lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Antifa rioters rip apart fake heart, kneel on burning American flag to protest Trump

For months we have been saying that the spirit behind the violent protests and riots is not from above but from below .
It is the spirit of chaos .
Of lawlessness .
Of destruction .
Of murder .
It is the spirit that motivates a grown man to kneel down on a burning American flag , hold an imitation heart over his face ( most likely a water balloon or similar ) , and then rip it apart as the contents drip down into his mouth and onto his face .
This a picture of the spirit of Antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As for the “ heart ” - it was intended to signify the heart of President Trump .
Watch the video for yourself ( viewer discretion advised ) and tell me if this is anything but satanic .
It was filmed at a protest in Boston this past weekend , and it doesn ’ t get much uglier than this .
The crazed protester ( really , worshiper ) , with blood splattered on his face and clothes , then shouts out repeatedly , “ I ’ m on fire !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with his right hand clutched , he begins to yell ( along with others ) , “ Kali ma !
Kali ma !
” ( They also repeatedly chant “ praise to the chaos god ” interspersed with shouts of “ [ Expletive ] Trump !
” ) This perverse video has even come to the attention of the people of India , with a headline in OpIndia reading : “ Watch : Antifa anti-Trump protesters spread Hinduphobia , eat US President ’ s heart in symbolic ritual while chanting ‘ Kali @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The whole incident appears to be a remarkable demonstration of Hinduphobia and the individuals here do not come across as people with control of their mental faculties .
They are clearly using Goddess Kali to justify their own antisocial behaviour .
In the process , they are insulting the faith and religious sentiments of Hindus with impunity.
” And where , pray tell , did these demonized protesters get the idea of ripping out someone ’ s heart while shouting , “ Kali Ma ” ?
The answer is obvious .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Temple of Doom .
Specifically , it is from the horribly famous scene where the priest “ Mola Ram performs the ancient ritual of removing the still beating heart of a [ living human ! ]
sacrifice ” before lowering that human sacrifice into the fire .
If you watch the video from that scene ( viewer discretion is again advised ) , you will see something that really parallels the Antifa ritual .
This includes ripping out of the heart of the victim ( this was done symbolically at the Antifa rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apart ) .
This includes the clutched right hand ( of the priest in the movie and of the crazed Antifa protester ) .
This includes crying out , “ Kali ma !
” ( meaning , mother Kali , the name given to the goddess Kali by millions of Hindu worshipers ) .
And this includes a frenzied crowd of fellow worshipers dancing and chanting along .
In the movie , it is clear that the people are under a spell .
In the video , it is also clear that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this should be branded and exposed as demonic , plain and simple .
It is way beyond politics .
It is unrelated to righteous protests .
It is a crazed bloodlust in the name of a Hindu deity .
It glorifies ripping out and eating the heart of the president of the United States .
To repeat : this is from below , not from above .
Even if some of the participants were simply trying to get attention and put on a show , it takes a special kind of sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every person of conscience should call out this evil for what it is .
As for the president , I understand that he provokes lots of hatred .
I stand against his referring to CNN as “ dumb [ expletives ] ” for the network ’ s constant reporting on COVID-19 .
( The crowd at his rally in Arizona certainly enjoyed the moment . )
I stand against him responding positively to the “ Lock her up !
” chant directed at Michigan governor Whitmer at a Michigan rally over the weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same governor who was the target of a kidnapping and assassination plot just days ago . )
I stand against his ruthless trashing of members even of his own team , most recently calling Dr. Anthony Fauci “ an idiot ” who “ gets more airtime than anybody since Bob Hope.
” None of this good .
None of this is necessary .
And none of this is helpful .
To the contrary , it is ugly and it is unjustifiable .
Not only so , but it stirs up even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stretched to their emotional limits , some of this rhetoric is downright dangerous .
If I could , I would plead with the president to watch his words , remembering that life and death are in the power of the tongue ( Proverbs 18:21 ) .
But Trump ’ s unfortunate rhetoric is still a far cry from the satanic madness that works through Antifa .
And it reminds us that , while Donald Trump certainly does not personify the forces of light , Antifa members certainly personify the forces of darkness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in Jesus ’ name .

This a picture of the spirit of Antifa. This is straight from the pit.
For months we have been saying that the spirit behind the violent protests and riots is not from above but from below. It is the spirit of chaos. Of lawlessness. Of destruction. Of murder. It is the spirit that motivates a grown man to kneel down on a burning American flag, hold an imitation heart over his face (most likely a water balloon or similar), and then rip it apart as the contents drip down into his mouth and onto his face.
This a picture of the spirit of Antifa. This is straight from the pit.
As for the “heart” – it was intended to signify the heart of President Trump.
Watch the video for yourself (viewer discretion advised) and tell me if this is anything but satanic. It was filmed at a protest in Boston this past weekend, and it doesn’t get much uglier than this.
Yet there’s more.
The crazed protester (really, worshiper), with blood splattered on his face and clothes, then shouts out repeatedly, “I’m on fire!” before rolling to his back.
Then, with his right hand clutched, he begins to yell (along with others), “Kali ma! Kali ma!” (They also repeatedly chant “praise to the chaos god” interspersed with shouts of “[Expletive] Trump!”)
This perverse video has even come to the attention of the people of India, with a headline in OpIndia reading: “Watch: Antifa anti-Trump protesters spread Hinduphobia, eat US President’s heart in symbolic ritual while chanting ‘Kali Maa’.”
Indeed, “The whole incident appears to be a remarkable demonstration of Hinduphobia and the individuals here do not come across as people with control of their mental faculties. They are clearly using Goddess Kali to justify their own antisocial behaviour. In the process, they are insulting the faith and religious sentiments of Hindus with impunity.”
And where, pray tell, did these demonized protesters get the idea of ripping out someone’s heart while shouting, “Kali Ma”?
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge the U.S. Attorney General to investigate the Black Lives Matter organization Show Petition Text 14339 have signed the petition. Let's get to 15000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Violence has erupted on American streets. Of course, this is not surprising given the violent rhetoric employed by Democratic politicians and liberal media personalities over the past four years. [See the link, below] But now, not even U.S. Senators are immune from being violently accosted and detained against their will, as were Sen. Rand Paul and his wife, just late last week in Washington, D.C. It is believed that many people engaging in violent behavior have been organized and financially supported to inflict as much mayhem as possible to further the 'cause' of a Leftist revolution in the United States. This petition calls for the U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, and his Justice Department to launch an investigation into these violent disturbances - and, in particular, to investigate who has been funding the instigators. This petition also calls for particular attention to be given to the Black Lives Matter Global Network organization which has been calling for revolution on the home page of its website, and which is running a petition to defund the police. Calling for revolution and running a petition to defund the police, while at the same time refusing to condemn the violence against innocent citizens by self-professed BLM activists, is at best highly irresponsible, and at worst, criminal behavior. It is known that the organization has received donations from the secretive Tides Foundation as well as from George Soros' Open Society Foundations, both of which are less-than-transparent funders of far-left causes. And, it is also known that Black Lives Matter movement organizations, of which the Black Lives Matter Global Network is the self-styled head, have raked in over $1 Billion dollars in corporate giving. It is, therefore, very likely that corporations are directly, if unwittingly, paying to mobilize and support the people who are destroying American cities during these violent protests. And, the fact that the Black Lives Matter organization operates a decentralized network of chapters begs the question as to what kind of activities the chapters sponsor with any funding they receive from their organization's central office. Investigations need to be launched quickly. Starting with those who are inciting the violence, here is what Senator Paul said needs to happen to get to the bottom of this: "They all need to be arrested, and I'm not saying forever, but they need to be arrested, questioned, they need to say where you're staying, and the bills need to be subpoenaed by a judge, to say 'who paid for your bill, how did you get here on a plane and staying in a fancy hotel, and yet you're acting like a criminal.' Something's going on here and it's much bigger than people think." Senator Paul is right, and the Justice Department needs to act now. Please SIGN this petition which calls on U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, to launch inquiries into the violent unrest which has seized some American cities, and, in particular, focus on what, if any, role the Black Lives Matter organization has played in inciting this turmoil. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: '‘Not normal’: US senator lays out dangerous connections linking US-wide mob action' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/not-normal-us-senator-lays-out-dangerous-connections-linking-us-wide-mob-action 'Republican congressman echoes Rand Paul’s call for DOJ probe into funding of riots' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/republican-congressman-echoes-rand-pauls-call-for-doj-probe-into-funding-of-riots 'Black Lives Matter groups are multiplying — and competing for donations' - https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/blm-groups-are-multiplying-and-competing-for-donations/ YouTube video showing clips of Democratic politicians and liberal celebrities inciting unrest, and, in some cases, violence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=0&v=7yYplnEkbqU&feature=emb_logo 'Catholic civil rights group: Black Lives Matter endangers blacks' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-civil-rights-group-black-lives-matter-endangers-blacks Black Lives Matter video which says that they "continue the tradition of revolution" - https://blacklivesmatter.com/now-we-transform/ Tides Foundation webpage describing their partnership with the Black Lives Matter organization - https://www.tides.org/our-community/partnerships/tides-welcomes-black-lives-matter/ Reuters 'Fact Check' admitting Soros' Open Society Foundations contributed to the Black Lives Matter organization - https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-false-george-soros-claims/fact-checkfalseclaims-about-george-soros-idUSKBN23P2XJ **Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The answer is obvious. It is from the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Specifically, it is from the horribly famous scene where the priest “Mola Ram performs the ancient ritual of removing the still beating heart of a [living human!] sacrifice” before lowering that human sacrifice into the fire.
If you watch the video from that scene (viewer discretion is again advised), you will see something that really parallels the Antifa ritual.
This includes ripping out of the heart of the victim (this was done symbolically at the Antifa rally before the “heart” was ripped apart).
This includes the clutched right hand (of the priest in the movie and of the crazed Antifa protester).
This includes crying out, “Kali ma!” (meaning, mother Kali, the name given to the goddess Kali by millions of Hindu worshipers).
And this includes a frenzied crowd of fellow worshipers dancing and chanting along.
In the movie, it is clear that the people are under a spell. In the video, it is also clear that the people are under a spell.
All of this should be branded and exposed as demonic, plain and simple. It is way beyond politics. It is unrelated to righteous protests. It is a crazed bloodlust in the name of a Hindu deity. It glorifies ripping out and eating the heart of the president of the United States.
To repeat: this is from below, not from above.
Even if some of the participants were simply trying to get attention and put on a show, it takes a special kind of sick to do something like that. And every person of conscience should call out this evil for what it is.
As for the president, I understand that he provokes lots of hatred.
I stand against his referring to CNN as “dumb [expletives]” for the network’s constant reporting on COVID-19. (The crowd at his rally in Arizona certainly enjoyed the moment.)
I stand against him responding positively to the “Lock her up!” chant directed at Michigan governor Whitmer at a Michigan rally over the weekend. (Yes, that’s the same governor who was the target of a kidnapping and assassination plot just days ago.)
I stand against his ruthless trashing of members even of his own team, most recently calling Dr. Anthony Fauci “an idiot” who “gets more airtime than anybody since Bob Hope.”
None of this good. None of this is necessary. And none of this is helpful. To the contrary, it is ugly and it is unjustifiable. Not only so, but it stirs up even more animosity and, with so many Americans stretched to their emotional limits, some of this rhetoric is downright dangerous.
If I could, I would plead with the president to watch his words, remembering that life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).
But Trump’s unfortunate rhetoric is still a far cry from the satanic madness that works through Antifa. And it reminds us that, while Donald Trump certainly does not personify the forces of light, Antifa members certainly personify the forces of darkness.
Let us expose them and resist them, in Jesus’ name.
Follow Michael Dr. Brown is the author of more than 35 books, including Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the “Church” and the Jewish People, which has been translated into more than twelve languages, the highly acclaimed five-volume series, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, a commentary on Jeremiah (part of the revised edition of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary), and several books on revival and the Jesus revolution. His most recent book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test?
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Christians cannot support Joe Biden’s remarks in favor of ‘transgender’ mutilation

October 20 , 2020 ( FRC Action ) — While Joe Biden attempts to answer as few questions as possible before the election ( he said voters `` do n't deserve '' to know his position on court packing , he has ignored mounting evidence ( which social media has censored ) pointing to corrupt behavior during his time as vice president , and he announced a four-day hiatus from campaigning while urging supporters to `` campaign like we 're trailing '' ) , the questions he does answer may be the most concerning .
During an ABC townhall on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would handle policies that protect women and acknowledge the scientific reality of sexual identity .
Joe Biden 's knee-jerk response was , `` I will flat-out just change the law . ''
After remembering the Constitution 's separation of powers , he corrected himself , `` I will eliminate those executive orders . ''
Joe Biden was likely implying either that he would reinstate President Obama 's executive orders related to gender identity or support the passage of the Equality Act , which would allow men who claimed to be women into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for women , as well as require the U.S. military to pay for transgender surgeries .
In his answer , Joe Biden implied support for the notion that eight-year-old children can determine their own gender .
It 's difficult to tell exactly what he is saying because there are no complete sentences , but I encourage you to watch the video for yourself .
It 's clear from the clip that Joe Biden is trying to communicate , in Trumpian fashion , a positive attitude towards the subject in question .
Biden 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among evangelicals , who still believe `` God made them male and female '' ( Mark 10:6 ) .
The Biden campaign has invested in reaching out to evangelical voters , in an effort to weaken Donald Trump 's support among a group that overwhelming voted for him in 2016 .
Andrew Walker , a Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , wondered whether `` Evangelicals for Biden '' would speak out condemning his comments .
Denny Burk , Pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville and Professor at Boyce College , responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no .
If you have a child with gender conflicted feelings , you are n't helping them by encouraging them to embrace body-denying propaganda .
Their body is n't lying to them about maleness/femaleness .
Do n't lie and tell them that it is . ''
On this issue , the biblical position aligns with science .
In a new publication , `` Do Not Sterilize Children : Why Physiological Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Should Be Prohibited , '' FRC 's Senior Fellow for Policy Studies Peter Sprigg shows how gender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` gender incongruity '' or `` gender dysphoria . ''
He writes , `` Studies have shown that , when left to themselves , most children with such conditions outgrow them and do not identify as 'transgender ' adults . ''
Sprigg writes that drugs to block normal puberty , cross-sex hormones , and gender reassignment surgery each have the potential to cause serious harm , `` up to and including permanent sterilization .
Despite claims to the contrary , these procedures are often not reversible , and they are not evidence-based , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedures are effective in accomplishing their purpose , which is to improve the patient 's mental health . ''
Endorsing gender transition procedures for minors could lead to the mutilation of countless healthy bodies for a theory not supported by scientific evidence , which flies in the face of Christian teaching and God 's design for men and women .
Of all the issues Joe Biden has refused to clarify , this one may be the most essential for Christians seeking to cast an ethical ballot .

PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Texas Supreme Court rebukes hospital that tried to kill 20-month-old baby on life support

October 20 , 2020 ( Texas Right to Life ) — The Supreme Court of Texas ( SCOTX ) delivered more time to Baby Tinslee Lewis , an ill 20-month-old in a Fort Worth hospital .
Through a long legal battle , Cook Children ’ s Medical Center has sought to impose death on this baby since last November .
Thus far , the courts have ruled in favor of Trinity , Tinslee ’ s mother , who is fighting for the life of her precious daughter .
Cook Children ’ s asked SCOTX for permission to withdraw the toddler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rule is argued in court .
SCOTX declined the petition , and Tinslee will continue to receive treatment .
Judges matter…they matter to Trinity and to Baby Tinslee , and judges indeed impact the daily lives of people .
A single judge in Texas could have put a death sentence on Tinslee — without due process .
Under the 10-Day Rule of the Texas Advance Directives Act ( Section 166.046 of the Health and Safety Code ) , patients rendered futile face death by hospital committee—no trial , no second opinion , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patient is hastened because the committee feels that his or her quality of life is too low .
Baby Tinslee is almost two years old and struggles with a congenital heart condition .
In November 2019 , Cook Children ’ s Medical Center in Fort Worth moved to withdraw her treatment , including a ventilator , without which the young child would die .
Baby Tinslee ’ s mother would not acquiesce to the hospital , so Cook invoked the statutory 10-day process to euthanize the child .
The first judge protected Baby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even though she is conscious and interactive when not sedated .
Those moving to “ end her [ alleged ] suffering ” say she would not live long even with medical interventions .
If that were so , why rush to kill her ?
If she or any other patient with a disability is actively dying , why hurry to withdraw treatment ?
Advocates for disability rights have been asking these questions for decades .
In late July , the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas held the Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting Tinslee .
Cook Children ’ s Medical Center still persisted , hoping for a reversal by SCOTX of the appellate court ’ s ruling before a trial on the constitutionality of the 10-Day Rule .
Disability advocacy organizations Not Dead Yet , National ADAPT , ADAPT of Texas , Protect TX Fragile Kids , and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined an amicus brief to SCOTX for Baby Tinslee .
The brief was filed on October 8 by Texas health care and civil rights attorney Michelle Hayes , a practicing Catholic from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school from which Amy Coney Barrett earned her law degree ) .
Other signers of the brief are : • Right to Life of East Texas , Two Texas Catholic bishops who have consistently rebuked the 10-Day Rule also signed the brief : Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland , Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler , and Most Reverend René H. Gracida , Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi .
Bishop Gracida cited then-Pope John Paull II : “ Every medical action must always have its object — intended by the moral agent — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuit of death.
” Address to the Italian Catholic Doctors Association ( 28 December 1978 ) : Insegnamenti di Giovanni Paolo II , 1 ( 1978 ) , 438 .
Predictably , the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops ( TCCB ) , the lobbying and administrative arm for the Texas episcopacy , albeit with no canonical authority , sided with the hospital to euthanize Tinslee .
The very church that prides herself on caring for the destitute and displaced has tightened ties to the pro-death medical lobby , smothering the disabled in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can no longer present a unified position in support of the 10-Day Rule with Bishops Strickland and Gracida publicly opposing the law and working to protect Baby Tinslee ’ s Right to Life .
Baby Tinslee ’ s case now returns to the district court , which will consider these questions : • Are the rights of Baby Tinslee being violated ?
• Should a hospital have unilateral authority to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment from a patient against the will of the patient/surrogate ?
• Do patients have any due process rights in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rule of the Texas Advance Directives Act unconstitutional ?
The date of the trial has not been set by the 48th District Court over which Judge Sandee Marion presides .
Cook Children ’ s must continue treating Baby Tinslee throughout the waiting period and the trial .
Tinslee ’ s case spotlights judicial philosophy ; in other words , the judge could rule according to a strict interpretation of the Constitution and due process rights , or she may grant rights to a hospital to decide who lives and dies .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is issued , this judicial decision will impact EVERY hospitalized patient in Texas .
A single judge could decide if Baby Tinslee lives or dies .
Published with permission from Texas Right to Life .

The SCOTX delivered more time to Baby Tinslee Lewis, an ill 20-month-old in a Fort Worth hospital.
October 20, 2020 (Texas Right to Life) — The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) delivered more time to Baby Tinslee Lewis, an ill 20-month-old in a Fort Worth hospital. Through a long legal battle, Cook Children’s Medical Center has sought to impose death on this baby since last November. Thus far, the courts have ruled in favor of Trinity, Tinslee’s mother, who is fighting for the life of her precious daughter.
Cook Children’s asked SCOTX for permission to withdraw the toddler’s life-sustaining treatment while the 10-Day Rule is argued in court. SCOTX declined the petition, and Tinslee will continue to receive treatment. Judges matter…they matter to Trinity and to Baby Tinslee, and judges indeed impact the daily lives of people.
A single judge in Texas could have put a death sentence on Tinslee — without due process.
Under the 10-Day Rule of the Texas Advance Directives Act (Section 166.046 of the Health and Safety Code), patients rendered futile face death by hospital committee—no trial, no second opinion, no due process. The death of the patient is hastened because the committee feels that his or her quality of life is too low.
Baby Tinslee is almost two years old and struggles with a congenital heart condition. In November 2019, Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth moved to withdraw her treatment, including a ventilator, without which the young child would die. Baby Tinslee’s mother would not acquiesce to the hospital, so Cook invoked the statutory 10-day process to euthanize the child.
The first judge protected Baby Tinslee, but Cook has not relented, even though she is conscious and interactive when not sedated. Those moving to “end her [alleged] suffering” say she would not live long even with medical interventions. If that were so, why rush to kill her? If she or any other patient with a disability is actively dying, why hurry to withdraw treatment?
Advocates for disability rights have been asking these questions for decades.
In late July, the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas held the Texas futility law likely unconstitutional, thereby further protecting Tinslee. Cook Children’s Medical Center still persisted, hoping for a reversal by SCOTX of the appellate court’s ruling before a trial on the constitutionality of the 10-Day Rule.
Disability advocacy organizations Not Dead Yet, National ADAPT, ADAPT of Texas, Protect TX Fragile Kids, and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined an amicus brief to SCOTX for Baby Tinslee. The brief was filed on October 8 by Texas health care and civil rights attorney Michelle Hayes, a practicing Catholic from Notre Dame Law School (the same school from which Amy Coney Barrett earned her law degree). Other signers of the brief are:
The Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization (HALO),
The Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network,
Deacon Keith Fournier (also a Catholic attorney),
The True Texas Project,
Right to Life of East Texas,
The Common Good Foundation, and
Grassroots America We the People
Two Texas Catholic bishops who have consistently rebuked the 10-Day Rule also signed the brief: Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, and Most Reverend René H. Gracida, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi. Bishop Gracida cited then-Pope John Paull II: “Every medical action must always have its object — intended by the moral agent — the promotion of life and never the pursuit of death.” Address to the Italian Catholic Doctors Association (28 December 1978): Insegnamenti di Giovanni Paolo II, 1 (1978), 438.
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Predictably, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB), the lobbying and administrative arm for the Texas episcopacy, albeit with no canonical authority, sided with the hospital to euthanize Tinslee. The very church that prides herself on caring for the destitute and displaced has tightened ties to the pro-death medical lobby, smothering the disabled in that suffocating yoke. However, the TCCB can no longer present a unified position in support of the 10-Day Rule with Bishops Strickland and Gracida publicly opposing the law and working to protect Baby Tinslee’s Right to Life.
Catholic healthcare institutions constitute a concrete sign of the way in which the ecclesiastical community take care of the sick following the example of the Good Samaritan. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter “Samaritus bonus” on the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life (22 September 2020), n. 9.
Baby Tinslee’s case now returns to the district court, which will consider these questions:
Are the rights of Baby Tinslee being violated?
Should a hospital have unilateral authority to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment from a patient against the will of the patient/surrogate?
Do patients have any due process rights in these situations?
Is the 10-Day Rule of the Texas Advance Directives Act unconstitutional?
The date of the trial has not been set by the 48th District Court over which Judge Sandee Marion presides. Cook Children’s must continue treating Baby Tinslee throughout the waiting period and the trial.
Tinslee’s case spotlights judicial philosophy; in other words, the judge could rule according to a strict interpretation of the Constitution and due process rights, or she may grant rights to a hospital to decide who lives and dies. There are many possible outcomes, but whatever decision is issued, this judicial decision will impact EVERY hospitalized patient in Texas.
A single judge could decide if Baby Tinslee lives or dies.
Judges matter.
Published with permission from Texas Right to Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Liturgy expert: Worldwide spread of Novus Ordo has diminished belief in Real Presence

October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Sparked by the reading of LifeSite author Dr. Peter Kwasniewski ’ s most recent book , Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright : The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass ( Brooklyn : Angelico Press , 2020 ) , German musicologist and journalist Dr. Barbara Stühlmeyer conducted the following interview , asking the author about his first encounter with the traditional Latin Mass ( TLM ) , whether there ’ s a connection between the liturgical reform and loss of faith in the Real Presence , the importance of Latin-rite priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difference between the old Divine Office and the new Liturgy of the Hours , the place of the saints and angels in Catholic life , and advice for those who can not find a TLM near them .
A German translation of this interview will appear in the German newspaper Die Tagespost .
Dr. Stühlmeyer : When did you take part in the celebration of a TLM for the first time ?
PAK : When I was in high school , maybe 17 years old , I was told that such a thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course I had no idea whatsoever what this would have meant , as I ’ d only ever seen the English Novus Ordo , and my Catholic education had been sorely lacking in history or theology .
Thanks to a “ tip ” from a teacher , I found out there was a Latin Mass and made an attempt to figure out where I could find it .
That led me one Sunday to a hotel conference room somewhere in New Jersey near where I lived , so I went to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lots of people kneeling in a businesslike space with a low ceiling , and not hearing anything .
It was not an edifying experience .
The first “ real ” experience , I would say , came a couple of years later in college , where one of the two chaplains secretly celebrated low Masses in a beautiful Spanish-style chapel at an altar surmounted by a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe .
That ’ s where I first fell in love , though as yet I had little clue how this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you say there is a connection between the postconciliar liturgy and the dwindling belief in transubstantiation ?
Yes , I ’ m afraid it ’ s impossible to deny the connection .
The classical Roman rite as it developed over so many centuries acquired numerous and very expressive gestures of adoration and care toward the Holy Sacrament , precisely because it is not a mere “ thing , ” but under the signs of bread and wine a divine Person is really present .
How we treat Him is how we show our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Him .
The liturgical reform cruelly diminished these gestures and introduced other practices , now habitual to the point of being immovable , that suggest we are dealing with common food and drink that , in the context of Mass , are given a new symbolic meaning ( the technical term for this heresy is “ transsignification ” ) .
The reformed rite is redolent of a Lutheran or Calvinist conception of the Eucharist .
That is the “ faith , ” if one can call it that , of the vast majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When they learn the true teaching of the Church , they start to see the jarring cognitive dissonance between what we believe ( or say we believe ) and how we act in the Novus Ordo .
And when they see how the traditional Mass works , they realize that it itself is a grand tabernacle for the holy Mystery of Faith , a dominating reminder , a protective enclosure , a gold shining house of God that beckons us while saying “ fall on your knees and adore.
” Would you encourage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Absolutely .
If the usus antiquior is the Roman Rite — as it unquestionably is , both historically and ( thanks to Summorum Pontificum ) legally — then any priest ordained in the Latin Church to offer the Roman Rite should be able to do so in full , not in a partial and , as it were , handicapped manner .
It would be like running with one leg , or boxing with one arm .
( I ’ m thinking that this metaphor doesn ’ t work so well , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a priest ’ s only celebrating the old form , which is all that existed for most of the Church ’ s history and is sufficient unto itself . )
Beyond that , every priest I know who offers the usus antiquior has found it to be a tremendous enrichment to his life of prayer , his sense of priestly identity , and his pastoral ministry .
It brings forth new possibilities of evangelization , even if that is not its primary purpose .
How would you describe the difference between the performative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the traditional form ?
The traditional Divine Office is a weighty thing .
It has a breadth , depth , and thickness that come from the repetition of the entire Psalter in a week ; the varying structure of the major and minor hours ( seven in the day and one for the night ) ; the dense interlacing of the Office with the Mass ; and the intellectual clarity and rigor of the Latin prayers and hymns .
In short , it is serious , and it demands to be taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forms or informs the interior life of the priest and the religious who uses it .
The modern Liturgy of Hours has been satirized as “ the liturgy of the minutes ” because of its brevity .
It displays a typically modern architecture , lacking in ornament and subtlety , and always repeating the same structure ( first the hymn , then the psalms , etc . )
, which is tedious .
In fact , it is hard to take seriously , and that is partly why it seems harder for modern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liturgy than it was for the priests of old to pray a far more demanding breviary .
I ’ m not even touching here on what happened to communities of monks and nuns who abandoned chanting their daily prayer with the incomparable Gregorian melodies .
That was the kiss of death .
They have shriveled up like a dry , weary land without water .
Is there a connection between the current state of liturgy and the rather poor awareness of the saints and the angels today ?
When people start attending the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that surprises and intrigues them the most is how hagiocentric it is : the sanctoral cycle is far more prominent .
There are over 300 more saints in the traditional general calendar than in the Novus Ordo , many of them commemorations on top of feasts .
The saint of the day determines the whole “ tenor ” of the Mass , from the Introit through the Epistle and Gospel all the way to the Postcommunion .
One has a strong sense of the presence of the saints as intercessors and exemplars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own persons and who point the way beyond themselves to Him .
So far from being a distraction , this hagiocentricity amplifies the fullness of Christ by displaying His perfections , refracted through the prism of a variegated sanctity .
Exalting the saints , especially the Mother of God , makes Christ stand out all the more as the Lord of all , not a chummy brother .
The same could be said of the angels , who enjoy many more feast days in the old calendar and who appear much more frequently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We need to return to a liturgy that reflects , as in an unblemished mirror , the biblical cosmos , filled with angels and demons , saints in glory and sinners in need of conversion and deification .
This is what all the traditional liturgical rites of East and West present to us .
We still live in the same cosmos , but we have tried to forget about it , we ’ ve tried to fashion a work of our own hands to affirm us in our supposed modern distinctiveness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fail .
A better way is already at hand , flourishing wherever the traditional Roman liturgy has resumed its rightful place .
What would you recommend someone who is drawn to the TLM but has no possibilities to join one where they live ?
I consider it a heavy cross to bear , when a Catholic , who is heir to two thousand years of organically developed tradition , has no option to pray the way the vast majority of saints have prayed , and to benefit from the special qualities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come into contact with the traditional liturgy in other ways — for example , by praying part of the Roman Breviary or the Monastic Diurnal , by meditating with a daily Missal ( or even praying a sort of “ dry Mass , ” such as I describe here ) , and by making trips once in a while to a monastery or parish where the TLM is offered , as a sort of “ retreat ” from the busy world of the Novus Ordo .
Naturally , in the age of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their screens , and while this is far from ideal , it can nourish the longing for meditative and contemplative prayer .

October 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Sparked by the reading of LifeSite author Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s most recent book, Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Brooklyn: Angelico Press, 2020), German musicologist and journalist Dr. Barbara Stühlmeyer conducted the following interview, asking the author about his first encounter with the traditional Latin Mass (TLM), whether there’s a connection between the liturgical reform and loss of faith in the Real Presence, the importance of Latin-rite priests everywhere learning the usus antiquior, the difference between the old Divine Office and the new Liturgy of the Hours, the place of the saints and angels in Catholic life, and advice for those who cannot find a TLM near them. A German translation of this interview will appear in the German newspaper Die Tagespost.
Dr. Stühlmeyer: When did you take part in the celebration of a TLM for the first time?
PAK: When I was in high school, maybe 17 years old, I was told that such a thing as a “Latin Mass” existed. Of course I had no idea whatsoever what this would have meant, as I’d only ever seen the English Novus Ordo, and my Catholic education had been sorely lacking in history or theology. Thanks to a “tip” from a teacher, I found out there was a Latin Mass and made an attempt to figure out where I could find it. That led me one Sunday to a hotel conference room somewhere in New Jersey near where I lived, so I went to it. I remember nothing except confusion, lots of people kneeling in a businesslike space with a low ceiling, and not hearing anything. It was not an edifying experience.
The first “real” experience, I would say, came a couple of years later in college, where one of the two chaplains secretly celebrated low Masses in a beautiful Spanish-style chapel at an altar surmounted by a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe. That’s where I first fell in love, though as yet I had little clue how this love would dominate my life.
Would you say there is a connection between the postconciliar liturgy and the dwindling belief in transubstantiation?
Yes, I’m afraid it’s impossible to deny the connection. The classical Roman rite as it developed over so many centuries acquired numerous and very expressive gestures of adoration and care toward the Holy Sacrament, precisely because it is not a mere “thing,” but under the signs of bread and wine a divine Person is really present. How we treat Him is how we show our faith in Him and our love for Him. The liturgical reform cruelly diminished these gestures and introduced other practices, now habitual to the point of being immovable, that suggest we are dealing with common food and drink that, in the context of Mass, are given a new symbolic meaning (the technical term for this heresy is “transsignification”). The reformed rite is redolent of a Lutheran or Calvinist conception of the Eucharist. That is the “faith,” if one can call it that, of the vast majority of Catholics in the Western world.
When they learn the true teaching of the Church, they start to see the jarring cognitive dissonance between what we believe (or say we believe) and how we act in the Novus Ordo. And when they see how the traditional Mass works, they realize that it itself is a grand tabernacle for the holy Mystery of Faith, a dominating reminder, a protective enclosure, a gold shining house of God that beckons us while saying “fall on your knees and adore.”
Would you encourage that prospective priests study both rites?
Absolutely. If the usus antiquior is the Roman Rite — as it unquestionably is, both historically and (thanks to Summorum Pontificum) legally — then any priest ordained in the Latin Church to offer the Roman Rite should be able to do so in full, not in a partial and, as it were, handicapped manner. It would be like running with one leg, or boxing with one arm. (I’m thinking that this metaphor doesn’t work so well, because there would be no similar defect in a priest’s only celebrating the old form, which is all that existed for most of the Church’s history and is sufficient unto itself.)
Beyond that, every priest I know who offers the usus antiquior has found it to be a tremendous enrichment to his life of prayer, his sense of priestly identity, and his pastoral ministry. It brings forth new possibilities of evangelization, even if that is not its primary purpose.
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Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this important petition. __________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (2/4/20) Since Joe Biden was sworn-in on the 20th of January, he has wasted no time in signing Executive Orders to destroy the protections which former President Trump offered to the unborn and to the innocence and modesty of children of the United States. In one executive order, Biden rescinded the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the federal government from spending taxpayer monies on abortion and the promotion of abortion. And, in another executive order, Biden seeks to force girls' athletic programs, restrooms, and locker rooms to accept gender-confused males. Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was shamefully silent throughout the presidential campaign on the pre-eminent issues of abortion and gender ideology, and what Biden vowed he would do as president, it is cold comfort that their pro-life office is now speaking up about this Administration's wilful disregard for human life and for God's design of human nature (i.e., two biological sexes). Stated plainly, Joe Biden is as bad as he said he would be, and the bishop, acting in unison (as the USCCB) have an obligation to the Lord (first) and to the faithful (second) to refuse Holy Communion to this grave public sinner. With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church. A man who continues to use the church as a backdrop for statements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, is now doing everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin. The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray. It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals as a unified body. The USCCB, the organization to which every U.S. bishop belongs and which is staffed and led by bishops, remained disgracefully silent in the run-up to the election. What were the bishops afraid of, losing their charitable tax status with the IRS, or being deprived of fat checks from the HHS (immigration programs) and USAID (foreign aid programs)? Or, were they just too cowardly to clearly declare Christ's law to be above man's law and risk the ire of a Joe Biden as president? Either way, the bishops’ lack of clarity in this regard is a terrible scandal in itself and probably greatly contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion, anti-Catholic Catholic to the presidency. Given the fact that exit polling shows Catholics split their vote 50-50 for Trump and Biden, even a slight deviation in the heavily-Catholic swing-states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could have produced different results. The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s pro-abortion stance collectively, but, again, they were overwhelmingly and shamefully silent. Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office. However, the bishops can, even now, mitigate the damage done by their inaction by taking the following steps: 1) Speak with one voice, as the USCCB, and plainly condemn Biden's pro-abortion stance; 2) Publicly advise Biden not to present himself for Holy Communion because of his scandalous position on abortion and homosexual "marriage;" and, 3) Tell Biden to publicly repent of publicly promoting the wilfull murder of the preborn, sins against nature, and diminishing the natural family. Thankfully, some individual bishops have spoken out forcefully on Biden's scandalous behavior, and his standing in the Church. On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.” Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion." But, to add insult to injury, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.” And, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him. With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church. A man who uses the church as a backdrop to make sickening political advertisements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, says that he will do everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin. The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray. It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today! FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/ https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win ____________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (9/29/20) Cardinal Raymond Burke has stated that Democratic candidate Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion. In an interview for Thomas McKenna's Catholic Action for Faith and Family podcast, Cardinal Burke states the following (starting around 5:00): First of all, I would tell him [Biden] not to approach to receive Holy Communion, out of charity toward him, because that would be a sacrilege and endanger the salvation of his own soul. But, also, he should not approach to receive Holy Communion because he gives scandal to everyone, because if someone says, 'I'm a devout Catholic," and, at the same time is promoting abortion, it gives the impression to others that it's acceptable for a Catholic to be in favor of abortion. Of course, it's absolutely not acceptable, and never has been, and never will be. We give thanks for Cardinal Burke's frankness and clarity. And, we call on every U.S. Catholic bishop to follow Cardinal Burke's lead and call out Joe Biden for his bloody-minded hypocrisy on the issue of abortion. To reiterate: You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion. Thank you for continuing to sign this urgent petition. ___________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (8/17/20) The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, keeps claiming to be Catholic but has said he will do everything in his power to support abortion. And, with his pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has just cemented abortion into the Democrats' 2020 presidential ticket. Indeed, Harris is vehemently pro-abortion. During her time as attorney general of California, Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel). And, last year, Harris unveiled a plan to essentially force pro-life states to seek permission from the federal government before pro-life laws can take effect. Additionally, Harris has dangerous views on religious liberty and freedom of speech. Harris displayed anti-Catholic bigotry in the confirmation hearings of Judge Brian Buescher. Harris cited his membership in the “all-male society” the Knights of Columbus and its stances against abortion and same-sex “marriage” as grounds for rejecting Buescher for a federal district court in Nebraska. And, David Daleiden, head of the pro-life investigative group Center for Medical Progress, wrote that from his firsthand experience, he considers Harris the “greatest threat to First Amendment civil rights our country has ever seen.” Joe Biden has seriously erred by taking on Kamala Harris as his running mate, further distancing himself from the truths of the Catholic Faith, especially that every life is sacred from conception till natural death. Please CLICK HERE to read an article which details one U.S. bishop's warning about the Biden-Harris ticket. And, please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition. _________________________________________________________________________________ Of course, these two things are incompatible: you cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion. And, a "Catholic" politician's responsibility in this regard is absolute: On pain of serious sin, he or she can never promote abortion because abortion is the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings, and also because doing so causes grave scandal to the Church and the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition asking the bishops of the United States to refuse to give Holy Communion to Joe Biden until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion. Biden recently promised to “codify Roe v. Wade” as president, adding, "my Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate a woman’s protected, constitutional right to choose." And, since starting his latest run for the presidency, Biden also flip-flopped against the Hyde Amendment, saying that he would allow federal funds to be spent on abortion - a position he claimed to be against for more than 40 years. In short, Joe Biden will do everything in his power to enable and defend the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings. So, this should not be a hard decision for our U.S. bishops. In fact, in another circumstance, it was already done by an Illinois bishop. Indeed, Bishop Paprocki, of Springfield, Illinois, invoked Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law to withdraw Holy Communion from two Illinois state politicians who had worked to enact radical new abortion legislation in 2019. Canon 915 states: "Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion." Of course, no-one, least of all the bishops, wants anyone to be deprived of Holy Communion. A politician who publicly and obstinately advocates for the murder of innocent preborn babies puts himself out-of-communion with the Church and her teaching. Pro-abortion politicians should not think that they can advocate for the murder of the unborn and receive the Body of Christ at the same time. This would be to defile the Eucharist while giving scandal to the faithful. Depriving politicians of Holy Communion is not just meant to prevent scandal; it is also designed to bring a grave public sinner to repentance. In this way, such an action is meant to be for the good of their souls, too. Thank you for SIGNING this urgent petition which calls on the U.S. Catholic bishops to refuse to admit Joe Biden to Holy Communion until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance Catholic priest denies Joe Biden Holy Communion for pro-abortion stance - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-denies-joe-biden-holy-communion-for-pro-abortion-stance Cardinal McCarrick and the Concealing of Rome’s Position on Denying Communion - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-mccarrick-and-the-concealing-of-romes-position-on-denying-communio **Photo Credit: Joshua Roberts / Getty Images Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
How would you describe the difference between the performative power between the reformed liturgy of hours and the traditional form?
The traditional Divine Office is a weighty thing. It has a breadth, depth, and thickness that come from the repetition of the entire Psalter in a week; the varying structure of the major and minor hours (seven in the day and one for the night); the dense interlacing of the Office with the Mass; and the intellectual clarity and rigor of the Latin prayers and hymns. In short, it is serious, and it demands to be taken seriously. In this way it really forms or informs the interior life of the priest and the religious who uses it.
The modern Liturgy of Hours has been satirized as “the liturgy of the minutes” because of its brevity. It displays a typically modern architecture, lacking in ornament and subtlety, and always repeating the same structure (first the hymn, then the psalms, etc.), which is tedious. In fact, it is hard to take seriously, and that is partly why it seems harder for modern clergy to commit to praying this lightweight Liturgy than it was for the priests of old to pray a far more demanding breviary. I’m not even touching here on what happened to communities of monks and nuns who abandoned chanting their daily prayer with the incomparable Gregorian melodies. That was the kiss of death. They have shriveled up like a dry, weary land without water.
Is there a connection between the current state of liturgy and the rather poor awareness of the saints and the angels today?
When people start attending the classical Roman rite, one of the things that surprises and intrigues them the most is how hagiocentric it is: the sanctoral cycle is far more prominent. There are over 300 more saints in the traditional general calendar than in the Novus Ordo, many of them commemorations on top of feasts. The saint of the day determines the whole “tenor” of the Mass, from the Introit through the Epistle and Gospel all the way to the Postcommunion. One has a strong sense of the presence of the saints as intercessors and exemplars, who show us Christ in their own persons and who point the way beyond themselves to Him. So far from being a distraction, this hagiocentricity amplifies the fullness of Christ by displaying His perfections, refracted through the prism of a variegated sanctity. Exalting the saints, especially the Mother of God, makes Christ stand out all the more as the Lord of all, not a chummy brother. The same could be said of the angels, who enjoy many more feast days in the old calendar and who appear much more frequently in the texts of the Mass itself.
We need to return to a liturgy that reflects, as in an unblemished mirror, the biblical cosmos, filled with angels and demons, saints in glory and sinners in need of conversion and deification. This is what all the traditional liturgical rites of East and West present to us. We still live in the same cosmos, but we have tried to forget about it, we’ve tried to fashion a work of our own hands to affirm us in our supposed modern distinctiveness. It was a vain endeavor, doomed to fail. A better way is already at hand, flourishing wherever the traditional Roman liturgy has resumed its rightful place.
What would you recommend someone who is drawn to the TLM but has no possibilities to join one where they live?
I consider it a heavy cross to bear, when a Catholic, who is heir to two thousand years of organically developed tradition, has no option to pray the way the vast majority of saints have prayed, and to benefit from the special qualities of this age-old liturgy. But we can come into contact with the traditional liturgy in other ways — for example, by praying part of the Roman Breviary or the Monastic Diurnal, by meditating with a daily Missal (or even praying a sort of “dry Mass,” such as I describe here), and by making trips once in a while to a monastery or parish where the TLM is offered, as a sort of “retreat” from the busy world of the Novus Ordo. Naturally, in the age of the coronavirus, many are watching the TLM on their screens, and while this is far from ideal, it can nourish the longing for meditative and contemplative prayer.
Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in California (B.A. Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy). He taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria and the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austria Program, then helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006. There he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs until leaving in 2018 to devote himself full-time to writing and lecturing. Today he contributes regularly to many websites and publications, including New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, LifeSiteNews, Rorate Caeli, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News, and has published thirteen books, including four on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014, also available in Czech, Polish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belarusian), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), and Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Angelico, 2020). His work has been translated into at least eighteen languages. Kwasniewski is a scholar of The Aquinas Institute in Green Bay, which is publishing the Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor, a Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, and a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center. He has published over a thousand articles on Thomistic thought, sacramental and liturgical theology, the history and aesthetics of music, and the social doctrine of the Church. For news, information, article links, sacred music, and the home of Os Justi Press, visit his personal website, www.peterkwasniewski.com.
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