Eeek! Eeek! The Chicken Littles Are Running Amok!

At midnight tonight the government will "run out of money" and will be shut down (except for military, postal workers, air traffic controllers, etc).  Actually it's long been broke, but that's another story.  I regret that the House GOP didn't hold to their principles but are settling only for a year's delay in the obama-care monstrosity, but it seems that isn't enough for the progressive leviathans in the Senate and White House.

So let it shut down.  It's happened before and somehow civilization still struggled on.  Hey!  Does that mean National Public Radio will go dark?  Now wouldn't that be a gigantic improvement for the airways!

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, we do hear wailing and gnashing of teeth from some of the progressive infestations within the Church.  Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities, voices much angst at the prospect of a governmental shutdown.  Would that he would voice similar compunctions for those who will suffer under the disaster known as Obamacare.  Of course that includes the babies, but given that five years ago, Catholic Charities of Richmond VA actually aided and abetted an abortion for a minor girl under their care, maybe abortion is not high on their radar screen.  What might be high on the Catholic Charities' radar screen is all that federal funding that might get crimped.  I understand that approximately 60%-80% of CC's budget comes from governmental grants.  Dare I suggest that the feds cut that funding off pronto?  There is no Constitutional mandate whatsoever for the government to be funding charities in that fashion.  Such is the responsibility of private citizens.

The federal government is such an inept mess anyway - life will go on just fine without it for a few days.

Potty-Mouth Talk From Barbara Mikuslksi

Of course this sort of thing is nothing unexpected from a pro-abortion, pro-sodomite "katholic-in-name-only" politician who has remained prominent only because she has betrayed her Church and Jesus Christ.  If ever there was a person in dire need of the medicine of Canon 915, Barbara Mikulski would be that quintessential patient.  Archbishop Lori of Baltimore, please take note as you are her bishop and are now answerable before God for her.  Granted the ultimate responsibility is hers, and you are inheriting quite a mess from your predecessors who demurred from their duty towards her.  Please take public action against her and yes, Governor Martin O'Malley too for the sake of their souls.

In her latest screed, she has referred to many of us as practitioners of perverted acts with her use of the term "tea-baggers".  What comes out of her mouth is just symptomatic of the garbage that festers within her.  Pray for her.  Also let's work for her defeat in 2016.

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RINO Roll Call Of Infamy

As we all know by now, the Senate voted by a predictable margin of 55-45 to pass the House version of the funding bill - sans the provision to defund Obamacare.  Of course the real vote came earlier; that was the vote for or against cloture.  Ultimately the vote was for cloture, and then the results for the later vote were a given.

The Senate Conservatives Fund shows the list of traitors who stabbed not only Ted Cruz and friends in the back, but also each and every one of this.  Many of them are the "usual gang of suspects": John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, etc.  But Mitch McConnell?  Isn't he supposed to be the Republican Minority Leader in the Senate?

I'm sure at least a few of them are up for re-election in 2014.  They need to be defeated, with the rest going down in flames when they're up next.

The Source Of The Progressive Cacklings Of Late..

Pope Francis - Not Quite The Liberal For Which Progressives Yearned

On the heels of all the ecstasy and euphoria flowing from all media outlets liberal comes the proverbial rain on their parade.  Thanks to Te Deum Laudamus, we learn that Pope Francis just defrocked and excommunicated a dissident priest in Melbourne Australia.  

Greg Reynolds (formerly Father Reynolds) incurred these penalties for his support of "gay marriage" and "women priests".  It is believed that Reynolds is the first (former) priest to be so disciplined in Melbourne.

I've also learned that a Brazilian priest, Father Roberto Daniel, was excommunicated for his support of "open marriage" and homosexuality.  Moreover, while he was still Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis had defrocked and excommunicated yet another gay-enabling priest, Jose Nicolas Alessio.

Please pray for these men, that they may repent for they have placed their souls in danger of hell.  Pray for all such dissident priests (that means you, Father Peter Daly of Prince Frederick MD!) that they wake up and repent, lest they come unprepared to their final day of reckoning.

Freemasonry - Poison Outside And Within The Church

On Sunday I alluded to a video by ChurchMilitant.TV regarding freemasonry.  I post it below.  I also link to a list of source material used in the production of this clip.  Please watch this and take to heart.

Cardinal Burke: Nancy Pelosi Must Be Denied Holy Communion

LifeSiteNews published an article regarding an interview given by Cardinal Burke, head of the Apostolic Signatura.   The article links to the full interview as reproduced by the Wanderer.

As he commented about the status of the Church in the United States, he touched on many topics: the gay agenda, abortion, Tridentine Mass.  When asked about a particularly scandalous statement that Nancy Pelosi made regarding the Faith, he replied, "Certainly this is a case when Canon 915 must be applied." (emphasis mine)  Very simply, Canon 915 states that "those obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion".

Notice that His Eminence did not say that she shouldn't present herself for Holy Communion (that would be Canon 916).  No doubt he is aware that she would arrogantly do so anyway.  In invoking Canon 915, Cardinal Burke clearly lays the onus on the two bishops who would, before God, have some spiritual responsibility for Pelosi: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco (her home diocese) and Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington DC (her "home-away-from-home" diocese).  Cardinal Wuerl has already made known his aversion to Canon 915.  Did I say "aversion"?  Perhaps "disregard" is a better word.  In fact, recall that in Lent of 2012, he actually punished a priest, Father Marcel Guarnizo for upholding Canon 915.  Most of my Feb-March 2012 posts elaborated on that disgraceful action of the DC chancery in regard to Father Guarnizo.

What Cardinal Wuerl and so many others call a "pastoral" approach is cowardice and/or currying of favor of powerful dissidents.  There is no real regard for the eternal destinies of Pelosi and others like her.  The real pastoral approach can be found in the words and practices of both Cardinal Burke and Father Guarnizo.

Homosexuals And Freemasons In The Church

Michael Voris's Mic'd Up, produced last week, was just released in youtube format yesterday.  In it he interviews Randy Engel, author of "Rite of Sodomy".  I'd suggest that you read this book.  By the way - what she has to say about the role of the USCCB is just one more in the litany of reasons why the USCCB needs to be scuttled - not "reformed" but utterly demolished.

In the second portion Voris interviews John Salza, a former 32nd degree mason who is now warning of the dangers of freemasonry.  Salza makes mention of the consecration of Russia that Our Lady of Fatima requested.  Let's be clear: the consecration of Russia, per Our Lady's specific request, has NOT happened!  There is a reputed quote from Sr Lucia that she conceded that Russia was consecrated.  We did not hear this from Sr Lucia herself and now we never will.  Frankly I don't believe that report of her statement.  Our Lady did not request that "the world" be consecrated, but that the Holy Father consecrate Russia - by name - and in union with all the bishops.  Now either they believe Our Lady of Fatima, or they don't!  If they do, why the foot-dragging when it comes to obeying her specific requests?

In this interview with Salza, Voris alludes to a "Faith-Based Investigation" report on freemasonry that appears to go into greater detail.  When that is available I will post it.

As I Was Saying...,

Most are aware of the kerfuffle that broke out yesterday after Pope Francis said, "we cannot insist only on issues of abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods."  I underlined the word "only" for a reason.  Many (including some pro-life folks) seem to be passing over that word as they take in His Holiness' words.  Indeed, if the word "only" had been eliminated from His Holiness' remarks, there would indeed be cause for much consternation.  What he said though, is that we cannot emphasize those matters to the exclusion of the rest of the Deposit of Faith, that is, the entirety of the Church's teaching.  He certainly never implied that we cannot consider them at all.  Now there does remain the problem of clergy not teaching upon any of the Truths of the Faith; that shortcoming needs to be rectified, and pronto.

Today the Holy Father made very clear that he adheres to, and will promulgate the Church's teaching on the sanctity of life.  Read from LifeSiteNews.

Stoplight Connects Some Dots

Stuart Shepard has a plausible theory regarding some of the Obama regime antics of late.