Thank You, Cardinal George!

Recently the CCHD of the Archdiocese of Chicago defunded the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refuge Rights.  The latter group had previously received funding.  Why did Cardinal George see fit to deny them funding this go-around?  Because the latter group supported same-sex marriage.  It is a well-established fact that any applicant for CCHD funding must affirm that they do not hold positions contrary to the moral teaching of the Catholic Church.

As we well know, many CCHD grant recipients do not uphold their end of the bargain (or they just flat-out lied about their intents to honor Catholic teaching).  Too often prelates have looked the other way (or they actually approve of the deceit and dissent).  That didn't happen this time.

Naturally a bunch of progressive politicians bunched their undies over Cardinal George's decision and published an open letter accusing him of using "immigrants as pawns".  Thankfully His Eminence is standing his ground and he issued his own open letter.  Towards the bottom he reminded his detractors that "Jesus is merciful but He is not stupid."  The dissidents would do well to consider the Cardinal's words sooner rather than later - for it will be too late when they stand before Jesus at the end of their earthly lives.

ALL On Social Justice Corruption - And News Of A Special Broadcast Tomorrow

Michael Hichborn of American Life League delves into the Wendy Davis / Ralph McCloud relationship and into some of the unsavory aspects of Catholic Charities as well in the ALL Report below.

Tomorrow evening, July 31, starting at 8:00pm edt, Michael Voris of ChurchMilitant.TV will host Michael Hichborn and Steve Phalen of Human Life International.  HLI is the parent organization of the Population Research Institute that exposed Catholic Relief Service's direct participation in abortifacient distribution.  It is two hours long, but in light of the CCHD collections that will soon occur, this seems to be well worth the time investment.  At 8pm tomorrow, click here to be linked to the show.

Two notes before the video:

1. The document to which Hichborn alludes can be found here.
2. Archdiocese of Washington residents!!  The CCHD collection will occur the weekend of Aug 10-11.  Your help is needed to spread word of a boycott.  Please go here asap to lend your hand.  Together let's say #no2cchd!

Hate Speech From Christo-phobic Bigots

One such bigot is a liberal talk-show host named Mike Malloy who went into a tizzy on his show Thursday against Pat Robertson, demanding that Roberston "go home to Jesus".  He also went on to call Christianity "a silly, stupid, destructive religion".  Examiner.com has other tid-bits of hate speech that have spewed from Malloy's mouth over the months.

Obviously Malloy has his First Amendment rights.  I'm not going to advocate any restriction on his right to vent his spleen - unlike some who are seeking to encroach upon the First Amendment rights of Christians who uphold Godly morals.  But I will call a spade a spade.  People like Malloy are bigots - pure and simple.

Boogie-Woogie Bishops

What else do you call this disgraceful behavior?  These are bishops, Successors to the Apostles.  Instead of being the shepherds that they're called to be at all times, they act as sheep "going along with the flow".  One of the boogie-sessions is happening right before they are to offer the Holy Sacrifice of Mass.  What will we see next? Conga lines?  The macarena?  The alley-cat?  Here's a novel suggestion.  How about they act like grown-ups and leave Romper Room behind?

CRS Tries To Wiggle Out Of The Mess That They Made For Themselves

Today the Catholic Relief Services tried to deny its involvement in the distribution of contraceptives and abortifacients in Madagascar.  The Population Research Institute, that investigated and exposed this scandal, links to the CRS denial (written by John Rivera - surprise!) and rebuts it.

PRI rebuts the CRS damage-control attempt by publishing the text of their interview with two CRS staff who are involved in that debacle.  So does that mean that the upper echelons of CRS management are denying what their own employees are saying?  Will those two staffers be tossed under a bus?  Either way, this latest CRS fudge attempt will fall flat on its face before the truth.

Operation #no2cchd Is Launched!

I address this mainly to my readers in the Archdiocese of Washington, but others should take note as well.

In the Archdiocese of Washington, the second collection for the Masses of Aug 10-11 will be for something called "Communications and Human Development".  It's really for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.  In recent years, the CCHD has garnered some very bad publicity - and yes, the CCHD has earned its terrible reputation in spades.  I suppose the collectors think that by obfuscating the name of the collection that they can somehow bypass the bad press and fool Catholics into donating.

We are in the process of spreading the word.  A few days ago we mailed to almost 900 people within the archdiocese a postcard (linked here) to remind them of the terrible record of CCHD.  I understand that some have received their postcards already.  As the postcard suggest, please visit the sites of www.reformCCHDnow.com and www.CatholicMediaCoalition.org, as well as previous postings on this blog (see here and here for starters).

Now it's time to take action!  What to do?

1. Distribute copies of the postcards.  I'd think it most convenient if you'd print your own copies (download the pdf in the first link) to educate your friends and fellow parishioners.  Please do so before the collection weekend.
2. Spread word of the existence of ReformCCHDNow.com, CatholicMediaCoalition.org and this blog so that others can avail themselves of the research contanined therein.
3. Use social media to spread word of the boycott.  It would be helpful to use the hashtag #no2cchd in your Facebook and/or Twitter messages.
4. Questions/comments/suggestions?  Please post via the comments.
5. Above all, pray that the Lord have mercy upon those who exploit His Church for anti-God causes and that evil be expunged from this Bride of Christ.

PS

We all heard that Pope Francis told young Catholics to "shake up the dioceses" and "make a mess".  I have one objection to that?  Why invite only young people to have "all the fun"?  We middle-aged and older coots have been making respectable messes for some time now.  To be more precise, we make messes of messes.  That's precisely what we hope to accomplish with the debacle known as the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

Cdl Burke: "Strict Correlation Between Liturgical Abuse And Moral Corruption"

His Eminence Cardinal Burke expounds upon the truth contained in this Latin phrase: "lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi".  Read this LifeSiteNews piece for His Eminence's explanation of why we will never have a return to moral sanity and a Culture of Life unless we rediscover the importance of proper Catholic worship and adherence to the rubrics of the Sacraments.

There are some Catholic pro-lifers who tend to downplay the importance of adhering to proper form in the Mass and other Sacraments.  I hope the cardinal's words quells that error once and for all.

What Role Do Feelings Play?

Feelings, or emotions, are to be subordinated to our intellect.  We are made in God's image and likeness as evidenced by will and intellect.  Because our culture is so guided by feeling and sentiment, it has become one of the most murderous in all human history.

Catholic Relief Services IS Aiding/Abetting Murder

Today, on the 45 anniversary of the promulgation of Humanae Vitae, LifeSitenews has broadcast the news that Catholic Relief Service personnel are distributing contraceptives and abortifacient drugs/devices in Madagascar.  Their report can be read here; please note that they in turn link to a report by Population Research Institute.

It is this latter group (a branch of Human Life International) that has conducted a month-long investigation on site in Madagascar and has interviewed NGO workers and officials - including CRS personnel.  Their report states that CRS employs over 250 community health workers there who distribute contraceptives and abortifacients under the name of "Catholic Relief Services".  A CRS zone supervisor confirmed this information.  Steven Mosher, president of PRI, asks "how many children have been aborted or contracepted out of existence by CRS?"  I urge the readers of this blog to read both the LifeSiteNews posts.  For now I'll focus on Mosher's question.

First, let's understand that an abortifacient is a drug or device that prevents the newly-conceived baby from implanting in his/her mother's womb.  That child is subsequently expelled from the mother's body during her next period.  This is abortion - that is the deliberate taking of an innocent life.  We've just described a murder.  Of course all abortions are acts of murder.  I find it difficult to believe that these CRS personnel who are engaged in the distribution of these poisons are unaware of the nature of these things - particularly those CRS personnel in positions of authority and responsibility.

That said, I'm going to dispense with the silly verbal tap-dance and tippy-toeing with "delicate and diplomatic" language.  I'll paraphrase Mosher's question a bit with "how many children have been murdered with assistance by and intention of CRS"?  Let's cut to the chase, shall we?  For that is exactly what the Catholic Relief Services is doing!

If the Catholic Relief Services is serious about following the moral precepts of Christ and His Church, they'll recognize that one cannot do evil in the vain hopes that good will come of it.  At the very least, those who have participated in these mortal sins of murder must cease and desist immediately.  They must go to Confession for they have placed their immortal souls in danger of damnation.  The board of directors of CRS might do well to suspend all operations until they can root out the rot.  Of course "rooting out the rot" may very well mean that the CRS should be abolished in its entirety.  If such is the case, so be it.

With each passing year, the words of Humanae Vitae ring ever more true.  Pope Paul VI foresaw the spread of abortion and disregard for human life if contraception were ever to gain a foothold.  I wonder if he had any inkling that agencies within the Catholic Church would be participating in these grave sins?  

College Students Petition To Legalize Fourth-Trimester Abortions

Thankfully this petition was a spoof because the college students weren't.  Yes, the words "fourth trimester" can either imply infanticide or a complete lack of command of the English language (the "tri" part of the word means "three" so a "fourth trimester" would be nonsensical).

At any rate, these people sign it either intending to promote infanticide or simply not understanding the meaning of the words "fourth trimester".  Such are the less-than-impressive results of Dewey-inspired progressive brainwashing.  These young people have been transformed into sheeple; and this is by design of the disciples of Dewey and his humanist cabal.

If you look closely, you can see the banners in the background identifying this campus as being on George Mason University in Fairfax VA.