lifesitenews--2020-10-09--Politician raises alarm over Trudeau Govt’s plan to build COVID ‘Quarantine/Isolation’ camps

OTTAWA , Ontario , October 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – An Ontario politician is raising alarm over the Trudeau Liberal government ’ s plan to expand COVID isolation/quarantine facilities coast to coast .
Randy Hillier , Independent Ontario MPP for Lanark , Frontenac & Kingston , expressed concern over the “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites ” in the provincial question period late this week .
He asked the Doug Ford government of Ontario if they knew of “ how many of these camps will be built , and how many people does this government expect to detain.
” He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites ” could be used for “ other requirements ” besides for COVID-19 .
“ So your government must be in negotiations and aware of these plans to potentially detain and isolate citizens and residents of our country and our province , so speaker , to the Premier , where will these camps be built , how many people will be detained , and for what reason , for what reasons can people be kept in these isolation camps , and I ’ d like to have the Premier assure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillier , whose microphone was cut off before he could finish .
In an email sent to his followers , Hillier expressed more of his concerns .
“ The Premier has been actively dodging my questions since July .
Today was just another example of the new status quo in Queen ’ s Park , no response .
After this exchange I ’ m not even sure if the Premier and his Cabinet know what 's going on regarding the Federal government considering the expansion of isolation/quarantine facilities from coast to coast , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out Thursday .
“ The expansion of isolation/quarantine camps in Canada is something of concern and the Ontario government must know about it , so why wo n't they tell the people of Ontario ?
” The Government of Canada ( GoC ) is currently soliciting feedback and information from industry service providers for additional “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites ” which if built , could be used for “ other requirements ” besides only for COVID-19 imposed quarantines .
The solicitation for feedback is listed on the GoC ’ s Buyandsell.gc.ca website as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LOI ) and Request for Information ( RFI ) for “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.
” The RFI and LOI lists as an end-user for the services as the Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC ) , with Public Works and Government Services Canada listed as the entity looking to procure the “ isolation sites.
” A closing date of October 19 listed .
According to PHAC , the current sites “ are being used to address the requirements for international travelers not having a suitable place to isolate.
” The “ Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of the DSQ ’ s could be “ temporarily discontinued until needed again by the Government of Canada , ” but also might be used for “ other requirements ” in expectation of a “ possible continued need for quarantine sites over the next 1 to 2 years given the COVID 19 pandemic.
” The RFI states that the PHAC is currently managing a total of 11 sites nationwide that are designated as “ quarantine sites ( DQS ) ” for the COVID-19 fourteen-day quarantine , which can “ lodge up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Vancouver , Kelowna , Winnipeg , Regina , Toronto , Montreal , Halifax , Fredericton , St. John ’ s ( Newfoundland ) , and Whitehorse .
The GoC ’ s Buyandsell.gc.ca website lists every province and territory in Canada as needed as a potential region for delivery of “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.
” The GoC states that the objective of the RFI “ for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites ” is to engage “ a Third Party Service Provider for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites that will be used to house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other related federal requirements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic response.
” “ The Government is seeking feedback from current service providers about potential options for standing up , operating and managing all of the services associated with these sites .
The purpose of this Request for Information ( RFI ) is to seek feedback from potential service providers in order to develop a strategy for the potential future management of these sites going forward , ” states the RFI .
In March , the GoC began to add to their procurement website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply “ goods and services in support of Canada ’ s response to COVID-19.
” The GoC says it “ needs products and services in support of Canada ’ s response to COVID-19 ” and has been “ exploring all options for securing the equipment and supplies needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
” Regarding the “ Service Provider ( s ) for Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites ” the tender notice notes that the RFI is not “ a bid solicitation ” and “ will not result in the award of any contract.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.
” “ PHAC is considering having a third party service provider provide and manage the existing sites and all of the related services on its behalf .
PHAC may also consider expanding its site footprint to other locations provided in Annex C , attached , ” reads part c of the background of the RFI .
Annex C lists as potential new sites under consideration Saskatoon , Windsor , Niagara , Ottawa , Winnipeg/Thunder Bay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Yellowknife .
LifeSiteNews reached out to Toronto Constitutional lawyer , Rocco Galati to ask him about the GoC ’ s RFI for “ Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.
” Galati told LifeSiteNews that “ straight out of the gate ” he predicted “ in one twitter paragraph ” what was to come because of COVID-19 .
Galati referred LifeSiteNews to a March 17 , 2020 tweet he wrote shortly after the Ontario provincial government enacted COVID-19 emergency orders .
“ Covid19 frenzy .
A waltz in the global totalitarian tip-toe to new world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , soldiers out .
Banking/Corporate bailouts .
Facts/science do not add up .
Death toll , elderly and immunocompromised victims , marginally no diff than any other flus , ” wrote Galati on March 17 on his Twitter page .
The GoC ’ s Buyandsell.gc.ca website also lists a September 15 Request for Proposal ( RFP ) from the Department of National Defence ( DND ) for the Riot Control Agent “ Tear Gas.
” The “ Tear Gas ” RFP lists a total of 36,000 canisters required by the DND which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot ( CFAD ) in Dundurn , Saskatchewan , by March 31 , 2021 .
While the use of Tear Gas as a crowd control method is not new in Canada , the “ Tear Gas ” RFP caught the attention of Galati , who speculated on social media why such a large order is needed for the spring of 2021 .
“ Tear Gas Order - Riot control - Govt of Canada - Due by March 31 , ” wrote Galati on Twitter , posting a link to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RFP .
“ Kind of makes you wonder what else they have planned for the spring.
” The Chemical Weapons Convention bans signatory countries , which Canada is one of , from using “ riot control agents as a method of warfare , ” but does offer exemptions for “ domestic riot control purposes , ” by law enforcement .
Tear gas has been used in Canada , as well as in the U.S. , in recent months to dispel crowds of protestors .

OTTAWA, Ontario, October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – An Ontario politician is raising alarm over the Trudeau Liberal government’s plan to expand COVID isolation/quarantine facilities coast to coast.
Randy Hillier, Independent Ontario MPP for Lanark, Frontenac & Kingston, expressed concern over the “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” in the provincial question period late this week.
He asked the Doug Ford government of Ontario if they knew of “how many of these camps will be built, and how many people does this government expect to detain.” He pointed out how documentation shows that the “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” could be used for “other requirements” besides for COVID-19.
“So your government must be in negotiations and aware of these plans to potentially detain and isolate citizens and residents of our country and our province, so speaker, to the Premier, where will these camps be built, how many people will be detained, and for what reason, for what reasons can people be kept in these isolation camps, and I’d like to have the Premier assure the people of Ontario…,” said Hillier, whose microphone was cut off before he could finish.
In an email sent to his followers, Hillier expressed more of his concerns.
“The Premier has been actively dodging my questions since July. Today was just another example of the new status quo in Queen’s Park, no response. After this exchange I’m not even sure if the Premier and his Cabinet know what's going on regarding the Federal government considering the expansion of isolation/quarantine facilities from coast to coast,” wrote Hillier in an email sent out Thursday.
“The expansion of isolation/quarantine camps in Canada is something of concern and the Ontario government must know about it, so why won't they tell the people of Ontario?”
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Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The Government of Canada (GoC) is currently soliciting feedback and information from industry service providers for additional “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” which if built, could be used for “other requirements” besides only for COVID-19 imposed quarantines.
The solicitation for feedback is listed on the GoC’s Buyandsell.gc.ca website as a tender notice Letter of Interest (LOI) and Request for Information (RFI) for “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.”
The RFI and LOI lists as an end-user for the services as the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), with Public Works and Government Services Canada listed as the entity looking to procure the “isolation sites.” A closing date of October 19 listed.
According to PHAC, the current sites “are being used to address the requirements for international travelers not having a suitable place to isolate.”
The “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” RFI states that the use of the DSQ’s could be “temporarily discontinued until needed again by the Government of Canada,” but also might be used for “other requirements” in expectation of a “possible continued need for quarantine sites over the next 1 to 2 years given the COVID 19 pandemic.”
The RFI states that the PHAC is currently managing a total of 11 sites nationwide that are designated as “quarantine sites (DQS)” for the COVID-19 fourteen-day quarantine, which can “lodge up to 1600 travellers.”
These are in Calgary, Vancouver, Kelowna, Winnipeg, Regina, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Fredericton, St. John’s (Newfoundland), and Whitehorse.
The GoC’s Buyandsell.gc.ca website lists every province and territory in Canada as needed as a potential region for delivery of “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.”
The GoC states that the objective of the RFI “for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites” is to engage “a Third Party Service Provider for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites that will be used to house and care for people for public health and other related federal requirements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic response.”
“The Government is seeking feedback from current service providers about potential options for standing up, operating and managing all of the services associated with these sites. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek feedback from potential service providers in order to develop a strategy for the potential future management of these sites going forward,” states the RFI.
In March, the GoC began to add to their procurement website for new government contracts, tenders to supply “goods and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19.”
The GoC says it “needs products and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19” and has been “exploring all options for securing the equipment and supplies needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Regarding the “Service Provider(s) for Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” the tender notice notes that the RFI is not “a bid solicitation” and “will not result in the award of any contract.”
The GoC webpage states that the “RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.”
“PHAC is considering having a third party service provider provide and manage the existing sites and all of the related services on its behalf. PHAC may also consider expanding its site footprint to other locations provided in Annex C, attached,” reads part c of the background of the RFI.
Annex C lists as potential new sites under consideration Saskatoon, Windsor, Niagara, Ottawa, Winnipeg/Thunder Bay, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Iqaluit, and Yellowknife.
LifeSiteNews reached out to Toronto Constitutional lawyer, Rocco Galati to ask him about the GoC’s RFI for “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites.”
Galati told LifeSiteNews that “straight out of the gate” he predicted “in one twitter paragraph” what was to come because of COVID-19.
Galati referred LifeSiteNews to a March 17, 2020 tweet he wrote shortly after the Ontario provincial government enacted COVID-19 emergency orders.
“Covid19 frenzy. A waltz in the global totalitarian tip-toe to new world order. Parliament closures, Court shutdowns, soldiers out. Banking/Corporate bailouts. Facts/science do not add up. Death toll, elderly and immunocompromised victims, marginally no diff than any other flus,” wrote Galati on March 17 on his Twitter page.
The GoC’s Buyandsell.gc.ca website also lists a September 15 Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Department of National Defence (DND) for the Riot Control Agent “Tear Gas.”
The “Tear Gas” RFP lists a total of 36,000 canisters required by the DND which the winning contractor is to have shipped to the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, by March 31, 2021.
While the use of Tear Gas as a crowd control method is not new in Canada, the “Tear Gas” RFP caught the attention of Galati, who speculated on social media why such a large order is needed for the spring of 2021.
“Tear Gas Order – Riot control – Govt of Canada – Due by March 31,” wrote Galati on Twitter, posting a link to the Buyandsell.gc.ca website “Tear gas” RFP.
“Kind of makes you wonder what else they have planned for the spring.”
The Chemical Weapons Convention bans signatory countries, which Canada is one of, from using “riot control agents as a method of warfare,” but does offer exemptions for “domestic riot control purposes,” by law enforcement.
Tear gas has been used in Canada, as well as in the U.S., in recent months to dispel crowds of protestors.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-09--Three more bishops say abortion is “preeminent issue” in upcoming election

October 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Three more U.S. bishops have added their voices to the growing number of members of the Catholic hierarchy who say abortion is the preeminent issue for voters to consider in the upcoming election .
Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of the Archdiocese of St. Louis urged Catholics to remember that “ abortion is the pre-eminent moral issue of our time , and if you don ’ t struggle to justify voting for a candidate whose record or policy would favor or even expand abortion , then you probably aren ’ t forming a Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his regular column in the St. Louis Review , Rozanski on October 1 presented a brief summary of Catholic social teaching , in view of the election next month .
Noting that he could not tell anyone how to vote , the archbishop presented guidance on how Catholics should prepare their conscience when voting .
Rozanski referred his readers to the document “ Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship , ” prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) .
In it , the bishops state , “ Abortion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before birth , is never morally acceptable and must always be opposed.
” The opening letter of that same document clearly states the position of the Catholic Church : “ The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself , because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family , and because of the number of lives destroyed.
” Archbishop Rozanski mentioned that no matter the outcome of the election , the primary purpose of Catholics is to spread the faith .
“ The day after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same : to proclaim and give witness to the Gospel in all its fullness , ” he wrote .
“ The winners will make some parts of that easier , and some parts incredibly hard , ” he added .
Warning that society is rejecting traditional moral values , Rozanski stated that “ Our culture is drifting ever farther from the Gospel — and by that very fact becoming more and more in need of it.
” Rozanski went on to mention issues of “ race , immigration and the environment , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissed or ignored.
” Bishop James V. Johnston , Jr. of Kansas City-St. Joseph , issued a letter to his diocese on September 14 , in which he argued the state “ has a duty to protect what God has already bestowed upon us as inalienable rights so that all citizens can flourish.
” The letter advises , “ A Catholic voter would do well to weigh a candidate ’ s position on each of these essential God-given rights that government has a duty to protect , beginning with the right to life.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pre-eminent issue , the bishop further warns of the dangers of “ destructive research on human embryos , euthanasia and assisted suicide , ” as well as the importance of issues such as “ the appointment of judges and Supreme Court Justices and conscience rights.
” Johnston explicitly mentioned Planned Parenthood , asking voters to know each party ’ s position with regard to funding the abortion provider .
Additionally , he recommended to consider religious liberty when voting , including the freedom of churches to operate according to their beliefs without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study prayerfully ” the different parties , so as to form their consciences before voting .
Like Archbishop Rozanski , Johnston emphasized , “ Our salvation does not lie in earthly political power or party .
The Church exists to evangelize and to call our fallen world to conversion , to point us to our true and lasting home which lies beyond this world.
” Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on September 22 also issued a letter , in which he told voters that it was “ imperative ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infanticide ” when voting .
Zubik stated that “ respect for life IS the issue , ” but also that “ it is a continuum of other issues , many issues , that flow from the beginning of life at the moment of conception.
” He explicitly said that “ from our Catholic perspective it is morally unacceptable to vote for a candidate with the specific intent in support of something which is evil , i.e .
abortion , racism , etc.
” Democratic presidential candiate Joe Biden recently reaffirmed his intention of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the land , ” should the Supreme Court overturn the 1973 decision imposing abortion on demand across the country .
In response to Biden ’ s statement , President Donald Trump tweeted , “ Wow .
Joe Biden just took a more Liberal position on Roe v. Wade than Elizabeth Warren at her highest.
” Warren ’ s May 2019 plan to strengthen pro-abortion laws included such measures as creating “ federal , statutory rights that parallel the constitutional right in Roe v. Wade , ” passing “ federal laws to pre-empt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reproductive health care , ” and guaranteeing abortion in all health care coverage .

The archbishop of St. Louis, as well as the bishops of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Pittsburgh, told Catholics to vote pro-life.
October 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Three more U.S. bishops have added their voices to the growing number of members of the Catholic hierarchy who say abortion is the preeminent issue for voters to consider in the upcoming election.
Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of the Archdiocese of St. Louis urged Catholics to remember that “abortion is the pre-eminent moral issue of our time, and if you don’t struggle to justify voting for a candidate whose record or policy would favor or even expand abortion, then you probably aren’t forming a Catholic conscience in preparation to vote.”
In his regular column in the St. Louis Review, Rozanski on October 1 presented a brief summary of Catholic social teaching, in view of the election next month. Noting that he could not tell anyone how to vote, the archbishop presented guidance on how Catholics should prepare their conscience when voting.
Rozanski referred his readers to the document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In it, the bishops state, “Abortion, the deliberate killing of a human being before birth, is never morally acceptable and must always be opposed.”
The opening letter of that same document clearly states the position of the Catholic Church: “The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed.”
Archbishop Rozanski mentioned that no matter the outcome of the election, the primary purpose of Catholics is to spread the faith. “The day after the election our primary mission will be the same: to proclaim and give witness to the Gospel in all its fullness,” he wrote.
“The winners will make some parts of that easier, and some parts incredibly hard,” he added.
Warning that society is rejecting traditional moral values, Rozanski stated that “Our culture is drifting ever farther from the Gospel — and by that very fact becoming more and more in need of it.”
Rozanski went on to mention issues of “race, immigration and the environment,” which he said should not be “dismissed or ignored.”
— Article continues below Petition — URGENT PETITION: Tell the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade Show Petition Text 61375 have signed the petition. Let's get to 70000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (9/26/2020): With President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are closer than we have been in decades to seeing Roe vs. Wade overturned. We now encourage the Senate to confirm Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Barrett has a fantastic track recond on sanctity of life issues, has seven children, and is a devout believer. She is the perfect remedy for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's radical pro-abortionism. Please READ the full story here: 'BREAKING: Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court' And then, please SIGN this petition telling the High Court that it's now time to end the activist Roe vs. Wade judgment. Thank you! __________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (6/29/2020): In a decision which has imperiled more abortion-minded women, sentenced more preborn to death, and upset pro-lifers across the nation,the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law requiring basic medical precautions in the event of abortion complications, with Chief Justice John Roberts reversing his own past decision to uphold a similar Texas law. Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion, which held that the Louisiana law was unconstitutional for the simple fact that it was “almost word-for-word identical” to the Texas one the court already struck down in 2016. In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that he had “joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.” We call on the Supreme Court to stop supporting the culture of death and overturn Roe vs Wade, now. PETITION UPDATE (1/20/2020): Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., this coming Friday, January 24th, for the March for Life. They will be praying for an end to Roe vs Wade, as the Supreme Court will hear a crucial, abortion-related case later this year in March. United our voices can change the course of history. Sign this petition TODAY! (LEARN MORE BELOW) PETITION UPDATE (1/3/2020): In advance of the Supreme Court's hearing arguments in an important abortion case later this year in March, 207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed amicus briefs supporting a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital nearby an abortion center. Some of these supporting briefs also suggest that now is the time to reconsider Roe vs Wade as sound law. Please SIGN this petition, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe vs Wade. _____________________________________________________________________________ More than 60 million Americans have been slaughtered in their mother's wombs as a result of Roe v. Wade. This activist, unconstitutional ruling in 1973 has left countless women emotionally and psychologically scarred. It was believed by many that Roe would be overturned in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Despite having eight Republican-appointed judges at the time, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold it. Since then, major gains have been made in the fight for life, and many lives have been saved. However, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, leaving millions of defenseless pre-born children vulnerable to murder. According to a 2016 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of aborted babies are African American, despite black women only making up six percent of the U.S. population. 19% of aborted babies are Hispanic. We thus again call on the court to do everything they can to end Roe vs Wade. Now is the time for pro-lifers to join together and ensure that all of God's children have a right to life. Roe v. Wade must come to an end! FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-regulations https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/over-200-congressmen-as-us-supreme-court-to-reconsider-roe-v-wade https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-members-file-competing-legal-briefs-in-key-scotus-abortion-case Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. of Kansas City-St. Joseph, issued a letter to his diocese on September 14, in which he argued the state “has a duty to protect what God has already bestowed upon us as inalienable rights so that all citizens can flourish.”
The letter advises, “A Catholic voter would do well to weigh a candidate’s position on each of these essential God-given rights that government has a duty to protect, beginning with the right to life.”
Noting the fact that abortion is the pre-eminent issue, the bishop further warns of the dangers of “destructive research on human embryos, euthanasia and assisted suicide,” as well as the importance of issues such as “the appointment of judges and Supreme Court Justices and conscience rights.”
Johnston explicitly mentioned Planned Parenthood, asking voters to know each party’s position with regard to funding the abortion provider.
Additionally, he recommended to consider religious liberty when voting, including the freedom of churches to operate according to their beliefs without penalty. Johnston urged voters to “study prayerfully” the different parties, so as to form their consciences before voting.
Like Archbishop Rozanski, Johnston emphasized, “Our salvation does not lie in earthly political power or party. The Church exists to evangelize and to call our fallen world to conversion, to point us to our true and lasting home which lies beyond this world.”
Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on September 22 also issued a letter, in which he told voters that it was “imperative” to consider the “issues of abortion and infanticide” when voting.
Zubik stated that “respect for life IS the issue,” but also that “it is a continuum of other issues, many issues, that flow from the beginning of life at the moment of conception.” He explicitly said that “from our Catholic perspective it is morally unacceptable to vote for a candidate with the specific intent in support of something which is evil, i.e. abortion, racism, etc.”
Democratic presidential candiate Joe Biden recently reaffirmed his intention of passing “legislation making Roe the law of the land,” should the Supreme Court overturn the 1973 decision imposing abortion on demand across the country.
In response to Biden’s statement, President Donald Trump tweeted, “Wow. Joe Biden just took a more Liberal position on Roe v. Wade than Elizabeth Warren at her highest.” Warren’s May 2019 plan to strengthen pro-abortion laws included such measures as creating “federal, statutory rights that parallel the constitutional right in Roe v. Wade,” passing “federal laws to pre-empt state efforts that functionally limit access to reproductive health care,” and guaranteeing abortion in all health care coverage.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-09--Are you pro-life but won’t vote for Trump? Here’s why you should vote for him anyway

October 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The presidential election must not be about personalities , not about less-than-perfect lives , not about disagreeable tweets and crude comments .
This election is about what kind of country you , your children and grandchildren will live in , what kind of policies and principles that will affect us way into the future .
Paramount is restoring protection of the unborn .
We must recognize that abortion is the issue .
Tearing millions of babies apart , limb from limb , and crushing their skulls , or killing them with chemicals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorses and promotes the current abortion holocaust is qualified for public office .
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are radical pro-abortion proponents : abortion of any unborn baby , right up to birth – no restrictions , no regulations and paid for with our tax dollars , no matter conscience or religious objections .
President Donald Trump , along with his administration , has done more than any other U.S. president in history to implement public policies in support of the unborn ( see list here ) .
His appointments of 230 federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a critically needed third justice , hopefully soon to be confirmed , are eroding the leftist control of the federal judiciary , and setting the stage for a hoped-for reversal of Roe v Wade and for allowing legal protection of precious unborn babies .
Anyone who lets their dislike of President Trump 's personality prevent them from recognizing this crucial pro-life reality is making a grave mistake .
If Trump is not re-elected , we will have lost a great opportunity to continue to turn the country around on abortion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cementing in place , guaranteeing , and greatly increasing the already massive abortion holocaust in the U.S. and worldwide .
For more on this , read `` To a Catholic who says , ' I could never vote for Trump ' '' .
President Trump has clearly kept his 2016 campaign promises on behalf of the unborn .
President Trump has also kept other important campaign promises .
For a list , see `` Catholic Voters Have Many Reasons to Support President Trump '' .
Given the radical Marxist activists who now largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radical ideology rejects human dignity , life , marriage and family , and freedom itself , it is no exaggeration to say the very existence of our country as we have known it is in grave danger in this 2020 presidential election .
For the sake of our children and grandchildren and our own well-being , we must resist a Democratic Party takeover of our country .

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Father James Altman was informed late last week that he has been removed as pastor of St. James the Less parish, and that his priestly faculties have been suspended indefinitely.
Please Click Here to WATCH LifeSite's exclusive interview with Fr. Altman, and Click Here to READ more about this turn of events.
As Bishop William J. Callahan’s decree explains, this means he is forbidden from celebrating “The Holy Eucharist” with any members of the faithful present, except for his elderly parents. He is also “no longer allowed to preach,” administer baptism, or assist at marriages.
Altman said that he wasn’t issued restrictions from hearing Confessions or Anointing of the Sick.
The decree also states that he is to continue to live within the Diocese of LaCrosse, where he has been instructed to meet with the Vicar for Clergy at least once a month, and has been “invited to begin” a month-long “spiritual retreat” to help him to “spiritually heal” and “address the issues that caused the issuance of this decree.”
The order states it is in effect as long as “cause” is present, but it does not specify what the cause is. Callahan said he asked Altman to resign on May 23 for being “divisive and ineffective.”
Altman first triggered backlash from his bishop when his video “You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period” went viral last year. Altman shared that in response to this, his office “got the most vile, despicable phone calls, letters” and “some terrible, really foul messages.”
Callahan criticized Altman at the time for his “manner and tone,” to which Altman countered, “what about the manner and tone of the 10,000 babies that are chopped up last Saturday?”
“What I would hope would always come through no matter what people think about my manner and tone, is that they would recognize that what’s coming through there is God’s love,” Altman told LifeSiteNews. “A love that I recognize because He’s loved me, and I didn’t deserve that.”
“If I seem angry at times, it has nothing to do with me, it has to do with the people. And I asked the question recently, how can they love? If you love, how can you not feed your children?”
In late April, Altman chided the U.S. bishops for needlessly shutting churches and denying the faithful sacraments during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the hierarchy showed “an abundance of cowardice.”
In his interview with LifeSite, Altman alluded to the fact that some don’t like seeing him “upset.”
“I’m thinking well, if you’re denying my child food, the Bread of Life – [Bishop Fulton J. Sheen] said, if you can’t get angry about stuff like that then you can’t love either. Because greater love has greater anger towards those things that are contrary to the salvation of eternal souls, which is the only thing that matters in the end,” said Altman.
"I don’t care what they do to me, honestly, in the end… what troubles me is the interference with the feeding of God’s children, which is through word and through the sacrament. Both of which were denied to people over the past 15 months."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition, and to continue to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office, to politely voice your opposition to the removal of Fr. Altman from his parish. The Chancery's phone number is: 608-788-7700.
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PETITION UPDATE (5/24/2021) -
Father James Altman, the Wisconsin priest whose video message last fall "You can’t be a Catholic and a Democrat" went viral and who has fearlessly admonished the U.S. bishops for shutting churches and denying the faithful Sacraments during the COVID-19 crisis, announced on Pentecost Sunday that his bishop has asked him to resign for being "divisive and ineffective."
Please CLICK HERE to READ LifeSiteNews' latest article related to Fr. Altman's ongoing persecution, just to continue shepherding his flock.
Bishop William P. Callahan began threatening the outspoken priest with "canonical penalties" in September, even as public support for the priest surged among rank-and-file Catholics around the country and the world.
And now, a group called 'Faithful America' is proudly boasting responsibility for taking down Fr. Altman, but Faithful America are not even a Catholic organization!
Thankfully, Fr. Altman says he is working with a canon lawyer to resolve this matter.
WATCH Fr. Altman's Sunday sermon in which he announces the bishop's decision to ask for his resignation.
"In response my canon lawyer asked for clarification – asked for the justification and a chance to review what was in my file that suggested I was so divisive and ineffective,” explained Altman. “And I say all this only because, I'm no expert on canon law, but understand only that while we are contesting bishop's request — and we are — he could in theory appoint a parish administrator whilst I remain a pastor without duties until the appeal goes through Rome, which could take up to a year or more."
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, offered his support for Altman via Twitter.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition with your like-minded family and friends.
And, after signing and sharing, please take a minute to contact the LaCrosse Diocese to politely voice your support for Fr. Altman, and against leftist pressure groups like 'Faithful America.' Please ask Bishop Callahan to prayerfully reconsider his decision and allow Fr. Altman to remain as pastor of St. James the Less parish.
The phone number for the diocese office is: 608.788.7700
Thank you!
PETITION UPDATE (9/15/2020) -
Just this past weekend a prayer vigil was held outside the Cathedral in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on behalf of Fr. James Altman, the priest facing Church penalties for saying that you cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat in 2020.
Hundreds of faithful Catholics turn out to pray for Fr. Altman. Though Fr. Altman did use strong language to warn his flock against spiritual perils, what he said about the Democratic Party's platform is true!
Motivated by a deep sense of justice, supporters gathered at the Cathedral to pray for the priest, and for Bishop Callahan to stand by his priest rather than punish him.
"Fr. Altman is a rare breed. He’s a modern-day St. John the Baptist," declared one woman who attended the prayer vigil. "He’s really changed my life and so many others he’s had that impact on. We need more priests who are true shepherds."
Fr. Richard Heilman, who is the founder of the U.S. Grace Force and who was also present to help lead people in prayer during the vigil, had this to say about Fr. Altman: "Bottom line: he loves, loves, loves his flock. And so, like a good shepherd, if he sees the wolves invading, he sounds the warning alarm."
Please consider SIGNING this petition if you have not already signed. And, please SHARE this petition and video with your family, friends and colleagues. Thank you!
If after signing and sharing you wish to make an even greater impact, we encourage you to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Offices to politely let them know that you support Fr. Altman and want to see him continue in his essential ministry.
Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office phone number: 608-788-7700.
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ORIGINAL PETITION TEXT:
Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less parish in the Wisconsin Diocese of LaCrosse, has been threatened with canonical punishment by his Bishop, Most Rev. William Patrick Callahan.
Fr. Altman's alleged "offense"?
Stating what every faithful Catholic knows to be true in 2020: "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat."
Please SIGN this petition which will go to Bishop Callahan and ask him to stop any canonical proceedings against Fr. Altman.
In a strongly-worded YouTube video, designed to shepherd the faithful out of harm's way (supporting the Democratic Party's evil platform), Fr. Altman states the following:
"Here's a memo to clueless, baptized Catholics out there: You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period. Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches. So, just quit pretending that you're Catholic and vote Democrat. Repent of your support of that party and its platform, or face the fires of Hell..."
Strong stuff to be sure, but Fr. Altman was taking his cue from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (whom he quotes) – the Church has a "duty and obligation" to speak up when politicians act in an immoral way.
In other words, a pastor must give strong warnings, at times, to guide souls away from grave danger, even when the dangers come from politicians or a political party.
When your house is burning down...or, more appropriately, when someone is attempting to burn your house down, it's time to dispense with the niceties of politically correct language.
And, as Fr. Altman suggests, the Democratic Party's evil platform which promotes the desecration of God's plan for humanity is, in effect, trying to burn down our house (i.e., the Church).
Not only do the Democrats openly advocate for abortion (i.e., killing innocent human beings), but they also promote the destruction of the natural family and the desecration of human nature in support of the homosexual and transgender agendas.
Remember the following:
The Obama-Biden Administration attempted to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate in the provision of abortion-inducing drugs and contraception and threatened schools with the loss of federal funding if they wouldn’t let boys in girls’ bathrooms and vice versa.
Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono grilled a judge, who is a Knight of Columbus, on his membership in the Knights, absurdly suggesting that membership in the Catholic mens' fraternal organization should disqualify someone from sitting on the bench.
And, in 2017, the DNC Chairman said that pro-lifers were not welcome in the party.
No faithful Catholic should even think about voting for such a platform. And, the bishops should be on the frontlines, speaking this truth to power.
Thankfully, the Bishop of Tyler, Texas, Most Rev. Joseph Strickland, has come out in support of Fr. Altman's statement, tweeting:
"As the Bishop of Tyler I endorse Fr. Altman’s statement in this video. My shame is that it has taken me so long. Thank you Fr Altman for your COURAGE. If you love Jesus & His Church & this nation...please HEED THIS MESSAGE.”
With this petition, we now ask that Fr. Altman's own bishop, Most. Rev. Callahan, likewise support his priest and stop any canonical proceedings against him.
Devoid of united leadership from the Hierarchy, individual priests must do their best to inform the laity of the mortal dangers on full view in the Democrats' platform.
And, threatening to silence priests for strongly speaking the truth only plays into the hand of those who actually hate what the Church stands for...and who will, if elected, most likely seek to injure, or even eradicate, the Church.
The bishops should know that the legacy of the Democratic Party being the party of the small man and of the Catholic immigrant is now over.
The Democratic Party of today is the party of radical individualism, not the common good. And, rabid support for abortion and the homosexual agenda are practically obligatory.
As such, the Democratic Party is not a friend of the Church and any priest or bishop who thinks otherwise is being deceived, or allowing himself to be deceived or bullied.
This is not just an abstraction! This is a serious threat to Christianity and their party's platform needs to be met with strong opposition.
Thank you for SIGNING this petition to the bishop of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Bishop Callahan, asking him to support Fr. Altman rather than bringing any canonical proceedings against him.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Bishop threatens ‘canonical penalties’ for priest whose viral video warned Catholics can’t be Democrats': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-threatens-canonical-penalties-for-fr-altman
YouTube Video - 'Fr. James Altman: You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period.': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7eoTN2vNM
Statement regarding Fr. James Altman from Bishop Callahan: https://diolc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Statement-Father-James-Altman-090920.pdf
'Bishop Strickland echoes priest: ‘You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat’': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-strickland-echoes-priest-you-cannot-be-catholic-and-be-a-democrat
**Photo Credit: Screen capture from Fr. James Altman's YouTube video on Alpha News MN


lifesitenews--2020-10-09--Newt Gingrich advierte a Tucker: si Biden gana, ‘ya no estarás en el aire’

Read this article in English here .
The most humane and reasonable way to deal with all these people , @ @ @ @ @ is some kind of truth and reconciliation commission .
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Read this article in English here.
ESTADOS UNIDOS, 9 de octubre de 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – El ex presidente de la Cámara de Representantes republicano, Newt Gingrich, le dijo a Tucker Carlson anoche que una victoria electoral de Harris-Biden en noviembre probablemente resultará en la cancelación del popular presentador de noticias.
“Estas son personas que aman el poder … ya no estarás en el aire, Fox probablemente se convertirá en el equivalente de PBS, y simplemente no lo tolerarán,” dijo Gingrich.
Carlson había invitado a Gingrich para discutir el debate vice-presidencial de la noche entre el republicano Mike Pence y la demócrata Kamala Harris. En su monólogo de apertura, Carlson subrayó la importancia del debate debido a la probabilidad de que si Joe Biden es elegido, Harris sería la que dirigiera efectivamente el país. Gingrich estuvo de acuerdo con la evaluación de Carlson diciendo que si Biden se convierte en presidente de los Estados Unidos, “estaría durmiendo la mitad del día,” dejando a Harris para que hiciera lo que quisiera. “Ella estaría trabajando horas extras poniendo a sus aliados radicales a cargo de prácticamente todo,” dijo.
Gingrich también señaló que es poco probable que el radicalismo de Harris, incluidas sus posturas sobre el control de armas, el aborto financiado por el estado y las “fronteras totalmente abiertas,” resuene en la mayoría de los estadounidenses. Por esa razón, Gingrich expresó su esperanza de que el debate ayude a los estadounidenses a ver de cerca quién es ella. Lamentó que “debido a que el 93% de los medios de comunicación están decididos a destruir a Trump … no hay informes serios sobre el verdadero radicalismo del boleto Biden-Harris.”
Carlson le preguntó a Gingrich si pensaba que los partidarios de Trump se encontrarían en problemas en una administración Biden-Harris. El presentador de Fox News recordó un tweet reciente del presentador de noticias de MSNBC Chris Hayes sugiriendo el establecimiento de una “comisión de la verdad y la reconciliación” para tratar con los partidarios de Trump.
The most humane and reasonable way to deal with all these people, if we survive this, is some kind of truth and reconciliation commission. https://t.co/PopsRhmKvz
Gingrich respondió señalando los abusos de poder que los políticos demócratas han ejercido este año, incluida la amenaza del gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, de cerrar la sinagoga de la comunidad judía en Nueva York “si no le obedecen,” y la gobernadora de Michigan, Gretchen. Las medidas de bloqueo del coronavirus de Whitmer que finalmente fueron declaradas ilegales por la Corte Suprema de Michigan.
“Estas personas, si obtienen todo el poder, harán todo lo que puedan en los primeros dos años para que todo el país sea como California y para asegurarse de que nadie pueda volver a derrotarlos para el cargo,” dijo. “Creo que es una elección muy peligrosa y premonitoria.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-09--WATCH: Extreme difference between Pence and Harris revealed in how they spoke about abortion, countr

WATCH: Extreme difference between Pence and Harris revealed in how they spoke about abortion, country unity

SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , October 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The extreme differences between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris were on display during October 7 ’ s vice presidential debate ( read the full transcript here ) .
Moderator Susan Page asked both candidates what they would like to see done in each of their home states if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade is overturned .
Pence said that he hoped that during Barrett ’ s confirmation hearing , there would not be any bias @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrett is Catholic ) .
Harris countered by saying that “ Joe Biden and I are both people of faith , and it ’ s insulting to suggest that we would knock anyone for their faith.
” She added , “ I will always fight for a woman ’ s right to make a decision about her own body.
” Harris , a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , will question Barrett during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing next week .
“ I couldn ’ t be more proud to serve as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without apology for the sanctity of human life .
I ’ m pro-life .
I don ’ t apologize for it , and this is another one of those cases where there ’ s such a dramatic contrast.
” Pence went on to point out that Biden and Harris support taxpayer funding for all abortions up until birth including late-term abortions , as well as more funding for Planned Parenthood .
“ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth .
Late-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Planned Parenthood of America , ” he said .
Page ’ s final question was written by Utah eighth-grader Brecklin Brown who commented that when he watches the news , all he sees is “ arguing between Democrats and Republicans ... citizen fighting against citizen ... two candidates from opposing parties trying to tear each other down.
” Brecklin asked , “ If our leaders can ’ t get along , how are the citizens supposed to get along ?
” Pence answered by saying that “ we ’ ve created literally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the history of the world , ” and not to “ assume that what you ’ re seeing on your local news networks is synonymous with the American people.
” He also talked about the friendship between the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the late Justice Antonin Scalia who were complete opposites on the political spectrum .
He added that he wants to work to have a “ government as good as our people , ” who “ love a good argument , ” but who “ are always there for one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answered by saying that what Brown described in her question was what has been happening in our country for the past four years , and that Biden was motivated to do something about it .
Harris added that Biden “ has a longstanding reputation of working across the aisle , ” and “ a history of lifting people up and fighting for their dignity .
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PETITION UPDATE (9/26/2020):
With President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are closer than we have been in decades to seeing Roe vs. Wade overturned.
We now encourage the Senate to confirm Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Judge Barrett has a fantastic track recond on sanctity of life issues, has seven children, and is a devout believer. She is the perfect remedy for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's radical pro-abortionism.
Please READ the full story here: 'BREAKING: Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court'
And then, please SIGN this petition telling the High Court that it's now time to end the activist Roe vs. Wade judgment. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (6/29/2020):
In a decision which has imperiled more abortion-minded women, sentenced more preborn to death, and upset pro-lifers across the nation,the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law requiring basic medical precautions in the event of abortion complications, with Chief Justice John Roberts reversing his own past decision to uphold a similar Texas law.
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion, which held that the Louisiana law was unconstitutional for the simple fact that it was “almost word-for-word identical” to the Texas one the court already struck down in 2016.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that he had “joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.”
We call on the Supreme Court to stop supporting the culture of death and overturn Roe vs Wade, now.
PETITION UPDATE (1/20/2020):
Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., this coming Friday, January 24th, for the March for Life. They will be praying for an end to Roe vs Wade, as the Supreme Court will hear a crucial, abortion-related case later this year in March. United our voices can change the course of history. Sign this petition TODAY! (LEARN MORE BELOW)
PETITION UPDATE (1/3/2020):
In advance of the Supreme Court's hearing arguments in an important abortion case later this year in March, 207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed amicus briefs supporting a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital nearby an abortion center.
Some of these supporting briefs also suggest that now is the time to reconsider Roe vs Wade as sound law.
Please SIGN this petition, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe vs Wade.
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More than 60 million Americans have been slaughtered in their mother's wombs as a result of Roe v. Wade. This activist, unconstitutional ruling in 1973 has left countless women emotionally and psychologically scarred.
It was believed by many that Roe would be overturned in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Despite having eight Republican-appointed judges at the time, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold it.
Since then, major gains have been made in the fight for life, and many lives have been saved.
However, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, leaving millions of defenseless pre-born children vulnerable to murder.
According to a 2016 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of aborted babies are African American, despite black women only making up six percent of the U.S. population. 19% of aborted babies are Hispanic.
We thus again call on the court to do everything they can to end Roe vs Wade.
Now is the time for pro-lifers to join together and ensure that all of God's children have a right to life.
Roe v. Wade must come to an end!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-regulations
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/over-200-congressmen-as-us-supreme-court-to-reconsider-roe-v-wade
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-members-file-competing-legal-briefs-in-key-scotus-abortion-case


lifesitenews--2020-10-09--The other global pandemic: the sexualization of our children, helped by bishops

Editor ’ s note : The following talk was given as part of an online conference title “ Fathers ’ Call to Bishops : Help us to defend our children ’ s purity .
” The virtual event was organized by Voice of the Family and made available via LifeSiteNews on October 9 , 2020 .
October 9 , 2020 ( ) — We have reached the final stage of sexualization of children .
The agenda is no longer hidden in the shadows and concealed .
It is openly stated , published , even lauded .
Legislation has been passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The corruption of our children by the satanic horde has been accomplished not despite the best efforts of true shepherds of the Church , but , I hate to say it , with the collusion of the vast majority of those who call themselves the successors of the apostles .
Modesty and innocence , custody of the eyes , and temperance have been almost completely ignored by the hierarchy .
They have paid attention to the “ authorities ” of the world — the psychologists , psychiatrists , and sex experts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the clergy sexual abuse crisis and cover-up in the first place .
The hierarchy has entered into politics and played political games .
Anarchists have maintained the constant demand for total destruction of the family ; their henchmen in politics have moved the needle slowly toward that perverse agenda of sexualization of our children ; and the vast majority of bishops have given in , little by little , thinking they were doing their best to hold the line with only little compromises here and there .
I ’ m not even speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich who has encouraged the LGBT indoctrination of Catholics .
Even conservative Cardinals such as Toronto ’ s Cardinal Thomas Collins , after negotiating with politicians who were demanding adherence to the LGBT ideology and threatening the removal of public funds from Catholic schools , caved in to allow for and in fact invite all Catholic high schools to have gay-straight alliance clubs under the aegis of non-discrimination .
Politics is described as the art of compromise .
But there is no compromise with the truth .
The successors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unpopular task of demanding adherence to the fullness of the truth in a society where that would have been met with ridicule and charges of extremeness .
But the desire to please the world , to cozy up to modern ideas , to be “ open ” to the modern world were so enticing that compromise with the truth was permitted .
The instruction on modest dress for women laid out by Pope Pius XII is never mentioned .
The counsel to practice custody of the eyes is never taught .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Catholic schools by order of the bishops themselves — even over the objection of parents .
So we fathers are here to say to the bishops : “ Enough !
” Your compromises have gravely harmed our children , and it is time to repent .
You have seen the statistics — the world has never been worse .
There are more people who view pornography regularly today then there were people alive in 1917 , when Our Lady warned that more people go to hell for sins of the flesh than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study found that ninety-three percent of boys aged 17 and under and 62 % of girls the same age were exposed to online pornography during adolescence , and that was 2008 , when the internet was relatively innocent compared to what it has become in the last dozen years .
Bishops and the Catholic school teachers in their dioceses decided to “ educate ” children as young as kindergarten about the parts of the body in an “ open and honest ” way .
Naturally , these young children , when exposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ask further questions , awakening a curiosity that need not be there for years .
The age-old wisdom of the Church was once upon a time psychologically backed , recognizing an innocence to which all parents who have raised multiple children can attest if those precious little ones have not been poisoned by pornography or sex education .
Parents know when their children are ready for education in the area of sexuality .
The readiness for such information varies with each child — as parents know !
The one-size-fits-all mandatory sex ed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in fact , is properly called sexual abuse .
The scandals of modern-day sex education have been detailed by numerous parents who were horrified to discover what their children were learning at school .
Earlier this year , the U.S.-based Family Research Council released a 56-page booklet on “ Sex Education in Public Schools , ” demonstrating how “ sex ed programs push the limits on what is appropriate , both in terms of the material presented to students and the age at which it is presented.
” I apologize for having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being fed in taxpayer-funded schools in America .
The FRC investigation found : • Pre-pubescent children in Austin , Texas are encouraged “ to consider ‘ vaginal intercourse , ’ ‘ oral intercourse , ’ and ‘ anal intercourse.
’ ” • Homosexuality and transgender ideology are pushed in programs by Planned Parenthood for middle-school students .
• “ Many public schools are beginning to teach the radical , anti-science proposition that biological sex is meaningless , that some kids are born in the wrong body , and that some girls have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Indiana actually send teens shopping for condoms , with a worksheet to fill out comparing brands , prices , lubrication , and whether or not they are comfortable shopping in the store.
” • As LifeSite has reported , the “ right ” to abortion is a standard part of sex education in public schools .
In some institutions , students are told how to get an abortion and keep it a secret from their parents .
The booklet reports that “ [ s ] chools in Indiana ‘ send students to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out about services provided , and a place to fill out the bus route they took to get there.
’ ” The booklet warns that the term “ consent ” is no longer used exclusively “ to equip kids to resist committing , or being a victim of , sexual assault.
” Rather , “ [ t ] he ‘ consent ’ movement seems less about avoiding assault and more about promoting sex and sexual rights.
” FRC quoted the Guttmacher Institute , the research arm of pro-abortion Planned Parenthood , which , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing back against abstinence-only messages.
” Abstinence , in turn , has nothing to do with waiting for marriage , but means “ abstinence until your next steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
” Parents who sought to avoid these problems by withdrawing their children from sex ed classes — where such removal is not forbidden by law — must also realize they have not spared their children from the indoctrination as it now permeates all school courses .
Even classes as seemingly innocuous as history are not safe .
“ All public schools in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now required to teach children LGBTQ history .
In Illinois , schools are not even allowed to purchase history textbooks that fail to include an LGBTQ angle , ” reports the Family Research Council .
In gym class , male teens are permitted in the girls ’ change rooms .
So , in terms of the world , things have gotten worse .
With open and extreme sexualization of children taking place before our eyes , some secular philosophers and politicians have spoken out , urging parents to action .
Last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sex education should be removed from schools .
Breton , a member of the mainstream conservative party , Les Républicains , said at the Commission for Cultural Affairs of the French National Assembly : “ Parents are the primary educators of their children .
This principle can be found in every national and international affirmation of rights .
Reaffirming this principle requires that schools should not infringe parents ’ rights .
As regards emotional and sexual education , which touches upon people ’ s most intimate convictions , State intervention is not legitimate.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peterson urged parents to “ decide what ’ s important ” and take action .
“ The people who are pushing these sorts of agendas are actually quite the small minority .
They ’ re very noisy , and they ’ re very well organized .
But if you don ’ t stand up and do something about it , especially when it affects your own family , then all that ’ s going to happen is that it ’ s going to continue to spread.
” The consequences for our children are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Control report that human papillomavirus , which can lead to cervical cancer , is at epidemic proportions among young people .
Writing at LifeSite , family activist Linda Harvey points out there were 1.7 million cases of chlamydia in 2017 , and 45 % of those cases were found in our young people .
Gonorrhea rose 67 % , syphilis 76 % .
Meanwhile , things in the Church have remained relatively similar for the past 60 years with rare notable exceptions .
Bishops continue to take the advice of so-called educational experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disdained the cry of truly Catholic parents .
Moreover , those appointed to shepherd the faithful have failed to distinguish between truly Catholic parents who believe in all the teachings of the Faith around issues of sexuality and have instead given sometimes greater adherence to those parents — often of higher prestige in the world — who are nominally Catholic but eschew the teachings of the Faith on matters of sexual morality .
Bishops have continued to think they know best what sexual teachings our children should receive in Catholic schools .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from removing their children from sex education classes in Catholic schools , as happened with Bishop David Choby in Nashville , Tennessee .
This has forced parents to go to secular schools , which at least allow them that right .
It is truly scandalous .
More than a decade ago , the spread all over the world , who for Catholic parents the grievous in schools , were actually or shunned by their for daring to stand up for the faith and the faithful entrusted to their care by Christ .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At one time , Catholic parents could at least turn to the Vatican , to Pope John Paul II or Benedict XVI , and warn bishops that parents , in their primary role as educators of their children , must have their wishes adhered to regarding the sexual education of their children .
But we now have the Vatican itself promoting version of filthy sexual education replete with immodest photographs that at one time would have been considered pornographic .
We have the Pope himself , “ We must provide sex education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed in the last decade .
Catholic parents now know the connection between corrupt clergy and the sex education agenda .
It was disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick who was one of the leading movers in the U.S. Conference of Bishops on forcing perverse sex education on Catholic children against their parents ’ wishes .
Catholic activist Christopher Manion that McCarrick ordered all Catholic schools in his own archdiocese to expel any children whose parents removed them from the school program teaching children sexual abuse prevention .
Catholic parents in the Archdiocese of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children from these sexual abuse education classes only after Cardinal McCarrick retired .
Manion points out that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued new regulations permitting parents to remove their children from the diocesan-sponsored training programs in child sex abuse prevention on the very day Pope Benedict XVI accepted McCarrick ’ s resignation — May 15 , 2006 .
Recalls Manion : “ Parents nationwide were outraged that the USCCB insisted that secular ‘ experts , ’ and not parents , should teach their children — down to the age of five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But McCarrick ’ s control of the USCCB was apparently so pervasive that there was nothing parents could do.
” Catholic parents were warned already in the nineteenth century by Pope Leo XIII that “ it is the duty of parents to make every effort to prevent any invasion of their rights in this matter , and to make absolutely sure that the education of their children remain under their own control in keeping with their Christian duty , and above all to refuse to send them to those schools in which there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of impiety.
” ( encyclical ‘ On Christians as Citizens ’ ) When addressing parents in Canada , Pope Leo XIII added poignantly : “ For our children can not go for instruction to schools which either ignore or of set purpose combat the Catholic religion , or in which its teachings are despised and its fundamental principles repudiated .
Wherever the Church has allowed this to be done , it has only been with pain and through necessity , at the same time surrounding her children with many safeguards which , nevertheless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been insufficient to cope successfully with the danger attending it.
” ( On the Manitoba School Question , Pope Leo XIII – 1897 ) But this counsel to strenuously safeguard children from schools which would harm their faith comes not only from Popes hundreds of years ago .
By the grace of God , there are rare , notable examples of church leaders , successors of the apostles , who have the true best interests of children at heart .
One of them is His Eminence Cardinal Burke who , in the opening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Sadly , some Catholic schools , for a variety of reasons , mimic the situation in non-Catholic schools by insisting upon the anti-life , anti-family , and anti-religion ideology which marks education , in general .
The latter situation is particularly pernicious , for parents send their children to a Catholic school , trusting that it will be truly Catholic , when , in fact , it is nothing of the sort .
The operation of such schools under the name of Catholic is a profound injustice to families.
” Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminded parents of their “ responsibility , as a primary and inalienable right , to educate their children .
The State , ” he said , “ can not arrogate this right , much less corrupt children and indoctrinate them in the perverse principles that are so widespread today.
” “ It is your duty to raise your voice so that these attempts to steal the education of your children may be denounced and rejected with force , ” he added , “ because you will be able to do very little for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and culture are judged incompatible with those of an impious and materialistic state.
” I remember speaking with Bishop Athanasius Schneider about this question in 2016 .
When I asked him about sex education in schools , and how parents should deal with it , he told me : “ When their children are taught in the school in an immoral way , they have to withdraw the children .
This is their obligation .
You can not expose your children to an immoral danger .
It is impossible .
Catholic parents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have to be even ready to suffer , yes , to suffer consequences.
” Many Catholic parents have taken up this challenge and have either sought out private traditional Catholic schools which guard the purity of their children , or undertaken the heroic task of home schooling their children .
These extraordinary measures are demanded of parents today to safeguard the eternal salvation of their children .
They are a necessary duty in fulfilling our vocation as parents , which is ultimately about our salvation and that of our children , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What greater work is there than training the mind and forming the habits of the young ?
” And as the Good Book says , “ what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul ?
” ( Mark 8:36 ) After Bishop Schneider told me that , though , I immediately followed up with a question about unfaithful priests and bishops , since this is the situation most of us find ourselves in today , as sex education in schools comes with at least tacit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counseled that parents must know their Catholic faith very well .
They must study the Catechism , and not just any Catechism – “ the Catechism of the parents and grandparents , ” he said , referring to the Catechism of the Council of Trent and the offshoots of it such as the Baltimore Catechism for those of us in North America .
“ This is , ” he said “ the voice of Christ and of the Church of all times.
” “ Then , when pastors or members of the hierarchy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teaching of the perpetual Magisterium of the Church , of the Catechism , you have to withdraw your children from these churches , and not to go to them , even if you have to travel 100 km [ to a faithful church ] .
” He explained that his family lived in the Soviet Union and considered themselves lucky when they found a Catholic Church 100 km away .
“ I think that in the Western world , in the United States , you will find a Church maybe closer than 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priest .
So , avoid these churches [ where error is preached ] .
[ Such places ] are destroying the faith of the people .
These churches are destroying .
We have to avoid them .
[ Such people ] are traitors of the faith , even when they have the title of priest or bishop.
” We will protect our children .
We will make the sacrifices and bear the sufferings it takes to guard their faith offering up our trials in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacrifices and sufferings for the conversion of you very bishops who by your misguided intent or negligence are harming the faith of our children in Catholic schools .
We will not feed our children to the wolves in shepherd ’ s clothing .
We will resist .
We will implore heaven for the restoration of the mystical body of Christ which is undergoing Her own calvary .
Clinging firmly to the tradition of the Church , anchored to the pillars of Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist , we will stand unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Editor’s note: The following talk was given as part of an online conference title “ Fathers’ Call to Bishops: Help us to defend our children’s purity. ” The virtual event was organized by Voice of the Family and made available via LifeSiteNews on October 9, 2020.
October 9, 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — We have reached the final stage of sexualization of children. The agenda is no longer hidden in the shadows and concealed. It is openly stated, published, even lauded. Legislation has been passed demonstrating the agenda for all to see. The corruption of our children by the satanic horde has been accomplished not despite the best efforts of true shepherds of the Church, but, I hate to say it, with the collusion of the vast majority of those who call themselves the successors of the apostles.
Modesty and innocence, custody of the eyes, and temperance have been almost completely ignored by the hierarchy. They have paid attention to the “authorities” of the world — the psychologists, psychiatrists, and sex experts of the same ilk that led them to the clergy sexual abuse crisis and cover-up in the first place.
The hierarchy has entered into politics and played political games. Anarchists have maintained the constant demand for total destruction of the family; their henchmen in politics have moved the needle slowly toward that perverse agenda of sexualization of our children; and the vast majority of bishops have given in, little by little, thinking they were doing their best to hold the line with only little compromises here and there. I’m not even speaking here of the radical left bishops such as Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich who has encouraged the LGBT indoctrination of Catholics. Even conservative Cardinals such as Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins, after negotiating with politicians who were demanding adherence to the LGBT ideology and threatening the removal of public funds from Catholic schools, caved in to allow for and in fact invite all Catholic high schools to have gay-straight alliance clubs under the aegis of non-discrimination.
Politics is described as the art of compromise. But there is no compromise with the truth. The successors of the apostles were given the unwelcome and unpopular task of demanding adherence to the fullness of the truth in a society where that would have been met with ridicule and charges of extremeness.
But the desire to please the world, to cozy up to modern ideas, to be “open” to the modern world were so enticing that compromise with the truth was permitted.
The instruction on modest dress for women laid out by Pope Pius XII is never mentioned. The counsel to practice custody of the eyes is never taught. The age of innocence of children is savaged in Catholic schools by order of the bishops themselves — even over the objection of parents. So we fathers are here to say to the bishops: “Enough!”
Your compromises have gravely harmed our children, and it is time to repent. You have seen the statistics — the world has never been worse. There are more people who view pornography regularly today then there were people alive in 1917, when Our Lady warned that more people go to hell for sins of the flesh than for any other reason. A 2008 study found that ninety-three percent of boys aged 17 and under and 62% of girls the same age were exposed to online pornography during adolescence, and that was 2008, when the internet was relatively innocent compared to what it has become in the last dozen years.
Bishops and the Catholic school teachers in their dioceses decided to “educate” children as young as kindergarten about the parts of the body in an “open and honest” way. Naturally, these young children, when exposed to this so-called education, would be curious and ask further questions, awakening a curiosity that need not be there for years.
The age-old wisdom of the Church was once upon a time psychologically backed, recognizing an innocence to which all parents who have raised multiple children can attest if those precious little ones have not been poisoned by pornography or sex education.
Parents know when their children are ready for education in the area of sexuality. The readiness for such information varies with each child — as parents know! The one-size-fits-all mandatory sex ed in classrooms has been a disaster and, in fact, is properly called sexual abuse.
The scandals of modern-day sex education have been detailed by numerous parents who were horrified to discover what their children were learning at school.
Earlier this year, the U.S.-based Family Research Council released a 56-page booklet on “Sex Education in Public Schools,” demonstrating how “sex ed programs push the limits on what is appropriate, both in terms of the material presented to students and the age at which it is presented.”
I apologize for having to mention publicly what our own children are being fed in taxpayer-funded schools in America. The FRC investigation found:
Pre-pubescent children in Austin, Texas are encouraged “to consider ‘vaginal intercourse,’ ‘oral intercourse,’ and ‘anal intercourse.’”
Homosexuality and transgender ideology are pushed in programs by Planned Parenthood for middle-school students.
“Many public schools are beginning to teach the radical, anti-science proposition that biological sex is meaningless, that some kids are born in the wrong body, and that some girls have penises, too.”
“Schools in Indiana actually send teens shopping for condoms, with a worksheet to fill out comparing brands, prices, lubrication, and whether or not they are comfortable shopping in the store.”
As LifeSite has reported, the “right” to abortion is a standard part of sex education in public schools. In some institutions, students are told how to get an abortion and keep it a secret from their parents. The booklet reports that“[s]chools in Indiana ‘send students to visit clinics with a worksheet to fill out about services provided, and a place to fill out the bus route they took to get there.’”
Schools have deceived parents by misusing language.
The booklet warns that the term “consent” is no longer used exclusively “to equip kids to resist committing, or being a victim of, sexual assault.” Rather, “[t]he ‘consent’ movement seems less about avoiding assault and more about promoting sex and sexual rights.” FRC quoted the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of pro-abortion Planned Parenthood, which revealed , “Teaching about consent is key to pushing back against abstinence-only messages.” Abstinence, in turn, has nothing to do with waiting for marriage, but means “abstinence until your next steady boyfriend or girlfriend.”
Parents who sought to avoid these problems by withdrawing their children from sex ed classes — where such removal is not forbidden by law — must also realize they have not spared their children from the indoctrination as it now permeates all school courses. Even classes as seemingly innocuous as history are not safe. “All public schools in California, New Jersey, and Illinois are now required to teach children LGBTQ history. In Illinois, schools are not even allowed to purchase history textbooks that fail to include an LGBTQ angle,” reports the Family Research Council. In gym class, male teens are permitted in the girls’ change rooms.
So, in terms of the world, things have gotten worse. With open and extreme sexualization of children taking place before our eyes, some secular philosophers and politicians have spoken out, urging parents to action.
Last year, French legislator Xavier Breton suggested that sex education should be removed from schools. Breton, a member of the mainstream conservative party, Les Républicains, said at the Commission for Cultural Affairs of the French National Assembly: “Parents are the primary educators of their children. This principle can be found in every national and international affirmation of rights. Reaffirming this principle requires that schools should not infringe parents’ rights. As regards emotional and sexual education, which touches upon people’s most intimate convictions, State intervention is not legitimate.”
Canadian psychologist and philosopher Dr. Jordan Peterson urged parents to “decide what’s important” and take action. “The people who are pushing these sorts of agendas are actually quite the small minority. They’re very noisy, and they’re very well organized. But if you don’t stand up and do something about it, especially when it affects your own family, then all that’s going to happen is that it’s going to continue to spread.”
The consequences for our children are severe. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control report that human papillomavirus, which can lead to cervical cancer, is at epidemic proportions among young people. Writing at LifeSite, family activist Linda Harvey points out there were 1.7 million cases of chlamydia in 2017, and 45% of those cases were found in our young people. Gonorrhea rose 67%, syphilis 76%.
Meanwhile, things in the Church have remained relatively similar for the past 60 years with rare notable exceptions. Bishops continue to take the advice of so-called educational experts on sex education and have ignored and disdained the cry of truly Catholic parents. Moreover, those appointed to shepherd the faithful have failed to distinguish between truly Catholic parents who believe in all the teachings of the Faith around issues of sexuality and have instead given sometimes greater adherence to those parents — often of higher prestige in the world — who are nominally Catholic but eschew the teachings of the Faith on matters of sexual morality.
Bishops have continued to think they know best what sexual teachings our children should receive in Catholic schools. They have at times even immorally forbidden Catholic parents from removing their children from sex education classes in Catholic schools, as happened with Bishop David Choby in Nashville, Tennessee. This has forced parents to go to secular schools, which at least allow them that right. It is truly scandalous.
More than a decade ago, the few bishops spread all over the world, who stood up for Catholic parents against the grievous excesses in schools, were actually attacked or shunned by their brother bishops for daring to stand up for the faith and the faithful entrusted to their care by Christ.
But what has indeed changed is the Vatican. At one time, Catholic parents could at least turn to the Vatican, to Pope John Paul II or Benedict XVI, and warn bishops that parents, in their primary role as educators of their children, must have their wishes adhered to regarding the sexual education of their children. But we now have the Vatican itself promoting its own version of filthy sexual education replete with immodest photographs that at one time would have been considered pornographic. We have the Pope himself saying , “We must provide sex education in schools.”
But another thing has changed in the last decade. Catholic parents now know the connection between corrupt clergy and the sex education agenda. It was disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick who was one of the leading movers in the U.S. Conference of Bishops on forcing perverse sex education on Catholic children against their parents’ wishes. Catholic activist Christopher Manion points out that McCarrick ordered all Catholic schools in his own archdiocese to expel any children whose parents removed them from the school program teaching children sexual abuse prevention.
Catholic parents in the Archdiocese of Washington regained their right to withhold their children from these sexual abuse education classes only after Cardinal McCarrick retired. Manion points out that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued new regulations permitting parents to remove their children from the diocesan-sponsored training programs in child sex abuse prevention on the very day Pope Benedict XVI accepted McCarrick’s resignation — May 15, 2006.
Recalls Manion: “Parents nationwide were outraged that the USCCB insisted that secular ‘experts,’ and not parents, should teach their children — down to the age of five — how to avoid sex abuse. But McCarrick’s control of the USCCB was apparently so pervasive that there was nothing parents could do.”
Catholic parents were warned already in the nineteenth century by Pope Leo XIII that “it is the duty of parents to make every effort to prevent any invasion of their rights in this matter, and to make absolutely sure that the education of their children remain under their own control in keeping with their Christian duty, and above all to refuse to send them to those schools in which there is danger of imbibing the deadly poison of impiety.” (encyclical ‘On Christians as Citizens’)
When addressing parents in Canada, Pope Leo XIII added poignantly: “For our children cannot go for instruction to schools which either ignore or of set purpose combat the Catholic religion, or in which its teachings are despised and its fundamental principles repudiated. Wherever the Church has allowed this to be done, it has only been with pain and through necessity, at the same time surrounding her children with many safeguards which, nevertheless it has been too often recognized have been insufficient to cope successfully with the danger attending it.” (On the Manitoba School Question, Pope Leo XIII – 1897)
But this counsel to strenuously safeguard children from schools which would harm their faith comes not only from Popes hundreds of years ago. By the grace of God, there are rare, notable examples of church leaders, successors of the apostles, who have the true best interests of children at heart.
One of them is His Eminence Cardinal Burke who, in the opening address of this online conference, said: “Sadly, some Catholic schools, for a variety of reasons, mimic the situation in non-Catholic schools by insisting upon the anti-life, anti-family, and anti-religion ideology which marks education, in general. The latter situation is particularly pernicious, for parents send their children to a Catholic school, trusting that it will be truly Catholic, when, in fact, it is nothing of the sort. The operation of such schools under the name of Catholic is a profound injustice to families.”
Another is Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò who has reminded parents of their “responsibility, as a primary and inalienable right, to educate their children. The State,” he said, “cannot arrogate this right, much less corrupt children and indoctrinate them in the perverse principles that are so widespread today.”
“It is your duty to raise your voice so that these attempts to steal the education of your children may be denounced and rejected with force,” he added, “because you will be able to do very little for them if your faith, ideas, and culture are judged incompatible with those of an impious and materialistic state.”
I remember speaking with Bishop Athanasius Schneider about this question in 2016.
When I asked him about sex education in schools, and how parents should deal with it, he told me: “When their children are taught in the school in an immoral way, they have to withdraw the children. This is their obligation. You cannot expose your children to an immoral danger. It is impossible. Catholic parents, in defending their children from this immorality, have to be even ready to suffer, yes, to suffer consequences.”
Many Catholic parents have taken up this challenge and have either sought out private traditional Catholic schools which guard the purity of their children, or undertaken the heroic task of home schooling their children. These extraordinary measures are demanded of parents today to safeguard the eternal salvation of their children. They are a necessary duty in fulfilling our vocation as parents, which is ultimately about our salvation and that of our children, for as St. John Chrysostom reminded us, “What greater work is there than training the mind and forming the habits of the young?” And as the Good Book says, “what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?” (Mark 8:36)
After Bishop Schneider told me that, though, I immediately followed up with a question about unfaithful priests and bishops, since this is the situation most of us find ourselves in today, as sex education in schools comes with at least tacit support of the hierarchy.
Bishop Schneider counseled that parents must know their Catholic faith very well. They must study the Catechism, and not just any Catechism – “the Catechism of the parents and grandparents,” he said, referring to the Catechism of the Council of Trent and the offshoots of it such as the Baltimore Catechism for those of us in North America.
“This is,” he said “the voice of Christ and of the Church of all times.”
“Then, when pastors or members of the hierarchy contradict the teaching of Christ, the teaching of the perpetual Magisterium of the Church, of the Catechism, you have to withdraw your children from these churches, and not to go to them, even if you have to travel 100 km [to a faithful church].”
He explained that his family lived in the Soviet Union and considered themselves lucky when they found a Catholic Church 100 km away. “I think that in the Western world, in the United States, you will find a Church maybe closer than 100 km where there may be a good priest. So, avoid these churches [where error is preached]. [Such places] are destroying the faith of the people. These churches are destroying. We have to avoid them. [Such people] are traitors of the faith, even when they have the title of priest or bishop.”
We will protect our children. We will make the sacrifices and bear the sufferings it takes to guard their faith offering up our trials in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We will offer up our prayers, sacrifices and sufferings for the conversion of you very bishops who by your misguided intent or negligence are harming the faith of our children in Catholic schools.
We will not feed our children to the wolves in shepherd’s clothing. We will resist. We will implore heaven for the restoration of the mystical body of Christ which is undergoing Her own calvary. Clinging firmly to the tradition of the Church, anchored to the pillars of Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist, we will stand unable to be swayed even by the fiercest storm.
Follow John-Henry John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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