In the past century and in the current, dictatorial regimes have been very repressive towards Christians in general and Catholics in particular. We can think of the Communist regimes of China and Russia and how they have treated the Church and tried to suppress and subvert her. We know too how religion was treated by Hitler, not only the Jews but many Christians who were opposed to his genocide! We can think of Nicaragua too and how the aging dictator there has treated the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV, thanks be to God, is a peacemaker and has called out the Trump administration for its war mongering and how the current war is killing so many innocent people, born and unborn.
I am glad His Holiness has done so. What is interesting in all of this is that in the Catholic Church, we are seeing both the orthodox and heterodox together condemning Trump’s war mongering policies and some in the administration praying to God that God visit the innocent and guilty with violence, a true blasphemy of the Holy Spirit!
I was quite disappointed in Pope Francis for not confronting President Biden, a practicing Catholic, for his anti-Catholic rhetoric as it concerns his off-the-charts abortion stand, his favoring euthanasia and also his radical LGBTQ advocacy and the sexual multialtion of minors. Pope Francis, in fact, said that President Biden was a good Catholic—scandalous in the eyes of so many Catholic clergy and laity.
God willing, Pope Leo will confront pro-abortion Catholics too, when and if they are elected President. Pope Leo is giving good example by calling out President Trump’s administration in its war mongering policies in the Middle East.
But what Lifesite is reporting is outrageous if true and should concern every Catholic, orthodox or heterodox.
Press the Lifesite title for their full article:
Pentagon tells Pope Leo that the US can ‘do whatever it wants’: report
2 comments:
Father McDonald said..."What is interesting in all of this is that in the Catholic Church, we are seeing both the orthodox and heterodox together condemning Trump’s war mongering policies..."
Father, in line with your above comment is the following yesterday from Mike Lewis:
"Catholics across the spectrum are embracing Pope Leo’s appeals for peace and his rebuke of Trump’s warmongering."
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My recent encounters with my Catholic brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ have confirmed Father McDonald's, as well as Mike Lewis', comments in question.
There are pro-Trump Catholics who have overlooked President Trump's pro-pro-war support.
Nevertheless, I am keen to believe that beyond my recent encounters in question, the majority of Catholics, at least those who assist at Mass regularly, stand with Pope Leo XVI's rejection of President Trump's pro-war policies.
Holy Pope Leo XIV is the universal voice of truth and peace.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
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