"No Culture is Above Christ"

Thank you Bishop Guimaraes, for speaking the truth about the people in this world still in need of the Gospel of Christ.  The Amazon Synod "working document" suggests that we should not corrupt the natural state of affairs within a pagan culture because they are just fine the way they are.  In fact, maybe THEY can teach us a few things.  What hooey!

What Happens When You Take the Freedom Out of Liberalism

Occasionally I read a book that is rich enough in content to linger in my head long after I’ve turned the last page.  Others, while interesting, are less captivating and they fade from thought as fast as the smell of your neighbor’s steak on the grill last night.  When the message stays with you even weeks after you’ve put it down and you find yourself quoting from it, or referring it to friends, you know you have stumbled on a gem.

One such book that I read this summer is The Demon in Democracy, Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies by Ryszard Legutko.  According to the back cover, the author is “a professor of philosophy at Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory.”  In other words, Ryszard is no fly weight when it comes to having a point of view worthy of respect. 

Further information about the author reveals the following:

Anti-Pope. That's my final decision.

Please tell me this idol isn't the Virgin Mary.

After waffling back and forth, and not really caring too much, to tell the truth - because I knew that if Francis was truly the pope, he was evil anyway - I am finally weighing in on the controversy. Is he, or is he not the true pope? Was he validly elected by misguided Cardinals (because the Holy Spirit does not elect the pope - men elect the pope (albeit men/Cardinals corrupted by the spirit of the world, therefore listening to that spirit and not the Holy Spirit) or was he invalidly elected because of the collaboration of the St Gallen Group - the St Gallen Mafia, as they have become to be known? By the way, St Gallen, Switzerland, was the #1 vacation destination of Mr Theodore McCarrick. He went there almost every year. Just thought I'd mention that fact for its obvious implications.

Various bloggers and internet personalities have argued back and forth on this one question for months, if not for the past 6 years since Francis announced on The Balcony that he was...well, just plain old "Francis". The longer he is pope, the more vigorous are the arguments because, as the years have gone by, Francis has caused more than alarming discontent among the Catholic Faithful.  

Sunday Meditation: On Receiving Jesus in Holy Communion

I'm reading the initial magazine from W.A.K.E.U.P. 

What a beautiful apostolate! You can see and read this powerful issue here which focuses on chastity, exposes the new sexual revolution, and emphasizes traditional family values. What a resource for families, especially families with teenagers!

One article by Fr. Ed Broom, offers "Ten Ways to Win the Battle for Purity." Of course the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion are paramount in his list.

"A good confession," Father tells us, "can transform our souls ito the beauty of freshly fallen white snow on the virgin ground."

But it was Father's description of Holy Communion that made me pause and reread and then read again:

And So It Begins: With a Pagan Ceremony in the Vatican Gardens!

Don't miss the naked statue of a pregnant woman. She resembles the fertility goddesses of pagan societies.

"Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad!" (Plus the Mad World of the Amazon Synod)

Shaman Isidoro Jajoy "blessing" participants
in pre-synodal meeting in Colombia

And there's plenty of mad in the Church these days! Also queer as in "strange, odd" (adjective) or "spoil, ruin" (verb). Here's the first:

Catholic School Hires “Queer” and “Non-Binary” Dance Teacher (Please Protest)

Nowadays it seems that "Catholic schools" and "scandal" often go together. (Think Jesuit colleges!) 

But then again so does "Catholic politician" and "scandal" in many cases. 

2020 Candidate Joe Biden Identifies as Catholic, But Breaks With Church Teaching

A Letter to Greta from Friends of Science: THERE IS NO CLIMATE EMERGENCY!

It's not about a climate emergency; it's about money and power. CO2 is plant food! Did you know that greenhouses use machines to increase the CO2 level in their grow rooms to increase plant growth?

Pope Francis Papacy Timeline 2015

Mercy and compassion are used to
justify undermining God's truth and justice.

To see previous years go here.

The beat goes on in 2015 as Pope Francis continues undermining the faith. This will be an important year particularly because of the document Laudato Si on the environment and the second synod on the family which will be used as references to support heterodox interpretations later, particularly in preparation for the Amazon Synod.

January 12 - 19: Apostolic Visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The press conference on the way home from this papal visit was, to say the least, interesting. It gave the pope one more opportunity to put his foot in his mouth when he said Christians didn't need to act like rabbits. He talked about "responsible parenthood" in a way that implied small families. He also said some good things. Unfortunately, we're used to him saying some good things while he acts in a way that undermines his words. See more here.

More Priests Need to Fight Back....Like These Two Priests!

*QUICK HITS* Two Falsely Accused Priests Fight Back and Win!

After posting about Fr. Escalante yesterday I read the article above about the victory of two priests falsely accused. I hope Fr. Escalante pursues a civil lawsuit against the accuser and her parents as well as the diocese, not in a spirit of vindictiveness, but to protect others. When a liar's behavior is rewarded (The mom wanted to get rid of Fr. Escalante and now she has.), she is encouraged to use the same tactic in the future against another innocent person. To allow that is a grave problem.

The Shameful Letter from Bishop Burbidge about Fr. Ron Escalante.......

Derek and Ann Humphry

....Or how to clear a priest while implying his guilt about.......about .....something?

Well, after almost a year, here is the final outcome of the diocese's "investigation" of Fr. Ronald Escalante, a good priest accused of a "boundary violation." As someone who has watched the damage done to faithful priests in this diocese for decades, I am angry and disgusted.

As I studied the letter, it reminded me of Ann and Derek Humphry, founders of the Hemlock Society. Ann watched Derek kill his first wife, Jean, who was dying of cancer. He smothered her with a pillow although the story put out was that she took deadly drugs. They also killed Ann's parents.

Later, Ann herself contracted cancer although it was in remission and she wasn't depressed. At least not until Derek urged and pressured and bullied her to kill herself. They divorced, but Derek continued to harass her unmercifully. One day she rode her horse up into the Oregon hills, took a deadly cocktail, and left behind a note basically saying, "Derek wins." (Read more here.)