Gamaliel Foundation Still Receiving CCHD Funds

And this after it was caught giving a falsified letter to the CCHD regarding its relationship with the Fair Immigration Reform Movement.  The latter organization promotes gay fake-marriage.  I urge you to read the article released today by Red State regarding the subterfuge unearthed by the Reform CCHD Now Coalition and Societas Restituo Catholicam.

The article contains an embedded youtube of a Gamaliel Foundation rally in which their cry "Hear Our Cry, Obama" sounds oddly like a prayer of petition.  Are they ascribing to him the status of deity?  It sure seems like it!  Click here if you cannot see that embedded video.

The overly nonchalant attitude of the CCHD towards this situation is inexcusable.  For those of you in dioceses where the CCHD collection will soon occur, please boycott it.

Some Of What's At Stake On November 6

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Wow! New Migraine Treatment Under Obamacare!

Ladies and gentlemen, perhaps I've been unfair to the Messiah Most Miserable and his plans to destroy revolutionize health care!  I've just been made aware of some new, innovative, cutting edge therapies that will be made available to all us poor suffering slobs under Obamacare.

I know Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Kathleen Sebelius must have suffered tremendous headaches in their valiant efforts to curse bring us Obamacare.  Therefore I suggest that they take first place in line for this most healing of therapies!

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CCHD And CRS - Two Different Standards?

The blog Societas Restituo Catholicam highlighted some apparent discrepancies between recent behaviors of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Catholic Relief Services.  The CCHD withdrew a grant of $48,000 to the Land Stewardship Project because the latter is a member of two coalitions that are pushing for the promotion of gay pretend-marriage.  SRC contrasts this with the behaviors exhibited by Catholic Relief Services - behaviors that were made known to the public in recent months.

It is my understanding that both CRS and CCHD are agencies operating under the auspices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  While they may have different managers and supervisors, they answer to the USCCB.  Here's my off-the-cuff take on the matter.

• The CCHD has been subject to much more intense scrutiny, and for a longer period, than CRS.  Their collections have suffered accordingly.  Given the same type and duration of examination, CRS would feel similar pressure to conform to Catholic teachings.
• While the CCHD's conduct in the case of the Land Stewardship Project is what should be expected, this still seems to be the exception rather than the rule.  The recent report put out by ReformCCHDNow bears evidence of that fact.

These two organizations, along with Catholic Charities, are not worthy stewards of our donations.  It's best that we find good Catholic and pro-life organizations who are true to Godly principles and donate to them directly.

3rd Party Foolishness

I'm addressing this post primarily to those who insist on either sitting out this election or voting for a 3rd-party Don Quixote because they erroneously - or perhaps stubbornly - avow the opinion that there is no difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama when it comes to life/morality issues.  Their refusal to look at the facts of this election - particularly Obama's past deeds - and to acknowledge the necessity of removing this man from office causes me to doubt the wisdom of these individuals.  I know others are wincing as they read this, believing that I should couch my thoughts in more delicate terms.  I respectfully disagree.  The stakes in this election are way too high; it's high time the kid gloves came off.

In addition to what I've posted previously, others on Facebook have issued statements.  Here is one from abortion-survivor Gianna Jesson.

Here's one that might be a bit hard to swallow, but there's much truth in it.

Why "selfish"?  I don't know why the creator of that graphic used that term, but in some discussions I've actually read some pretty strange things.  One person said, "my vote is about my conscience".  I can name that person.  At any rate, the statement basically says "my vote is about me and how I feel; forget the larger picture and the consequences of my actions on the country."  Is it selfishness?   Poorly formed conscience?  Some combination?  I think many folks fall into that rut.  I beg them to snap out of it, look beyond themselves and do what needs to be done November 6th to save this country.  That means vote for Romney!

Oh, Nooo!! More Voting Bimbos!!!

From the Agenda Project, the nitwits who produced the "Granny Off The Cliff" video to demonize Paul Ryan's proposed budget, we are treated to the gem below (entitled, "My Country, My Choice").  Again, why do these so-called "champions of women", these "feminists" find it so necessary to either 1) portray them as sex-crazed bubbleheads who only care about getting their contraceptives and abortions and/or 2) showing them baring themselves?  The Agenda Project was founded by a woman, and of course all these actors (along with Lena Dunham) are women themselves.  Has progressivism so corroded their thinking that they have lost all sense of dignity?  Click here if you can't see embedded video (ht - Jill Stanek).

Obama's Voting Bimbo - Parodied

This one exposes the Lena Dunham tripe for what it really is - a misogynistic diatribe, with Duham herself playing the quintessential "useful idiot".  Therefore, if any were so gullible to take Dunham at her word, think about this one before voting November 6th.  Click here if you can't see embedded video.

Thank Bishop Kagan!

This is today's Vortex.  Besides its main message, it will be something to bear in mind when I delve into the voting guide (?) contained in this week's Catholic Standard.  Click here if you can't see embedded video.

More On Obama's Voting Bimbo

The actress in the advertisement flop that the Obama campaign spewed forth a few days ago is not quite what she appears to be.  Lena Dunham is a professional actress - or at least considers herself to be. This wikipedia write-up is quite interesting.  An unassuming person looking at this ad might think that her parents would be quite disappointed in her - probably not hers!  Her father paints "overtly sexualized pop art" (it figures) and her mother creates "disquieting domestic tableaux with dolls" (whatever the hell that means).

I can only imagine that in this lovely economy (delivered to us courtesy of the Messiah Most Miserable), Dunham is hard up for work so she glommed onto this Obama slop-job.  I can't imagine this will look impressive on her resume.

Father Guarnizo On Kresta In The Afternoon

Today Father Marcel Guarnizo was a guest on Ave Maria's Kresta in the Afternoon radio show.  I have linked to the podcast.  Many long-time readers of this blog will recall that Father Guarnizo, while parochial vicar at St John Nuemann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, withheld Holy Communion from an avowed and practicing lesbian.  In doing so, he was obeying Canon 915 and attempting to keep her from committing yet another mortal sin by receiving Holy Communion sacrilegiously.   I won't get into the detail here as it can be found in previous posts.  The podcast of the show is here.



Kresta introduced Father (at the 17:40 mark) and asked him to comment about the incident.  Father pointed out that he still remains a priest in good standing with all faculties intact (at the 23:30 mark).  He declined further comment, pointing out (at the 23:48 mark) that the matter is being investigated by Cardinal Wuerl's superiors.

The conversation then turned towards the synod where Father Guarnizo currently is.  Pope Benedict XVI and the synod fathers are addressing the need for reevangelization of the world.  In talking of the economic and cultural situation in western Europe, Father had much to say about the need for sound economics and the damage done by welfare states (at the 34:00 mark).  I wonder in listening to this if we may have unearthed some of the motive behind the horrid treatment Father received last March, given some progressive elements that lurk in both the DC chancery and the USCCB.