington Post we read that several envirowhacko groups are planning to stage a rally on the Mall on September 24th, when the Pope is due to speak at the Capitol. Their permit application reveals that they expect several hundred thousand to attend this thing. Note on the Post site the picture of the poster thanking the pope for Laudato Si. They intend to make "the moral case for reducing greenhouse gas emissions".
So they expect around two hundred thousand. Alrighty then! Now just how are all these environmentally-conscious activists planning to get to this rally? I assume the great bulk will be from out of town and from different areas of the country. In keeping with their aim of "reducing greenhouse gas emissions", will they eschew cars and planes? Do they plan to hike on foot here? Or maybe they'll come via horses and wagons? Surely they don't plan to increase their own carbon footprints with gas-guzzling planes and cars now, do they? Do they??? Well, I think we know the answer to that!
Noami Klein herself let the cat out of the bag regarding the real use that progressives have for environmentalism. It's a ploy to foist socialism, with all its atheistic and anti-life underpinnings on humanity. And yes, the pope is in on it; let's stop pretending that he's a naive but lovable ol' grandpappy. Whatever else he is, he's not stupid.
We now have an idea why the United Nations has embraced environmentalism, along with Agenda 21 and all the socialist philosophies underlying them. Why else would Ban Ki-Moon have attended the Vatican-sponsored environmental summits? We have noticed these patterns and the Vatican tries to poo-poo our concerns. Perhaps they protest too loudly.
So they expect around two hundred thousand. Alrighty then! Now just how are all these environmentally-conscious activists planning to get to this rally? I assume the great bulk will be from out of town and from different areas of the country. In keeping with their aim of "reducing greenhouse gas emissions", will they eschew cars and planes? Do they plan to hike on foot here? Or maybe they'll come via horses and wagons? Surely they don't plan to increase their own carbon footprints with gas-guzzling planes and cars now, do they? Do they??? Well, I think we know the answer to that!
Noami Klein herself let the cat out of the bag regarding the real use that progressives have for environmentalism. It's a ploy to foist socialism, with all its atheistic and anti-life underpinnings on humanity. And yes, the pope is in on it; let's stop pretending that he's a naive but lovable ol' grandpappy. Whatever else he is, he's not stupid.
We now have an idea why the United Nations has embraced environmentalism, along with Agenda 21 and all the socialist philosophies underlying them. Why else would Ban Ki-Moon have attended the Vatican-sponsored environmental summits? We have noticed these patterns and the Vatican tries to poo-poo our concerns. Perhaps they protest too loudly.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Is That A Carbon Footprint On Your Forehead??
There appears to be a renewed attempt to substitute adherence to environmentalism for authentic Lenten practices. As noted last week, Blessed Sacrament in Chevy Chase has pulled the "lenten carbon fast" out of the mothballs and is foisting it on their unsuspecting parishioners (causing the death of many trees with all that paper used, I might add).
We now see from Catholic News Services that the so-called "Catholic Coalition On Climate Change" wants us to do things like "give up disposable paper products such as napkins and paper towels" We should be grateful that they didn't include toilet paper in that litany. Of course the incandescent light bulb has to go; that seems to be a common one. Why? Well, as their Dan Misleh says, "Lent is the perfect time to examine our lifestyles," he added. Even giving up a food item like chocolate or ice cream "reminds us that we do need to live more within our means, more in touch with people who don't have any of these things." That's not why we sacrifice things. We do so to remind ourselves that these things are fleeting and that we must prepare ourselves for eternal life. Oh, by the way - they plan to send "Catholic Climate Ambassadors" tobrainwash "educate" us on their enlightened thinking.
Now I have a question. With all this talk of "reducing carbon footprints", what do these earth-worshippers think of the Ash Wednesday liturgical practice of burning palm leaves and applying them to the foreheads of penitants? I can imagine that some are in a tizzy that those palm leaves weren't put in a compost pile, but instead were burned (polluting the air and corroding the ozone layer, to boot) and that this is done world-wide. Will we soon hear from them clarion calls to reject even more tradition, one that again recalls to us our mortality, to worship Gaia and Mother Earth?
Forget all this environmentalism. Let this Lent for you be a true time of repentance and renewal. One of the most useful things to come out of the Archdiocese of Washington in recent years has been Cardinal Wuerl's "The Light Is On For You" program. It is an effort to get Catholics to resort to the Sacrament of Confession; and it appears to be working. Prior to that, when I went to Confession, I could just walk straight from the church doors into a confessional. Now I have to wait in lines of 8-10 people. I'm not complaining! This is a good, healthy sign that people are taking their spiritual welfare seriously. So go to Confession - regularly. Get to daily Mass.
I'd also suggest prayer at the abortion centers, to ask God's mercy on our nation and to perhaps reach out to troubled women. Today was the start of the 40 Days for Life, a campaign of prayer and outreach that is now international in scope. To learn more of this program and to find a location near you, visit that website and click on the locations tab. Right off the bat I can tell you that there are campaigns in Silver Spring, Germantown, College Park, Northwest DC, Fairfax, Severna Park.
We now see from Catholic News Services that the so-called "Catholic Coalition On Climate Change" wants us to do things like "give up disposable paper products such as napkins and paper towels" We should be grateful that they didn't include toilet paper in that litany. Of course the incandescent light bulb has to go; that seems to be a common one. Why? Well, as their Dan Misleh says, "Lent is the perfect time to examine our lifestyles," he added. Even giving up a food item like chocolate or ice cream "reminds us that we do need to live more within our means, more in touch with people who don't have any of these things." That's not why we sacrifice things. We do so to remind ourselves that these things are fleeting and that we must prepare ourselves for eternal life. Oh, by the way - they plan to send "Catholic Climate Ambassadors" to
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Forget all this environmentalism. Let this Lent for you be a true time of repentance and renewal. One of the most useful things to come out of the Archdiocese of Washington in recent years has been Cardinal Wuerl's "The Light Is On For You" program. It is an effort to get Catholics to resort to the Sacrament of Confession; and it appears to be working. Prior to that, when I went to Confession, I could just walk straight from the church doors into a confessional. Now I have to wait in lines of 8-10 people. I'm not complaining! This is a good, healthy sign that people are taking their spiritual welfare seriously. So go to Confession - regularly. Get to daily Mass.
I'd also suggest prayer at the abortion centers, to ask God's mercy on our nation and to perhaps reach out to troubled women. Today was the start of the 40 Days for Life, a campaign of prayer and outreach that is now international in scope. To learn more of this program and to find a location near you, visit that website and click on the locations tab. Right off the bat I can tell you that there are campaigns in Silver Spring, Germantown, College Park, Northwest DC, Fairfax, Severna Park.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lenten Carbon Fast - It's BAAAACK!
A perverse form of "lenten mortification" has returned to insult the intelligence of reasonable people. Yes, "Earthministry.org" has snookered at least one Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Washington into glommng onto the nonsensical farce called the "Lenten Carbon Fast" - Blessed Sacrament in the Chevy Chase area, to be precise.
Here's this year's "calendar" for your reading (dis)pleasure. We start off Ash Wednesday by unscrewing our light bulbs (why don't they just suggest we not turn the lights on?). Oh, things get even more profounds as we continue. On March 20th, we are instructed to "Go for a walk. Get wet. Dig the earth." Wow! Can ya (wait for this!) dig this? Cool! Groovy, man! We can tell this mess was compiled by now-aged 1960-style hippies who never quite grew up!
On April 3rd, we are served the obligatory "environmental guilt trip". That is, we're supposed to "think prayerully" how we, the "richest nation", are consuming 80% of the world's resources. Not mentioned, of course, is that the US is actually developing the bulk of the resources. On April 6th, we're urged to watch some environmentalist propaganda; we're given a list of movies from which to select. Of course, Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth is included. Hey - if we're going to "think prayerfully" on something, how about the "inconvenient truth" that 3500 babies are being murdered every day in this country? Now that is something for which the US should be ashamed - including Al Gore, a big proponent of baby-murder.
On March 26th, they're going to celebrate Earth Hour! What is that? Why, they're "taking action on climate change" by (now wait for this lovely suggestion!) turning off your lights for one hour at 8:30pm local time. Well, guess what? I'll have every light in my home blazing during that hour! We can call this "Light Up The Night!"
By the way - did you notice all the crass, profit-centered commercials, masquerading as "climate-friendly suggestions" (shal we say)? In addition to their own "shameless self-plug" on April 15th, we see on April 13th a number of seed and gardening suppliers suggested to us. On March 23rd, we're urged to "reward ourselves for all our efforts so far - with chocolate!" Then they plug "theochocolate". Hey - I love chocolate as much as anyone else does - but can't they be honest about these promotions? Sheesh!
Enough of this envirowhacko profanation and exploitation of Lent! Here are some time-honored suggestions.
Here's this year's "calendar" for your reading (dis)pleasure. We start off Ash Wednesday by unscrewing our light bulbs (why don't they just suggest we not turn the lights on?). Oh, things get even more profounds as we continue. On March 20th, we are instructed to "Go for a walk. Get wet. Dig the earth." Wow! Can ya (wait for this!) dig this? Cool! Groovy, man! We can tell this mess was compiled by now-aged 1960-style hippies who never quite grew up!
On April 3rd, we are served the obligatory "environmental guilt trip". That is, we're supposed to "think prayerully" how we, the "richest nation", are consuming 80% of the world's resources. Not mentioned, of course, is that the US is actually developing the bulk of the resources. On April 6th, we're urged to watch some environmentalist propaganda; we're given a list of movies from which to select. Of course, Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth is included. Hey - if we're going to "think prayerfully" on something, how about the "inconvenient truth" that 3500 babies are being murdered every day in this country? Now that is something for which the US should be ashamed - including Al Gore, a big proponent of baby-murder.
On March 26th, they're going to celebrate Earth Hour! What is that? Why, they're "taking action on climate change" by (now wait for this lovely suggestion!) turning off your lights for one hour at 8:30pm local time. Well, guess what? I'll have every light in my home blazing during that hour! We can call this "Light Up The Night!"
By the way - did you notice all the crass, profit-centered commercials, masquerading as "climate-friendly suggestions" (shal we say)? In addition to their own "shameless self-plug" on April 15th, we see on April 13th a number of seed and gardening suppliers suggested to us. On March 23rd, we're urged to "reward ourselves for all our efforts so far - with chocolate!" Then they plug "theochocolate". Hey - I love chocolate as much as anyone else does - but can't they be honest about these promotions? Sheesh!
Enough of this envirowhacko profanation and exploitation of Lent! Here are some time-honored suggestions.
- If you're not attending daily Mass, try to get there a few times a week
- Make a good confession (mandatory if you're in mortal sin)
- Attend Stations of the Cross
- Pray at an abortion mill where babies are dying. For locations close to you, consult http://www.40daysforlife.com/ and search for a local presence there.
- Contribute money to a pro-lfe charity that actually will save babies. Some suggestions are on the right side-bar
Friday, June 24, 2011
"Environmental Literacy" Required To Graduate From MD High Schools
This past Tuesday, the Maryland Board of Education voted to require that each student be "environmentally literate" before they graduate from high school. Let me translate - the progressive lemmings who control the Board of Education have dictated that all students be brain-washed into parrotting the junk science known as environmentalism.
Meanwhile, kids are graduating school without decent foundatons in real subject matter. If I had displayed such poor language skills as do many of today's high school graduates, I would have flunked fourth grade. Why not teach the kids to read and write a proper sentence? How about focusing more on math, biology, physics, history (and not the politically-correct variety)? How about a basic civics course, so that kids actually know how the government works?
By the way - John Dewey, for better or worse (and I think it's worse), is regarded as "the father of modern education". Well, he certainly did put modern public education in an adversarial role to true education. Google his name. I did so and saw this. Notice how one of the bullet points says "Regarded education in a democracy as a tool to enable the citizen to integrate his or her culture and vocation usefully." In other words, Dewey saw education as a tool to brainwash pupils into being docile little puppets who would blindly follow the flow of "his or her culture", "culture" of course being the progressive, politically-correct gestapo known as "government" today. Of course, Maryland is one of the leading liberal la-la lands in the USA today, thanks to the left-leaning progressives who prowl the State House and legislative buildings. They love environmentalism, as it is a perfect vehicle by which they may encroach into our lives. This latest move of the Board of Education stems directly from Dewey's vision of education.
I'd now like to direct your attention to an article written by Pat Buchanan, entitled "The Dumbing Down of America". He focuses on the abysmal lack of knowledge of US history that so many students display today. I for one think such ignorance is intended, so that students remain unaware of their national heritage; thus, they would be more likely to disregard their national past in favor of progressive machinations.
Such is the People's Republic of Maryland!
Meanwhile, kids are graduating school without decent foundatons in real subject matter. If I had displayed such poor language skills as do many of today's high school graduates, I would have flunked fourth grade. Why not teach the kids to read and write a proper sentence? How about focusing more on math, biology, physics, history (and not the politically-correct variety)? How about a basic civics course, so that kids actually know how the government works?
By the way - John Dewey, for better or worse (and I think it's worse), is regarded as "the father of modern education". Well, he certainly did put modern public education in an adversarial role to true education. Google his name. I did so and saw this. Notice how one of the bullet points says "Regarded education in a democracy as a tool to enable the citizen to integrate his or her culture and vocation usefully." In other words, Dewey saw education as a tool to brainwash pupils into being docile little puppets who would blindly follow the flow of "his or her culture", "culture" of course being the progressive, politically-correct gestapo known as "government" today. Of course, Maryland is one of the leading liberal la-la lands in the USA today, thanks to the left-leaning progressives who prowl the State House and legislative buildings. They love environmentalism, as it is a perfect vehicle by which they may encroach into our lives. This latest move of the Board of Education stems directly from Dewey's vision of education.
I'd now like to direct your attention to an article written by Pat Buchanan, entitled "The Dumbing Down of America". He focuses on the abysmal lack of knowledge of US history that so many students display today. I for one think such ignorance is intended, so that students remain unaware of their national heritage; thus, they would be more likely to disregard their national past in favor of progressive machinations.
Such is the People's Republic of Maryland!
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Pope Claims Environmentalism A Work Of Mercy - At Soros' Bidding?
Remember "Father Goodvibes"? At the end of that post, I expressed my hopes that such a scenario would remain a parody. Alas, such is not to be, as Pope Francis has swallowed the envirowhacko kool-aid. Moreover, it seems that he's trying to force-feed Catholics that same poison on pain of sin!
Earlier today, at the "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation", the pope called "global warming" a "sin against God", and must be "atoned" by recycling, separating trash, using public transportation, etc. For different accounts of the nonsense, see here, here, here. He has gone so far as to designate "care of creation" as a de facto "Eighth Corporal Work of Mercy".
Far from being a "work of mercy", the embrace of environmentalism is to embrace knowingly the demonic, anti-life dictates of Satan himself. I and others have written extensively on:
Earlier today, at the "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation", the pope called "global warming" a "sin against God", and must be "atoned" by recycling, separating trash, using public transportation, etc. For different accounts of the nonsense, see here, here, here. He has gone so far as to designate "care of creation" as a de facto "Eighth Corporal Work of Mercy".
Far from being a "work of mercy", the embrace of environmentalism is to embrace knowingly the demonic, anti-life dictates of Satan himself. I and others have written extensively on:
- The lack of true scientific basis for the "global warming" hysteria. Many scientists debunk the nonsense - and have paid dearly for it. Please read this link, and the links embedded therein. I strongly suggest watching the well-researched videos.
- The anti-life motives of key leaders of this "global warming" schtick. More and more they are becoming quite brazen about their goals.
The linked post in the last bullet highlighted the possible role that George Soros may be playing in this whole mess. We see in discoverthenetworks.org that Soros funds EarthJustice and Defenders of Wildlife. Human Events reveals some of his envirowhacko dabblings. Last week we learned that Soros gave $650 billion (not million but billion) to PICO and Faith In Public Life to sway bishops to doing his bidding. Father Sirico of the Acton Institute elaborated on that, calling these groups "Soros's Catholic Useful Idiots". Well, maybe these groups aren't the only "useful idiots" in Soros' back pocket. That may well apply to the pope himself, as he deliberately uses the weight of his high office to attempt to bind the consciences of Catholics into accepting "global warming" junk science.
"What's that you say?" I hear the rose-glasses wearers shrieking. Well, the only other alternative is to suspect that the pope is a knowing and willing henchman of Soros', if not a partner.
We must of course pray for the pope, that he takes up his task to defend the Teachings of Jesus Christ, not twist them to suit some well-heeled progressive megalomaniac.
"What's that you say?" I hear the rose-glasses wearers shrieking. Well, the only other alternative is to suspect that the pope is a knowing and willing henchman of Soros', if not a partner.
We must of course pray for the pope, that he takes up his task to defend the Teachings of Jesus Christ, not twist them to suit some well-heeled progressive megalomaniac.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
So Much For Freedom Of Choice
Intelligent people always knew that the buzz-phrase "freedom of choice" was a mockery, something in which the pro-abortion crowd never believed. Now they are dropping their pretenses.
Princeton "bioethicist" Peter Singer declared his latest schlock: "Women's reproductive rights may one day have to be sacrificed for the environment". And where was he when he made this none-too-surprising statement? Why, he was at that Women Deliver Conference last week, along with Melinda Gates, Kathleen Sebelius and Leroy Carhart. What a charming bunch of folks.
(By the way - Women Deliver, Inc has 501c3 status. I wonder if Lois Lerner made them jump through hoops and turn over their donor lists, website passwords, etc? But I digress!)
Read that LifeSite News article; Singer's arrogance is actually quite typical of progressives. Don't you just get a thrill when he says regarding women's rights, "there can be imaginable circumstances in which you may be justified in overriding them." Wanna bet that Carhart and other abortionists in attendance were contemplating how they might "assist" in such "overriding"?
He's concerned - very concerned - about "greenhouse gases". One immediate step he and all the other attendees could take would be to shut their mouths and stop emitting their own noxious gases. But that won't happen.
I link to a previous post regarding the anti-life underpinnings of environmentalism. These underpinnings were made starkly evident last week. Please read and pass on.
Addendum: For a nice synopsis on real ecology in the service of humankind, see what Pope Francis says about the saving of babies as being the most important aspect of preserving environment.
Princeton "bioethicist" Peter Singer declared his latest schlock: "Women's reproductive rights may one day have to be sacrificed for the environment". And where was he when he made this none-too-surprising statement? Why, he was at that Women Deliver Conference last week, along with Melinda Gates, Kathleen Sebelius and Leroy Carhart. What a charming bunch of folks.
(By the way - Women Deliver, Inc has 501c3 status. I wonder if Lois Lerner made them jump through hoops and turn over their donor lists, website passwords, etc? But I digress!)
Read that LifeSite News article; Singer's arrogance is actually quite typical of progressives. Don't you just get a thrill when he says regarding women's rights, "there can be imaginable circumstances in which you may be justified in overriding them." Wanna bet that Carhart and other abortionists in attendance were contemplating how they might "assist" in such "overriding"?
He's concerned - very concerned - about "greenhouse gases". One immediate step he and all the other attendees could take would be to shut their mouths and stop emitting their own noxious gases. But that won't happen.
I link to a previous post regarding the anti-life underpinnings of environmentalism. These underpinnings were made starkly evident last week. Please read and pass on.
Addendum: For a nice synopsis on real ecology in the service of humankind, see what Pope Francis says about the saving of babies as being the most important aspect of preserving environment.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Obamacare To Ban Asthma Inhalers
So much for "thinking of the children". Primatene Mist inhalers will soon be discontinued because they "damage the environment". Forget about people with asthma simply trying to breathe. Bowing to his envirowhacko task-masters, the Messiah Most Miserable and his Minions Most Mindless values polar bears and ozone layers above human beings.
None of this is surprising, though. To see what Real Catholic TV has learned about environmentalism, click here. For additional information, go to the search box at the top left, and search for terms such as "environmnentalism", "global warming", "climate change". It will be eye-opening.
Sister Carol Keehan! Are you paying attention? Do you care? Is the Pen of Perfidy worth it? Thanks for nothing!
None of this is surprising, though. To see what Real Catholic TV has learned about environmentalism, click here. For additional information, go to the search box at the top left, and search for terms such as "environmnentalism", "global warming", "climate change". It will be eye-opening.
Sister Carol Keehan! Are you paying attention? Do you care? Is the Pen of Perfidy worth it? Thanks for nothing!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
More "Respectable" Eco-Whackoism
Again, here is more evidence to make plain that James Lee's demented beliefs are all too common amongst those who adhere to "environmentalism", "animal rights", "eugenics" and the rest of the anti-human cabal.
Here is a piece from Center for Consumer Freedom showing how the Humane Society of the United States is not so "humane" after all. As you read this, note that one of the proponents of these nutty ideas is a subsidiary of Discovery Channel; did the "chickens come home to roost" last week?
Another so-called "respectable" adherent of the anti-human mindset is the European Union. They are considering a proposal to limit the usage of animals in medical research. A relevant portion of that proposal is, “Member States shall ensure that, wherever possible, a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy, not entailing the use of live animals, shall be used instead of a procedure.” And what might be such a "satisfactory method"? You guessed it! They would opt for the use of human embryos for said research. By the way - that's living human embryos! Joseph Mengele (the notorious Nazi doctor) would be so proud!
Here is a piece from Center for Consumer Freedom showing how the Humane Society of the United States is not so "humane" after all. As you read this, note that one of the proponents of these nutty ideas is a subsidiary of Discovery Channel; did the "chickens come home to roost" last week?
Another so-called "respectable" adherent of the anti-human mindset is the European Union. They are considering a proposal to limit the usage of animals in medical research. A relevant portion of that proposal is, “Member States shall ensure that, wherever possible, a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy, not entailing the use of live animals, shall be used instead of a procedure.” And what might be such a "satisfactory method"? You guessed it! They would opt for the use of human embryos for said research. By the way - that's living human embryos! Joseph Mengele (the notorious Nazi doctor) would be so proud!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
"Ecological Conversion"??
The Franciscan Action Network is taking its turn at banalizing and stupifying the Stations of the Cross to engage in the idolatry of environmentalism. They actually do call it "ecological conversion". I guess they had to drop the "lenten carbon fast" schtick, for most people woke up to the abysmal joke that it was.
We have real problems, the latest being the Messiah Most Miserable and his Minions Most Mindless trying to ram their insidious contraception/abortifacient mandate down the throats of all good people. We are watching the First Amendment being stripped from us. We see good priests like Father Marcel Guarnizo being slammed under the apparent direction of the Cardinal, vis-a-vis that disgraceful "apology". And we're really supposed to jump on board with this tripe???
Oh, by the way. About this bastardized parody of the Stations, we read that "The Stations were compiled by Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM, parochial vicar at St. Camillus in Silver Spring with a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development of the Archdiocese of Washington." Well, that explains a lot, doesn't it? If nothing else, this serves as another illustration why we must not give one red cent to the CCHD and why it must be expunged from the Catholic Church once and for all.
We have real problems, the latest being the Messiah Most Miserable and his Minions Most Mindless trying to ram their insidious contraception/abortifacient mandate down the throats of all good people. We are watching the First Amendment being stripped from us. We see good priests like Father Marcel Guarnizo being slammed under the apparent direction of the Cardinal, vis-a-vis that disgraceful "apology". And we're really supposed to jump on board with this tripe???
Oh, by the way. About this bastardized parody of the Stations, we read that "The Stations were compiled by Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM, parochial vicar at St. Camillus in Silver Spring with a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development of the Archdiocese of Washington." Well, that explains a lot, doesn't it? If nothing else, this serves as another illustration why we must not give one red cent to the CCHD and why it must be expunged from the Catholic Church once and for all.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Hymn To Socialism
That describes the offeratory hymn at today's 9:30 Mass at St John Neumann in Gaithersburg, MD. It's called "Render to Caesar" by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. I was singing right along but stopped at this line: "may our taxes, all together, fund our working hand in hand". It's a sweet, clever paraphrase of this statement: "from each according to his ability to each according to his need". For the history-deprived, that last piece of mental poison comes to us courtesy of Karl Marx, the long-recognized father of modern socialism. Socialism has been condemned by many popes.
Seeing this slop coming from this woman, I knew that "when there's smoke, there's fire". And quite a destructive fire there is, as a simple google search revealed. She has quite a write-up in wikipedia. She and her husband are "co-pastors" at Overbrook Presbyterian Church. Right there we have two problems: 1) the works of a non-Catholic were proffered to our congregation for singing as though they were valid spiritual input; 2) she obviously doesn't understand the concept of only men being permitted to preach.
Going down the wikipedia page, we see that she's written hymns for all sorts of occasions: peace, racial justice, environmentalism, illegal immigrants, natural disasters, etc. We even see one for superbowl Sunday. So that pretty much covers all areas of "concern" for Christians, right? Well, not quite! But maybe I just overlooked the hymns lamenting abortion, euthanasia, homosexual sin, assaults on marriage and family. If they exist, please point them out to me in the comment boxes. If not (and I truly think that's the case), why not? Sometimes silence and omissions sound the loudest sounds.
Speaking of assaults on life, marriage, and family, our pastor made the point that these are matters that belong to God as opposed to the state. It was a solid, truthful point. I regret that the offertory hymn undermined that message.
Seeing this slop coming from this woman, I knew that "when there's smoke, there's fire". And quite a destructive fire there is, as a simple google search revealed. She has quite a write-up in wikipedia. She and her husband are "co-pastors" at Overbrook Presbyterian Church. Right there we have two problems: 1) the works of a non-Catholic were proffered to our congregation for singing as though they were valid spiritual input; 2) she obviously doesn't understand the concept of only men being permitted to preach.
Going down the wikipedia page, we see that she's written hymns for all sorts of occasions: peace, racial justice, environmentalism, illegal immigrants, natural disasters, etc. We even see one for superbowl Sunday. So that pretty much covers all areas of "concern" for Christians, right? Well, not quite! But maybe I just overlooked the hymns lamenting abortion, euthanasia, homosexual sin, assaults on marriage and family. If they exist, please point them out to me in the comment boxes. If not (and I truly think that's the case), why not? Sometimes silence and omissions sound the loudest sounds.
Speaking of assaults on life, marriage, and family, our pastor made the point that these are matters that belong to God as opposed to the state. It was a solid, truthful point. I regret that the offertory hymn undermined that message.
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Vatican Abominations Foster DC Catholic School Abominations
Many remember that young gal who stood up at an AOC rally recently and who proclaimed that in the interests of "saving the planet", we need to start "eating babies". While there is now talk that this gal may have been a plant by a fringe group run by Lyndon LaRouche, it is undeniable that AOC actually agreed with the gal's premise that the planet's future is in danger. While the rest of the audience evinced some shock at the gal's remarks, AOC herself never denounced them. She merely said that there are other means to advance envirowhackoism (although my phrasology wasn't hers').
Sounds far-fetched? Consider that in a Stockholm summit last week, Swedish scientist Magnus Soderlund proposed that eating human flesh might be able to save the human race from climate change. He then went on to complain about "conservative taboos", stating that we rubes might be "too selfish to live sustainably".
Now I link to a post I did three years ago on envirowackoism in the Church. In that article is a link to a video done by Michael Voris that exposes how environmentalism has anti-life and idolatrous underpinnings. Now I will link to another of my posts that features a light-show abomination played on the walls of St Peter's Basilica. Remember that? The purpose of that descecration was to usher in that "year of mercy".
Now consider what happened in the Vatican gardens yesterday, with that undisguised idol worship, witnessed and approved by the pope. Consider it especially in the context of what I mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. Now bear in mind some of the virulent anti-life proponents invited to this Sham-azon Sin-nod The Church will be injected with idolatrous anti-life poisons to its most likely deformation.
Meanwhile, back in the Archdiocese of Washington, local Catholics are beingbrainwashed prepared for this "newness of the Spirit". Poor pope! Someone forgot to remind him that the Spirit, being the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, is eternal and perfect. He cannot change. The commands He issued hundreds of years ago likewise will not change.
The "preparation" is evident in the October 3rd edition of the Catholic Standard and (from the little Spanish that I know) its sister publication, El Pregonero. By the way; there is a lot of lunacy in this issue of the Standard, but I'll deal with that in another post. Here we see the Catholic Standard waxing chipper about local Catholic school students participating in the September 20th Climate Strike. A teacher from St Elizabeth Seton High School is quoted as saying that they were "following the pope's example". He's quite correct on that; the problem is that the pope's example is horrible. Will they soon be kneeling before pagan idols in the school auditorium? But I digress.
The students chanted the usual banal slogans. Did they think about what they were doing? For instance, Florence Kane from Georgetown Visitation wore a T-shirt that said "No More Fossil Fuels". Is Ms. Kane accordingly prepared to give up any idea of owning a car? Then there's this gem: "Hey hey, ho ho, climate change has got to go". So change of seasons is now evil? They also had to endure listen to Greta Thunberg, the rather loud Swedsh teen who is being exploited by the "climate change" junk-science proponents; in doing so, they only enabled her exploiters.
Now let's take a look at that outfit behind the September 20th escapade. Of course they have a list of partners. On that list you can find all manners of Soros-funded and/or Alinsky-originated leftist outfits. Many of those support the gay agenda and the abortion agenda. But speaking of the latter, recall the Swedish scientist Soderlund who proposes the eating of human flesh.
The article ends with the kids declaring themselves to be the "Laudato Si generation". What's wrong with being faithful Catholics? We are mindful of our duties to be faithful stewards of creation, but we also recognize that creation exists in service of mankind, not as a peer of mankind. The parents of all these hoodwinked students should be outraged that their students were gyped out of a day's worth of actual schooling so that they could be used as agitprops for an earth-worship, socialist-driven agenda. The teachers of those schools and the staff of the Standard should hang their heads in shame for promoting such drivel and being puppets of those progressives.
Sounds far-fetched? Consider that in a Stockholm summit last week, Swedish scientist Magnus Soderlund proposed that eating human flesh might be able to save the human race from climate change. He then went on to complain about "conservative taboos", stating that we rubes might be "too selfish to live sustainably".
Now I link to a post I did three years ago on envirowackoism in the Church. In that article is a link to a video done by Michael Voris that exposes how environmentalism has anti-life and idolatrous underpinnings. Now I will link to another of my posts that features a light-show abomination played on the walls of St Peter's Basilica. Remember that? The purpose of that descecration was to usher in that "year of mercy".
Now consider what happened in the Vatican gardens yesterday, with that undisguised idol worship, witnessed and approved by the pope. Consider it especially in the context of what I mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. Now bear in mind some of the virulent anti-life proponents invited to this Sham-azon Sin-nod The Church will be injected with idolatrous anti-life poisons to its most likely deformation.
Meanwhile, back in the Archdiocese of Washington, local Catholics are being
The "preparation" is evident in the October 3rd edition of the Catholic Standard and (from the little Spanish that I know) its sister publication, El Pregonero. By the way; there is a lot of lunacy in this issue of the Standard, but I'll deal with that in another post. Here we see the Catholic Standard waxing chipper about local Catholic school students participating in the September 20th Climate Strike. A teacher from St Elizabeth Seton High School is quoted as saying that they were "following the pope's example". He's quite correct on that; the problem is that the pope's example is horrible. Will they soon be kneeling before pagan idols in the school auditorium? But I digress.
The students chanted the usual banal slogans. Did they think about what they were doing? For instance, Florence Kane from Georgetown Visitation wore a T-shirt that said "No More Fossil Fuels". Is Ms. Kane accordingly prepared to give up any idea of owning a car? Then there's this gem: "Hey hey, ho ho, climate change has got to go". So change of seasons is now evil? They also had to 
Now let's take a look at that outfit behind the September 20th escapade. Of course they have a list of partners. On that list you can find all manners of Soros-funded and/or Alinsky-originated leftist outfits. Many of those support the gay agenda and the abortion agenda. But speaking of the latter, recall the Swedish scientist Soderlund who proposes the eating of human flesh.The article ends with the kids declaring themselves to be the "Laudato Si generation". What's wrong with being faithful Catholics? We are mindful of our duties to be faithful stewards of creation, but we also recognize that creation exists in service of mankind, not as a peer of mankind. The parents of all these hoodwinked students should be outraged that their students were gyped out of a day's worth of actual schooling so that they could be used as agitprops for an earth-worship, socialist-driven agenda. The teachers of those schools and the staff of the Standard should hang their heads in shame for promoting such drivel and being puppets of those progressives.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
How Francis-Mercy Is Harming The Church
In a talk given to a meeting of Italian Catholics a few days ago, Pope Francis flat out said that the Church must submit itself to all sorts of "change". All sorts? Yes. He opined that "our times require a deeply merciful Church that is unafraid of change". What are the assumptions implicit in that statement? They are:
- "Our times" are somehow different than all the other epochs in the thousands of years that human beings have walked the earth, despite the fact that our human natures remain the same.
- Implicit (maybe explicit) in this statement is an assumption that until now, the Church hasn't been "deeply merciful". In fact, the Church has always been merciful, proclaiming the truths of God and being about the mission of "saving souls" via the Sacraments and teachings. If the pope is truly concerned about getting back to mercy, perhaps he can recall the primary mission of the Church is to save souls from hell, not to be a front for "social justice", community organizing and environmentalism.
- That the Roman Catholic Church, although it is the Mystical Body of Christ and entrusted with the Teachings of Jesus Christ and His Sacraments has been deficient in "mercy" during its two-thousand years of existence.
- "Change" in the Church is somehow a pressing necessity in this era, although it seems the pope just can't bring himself to be specific about the "change" he thinks the Church needs. Perhaps he just doesn't want to tip his hand.
- All change is good. That sentiment is clearly indicated by lack of distinction between "good change" and "bad change" in his talk. Whether or not the pope intended it, the "change" mantra seems reminiscent of the "hope and change" slogan utilized by Obama.
Here's a very telling and ominous statement from the pope: "Before the problems of the church it is not useful to search for solutions in conservatism or fundamentalism, in the restoration of obsolete conduct and forms that no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally, Christian doctrine is not a closed system incapable of generating questions, doubts, interrogatives -- but is alive, knows being unsettled, enlivened. It has a face that is not rigid, it has a body that moves and grows, it has a soft flesh: it is called Jesus Christ."
There's so much mess in here so let's take it from the top. Notice the jabs at "conservatism and fundamentalism"? Why didn't he also say that "it isn't useful to search for solutions in novelties that occur to progressive minds out of the blue"? Sometimes what isn't said is just as indicative as what is said. Couple this statement with the crack about "obsolete conduct and forms that no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally". Who or what is the pope allowing to be the determinant of obsolescence and significance? The truths of God, of Jesus Christ, are timeless as He is eternal. They do NOT change! If they appear to be at odds with the culture at large, it's because the culture itself requires change to be in conformity with the Word of God as represented by Catholic doctrine and teaching, not vice versa. As Pope St John Paul II wrote in his book "Sign of Contradiction", the Church, as she obeys God, will often speak and act in ways not in accordance with the world's dictates. We cannot try to be "significant" to a culture steeped in sin lest we entangle ourselves in that sin. We are not to assume the "smell of the sheep" but rather to exude the odor of sanctity.
Unfortunately it seems that this false "Francis-mercy" is infecting too many churches. I blogged a few days ago about Our Savior Parish in Manhattan hosting a hare krishna idolatry session in front of its altar. We now have more startling details: one being that a Cardinal was in attendance. In that link you will find a short video of the sacrilege. And yes, it is sacrilege; some are of the belief that this Church will need to be reconsecrated to purify it of the effects of the idolatry.
Then in the Diocese of Buffalo, NY, the pastor saw fit to put a sign outside the Church of St Columba Brigid that said "Jesus had two dads and He turned out just fine". No one can doubt what the pastor intended to convey. Fortunately the bishop of that diocese intervened and ordered its removal.
The hare krishna thing was not the first act of idolatry permitted to occur in a Catholic Church. I was just made aware of a video in which a muslim carries on in a Catholic Church. The video did not identify the Church but the video makes plain that this is a Catholic Church. I hope that since this incident occurred that the church was reconsecrated. Below the video I'll have more commentary.
The Bellarmine Forum has a post that addresses these atrocities in light of Our Lady's apparitions in both Fatima and Akita. There is no doubt that she has given us ample warning. Sadly, it seems that the Church, as a whole, is still not listening. I realize that what Our Lady is asking of us seem to no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally (where have we heard that before?), but so what? Again, the world does not call our shots. Our Lord does. Despite the fact that the Vatican seems hell-bent on hindering us, we need to pray and proclaim the truth before it's too late.
There's so much mess in here so let's take it from the top. Notice the jabs at "conservatism and fundamentalism"? Why didn't he also say that "it isn't useful to search for solutions in novelties that occur to progressive minds out of the blue"? Sometimes what isn't said is just as indicative as what is said. Couple this statement with the crack about "obsolete conduct and forms that no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally". Who or what is the pope allowing to be the determinant of obsolescence and significance? The truths of God, of Jesus Christ, are timeless as He is eternal. They do NOT change! If they appear to be at odds with the culture at large, it's because the culture itself requires change to be in conformity with the Word of God as represented by Catholic doctrine and teaching, not vice versa. As Pope St John Paul II wrote in his book "Sign of Contradiction", the Church, as she obeys God, will often speak and act in ways not in accordance with the world's dictates. We cannot try to be "significant" to a culture steeped in sin lest we entangle ourselves in that sin. We are not to assume the "smell of the sheep" but rather to exude the odor of sanctity.
Unfortunately it seems that this false "Francis-mercy" is infecting too many churches. I blogged a few days ago about Our Savior Parish in Manhattan hosting a hare krishna idolatry session in front of its altar. We now have more startling details: one being that a Cardinal was in attendance. In that link you will find a short video of the sacrilege. And yes, it is sacrilege; some are of the belief that this Church will need to be reconsecrated to purify it of the effects of the idolatry.
Then in the Diocese of Buffalo, NY, the pastor saw fit to put a sign outside the Church of St Columba Brigid that said "Jesus had two dads and He turned out just fine". No one can doubt what the pastor intended to convey. Fortunately the bishop of that diocese intervened and ordered its removal.
The hare krishna thing was not the first act of idolatry permitted to occur in a Catholic Church. I was just made aware of a video in which a muslim carries on in a Catholic Church. The video did not identify the Church but the video makes plain that this is a Catholic Church. I hope that since this incident occurred that the church was reconsecrated. Below the video I'll have more commentary.
The Bellarmine Forum has a post that addresses these atrocities in light of Our Lady's apparitions in both Fatima and Akita. There is no doubt that she has given us ample warning. Sadly, it seems that the Church, as a whole, is still not listening. I realize that what Our Lady is asking of us seem to no longer have the capacity of being significant culturally (where have we heard that before?), but so what? Again, the world does not call our shots. Our Lord does. Despite the fact that the Vatican seems hell-bent on hindering us, we need to pray and proclaim the truth before it's too late.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
The Pope Wants Good Vibes!
Have this playing in the background as you read the rest of the post below.
Apparently while the pope was spouting off some more environmentalism screed, he asked for prayer and/or "good vibes". After that, everyone dutifully snickered. Har-dee har har! He asked that God would bless people but then refused to give a papal blessing.
So on one hand the pope thinks prayer to God and "good vibes" are equivalent. In other words, he trivializes God's power. But on the other hand, he claims that the Wuhan virus is nature's response to "climate change". He ascribes an awful lot of power to that now, doesn't he?
Does he think "good vibes" will fix the pandemic?
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