Our Parish Times Allows Pro-Abortion Dems To Wax Sanctimonious About Racism

Today I picked up the January 2021 issue of Our Parish Times.  At one time it offered a refreshing difference from the tired propaganda found in the Catholic Standard.  Such is no longer the case, as you will soon see.

On page 3 we read of "The Persistent Challenge of Racism" by Carmela Cowgill and Bill Beard.  I did some searching on Cowgill.  At one time she was parish council chair at Resurrection Church in Burtonsville, MD.  Her Facebook page evinces a focus on progressive causes.  Most disturbing are her political contributions to Joe Biden and Act Blue.  The latter contributions were earmarked for specific candidates, including Chris Van Hollen and some non-Maryland candidates.

The other author is Bill Beard.  On his twitter page (wrbeardjr1) he describes himself as "husband, father, social justice advocate..".   The rest of the page is a progressive screed.  We see a tweet to petition the bishops to stop attacking President Biden, but further down we see another tweet congratulating Cardinal Gregory for attacking President Trump.  Hypcrite much?  Of course he too contributed exclusively to pro-abortion candidates, such as Biden, Pelosi and others.

Getting back to the article, we see that after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, several parishes formed "listening groups" to discuss racism..  I have heard no formal, official determination that racism was a factor in either of those deaths.  To make a long story short, after these gab-fests ended, they decided to embark on a "necessary journey to examine our Christian response to racism".  So they held "virtual racial justice sessions", complete with dissident speakers such as Sister Simone Campbell and Steven Schneck.   Recently, Campbell stated that Biden has a "very developed approach to abortion".   She calls rescinding the Mexico City policy and restoring Planned Parenthood funding "very developed" because she too supports baby-slaughter.  I've written about this "nut nun on the bus" quite a bit in the past.  As for Steven Schneck, I too have written about this guy who supports pro-abortion candidates.  His role in these "sessions" was to "examine racism and Catholic social teaching in light of the then-ongoing presidential election process".  I wonder just how subtle was the shilling for Biden during these sessions?

I just picked up this issue of Our Parish Times today and thought this would be a quick stroll through that edition.  It isn't.  How much more progressive propaganda will we find later?

Why Republicans And Democrats Can't Be Pals

A few days ago, I saw the attached meme on the facebook wall of a friend of mine, a staunch pro-lifer.  I believe the message of the meme is false and is, at best, based on wishful thinking and not reality.

At one time, perhaps fifty years ago, the meme would have reflected reality.  But that was a time when both major parties adhered to Christian standards of morality.  Any political differences were relatively minor.  At no time would a sane person have approved of the routine murders of thousands of babies every day.  

Flash-forward to today.  Consider that the meme says "Sally voted Democrat".  By voting Democrat, Sally voted also for the party platform that unabashedly promotes the whole-scale slaughter of tiny children.  The Democrat party embraces other grave evils such as various homosexual perversions, curtailment of religious freedoms, etc.   The Republican platform touts the protection of unborn children and Christian morality concerning marriage, religious freedoms, Second Amendment, etc.  Perhaps individual Republicans are remiss on their adherence to those party ideals, but that does not invalidate the ideals themselves.

When it comes to Democrat versus Republican goals and ideals, what we literally have is the difference between evil and good (respectively).  There is no way that good and evil can be united.  It should be recalled that a person's politics is merely how they implement their core beliefs in the public arena.  In that case, not only is division inevitable, but division is absolutely necessary.

Does that mean that good people must treat Democrats with aversion and disrespect?  Not at all!  Precisely because we are Christians, we treat all with respect that is due to them as human beings created by God in His image and likeness.  Many Democrats do not reciprocate.  Witness the BLM and Antifa riots transpiring now.  Witness the shooting of the Patriot Prayer man in Portland a few days ago.  Aberrations?   Not at all!  Such violence is merely a logical extension of their God-hating political philosophies.

What it does mean is that it would be utterly foolhardy to take such a person into their confidence, knowing that this person is - at best - indifferent to the plight of the babies.  Upon what would any such friendship be based?  I am not suggesting that we should shun such people who are in our lives.  I am saying that we must be wary of them, knowing that their beliefs will permeate everything they say and do, just as our convictions determine our actions.

We must pray and work for their conversion.  We must also not pretend that unity with them exists when it doesn't.  If they are politically active for anti-God candidates, we must face the fact that we must defeat them.  We must also be careful not to fall into the "common ground" booby-trap, for their can be no "common ground" with proponents of baby-killers.  Quite often this "common ground" is "social justice" gobblygoop.  I am aware of two instances where two former pro-life leaders fell into that trap and are now currently undermining pro-life efforts. Here's one.

I know it is difficult when relatives embrace child-killing.  Again, I remain polite and cordial, but don't pretend that I can take them into my confidence.  We need to be prudent and true first to Our Lord Jesus Christ.