tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post4899778566832546437..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: WHILE JOHN ALLEN IS NO ENTRENCHED TRADITIONALIST; HE ISN'T A FLAMING PROGRESSIVE EITHER, SO HIS INSIGHTS ABOUT POPE FRANCIS ARE FAIR AND BALANCED!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33582966037418156442015-10-12T16:11:56.449-04:002015-10-12T16:11:56.449-04:00Judas, you are right. We struggle with the admissi...Judas, you are right. We struggle with the admission as long as we love the sin. We struggle with our desire as long as we are human. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-74975823024497999412015-10-12T11:21:38.093-04:002015-10-12T11:21:38.093-04:00Just now news that someone has declared that the c...Just now news that someone has declared that the classic distinction between sin and sinner can't be sustained *(because, see, gays can't distinguish their very human dignity with the act of sodomy, so assume no one else can, and thus their impairment is to be universalized).<br /><br />So a gay dude wants to commit sodomy. He feels incapable of saying 'no' to the urge. Now, we know he can and did control that urge when "in the closet" just fine. But see, he didn't FEEL GOOD about discipline and control. And as we all know, the Lord died on the cross so we could FEEL GOOD about our smug selves, right? amiright?<br /><br />Straight brother tries telling dude that the act is distinct from the person being tempted. That there is a distinction between what we do with our bodies and our dignity as human persons - else, there'd be no distinction between rapist and rapee. But the darkness of the intellect is such that they can't see it. The stunningly obvious distinction we all make a thousand times when dealing with every OTHER issue on earth....is suddenly too complex when sex is involved?<br /><br />Jusadbellumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-25339024065342356012015-10-12T10:16:12.946-04:002015-10-12T10:16:12.946-04:00Talking of censorship, the following Psalms were e...Talking of censorship, the following Psalms were expurgated from the Divine Office: 57, 82 and 108. 62, 109 and 136 were censored by removing certain verses. This was despite the fact that in November 1962 the Council Fathers were overwhelmingly in favour of retaining the Psalter in its entirety.<br /><br />One of the banned Psalms (108) has the following verse. 'Fiant dies ejus pauci, et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter.' (May his days be few, and his bishopric let another take.)<br /><br />Nominations, anyone? No exceptions, not even the Bishop of Rome. John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-85342551516314816212015-10-12T10:13:40.264-04:002015-10-12T10:13:40.264-04:00I see that a group of conservative Cardinals have ...I see that a group of conservative Cardinals have written a letter to Pope Francis warning him that his "synod" is about to go of the rails. The article points out that Francis is "strongly supported" but the liberal Cardinals, who want to change Church teaching.<br />It will be interesting to see which way the synod chooses to double-talk this. Whatever comes from it, you can be sure that it will be vague and open to whatever interpretation you'd like to give it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-73768363543816088632015-10-11T16:59:51.492-04:002015-10-11T16:59:51.492-04:00Pro-homosexual propaganda is being distributed at ...Pro-homosexual propaganda is being distributed at the synod. Who do you suppose is allowing thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-73959413067864755662015-10-11T15:36:08.079-04:002015-10-11T15:36:08.079-04:00Crux is owned by the Boston Globe once owned by th...Crux is owned by the Boston Globe once owned by the NYTs. Pray tell is just silly. But it is the progressives who should hate censorship who are the most vicious about doing it. John Stossell's Censorship in America on Fox was scary and it is the liberals who are the Nazis!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-635572815930559632015-10-11T15:31:04.156-04:002015-10-11T15:31:04.156-04:00Hmm. You say John Allen "isn't a flaming...Hmm. You say John Allen "isn't a flaming progressive", yet I've just had 2 comments deleted from his site because I stated that (i) transexualism is a disorder and (ii) homosexuality is a disorder. The first is admitted by transsexual themselves, inasmuch as they seek hormonal and surgical therapy, while the second corresponds pretty closely to teaching of Benedict XVI. <br /><br />Meanwhile my comments that disparage Vatican I--which I wouldn't expect Fr McDonald to approve of--go unmolested. Go figure.<br /><br />There's something very troubling about "liberal" blogs like Crux and Pray Tell and their heavy-handed censorship. Kind of reminds me of a synod I know....Tony Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862727279147129707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-17833196637115965902015-10-11T10:10:58.379-04:002015-10-11T10:10:58.379-04:00Trying to save it? Save it from what? You mean the...Trying to save it? Save it from what? You mean the truth and future of the Catholic faith stands or falls on the actions of a pope? That if he doesn't take radical action, God will go extinct? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-91311947161536202312015-10-11T07:54:36.706-04:002015-10-11T07:54:36.706-04:00Then the Pope should tell all of these bishops, ca...Then the Pope should tell all of these bishops, cardinals and other who keep talking about "gay" issues to put a sock in it. It is off the table, stop distressing the faithful. <br /><br />I will gladly do public penance when proved wrong about him.<br /><br />Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2669127027037699342015-10-11T07:05:49.895-04:002015-10-11T07:05:49.895-04:00I think I get the basic argument but the execution...I think I get the basic argument but the execution of the strategy has been ham handed. The liberals love Francis because they think he's OK with their moral status quo. Being told you are OK to be gay (i.e. sexually active) is music to their ears. Oh sure, they'll vote for Francis in opinion polls. <br /><br />But will they go to Mass? If they go, why won't they go to communion without first confessing their sins since they heard the Pope tell them they have no sins? So will their involvement in the Church help their souls on this trajectory?<br /><br />Smug liberals who spent 40 years dissenting on Humane Vitae are likewise living immoral lives but now get to feel even more smug - the Pope has told them they're Christ-like and their hated arch-enemies the conservatives are the real Pharisees. <br /><br />So everyone who ought to examine their conscience and consider reform for love of Christ is told that Christ doesn't care about sin just their presence.... but he does terribly care about the sins of the hated conservatives so, boo, hiss, yes, indulge in murderous thoughts their direction because: pharisees. <br /><br />So how do these groups - the sexual libertines and the secular socialists become better disciples of Jesus Christ thanks to this strategy? On what grounds would they need to confront their complicity in sin and seek God's pardon and the on-going support from heaven to conquer the threat of the world, flesh, and devil?<br /><br />What's the point of winning social points with these people if their involvement isn't going to move the meter on their personal approach to holiness? If they think they can be 'good Catholics' but vote like Nancy Pelosi or 'good Catholics' but live like the hedonists they are?<br /><br />Without humility (and shame) can a soul be saved? But where would some libertine or lush, some liberal or socialist be struck by a need for humility and shame in their own lives from Pope Francis' strategy?<br /><br />The end doesn't justify and doesn't even explain every means we might concoct.<br /><br />Culture is driven by what people worship. If people worship idols or themselves the last thing you do is reinforce their believe that the idols are honorable and themselves are great 'just the way you are'. No, our ancestors had tried and true ways to deal with idols and egotism. It involves smashing the idols and performing miracles of healing, exorcism, and ministry. But that requires true faith without fear of what the cool kids might say.<br /><br />But here's the thing. the cool kids are going to hell unless someone tell them what they don't want to hear. Jusadbellumnoreply@blogger.com