That lunatic is declaring that the inequality that is the inevitable result of freedom, ought to be replaced by the tyranny of equal misery for all (but there are always the nomenklatura, such as Chavez' daughter who claim for themselves an unequal life of privilege, aren't there?).
It speaks volumes that Gramski speaks of socialism as a'religion' and without the use of 'scare-quotes'. We all know that the only source of religion that excludes God derives from satan. The book 'Marx and Satan' by Richard Wurmbrand, a Protestant pastor who suffered grievously under Communism, is revelatory and worth reading.
South America is such a mess. It shouldn't be with all its resources but is a MESS--at least Argentina Venezurla Chile and Bolivia and now Nicaragua. I would hope PF would put some energy into pointing out the shortcomings in his own backyard.
Oh, I absolutely love this!! Dear sweet sisters. Beautiful sight. Edited to add... The photo reminded me that I have three antique nun dolls tucked away in the attic. I am going to bring them down for Christmas, and introduce my little granddaughters to to the sisters.
May God continue to bless and protect Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò. Letter #62, 2019: Viganò on the Danger of Syncretism Letter #62, 2019: Viganò on the Danger of Syncretism By Dr. Robert Moynihan| Nov 20th, 2019 | https://insidethevatican.com/news/newsflash/letter-62-2019-vigano-on-the-danger-of-syncretism/ CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Lo Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has published a new essay on an Italian website. Below an English translation Above, an artist’s conception of a night-time aerial view of the “Abrahamic Family House” in Abu Dhabi. Each building is dedicated to one of the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam “The World Neo-Religion Will have its Temple” Introductory note: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, 78, has just published a brief essay via the Italian website “Duc in altum” (“Set out into the deep”), maintained by Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli, a friend of the archbishop. (Link) Archbishop Viganò, who is almost 79 and is retired from the Vatican diplomatic service, is living a quiet life of prayer in a safe place. He is studying the current issues facing the Church, reading articles and studying the recent history of the Church while immersing himself, through the breviary (the daily official cycle of Church prayer) in the mind and spirit of the Church Fathers. He has decided to write brief reflections on the issues of the day from the perspective of a faithful son of the Church. His desire is to explain and defend orthodox Church teaching because he is persuaded it is the way of salvation, that is, of human blessedness — human happiness — not of misery and the frustration of all human hopes — a blessing, not a curse. He feels called to offer these reflections, he says, because the power of secular thought today is so great that it is influencing many Church leaders, and ordinary faithful, creating confusion and opening the way to a loss of that faith which he, as a bishop, vowed to protect and defend. He hopes that his thoughts — offered as the fruit of his prayer and meditation — may help others to see more clearly the contours of the present battle — and the goodness of the Lord, who has called all Christians “out of darkness, into His marvelous light.” Here is his latest reflection. CM Viganò: “Thus the world Neo-Religion will have its temple. With the Pope’s approval” by Aldo Maria Valli Dear friends of Duc in altum , I received an article from Monsignor Carlo Maria Viganò that I gladly propose to you. It concerns the Abrahamic Family House project, a structure that will host a synagogue, a mosque and a church in Abu Dhabi. “In the garden of Abu Dhabi,” writes Viganò, “the Temple of the world syncretistic Neo-Religion is about to rise with its anti-Christian dogmas. Not even the most hopeful of the Freemasons would have imagined so much!” By Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, “To the Venerable Brothers … who have peace and communion with the Apostolic See in the defense of the Truth revealed by Jesus Christ, health and Apostolic Blessing. Perhaps in the past it never happened that the heart of human creatures was taken as today by such a lively desire for fraternity… One easily understands… how many are those who yearn to see more and more united among themselves the various nations, led to this by this universal feeling of brotherhood. ” This is how the Supreme Pontiff Pius XI expressed himself at the beginning of his encyclical Mortalium animos in 1928, signed precisely on the day of the Epiphany, when the Church recalls the three wise Magi from the East, leaders of an ceaseless processional caravan guided by a shining star that appeared in the firmament, when on earth the Son of God came in the flesh, the One Savior, center of the cosmos and of History. Ninety-one years later, last Friday, November 15, 2019 — as reported by Vatican News — Pope Bergoglio received the Great Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb (link), accompanied by various personalities and representatives of the University of Al-Azhar and the Superior Committee, all animated by the desire to give form and substance to the contents of the Document on Human Brotherhood for World Peace and the Common Cohabitation, agreed upon last August in the wake of the historic Emirate Declaration, signed by the pontiff and by the Imam during the Year of Brotherhood. About the document mentioned above, His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, as the representative of the United Arab Emirates, had previously stated (Vatican News, September 21, 2019) that “in a world where there are so many things that divide, the Emirates are committed to unite. Like a beacon of light, they want to bring light into a dark world, bringing to light this Document, the most important signed in recent times”; as if to say that “the Light from the East” which came to visit us from on high like the sun rising (Lk 1:7-8) is now eclipsed by a new “Bright Lighthouse.” The talks of the Vatican meeting were cordial, with words and expressive gestures of a by now consolidated friendship: we recall that this is the sixth meeting between the Pope and the Great Imam. Thus the Latin American warmth has prevailed over the long and rigid “frost” that formerly marked the relations between the Apostolic See and the highest leadership of Sunni Islam. The meeting also offered the opportunity to present the Pope with a singular project of which it is possible to get a certain idea through floor plans and 3D reconstructions. Sir David Adjaye Obe is the creator of this architectural project, which will be built in the opulent and extravagant Abu Dhabi. It will be called the “House of the Abrahamitic Family,” a sort of New Tent of Universal Brotherhood evoking that other Tent of Hospitality in which the Ancient Patriarch (Abraham) hosted three mysterious Angels (cf Genesis 18), prefiguration of the Trinitarian God fully revealed to the legitimate Abrahamic posterity, through faith in Jesus Christ. “Abrahamic Family House” is therefore the name of this structure that will house a synagogue, a mosque and a church, naturally dedicated to the Poverello (St. Francis of Assisi). Sir David’s project envisages that the three different places of worship should be joined together by a single foundation and placed within a garden, evocative of a New Eden, a re-evocation in a gnostic and Masonic key of the paradise of the First Creation. continued...
continued from above... As explained to Pope Bergoglio, this “structure… will serve as a place of individual worship, but also for dialogue and interreligious exchange.” In fact, a fourth building is also planned, home to the Center for Studies and Research on Human Brotherhood, whose objective, which can be seen from the Abu Dhabi document, will be to “make the three religions known.” In this same venue will also take place ceremonies to hand out a Human Brotherhood Prize. The building of the House of the Abramitic Family seems to be a Babelic enterprise, concocted by the enemies of God, of the Catholic Church and of the only true religion capable of saving man and the whole creation from destruction, both now and in eternity, and definitively. The foundations of this “House,” destined to give way and collapse, arise where, by the hands of the builders themselves, the One Cornerstone is about to be incredibly removed: Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord, on whom is built the House of God. “Therefore,” warns the Apostle Paul, “let everyone is careful how he builds. Indeed, no one can lay a foundation other than the one already found there, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:10). In the garden of Abu Dhabi the temple of the world syncretistic Neo-Religion is about to rise with its anti-Christian dogmas. Not even the most hopeful of the Freemasons would have imagined so much! Pope Bergoglio thus proceeds to further implement the apostasy of Abu Dhabi, the fruit of pantheistic and agnostic neo-modernism that tyrannizes the Roman Church, germinated by the conciliar document Nostra Aetate. We are compelled to recognize it: the poisoned fruits of the “Conciliar springtime” are before the eyes of anyone who does not allow himself to be blinded by the dominat Lie. Pius XI had alerted and warned us. But the teachings that preceded Vatican II have been thrown to the winds, as intolerant and obsolete. The comparison between the pre-conciliar Magisterium and the new teachings of Nostra aetate and Dignitatis humanae — to mention only those — manifest a terrible discontinuity, which must be acknowledged and which must be amended as soon as possible. Adjuvant Deo (“with God’s help”). Let us listen to the words of the Supreme Pontiff Pius XI, when the Popes used to speak the language of Truth, chiseled with fire in diamond. “They usually hold congresses, meetings, conferences, with wide public intervention, to which all are invited to discuss: infidels of all grades, Christians, and even those who miserably apostatized from Christ or who with obstinate pertinacity deny the divinity of his Person and his mission. Such attempts based on the false theory that supposes all religions good and laudable cannot certainly obtain the approval of the Catholics, since all, albeit in different ways, manifest and equally mean that congenital sentiment to which we feel led to God and the acknowledgment of His dominion. Now, the followers of such a theory, not only are they in deceit and error, but they repudiate the true Religion, depriving it of its concept, turning step by step towards naturalism and atheism; whence it clearly follows that those who adhere to the advocates of such theories and attempts move away completely from the Religion revealed by God…” The mystical Bride of Christ over the centuries has never been contaminated nor will she ever be contaminated, according to Cyprian’s words: “The Bride of Christ cannot be made false to her Spouse: she is incorrupt and modest. She knows but one dwelling, she guards the sanctity of the nuptial chamber chastely and modestly.” (Mortalium animos, 10) “Today more than ever … the Church needs strong and consistent doctrines. In the midst of dissolution… the compromises become more and more sterile, and each of them takes away a piece of the truth… Show yourself then… who in the end you are, convinced Catholics…! There is a grace linked to the full and complete confession of faith. This confession, the Apostle tells us, is the salvation of those who make it, and experience shows that it is also the salvation of those who understand it.” (Dom Prosper-Louis-Pascal Guéranger, The Christian Meaning of History ). The Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI recently broke his silence by making public his sorrowful plea for the Church in this hour so troubled in its history: “Even today our faith is threatened by reductive changes to which worldly fashions would like to subject it to take away its greatness. Lord, help us in this time of ours to be and to remain true Catholics — to live and die in the greatness of Your truth and in Your divinity. Give us always courageous bishops who may guide us to unity in faith and with the saints of all times and may show us how to act adequately in the service of reconciliation, to which our episcopate is called in a special way. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us!” Carlo Maria Viganò *** http://www.ncregister.com/daily-new...courge-of-online-sexual-exploitation-of-child *** http://www.ncregister.com/daily-new...-vatican-bishop-charged-with-abusing-argentin
So 2 other religions that rejected the truth of Jesus Christ are now put on the same level as His church? And this is accepted by the Vatican? I am shocked! I didn’t even know about this till now. We knew something like this was coming from prophecy but I didn’t realize construction was starting next year. This type thing could quickly be planned for every major country. Why not include Hinduism, Buddhism, might as well throw in a Scientology building as well. This is a fully human project and God will not be present or assisting in any part of it so it will fall eventually.
I know this sounds totally crazy and in ordinary times I would dismiss these rumours out of hand. But did any of you hears stories that they are very actively considering appointing Fr James Martin SJ as an Archbishop to a Major American City?
https://www.change.org/p/archbishop...philadelphia?source_location=petitions_browse Stop Appointment of Fr. James Martin, SJ, as Archbishop of Philadelphia There is a credible report that Fr. James Martin, S.J., is being considered for appointment as Archbishop of Philadelphia. He would replace retiring Archbishop Charles Chaput, who recently found it necessary to warn that Fr. Martin should not be relied upon to accurately present Catholic doctrine on sexuality. Archbishop Chaput issued a statement detailing five points on which Fr. Martin clashes with Church teaching. For example, he says that Fr. Martin "inspires hope that the Church’s teachings on human sexuality can be changed." http://catholicphilly.com/2019/09/archbishop-chaput-column/father-james-martin-and-catholic-belief/. After Archbishop Chaput's warning, other bishops also weighed in: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/...ing-bishops-weigh-in-on-fr-james-martin-28020. Fr. Martin responded that he never contradicts Church teaching. That might be literally true, but Archbishop Chaput points out that that is not enough: "[T]he point is not to ‘not challenge’ what the Church believes about human sexuality, but to preach and teach it with confidence, joy, and zeal. Biblical truth liberates; it is never a cause for embarrassment.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/...ing-bishops-weigh-in-on-fr-james-martin-28020. We need bishops who are clear and strong teachers of the whole of the Catholic Faith. There is a trend to appoint to major sees in the U.S. men who are supporters of the homosexual agenda, such as Cardinal Cupich in Chicago and Cardinal Tobin in Newark. Can anyone doubt that an Archbishop Martin in Philadelphia would follow their lead and very soon be given the red hat that was denied to Archbishop Chaput? Sign this petition and tell the papal nuncio, Archbishop Pierre, who is reported to be collecting references on Fr. Martin, that his appointment would be intolerable. Tell him we want worthy shepherds who will be leaders in teaching and practicing the fullness of Catholicism, not more men who will obfuscate and obscure and avoid the inconvenient truths.
I would expect this to be true, as it represents the style of this regime. Archbishop Chaput is known for his orthodoxy and this would be a suitable 'two fingers' to him. It would be yet another 'two fingers' to all faithful Catholics. It is coming time for the laity to keep their hands in their pockets. May God help Philadelphia.
Quite incredible. A Judgement on us for our sins. I especially feel for poor Catholics of the City; especially the poor priests who will have to deal with him at first hand. Prayers.
Ann, Thank you for asking. My daughter was a little nervous and a little sore from the accident but I think that she is ok. Thank you and everyone else here for your prayers. It turns out that the cab driver hit her on the driver's side when she was in the process of making a turn and he was turning illegally from a middle lane. She thinks he hit her car while going about 25 miles an hour and when they stopped to discuss what happened he yelled at her stating that the accident was her fault but obviously it was not at all her fault. Well, thank you again. *** Gustave Doré, “The Martyrdom of Eleazar the Scribe,” 1866. Colorized by Register staff. Nov. 21, 2019 | http://www.ncregister.com/blog/msgr-pope/silence The Silence of the Church Deafens the World Catholics cannot avoid responsibility for the current moral morass. No one is exempt from the duty to repudiate error and speak the truth. Msgr. Charles Pope The books of First and Second Maccabees, which we read every year at this time in the Divine Office, are especially pertinent for us today, when religious syncretism and outright idolatry are allowed to go uncorrected if not openly celebrated. The Maccabees books are set in the period of about 200 years before Christ. The Jews living in Judea at that time were strongly influenced by the Hellenization that Alexander the Great initiated. Some, especially those of the urban upper class, were keen to dispense with Jewish law and adopt a Greek lifestyle. In their minds this would advance them and the Jewish people in economic and political matters. They hid the marks of circumcision, repudiated the holy covenant and sought to convert Jerusalem into a Greek polis, even renaming it Antioch. An evil high priest, Jason, connived with the Greek King Antiochus to overthrow and eliminate the Jewish faith, replacing it with pagan worship and customs. Antiochus made possession of the Torah a capital crime and ordered the burning of any copies found. Observance of the Jewish Sabbath and other feasts was banned, circumcision was outlawed, and any who had their children circumcised were killed. The Temple rituals and sacrifices were forbidden, and an idol of the Olympian god Zeus was placed on the altar before the Temple. Many Israelites went along with this refutation of their faith — they even set up altars to Greek gods and sacrificed to them. Hence, it was not merely an attack by an unbelieving culture or nation, but also an attack from within, from fellow Jews who had lost the faith of their fathers and were determined to uproot it for the sake of social advancement and worldly gain. Faithful Jews were forced to resist not only pagan oppressors, but even fellow Jews who were accommodationists at best and apostates at worst. These grim times are a warning to us of what can happen if we and our leaders lose or compromise our faith and accommodate the current culture. There is a particular story in the Second Book of Maccabees that speaks to us of the need for heroic witness to the faith. We must forswear the giving of scandal, even at the cost of our life. The story begins up in the Second Book of Maccabees 6:18. Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do… Some men who were deceived into thinking that Eleazar could be spared a “needless” death sought to “reason” with him, suggesting a compromise that would spare him his life: Those in charge of that unlawful ritual meal took the man aside privately, because of their long acquaintance with him, and urged him to bring meat of his own providing, such as he could legitimately eat, and to pretend to be eating some of the meat of the sacrifice prescribed by the king. Eleazar refuses the compromise, saying that he would rather die than give such scandal — others might be led to think that dying was a fate worse than rejecting the faith. At our age it would be unbecoming to make such a pretense; many young people would think the ninety-year-old Eleazar had gone over to an alien religion. Should I thus pretend for the sake of a brief moment of life, they would be led astray by me, while I would bring shame and dishonor on my old age. Even if, for the time being, I avoid the punishment of men, I shall never, whether alive or dead, escape the hands of the Almighty …. [No] I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws. Thus, Eleazar died manfully and faithfully. He is a great example of the need to suffer or even die for our faith and of the requirement to refuse give scandal to the faithful. We must never suggest, even for a moment, that compromising our faith is worth the price of infidelity. continued...
continued from above... What is scandal in its Catholic sense? When someone “gives scandal,” he acts in such a way as to lead others into sin. This is closely related to its secular meaning in that the most devastating effect of scandals over time is that we cease to be shocked or unsettled by sinful behavior. When we see others engaging in sin, especially those in authority, we begin to think that perhaps it’s not so bad after all. People were once shocked by things like divorce, cohabitation, abortion, homosexual acts and suicide. But once cultural leaders indulged in these sins, sometimes even bragging of them, many were led to minimize, accept and even celebrate such sinfulness. This is the ultimate effect of scandal: bad example leads us to justify and even celebrate sin. Jesus has no time for those who give scandal. He simply announces woe to them: But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea (Matthew 18:6). Yes, it is better to die than to lead the faithful into error and sin. Anyone who would consider “saving” his life in this way had better reconsider, lest he inherit the deepest fires of Hell. Eleazar rightly concludes that it is better to obey God than man, that the fear of the Lord must be greater than the fear of any man no matter how powerful, and that no punishment is worse than eternal damnation. Our relationship with mere mortals can only affect our temporary standing in this world, but our relationship with God affects our eternal destiny. It is never a good thing to compromise our faith or to give scandal — never. Eleazar further reasons that his life is not simply about what is best for him alone in the here and now. He does not live merely for himself but for the sake of others. We must sometimes suffer so that others may live, thrive and be edified. If we refuse this suffering, we harm not only our eternal destiny but that of others. We are our brother’s keeper, and we have an obligation to live in such a way that others can be saved rather than hindered from salvation and ignorant of the truth that sets them free. Jesus, who is Truth, would not come down from the cross to save himself. He stayed on the cross to save us. Eleazar preferred death to misleading others. How about you? In the Church today there is a form of giving scandal that has become far too common: silence in the face of sin and error. Too many clergy and parents, as well, are silent in the midst of today’s moral meltdown. Fearing for their well-being, desiring future promotions, or just wanting to avoid the unpleasantry of conflict, many refuse to teach against — or even talk about — moral error and sin. We will all have to answer for our silence to the degree that we had an obligation to speak. Qui tacet consentire videtur (He who remains silent is seen to consent). “He who winks at a fault causes trouble” (Proverbs 10:10). In a 1933 letter to Pope Pius XI, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross wrote, “Those who remain silent are responsible.” As Catholics, we cannot avoid responsibility for the current moral morass. Too many of us have been silent, some even collaborating with evil and error. The primarily responsibility lies with the clergy, but none of us is entirely exempt from the duty to repudiate error and speak the truth. Avoiding scandal is so serious that it often requires us to defend our own character. While attacks on our dignity can usually be ignored, attacks on our character must often be repudiated. For example, if someone says, “Msgr. Pope is an opinionated idiot and a loudmouth,” I have little need to repudiate this. (In fact, it may be more than half true!) However, if someone starts seriously defaming my character by lying and saying, “Msgr. Pope indulges in pornography, hates the poor and rejects the Nicene Creed,” I would have not only the right but the duty to correct the record and defend my character, both for my own sake and that of others. Because I am a pastor and a leader in various settings, allowing damaging lies about my character to stand would be misleading to many others. Similarly, parents must repudiate false accusations for the sake of their children. All of this reflection leads us to a difficult yet necessary cry of the heart to our bishops and to the Holy Father himself. It is painful to admit that too many of us clergy are a source of scandal either by action or inaction. The faithful are not only discouraged, they are confused and scandalized. Many have been led to think that sins like divorce and remarriage, homosexual acts and idolatry are compatible with the Catholic faith. They are not! Yet some of the most awful things have been done and said by Church leaders (purportedly or definitively) without any clear explanation, let alone attempts at refutation. Of particular concern are atheist journalist Eugenio Scalfari’s claims that the Holy Father believes in annihilationism (that the damned are simply annihilated by God and that Hell is empty), thinks that Christ on Earth was not divine, and denies the bodily resurrection of the Lord. These claims have been addressed by the Vatican only in vague terms. We are told that Scalfari doesn’t always get everything right, that he doesn’t always faithfully record or represent what the Holy Father says, and that he sometimes misunderstands. This is too weak. If someone were ever to make such grave allegations about my faith, I would run to the nearest microphone and clearly announce my unambiguous belief in our holy and apostolic faith. I would use every platform I could to reject such claims lest anyone be confused, disheartened or led astray. Yet Scalfari continues to make these assertions with impunity, facing only the mildest and vaguest of rebukes. The silence has been deafening. The enemies of the faith are encouraged while the faithful are disheartened. Further, we were treated to shocking spectacles of apparent idol worship in the Vatican gardens, and the honoring of Pachamama idols in St. Peter’s as well as a local church near the Vatican. After weeks of silence and the proposals of various explanatory theories and assertions, the Pope expressed regret that someone (a brave soul, in my opinion) removed several of the idols, throwing them into the Tiber. Pope Francis said there was “no idolatrous intention” in bowing before these figures or in honoring them by placing them in Catholic churches — but in the same statement he referred to them as “Pachamama,” the name of a pagan goddess! Again, we are lost and confused by this. Holy Father, I am your spiritual son; we are all your children. Far from charging you with idolatry or harboring heresy — which I have no standing or competence to do anyway — I want to help defend you against the things Scalfari and others have said about you. But your silence about these charges disheartens me and so many of the faithful with whom I interact every day. Meanwhile, those who hold such errors are confirmed in them and emboldened to mislead others. Many of us who have strived to remain faithful in the midst of this cultural and moral meltdown are confused. We are left to wonder how we can defend against such things when you yourself help amplify the confusion by your ambiguity and silence. Eleazar was willing to die rather than to scandalize or mislead anyone. I ask you to show us the same solicitude. I do not ask of you anything that I do not demand of myself or of any other member of the clergy — namely, that we should teach the truths of faith with utmost clarity and not jeopardize any soul by our silence, ambiguity or bad example. Please, Holy Father, I beg of you to set the record straight by rebuking the errors attributed to you and by asserting the true and Catholic faith. We need you to confirm all of us, your brethren and your flock, in the truth. Do not allow lies or errors to proliferate. Drive idolatry from the Church and lead us in repentance and in reparation for it. Do not let the wolf devour us — drive him away by the Word of truth. I know that at times you feel that we are critical, harsh and stubborn, but we feel lost and are in anguish. I promise you that I love you as a spiritual father. I pray for you every day, and I pray especially for you to be the rock of truth that God has called you to be. Tu es Petrus! We need this from you now more than ever. May God bless you with this insight, and may Our Lady intercede for you and on behalf of the whole Church. *** Historic shift in Italy as civil ceremonies surpass church weddings for first time Nick Squires, Rome | 21 November 2019 | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...urpass-church-weddings/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
I'm so glad she is all right. What a scary thing to happen. Hopefully the law will be on her side and the claim will get settled peacefully. I have seen how cab drivers drive. Unnerving. Thanks for posting this wonderful editorial from Msgr. Pope.
Carol, so sorry to hear that your daughter was in an accident but happy that she seems to be okay. Nothing like that kind of news to put fear in a Mom's heart. It's a good thing we have all of these kind souls here who believe in the power of prayer.
