tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post1350008998756907592..comments2024-03-28T05:17:04.006-04:00Comments on southern orders: THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WAKING THE SLEEPING GIANT OF CLERGY AND LAITY AND AUTHENTIC ECUMENISM WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCHFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-16259810674282391282012-02-21T08:02:00.707-05:002012-02-21T08:02:00.707-05:00Father
You might be interested in this statement ...Father <br />You might be interested in this statement from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta<br />http://www.atlanta.goarch.org/media/Metropolitan_Message_Sanctity_of_Life_2012-02-02.pdfqwiknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439450727837308035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-5254287225214834312012-02-19T14:53:54.958-05:002012-02-19T14:53:54.958-05:00Bill, I heartily agree with you. The reason I only...Bill, I heartily agree with you. The reason I only mentioned the Bishops is because it is their responsibility to keep the Priests awake and in line with Church teaching.Carol H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02475843499648488542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-52622565512466826142012-02-19T13:54:49.988-05:002012-02-19T13:54:49.988-05:00Carol, it's not only the bishops who need awak...Carol, it's not only the bishops who need awakening, but the priests (especially the liberal ones) and the laity. This isn't a "word to the wise" situation, but a need for persistent and strict teaching.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858195676825602917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-21979844716520446632012-02-19T13:51:37.256-05:002012-02-19T13:51:37.256-05:00I am happy that the sleeping giant has finally awo...I am happy that the sleeping giant has finally awoken from his hibernation, and like the Squeekerlamb and Bill Meyer, I hope our Bishops don't put the issue to rest too quickly. If they do, I fear we may discover later that some of the "bad branches" have been grafted back onto the tree.Carol H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02475843499648488542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-30186927510181360602012-02-19T12:53:15.128-05:002012-02-19T12:53:15.128-05:00Great post. I am trying to convince Europeans that...Great post. I am trying to convince Europeans that Obama is a Marxist, but they can't see it. Have written much on this on my blog. Let us see what the awakened giant actually does.Supertradmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829935047036023159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-77774779682025155762012-02-19T12:05:30.524-05:002012-02-19T12:05:30.524-05:00Well.
What we need from our bishops is strong and...Well.<br /><br />What we need from our bishops is strong and determined leadership. This means not retiring from the field after firing one salvo. In my parish the (mild) letter from our Archbishop was read the weekend after it was issued, and has not been heard again, nor any mention of the issue. <i>Yes, Virginia, this is a problem!</i><br /><br />Obama is relentless in his drive to grow government and to assert totalitarian control — we must be, as well, in our insistence that all this must be rolled back.<br /><br />We must also be determined that no pro-abortion candidate is fit to receive Catholic votes. That said, I must offer a caveat: if we should be so unlucky as to have a choice between Obama and Romney, and a possible independent, we shall be stuck in a very ugly position. Romney is clearly not pro-life, or at least not on the basis of any lasting principles. However, a vote for Obama is a vote to destroy the Republic, and to reduce the Church to an underling of the government, as has been done in China. And a vote for an independent, barring a landslide victory by that independent, will only put Obama in office for a second term. It would be a very large and unwise gamble.<br /><br />So, despite my determination not to vote for a candidate who is pro-choice, if that is all we are offered other than the incumbent, I consider that there is no alternative.<br /><br />Back to the issue at hand. Our bishops should ensure that we hear from them at Mass each week, or that each priest is at least obliged to remind us in his homily of the gravity of this and related issues. To do less is to fail the Church.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858195676825602917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-27790877067148494032012-02-19T10:28:21.703-05:002012-02-19T10:28:21.703-05:00St Giovanni? Patron Saint of Razing.St Giovanni? Patron Saint of Razing.Templarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204866760862707908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-48221375084059080502012-02-19T08:36:45.956-05:002012-02-19T08:36:45.956-05:00Great point he makes!
Many of us glad to see the c...Great point he makes!<br />Many of us glad to see the clergy wake up and be firm with their preaching to the congregations and to see the Bishops rising up from sleep also.<br /><br />Part of me wants to see this struggle go to the Supreme Court: a loud deefinitive win that can be a real turning point for the defencse of human life in this country.<br />If the struggle is too quickly won, then the impact of the win on our society may be too small.<br /><br />Of course, another part of me doesn't want the Church or other employers of conscience to have to face penalties at all for sticking to the right choices.<br /><br />Probably it won't make it to any court, or it will stop at the lowest court possible.<br />This HHS mandate won't hold water before congress or a judge.<br />Kathleen Sebelius is not as smart as she thinks she is, and she's no legal expert. Just a mean ol' woman who is using her position within the Obama administration to further her own personal agenda. She used Obama, and he agreed to it. now they both are on the hot seat. LOL<br /><br /><br />~SqueekerLambAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com