One is tempted to say that some men in red hats are morally challenged!

From an interview in an Argentinian newspaper reported in Rorate Caeli:

If Jesus were alive today, would he be in favor of gay marriage?

I don't know, I formulate no hypothesis on this. Who must answer this is the Church in its entirety. We must take care not to raise issues individually, because this ends up creating more difficulties for us to reach a valid conclusion. I think we must get together, listen to people, those who have an interest, the bishops. It is the Church that must indicate the ways, and there must be a way for all.

The answers to some questions just aren't all that difficult! Somebody needs to talk to the clueless Cardinal Hummes. I wonder what he would say about people putting other things where they don't belong. "If Jesus were alive today would he be in favor of murdering someone with an ice pick up the backside? Perhaps a brain transplant is in order.

We Can Expect More Anglicans to Cross the Tiber

Church of England Drops Opposition to Gay Marriage Bill

God writes straight with crooked lines. He allows evil for the good that may come from it. And one thing that's been clear as a bell in the last few years is that the insanity in the Anglican/Episcopal Church is driving orthodox Christians from that denomination straight into the arms of Holy Mother Church. Certainly the latest politically correct decision to drop opposition to "gay marriage" legislation will be another nail in the coffin for the Church of England. The bishops may not be championing the legislation, but, like the bishops who "dropped opposition" to Henry VIII's invalid marriage to Ann Boleyn and his declaration that he was head of the church in England, they have bowed to a political god. And once again they point to the reality that the only true Church founded by Jesus Christ is the one whose doctrine stands firm. Catholic leaders may waver, but the doctrine founded on the rock of Peter is unchanging.

Showdown in Minnestoa: Pray for Archbishop John Nienstedt

Orthodox Catholics would do well to keep their eyes on Minnesota where Archbishop John Nienstedt obviously intends to do whatever he can to protect the integrity of marriage. (See here.) With support for traditional marriage on the ballot next November, he's instructed his pastors to read a marriage prayer in every parish and set up committees to encourage support. He is also sending a married couple and priest to every Catholic high school to instruct on the Church's teaching and is attempting to reign in his dissenting clergy. (One can't help but wonder how many of the dissenters are homosexual.) God bless him for his courage!

One priest, Fr. Michael Tegeder, is publicly opposing the bishop (as are others anonymously). The Bishop sent Fr. Tegeder a letter in November asking him to remember the vows of his ordination and consider seriously whether he can continue to serve as a Catholic priest when he rejects Church teachings. Tegeder is no stranger to Les Femmes. We awarded him a millstone in 2010 and gave the bishop a lamplighter in the same issue. Please pray for Bishop Nienstedt. With wolves in sheep's clothing for spiritual sons, he is fighting an uphill battle. 

Common Sense from Dymphna on the Collapse of Marriage

My fellow blogger Dymphna wrote today about the origins of the marriage collapse. It began, not with the homosexuals, but with heterosexual abuse of marriage. The homosexuals are pushing an envelope that's already full of adultery, divorce, promiscuity, lustful thoughts, pornography and other abuses she doesn't mention like contraception. Read Dymphna's post for a healthy dose of common sense.

When a civilization fails