Abortionist Gives Sidewalk Counselors Handy Tips!

Yes, that post title is a tad sarcastic, but it fits in well with the silliness of this abortionist. First, ht to Jill Stanek who first posted this on her blog.

Ann Furedi, CEO of British Pregnancy Advisory Service, the UK's largest independent abortion perpetrator, had some (ahem!) "words of wisdom" to share with sidewalk counselors.  I won't bother to repeat the self-serving screed in its entirety here.  But I'll quote the last line and offer a "translation" for it is quite revealing not only of her arrogance, but her sheer stupidity in believing that any pro-life activist would actually take her nonsense seriously.

Here's the line. "Outside a clinic is the wrong place, and women in immediate need of care are the wrong audience."

Here's my translation. "Outside a clinic is the wrong place, for it reduces our daily bank deposits and hurts our profit margins.  These women are the wrong audience for they're supposed to be our customers and cash cows."  Don't you think that's much more accurate?

Now Here's An Orange Vest With Class!

It sure beats those orange things that the WACDTF deathscorts wear!  No one with a grain of common sense can dispute this message.  Of course, common sense isn't that common anymore.  So feast your eyes on some common sense!

40 Days For Life To Commence Soon

All across the nation, the 40 Days for Life prayer and witness campaign in front of baby-killing centers will commence on September 28th and will run through November 6.  There are several of them occurring throughout the Maryland and DC areas.  Each locality has their own page as a subset of the main 40 Days site; thereon you can find news of rallies and you can also sign up to make a commitment to be at your local mill to pray with others.  I'll list them below.

• Silver Spring, MD http://www.40daysforlife.com/silverspring/
• Germantown, MD http://www.40daysforlife.com/germantown/
• Annapolis, MD http://www.40daysforlife.com/annapolis/
• Baltimore, MD (several sites) http://www.40daysforlife.com/baltimore/
• College Park and Berwyn Heights, MD http://www.40daysforlife.com/collegepark/
• Frederick, MD  http://www.40daysforlife.com/frederick/
• Washington, DC http://www.40daysforlife.com/washington/
• Alexandria, VA http://www.40daysforlife.com/alexandria/
• Fairfax, VA  http://www.40daysforlife.com/fairfax/
• Falls Church, VA  http://www.40daysforlife.com/fallschurch/
• Manassas, VA  http://www.40daysforlife.com/manassas/

Kick-off rallies are happening soon.  Germantown's rally is scheduled for this Sunday September 25 with Shawn Carney as the keynote speaker.  Silver Spring's is Wednesday September 28, with Mass and procession to the abortuary.  Check all sites for details of their respective events.

If you've never been in front of an abortion mill to pray and offer witness, the 40 Days for Life campaign is an excellent starting point.  I hope to see many of you there!

Spokane Bishop Forbids His Priests From Engaging In Pro-Life Activism

Today, on this Solemnity of the Triumph of the Cross, comes the news that Bishop Blaise Cupich of the Diocese of Spokane (WA) has forbidden his priests and seminarians from engaging in pro-life activism.  I suspect Peter Kreeft had him in mind when he made the statement featured in my post from yesterday.

They are forbidden from praying in front of Planned Parenthood or any other abortion mill.  Moreover, they are forbidden to promote such activities.  He went so far as to name the "40 Days for Life" effort as one of the forbidden activities.  He went on to forbid the distribution of any pro-life materials on church grounds, save for those published by the Washington Catholic Conference.  I suppose that means that advertisements for post-abortion healing are also forbidden?  Such materials are allowed in my church; they fly off the literature racks.  That should give us an idea of how many Catholics hurt from abortion.  Is the bishop really cutting off that avenue of help for these poor people?

Now what are his reasons?  He allegedly said that he doesn't want anyone who "represents him"  to be associated with "extreme" pro-lifers who use graphic pictures of aborted babies.  If this is true, this statement is an utter disgrace for a bishop.

It is supremely ironic that news of this is breaking on this Solemnity of the Triumph of the Cross.  We celebrate the Cross today, with His Precious Blood shed for us.  We do not flinch from the Cross, in all its raw pain and brutality, for such was the price paid for our redemption.  How then does a bishop of Jesus Christ order his priests to turn from the babies who are being slaughtered in his diocese?  He doesn't want his priests to be "extreme"?  Does he not realize that Jesus seemed "extreme" to Caiaphis and the other religious leaders of Jerusalem?  With whom does Bishop Cupich identify - Jesus or Caiaphis?

In all fairness to the bishop, there has been no public statement from his diocesan offices.  However, it would be incumbent upon him to clarify any misunderstandings (if indeed this is merely a misunderstanding).  To that effect, I urge all to contact him.  The diocesan site is http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/; contact information is found therein.  First let's ascertain the truth and then we'll go from there.  More later.

Cardinal Burke At Houston Planned Parenthood

To all Catholic clergy, from Cardinal to Deacon  Your presense, especially in your cassocks and other clerical garb, is crucial at the abortuaries.  By virtue of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, you are an alter Christi at  the mills.  Please come!  If His Eminence Cardinal Burke can come all the way from the Vatican to pray at the largest Planned Parenthood abortuary in Houston Texas, surely you can go to the abortuary within your own diocese and lead a prayer/counseling effort there!

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By the way, Cardinal Burke gave some explicit instruction on the obligation of clergy to obey Canon 915.