Another Infamous Interview with Cardinal Kaspar?

Cardinal Kasper claims papal support, raps critics in new interview

Cardinal Kasper: Pope wants bishops to decide on Communion proposal

Every time I hear the word "interview" linked with Pope Francis or Cardinal Kasper I get nervous. If Cardinal Kasper is telling the truth about Pope Francis, we have a lot to worry about! Is the faith a case of maintaining doctrine as long as the majority of bishops support it? Is changing doctrine okay as long as "collegiality" is respected and the synod of bishops gives thumbs up?

Remember how the expectations of Catholics were raised by the Pontifical Birth Control Commission back in the 1960s?

Charlotte Catholic High School: How Many of the Families are Really Catholic?

The situation at Charlotte Catholic High School with the politically incorrect Dominican nun is still in the news. I have no idea whether Sister said anything imprudent. Which of us doesn't occasionally? But regardless, Fr. Kauth, the chaplain, made it clear that she said nothing contrary to Catholic teaching. She apparently quoted unpopular statistics from reputable sources that point out the serious ramifications of a number of family issues. And with children whose faith is often dry and parched, the spark exploded into the wildfire that has engulfed Sister and others who offend the zeitgeist.

Fr. Z has a great post on this that I hope you'll read. Here's the beginning:

Doug Kmiec is at it again!

Does Doug Kmiec's treachery never end? Now he's calling for the state to stop licensing marriage and substitute a "civil license" that could apply to anyone, sraight or gay. (Or perhaps a menage-a-trois with your pet?)

Princeton University law professor Robert George disagrees. "The idea that the state would abandon its concern for the institution of marriage, that it would treat marriage as a purely religious matter, is I think a very bad one.... [Marriage] has profound social significance, public significance; it’s a pre-political institution. It exists even apart from religion, even apart from polities. It’s the coming together of a husband and wife, creating the institution of family in which children are nurtured....The family is the original and best Department of Health, Education and Welfare....No government agency can ever surpass it, ever has surpassed it. Governments and economies and systems of law all rely upon the family to produce something they need, but that they themselves cannot produce, and that is, basically honest, decent, law abiding people of goodwill--citizens--who can take their rightful place in society.... Family is built on marriage, and government--the state--has a profound interest in the integrity and well-being of marriage, and to write it off as if it were a purely a religiously significant action and not an institution and action that has a profound public significance, would be a terrible mistake." Read more....

Isn't it time Kmiec's bishop took action against this man's pretense to be Catholic? His statements become ever more scandalous as he shills for liberalism. Meanwhile he postures as a Catholic helping to undermine the faith and put people on the "primrose path of dalliance." Kmiec is working hard with other cafeteria Catholics from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good to separate true morality from government while they endorse socialism. If they are successful, when America is under the jackboot of institutionalized immorality (we're already there in many areas), who will be able to withstand the tyrant's rod?

Gallup shows Protestants are more Catholic than Catholics

In a new analysis of poll data from 2006-2008, Gallup shows that non-Catholics are more conservative when it comes to core moral issues than Catholics are. Irregular church-goers, both Catholic and non, not surprisingly reject many central moral issues. But what is baffling is that regular Church-going Catholics are less likely to hold moral absolutes about marriage, sexuality, and respect for life than their non-Catholic brothers and sisters.

Take a look at the charts comparing Catholics and non-Catholics at Belief Net. Twenty-four percent of Catholics who attend Mass weekly or more approve of abortion compared to 19% of church-going non-Catholics. Fifty-three percent approve of fornication and embryonic stem cell research, while non-Catholics rack up 30% and 45% respectively. Catholics approve of homosexual relations to the tune of 44% compared to 21% of non-Catholics. If Gallup is right in their analysis the Catholic Church in America is in deep trouble. (But I guess we knew that already despite those who view the world through rose-colored glasses.) Cafeteria Catholics are in the majority. And those of us who stand with Christ and His Church are the faithful, and often abused, remnant.

Well, I suppose that's no surprise. I keep hearing in my head Jesus' lament, "When I return will I find any faith on the earth?" Not much it seems, but there will be a few of us. I'm encouraged when I think of the Catholics of Nagasaki who kept the faith alive for over 200 years after the expulsion of the missionaries (mostly Jesuits) from Japan. Come to think of it, maybe the faith would be in better shape in the U.S. if the Jesuits, with a few notable exceptions, had been expelled after Vatican II.

Ah well, let us pray for a restoration of the faith. Perhaps we need a big infusion of Protestant (and Muslim) converts who bring their moral thinking with them, especially on the life issues. They seem to have it more together than many Catholics.

What do you think is the cause of so many Catholics rejecting the truth? Inquiring minds want to know. Identifying the causes of a problem is the first step in solving it. What's your opinion?