Nancy Pelosi ("ardent Catholic") schools Archbishop Cordileone and Wild Bill schools liberals about Christians...

a twofer for Monday.

You absolutely can not make this stuff up.

I have been watching world events from a Catholic perspective and here's what I see:  The Catholic Church has been infiltrated with an anti-Catholic Marxist leaning bunch of scalawags.   World and Church events are running on train tracks side by side.

Lest you think you're immune if you're not Catholic, you had better take a hard look at whatever church you attend.  Does your church promote "social justice", prosperity gospel, or celebrate homosexuality? 


From SFGate:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took the lead this week in a high-profile lobbying effort to pressure San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone not to attend the controversial March for Marriage event, which she characterized as "venom masquerading as virtue."

Pelosi, who is one of the country's most powerful Catholic politicians, made a passionate appeal to the archbishop in a letter obtained by The Chronicle not to participate in the National Organization for Marriage's June 19 march on the Supreme Court in Washington.

Cordileone, who is one of the featured speakers at the event, was a leader in the campaign for Proposition 8, the 2008 California anti-gay-marriage initiative.

"We share our love of the Catholic faith and our city of San Francisco," Pelosi wrote to Cordileone, who, as head of the 560,000-member Archdiocese of San Francisco, has become the Catholic bishops' point man against gay marriage. She urged him to abandon an event in which some of the participants show "disdain and hate towards LGBT persons."

Invoking the words of Pope Francis with regard to gays and lesbians, she wrote, "If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?"  read it all

The article calls Ms Pelosi "one of the country's most powerful Catholic politicians" which is ludicrous.  There is a big difference between a lapsed Catholic and a Catholic in good standing.  Pelosi publicly advocates for murder abortion of innocent defenseless children and promotes the concept of homosexual unions being called "marriage."  Neither is Catholic teaching.  Not one tiny little bit! 

Notice how Ms Pelosi suggests that if you think marriage is only between a man and a woman, you are showing "disdain and hate towards LGBT persons."  Yet she invokes the out-of-context words of Pope Francis to say "who are we to judge."

Back at ya, Nancy. 

I can well imagine Archbishop Cordileone, a very smart man of considerable charm and grace, "laughing his you know what" off.  

The Catholic Church, blogging, and hurtful judgmental language

I was annoyed to read a recent statement made by Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala of Los Angeles at some webinar the USCCB conducted on communications.

"We are particularly concerned about blogs that engage in attacks and hurtful judgmental language. We are very troubled by blogs and other elements of media that assume the role of magisterium and judge others in the church."

First, I think such events are a complete waste of time, effort, and money.  In today's world, it seems folks just can't get enough of meetings, conventions, and conferences - none of which provide anything of real value, other than a time for folks to socialize.  

One of the reasons I quit blogging exclusively about "Catholic matters" was due to the constant carping on some of the Catholic sites.  In most cases, the carping was completely justified and folks were only stating Catholic teaching, but the constant onslaught was really starting to affect my spiritual life.  The only choice was to rely on the Serenity Prayer for guidance.

I can't do anything about bongos and banjos wailing away during a Mass.  Oh sure, I can complain, which will get me absolutely nowhere (except on the pastors sh*t list.)  I can't "fix" a priest who deviates from true Catholic teaching.  Just as we Catholics love to accuse protestants of "church shopping", there has never been a time in the Church's history that Catholics haven't "priest shopped."  Want to use birth control?  Need an annulment?  Keep looking and you will find a priest who will lend, perhaps tacitly, a way for you to circumvent doctrine. 

When it comes to all things Church, both hubby and I have gone the route of "removing ourselves from the annoyance" since we cannot change it and are unwilling to accept it.  Others in the laity have chosen a different path.  That is their right, and I applaud their efforts.  What I don't need is to hear a Church bishop  spew "New Age" nonsense such as " hurtful judgmental language" because, well - I find that hurtful and judgmental.  See how stupid that sounds?

What started this little mini-rant?  My friend Robert Kumpel, a true warrior for the Church, posted a fine article Days of Whining and Neurosis, that does a fine job of summing up the problem with that silly statement made by the bishop. 

As long as there are forces in the Church denying the truth, there will be Catholics speaking out against their lies. This is the age of the internet, so our bishops should not be surprised to see Catholics using it. 

Robert's article is a fine read for anyone, as it addresses the issue of truth, something that is applicable to our present day politics, your church of choice, or your personal life.  Take time to read his entire article.  It's excellent...

As to the path each of you should take?  Here are your choices...

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

Now, isn't that simple?

Rev. Richard Perozich is not afraid to tell it like it is...

The following is the text from the May 23rd "From the Pastor" page of the Sunday Bulletin from St. Mary Church in Escondido:



On February 1, 2009 I wrote to you a longer article to rouse you to oppose the promotion of abortion and to show you where the new government was directing the country away from God toward evil. Here are some excerpts and updated commentaries:

“The first 100 days of a new presidency is the time when legislation desired by the new leader is rammed through the congress without much discussion and over the objections of the minority party. It often is not good legislation, has been brewing in the hearts of special interest groups for years, who now have a vehicle to impose their will on the American people.

“If the special interest groups have their way, the first 100 days will spell the end of days for the american nation as we have known it since 1776. Abominations will be forced on us by the new government, such as which our founders never had intended, and certainly opposed to the Christian life: abortion on demand, homogenital sex, lust in all its forms, euthanasia, stem cell killling, cloning, taxes, oppression of opportunity and entrepreneurs, silencing of faith and free speech among many.”

It took more than 100 days for this government to push most of its anti-God, anti-Catholic agenda, and it still is pushing hard.

Abortion is our god and Obama, Pelosi, Kennedy are his prophets. His sacrifice is the life of infants and the souls of mothers. His priests are doctors who perform abortions. His church is Planned Parenthood and FOCA, (freedom of choice act). His covenant promises rights and freedom for women. It delivers death of infants, permanent damage to the souls of women, of men, of politicians.

Within weeks of taking office President Obama issued an executive order to promote abortion overseas to countries which receive U.S. aid. Secretary of State Clinton visited countries and the U.N. to promote abortion. The Health Care Reform Bill does not contain explicit anti abortion language, only an executive order from the president not to fund abortion.

Homosexual lust is our god and Obama, Bishop Gene Robinson, and the Democratic Party are his prophets. the sacrifice is personal integrity and corruption of the body and spirit. Its priests and priestesses are men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with women (WSW). Its church is the Human Rights Campaign and other activist organizations, Pride clubs and “gay” and “lesbian” centers. Its covenant offers false promises of equality with those who have normal sexual feelings and inner peace. It delivers disease, prolonged adolescent immaturity, and oppression of the church and good people who live upright moral lives.

Congress passed “hate crime” laws to include sexual orientation which raises homosexual practice to a protected behavior and punishes those who oppose it. Congress, with the president’s encouragement is pushing to promote homosexual predators in the military by trying to end the ”Don’t Ask: Don’t Tell” policy, including the proposed new Justice to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan. Congress and the president are trying to promote ENDA, the Employment Non Discrimination Act to include transvestites and homosexuals so that they must be hired even by religious organizations in spite of religious values and over against the first ammendment of freedom of religion.

Money is our god, and the the wealthy and welfare are its prophets. Its sacrifice is hard earned savings and retirement. Its priests are those taking obscene profits by defrauding investors, and those who choose government money over honest work. Its church is a non-vigilant Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress. Its covenant promises self-reliance and security in wealth or sustenance. It delivers collapse of the economy, unfair distribution of wealth, and a drain on the tax system.

Under the guise of crisis intervention, monies were given to private industries that had to surrender control of their operations to the government. The government has grown so much in its appetite for money, there is talk of stripping churches of tax exempt status to feed the state’s control of our lives. Dawn Johnsen, proposed by the president to head the Office of Legal Counsel, sought to strip the Catholic Church of its tax exempt status because of our teaching on abortion.

Socialism is our god, and Obama is his prophet. Its sacrifice is personal freedom. Its priests are politicians and communist ideological organizations. Its church are legislatures and executive branches in government. Its covenant promises fairness and sameness for all. It delivers power and wealth to those who already possess it and takes away opportunity for those out of power and destroys of the economy and future for others.

“CCC 2425 (Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2425)The Church has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated in modem times with “communism” or “socialism.” She has likewise refused to accept, in the practice of “capitalism,” individualism and the absolute primacy of the law of the marketplace over human labor. Regulating the economy solely by centralized planning perverts the basis of social bonds; regulating it solely by the law of the marketplace fails social justice, for “there are many human needs which cannot be satisfied by the market.” Reasonable regulation of the marketplace and economic initiatives, in keeping with a just hierarchy of values and a view to the common good, is to be commended.”

Liberalism is our god and the Democratic Party is his prophet. Its sacrifice is freedom, integrity, opportunity, and wholeness. Its priests are the fascist elites in government, education, and bureaucracies, who wish to control others’ thoughts and actions. Its churches are political parties, universities, and corrupt professional organizations. Its covenant promises unbridled freedom for perversion of the natural law and oppression for all who disagree with it. It delivers the breakdown of society, constitutional government, and true freedom for morally minded people, especially faithful Christians.

Liberalism or progressivism rejects traditional values, rewrites history, and is centered on man’s desires, not on charity. It substitutes its propaganda for the truth of God, establishes itself as authority and demands obedience to its novelty.

For us Christians, these are abominations, and the people who promote them are truly overcome by evil.

This may not be the change you wanted when you voted for new government, but it is the change you voted for if you did not clearly listen to the evil promises of the new prophets and priests of the new “churches” and ignored the warnings about the new evils that this government clearly promised to impose on America.

The Father is OUR God, and Jesus Christ is His prophet. His sacrifice is the life of His Son Jesus celebrated at Mass. His priests are those ordained and faithful clergy who teach fully the Catholic faith from the Bible and Magisterium, and who celebrate the sacraments of the church faithfully according to its tradition and rites. Its Church is the Holy Catholic Church in which salvation is found in Jesus, the only name in Heaven or on earth by which man can be saved, through Jesus, the only mediator between God and man who saves us by grace through faith in Him and not in abortion, homosexual lust, money’s greed, socialism, or liberalism. He delivers forgiveness of sin and eternal life.

Renewed in Spirit, we begin the fight for the faith and the souls of all in our country and world. We march, telephone, fax, write, protest, inform all those in power of our beliefs and interests to show them we will resist their impositions, remove them from office and employment if they pervert our nation.

We must pray as if it all depends on God, and work as if it all depends on us.

Rev. Richard Perozich 

A BIG H/T to my friend Robert Kumpel at St. John's Valdosta blog


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A Bishop Tells Off a Politician....

About time!

NY Bishop Tells Politician: Same-Sex "Marriage" Stance is "Non-negotiable" for Practicing Catholic...

Long Island's Bishop William Murphy has come out swinging at Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, after the New York politician publicly stated he was a "practicing Catholic" who now supports same-sex marriage," a position that Murphy said is incompatible with being Catholic.

And now my favorite line in the article and one I've used often myself when teaching religious education. "I teach what the Catholic Church teaches. I'll let you know when it's my "opinion" and not Church teaching."

"In saying this, I am not singling out Mr. Suozzi. I am speaking to all Catholics in our diocese and beyond, reminding them that what we bishops teach is not "another opinion" among many that Catholics may choose or not choose." read the rest