The Aurora, Colorado movie massacre is all over the TV today. Everybody in the country at this point must know that twelve were killed at the scene (two more have died in the hospital) and about fifty wounded.
The bishop of Denver has released a message expressing grief and offering counseling through Catholic Charities. But why should anyone be surprised at escalating violence in our country?
After all, there's an abortion mill right down the road in Aurora where innocents (including late-term babies) are murdered every day and who cares? Why do the actions of the crazy killer shock the entire country, but the abortionist down the road whose daily death toll may equal or even exceed the movie theater murders remain a respected member of the community?
The hand-wringing of the media is especially galling to me. Whenever I see the crocodile tears of these hypocrites I think of the excitement behind the scenes as they tot up the impact of such a "good story" on their ratings. These are the same folks who carry water for Planned Parenthood and twirl like dervishes to put the politically correct stamp on their liberal spin. They camp out on the doorsteps of the victims' families to cash in on the human interest angle and keep the story going. Oh how they care! Just think...a Pulitzer may be in their futures. I can't even watch the news today.
When a country sows the wind, it reaps the whirlwind. And the whirlwind doesn't measure the guilt or innocence of those in its path. I'm praying my rosary today for all those caught up in the whirlwind in Colorado and asking St. Michael the Archangel to protect us all from random violence. And may God have mercy on the killer.
