lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Why this Hispanic American will be voting for Trump

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October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSifeNews ) — I want to explain to you as simply as I can why Donald Trump is the only logical vote for me , a Hispanic American .
My family came to America when I was eleven years old .
Like every immigrant family before us , we came seeking the opportunity that only America can offer to those who are willing to work hard in the pursuit of their dreams .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States to become microbiologists .
To make ends meet we grew vegetables and sold them on the weekends at the famers ' market .
We also delivered phone books in the Wisconsin winter .
My sister and I even tried to help assembling pens and recycling bottles and cans .
We shopped at Goodwill and spent a lot of time hanging around our parents ' labs as they worked late into the night to finish their experiments .
The first thing we learned as immigrants is that getting ahead takes a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience firsthand that in America , if you work hard and do n't make excuses , you will get ahead .
It is not in our DNA to expect that the government should provide us jobs , health care , housing , or anything else that we can provide for ourselves .
Put simply , we have found out from the experience of our hardworking parents and families that individual hard work and personal responsibility are the key to success , not the leftist politics of class envy and redistribution of wealth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ am voting for Trump : Trump represents the idea that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in America .
That opportunity is why most Hispanic Americans came to the United States , and that is what we want to see passed down to our children .
Although we certainly worked very hard , we also had a lot of help and encouragement .
Our schools would always waive our activity fees for extracurricular activities .
My soccer club allowed my stepdad to be an assistant coach in order to waive my fees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cultivate his unused fields decided not to charge us anything in order to help us out .
Kind neighbors invited us to eat fancy ice cream that we could never afford .
This is the second reason I am voting for Donald Trump : Hispanic Americans love America and we are not attracted to those who want to see us as victims of a supposedly unjust system .
Americans are good and generous people who love to voluntarily help people in their community .
My family had no right to so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family and I will always be grateful and reject the anti-American rhetoric of the left .
Hispanic immigrants are proud to be fully American , just as we are proud of our Hispanic heritage .
We are proud of America 's success because it is our own success , too !
The sense of belonging to a country that rewards honest hard work is what makes us patriotic .
As American patriots , we reject the leftist narrative of self-loathing .
The notion that America is institutionally racist , sexist , xenophobic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hispanic Americans who know that nobody loves an underdog and is willing to lend a helping hand more than an American .
The third reason I am voting for Donald Trump is that I do n't believe that America is a racist country , and I do n't believe that Donald Trump is a racist .
Colorblindness is built into Hispanic American culture , and trying to appeal to us based on our race not only does n't work , but is seen as racist in and of itself .
Hispanic Americans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeply misunderstood by most American political campaigns on the left and also on the right .
Identity politics based on race are not successful with Hispanic Americans because we just do n't identify ourselves by our race .
I credit this to the wonderful Catholic missionary spirit of my Spanish forebears who evangelized all races of people as brothers and sisters in Christ .
This resulted not only in a lot of racial mixing , but also in the forming of our collective identity around values other than our race .
A Peruvian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my wife ) will usually have much more in common with a white Spaniard like me than I do with a white Italian or Frenchman .
So when the left tries to portray itself as the only party for black and brown people , most Hispanic Americans do n't care and do n't buy it because we do n't identify ourselves by our race .
All Lives Matter , period .
While Hispanic Americans do n't share a race , we do share many values .
At the top of our list are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of children through abortion ; we believe that marriage is the foundation of a family and is possible only between one man and one woman ; and we are horrified by the normalization of transgenderism , especially when it comes to exposing our children to it in schools .
The fourth reason I am voting for Donald Trump is that the Democratic Party has adopted abortion , same-sex “ marriage , ” and transgenderism as its religion .
If you profess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior , and not the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the modern Democratic Party .
As the chairman of the Democratic National Committee said in 2017 , if you ’ re pro-life , you 're not welcome in the party .
While Republicans , including Donald Trump , are not unified in rejecting same-sex “ marriage ” and gender ideology , it is clear that the alternative is a Democratic Party that wants to impose these radical ideologies on everyone , especially children in public schools .
Worst of all , Joe Biden has stated repeatedly that he supports taxpayer-funded abortion .
Hispanic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s sometimes insensitive words because we understand that he is a proud New York businessman who doesn ’ t apologize for his success .
He is also proud to be an American , and he refuses to give in to racist identity politics .
And while it would be a lie to say he is the perfect model of a Christian family man , the fact is that during his first term as president , he has had the courage to fight the destruction of our family values by defending the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our religious freedom against the constant attacks of the left .
The choice could not be clearer .
Trump will be better for business and the economy .
Trump is a proud American and will not apologize for putting American interests first against the enemies of the United States , both foreign and domestic .
Trump will not bend the knee to the racist bullies of BLM and the anarchists of Antifa .
And most importantly of all , Trump will continue to stand with Christians on life and religious freedom .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ?

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


lifesitenews--2020-10-26--Bishop Schneider: Deception via hairsplitting – civil ‘union’ vs ‘cohabitation’

October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In the documentary film “ Francesco ” that premiered on October 21st 2020 as part of the Rome Film Festival Pope Francis used the expression “ convivencia civil ” instead of “ union civil ” , asking thereby , nevertheless , that a civil law of cohabitation be created for homosexual persons , so that they are legally covered .
Both expressions “ convivencia civil ” and “ union civil ” have , however , substantially the same meaning , as it is manifest also for instance in the Argentinian legislation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ called “ Law of Homosexual Cohabitation ” , in the original Spanish langue called “ Ley de Convivencia Homosexual ” No .
3376 was approved in the Province of Río Negro in Argentina .
Article 1 provides that “ Same-sex couples may make a sworn statement certifying their cohabitation ( convivencia ) before the competent authority ” .
The juridical terms are different in some countries , but they all mean substantially the same thing , namely a cohabitation of a homosexual couple , as well as of a heterosexual couple , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
These juridical terms are for instance : “ same-sex unions ” , “ union civil ” , “ convivencia homosexual ” , “ convivencia civil ” , “ registered partnership ” , “ Eingetragene Partnerschaften ” and others .
The support of legal forms of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons , asserting at the same time , that homosexual acts remain immoral , and that the two homosexual persons registered in that legal form will live in sexual abstinence , represents a factual contradiction .
In spite of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homosexual acts , such a support makes de facto part of the general ideological and juridical propaganda to legalize and recognize the alleged goodness of the homosexual lifestyle and of homosexual acts .
Furthermore , it is completely naive and out of touch with reality to assume that civil forms of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons will help them to live sexual abstinence .
To assume that would presuppose that there should be an article in the legal statute of the homosexual cohabitation , which would stipulate more or less this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil cohabitation must live in sexual abstinence ” .
However , that would be ridiculed as a joke .
No person with common sense would believe that two homosexual persons who register their stable cohabitation are living in sexual abstinence , just as nobody would believe that a heterosexual couple who registered their stable cohabitation are living in sexual abstinence .
Every normal-thinking person understands the expression that the Pope uses here as a form of a cohabitation legally recognized by the state , as a stable cohabitation ( “ Convivencia ” ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a legal recognition of the homosexual lifestyle .
The wordplay with “ civil cohabitation ” , in Spanish “ convivencia civil ” and “ civil unions ” in Spanish “ union civil ” is in our case a sophism , a hairsplitting and a trick .
It is reminiscent of the fairy tale of the emperor 's new clothes .
This wordplay is ultimately intellectually dishonest and does not convince anybody .
Any kind of a legally registered form of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons , no matter what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a public scandal , a propaganda for the homosexual lifestyle , a constant and immediate danger of mortal sin for the two involved persons .
A support of such a legal form is morally irresponsible , confusing , causing scandal , and producing a fatal effect .
The claim to guarantee for a homosexual couple some civil rights as for instance inheritance , visiting in hospital and similar cases , is evidently a pretext .
In fact , civil laws in democratic countries provide sufficiently for each citizen the regularization of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc.
, without needing to create a juridical form of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons .
If homosexual persons honestly wish to live in sexual continence and practice the virtue of chastity , they will never demand a legal form of a stable cohabitation , since they know that such a mutual closeness will put them in immediate danger of mortal sin and even of habitual mortal sins of fornication .
If homosexual persons honestly wish to live in sexual continence they will not engage in any form of civil cohabitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any support of the spread of the ideology of justification and legitimization of the homosexual lifestyle .
Homosexual persons who honestly wish to live in sexual continence will also know that their civilly registered cohabitation will cause scandal .
In a time of worldwide , aggressive and demagogic propaganda for legitimizing homosexual behaviour and homosexual acts as morally good , affirmations by churchmen in favor of any kind of legally recognized forms of homosexual cohabitations , independently of the terms ( unions , coexistence , cohabitation , partnership etc . )
will de @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Church should do exactly the contrary and resist courageously by words and gestures full of clarity , calm and dignity this ideological propaganda that enslaves human dignity in a lifestyle which contradicts the will of God the Creator and the Redeemer of the dignity of human nature .
Intellectual honesty and sincere love for the truth are required and are worthy for all representatives of the Church to remain credible witnesses of the Divine law written in human nature and human reason and explicitly revealed in God ’ s Word in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Church throughout two thousand years .

Every normal-thinking person understands the expression that the Pope uses here as a form of a cohabitation legally recognized by the state, as a stable cohabitation ('Convivencia') of a homosexual couple, and thus as a legal recognition of the homosexual lifestyle.
October 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In the documentary film “Francesco” that premiered on October 21st 2020 as part of the Rome Film Festival Pope Francis used the expression “convivencia civil” instead of “union civil”, asking thereby, nevertheless, that a civil law of cohabitation be created for homosexual persons, so that they are legally covered. Both expressions “convivencia civil” and “union civil” have, however, substantially the same meaning, as it is manifest also for instance in the Argentinian legislation. On December 17, 2002 a law called “Law of Homosexual Cohabitation”, in the original Spanish langue called “Ley de Convivencia Homosexual” No. 3376 was approved in the Province of Río Negro in Argentina. Article 1 provides that “Same-sex couples may make a sworn statement certifying their cohabitation (convivencia) before the competent authority”.
The juridical terms are different in some countries, but they all mean substantially the same thing, namely a cohabitation of a homosexual couple, as well as of a heterosexual couple, which means a stable extramarital cohabitation registered by the state. These juridical terms are for instance: “same-sex unions”, “union civil”, “convivencia homosexual”, “convivencia civil”, “registered partnership”, “Eingetragene Partnerschaften” and others.
The support of legal forms of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons, asserting at the same time, that homosexual acts remain immoral, and that the two homosexual persons registered in that legal form will live in sexual abstinence, represents a factual contradiction. In spite of a theoretical assertion of the immorality of homosexual acts, such a support makes de facto part of the general ideological and juridical propaganda to legalize and recognize the alleged goodness of the homosexual lifestyle and of homosexual acts. Furthermore, it is completely naive and out of touch with reality to assume that civil forms of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons will help them to live sexual abstinence. To assume that would presuppose that there should be an article in the legal statute of the homosexual cohabitation, which would stipulate more or less this: “The two partners of the civil cohabitation must live in sexual abstinence”. However, that would be ridiculed as a joke. No person with common sense would believe that two homosexual persons who register their stable cohabitation are living in sexual abstinence, just as nobody would believe that a heterosexual couple who registered their stable cohabitation are living in sexual abstinence.
Every normal-thinking person understands the expression that the Pope uses here as a form of a cohabitation legally recognized by the state, as a stable cohabitation (“Convivencia”) of a homosexual couple, and thus as a legal recognition of the homosexual lifestyle.
The wordplay with “civil cohabitation”, in Spanish “convivencia civil” and “civil unions” in Spanish “union civil” is in our case a sophism, a hairsplitting and a trick. It is reminiscent of the fairy tale of the emperor's new clothes. This wordplay is ultimately intellectually dishonest and does not convince anybody.
Any kind of a legally registered form of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons, no matter what you call it, is inherently immoral because it is a public scandal, a propaganda for the homosexual lifestyle, a constant and immediate danger of mortal sin for the two involved persons. A support of such a legal form is morally irresponsible, confusing, causing scandal, and producing a fatal effect. The claim to guarantee for a homosexual couple some civil rights as for instance inheritance, visiting in hospital and similar cases, is evidently a pretext. In fact, civil laws in democratic countries provide sufficiently for each citizen the regularization of such issues as inheritance, legal care etc., without needing to create a juridical form of a stable cohabitation of two homosexual persons. If homosexual persons honestly wish to live in sexual continence and practice the virtue of chastity, they will never demand a legal form of a stable cohabitation, since they know that such a mutual closeness will put them in immediate danger of mortal sin and even of habitual mortal sins of fornication. If homosexual persons honestly wish to live in sexual continence they will not engage in any form of civil cohabitation, in order to avoid even implicitly any support of the spread of the ideology of justification and legitimization of the homosexual lifestyle. Homosexual persons who honestly wish to live in sexual continence will also know that their civilly registered cohabitation will cause scandal.
In a time of worldwide, aggressive and demagogic propaganda for legitimizing homosexual behaviour and homosexual acts as morally good, affirmations by churchmen in favor of any kind of legally recognized forms of homosexual cohabitations, independently of the terms (unions, coexistence, cohabitation, partnership etc.) will de facto solidify this propaganda. The voice of the Church should do exactly the contrary and resist courageously by words and gestures full of clarity, calm and dignity this ideological propaganda that enslaves human dignity in a lifestyle which contradicts the will of God the Creator and the Redeemer of the dignity of human nature.
Intellectual honesty and sincere love for the truth are required and are worthy for all representatives of the Church to remain credible witnesses of the Divine law written in human nature and human reason and explicitly revealed in God’s Word in the Holy Scripture and unchangingly taught by the Church throughout two thousand years.
October 25th, 2020
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lifesitenews--2020-10-26--No matter who wins the November election, there will be a revolution in the USA

October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Based on our current trajectory , it seems inevitable : there ’ s going to be a cultural revolution one way or another .
We will either continue with our precarious shift to the left , thereby going over the edge , so to speak .
Or we will recover our moral bearings and save our country from collapse .
We will be woke or we will be awakened .
But either way , there will be a revolution .
The center can no longer hold .
In his article in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes , This Is a Revolution , ” Abe Greenwald wrote , “ The battle for the survival of the United States of America is upon us.
” Indeed , he noted , “ If it wasn ’ t clear in late May and early June , it should be well understood by now that we are in the throes of a genuine revolution of the most extravagant sort .
Like messianic revolutionaries of the past , the revolutionary mob of the 21st century is out to ‘ remake the world.
’ ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a revolution against the United States of America and all it stands for.
” Unfortunately , he added , “ And yet , we seem to be treating the great unraveling as something less than a revolution.
” To do so would be to make a fatal mistake .
Twenty years ago , when the first edition of my book Revolution first came out , I tried to convince the readers that we were at a cultural crossroads , that we were living in revolutionary times .
A major shift was coming , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either heaven-sent or hell-bent .
There was a void and discontent that needed to be filled .
Which ideology would win the day ?
Now , as the second , updated and revised edition of Revolution has just been released , I hardly need to convince my readers that we are living in revolutionary times .
Even though Greenwald noted that many see this “ unraveling as something less than a revolution , ” many others recognize what is at stake .
Using my Revolution book as I case in point , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become .
( The first edition was released September 2000 , the second October 2020 . )
Each chapter begins with striking opening quotes which then set the tone for the rest of the chapter .
When rewriting the second chapter of the book , I replaced every single opening quote from the first edition with a set of entirely new quotes .
The chapter now starts with this : “ This isn ’ t a protest — it ’ s a revolution !
” — shouted through a megaphone during a Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , June 5 , 2020 .
“ This revolution won ’ t be televised — it ’ s going to be streamed !
” — shouted by a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan , June 2020 .
“ This movement is about revolution , not reform.
” — Alexandra Hart , a student at Tulane University , quoted in the Wall Street Journal , June 9 , 2020 .
We are in volatile times , analogous to 1861 or 1968 , and anything that can happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Case for Trump , written in August 2019 .
Such quotes could have been easily multiplied .
We are living in revolutionary times .
One culturally astute Christian editor emailed me privately , stating that we are on the verge of “ plunging the nation into a totalitarian future run by rage-fueled Marxist revolutionaries openly at war with God.
” Do you think he was exaggerating ?
Writing from the perspective of a liberal American Jew , and with specific reference to the rising time of antisemitism in America , Bari Weiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ I share with the majority of American Jews ’ disgust toward Trump and Trumpism , which has normalized bigotry and cruelty in ways that have crippled American society .
That truth doesn ’ t detract from another : There is another danger , this one from the left .
And unlike Trump , this one has attained cultural dominance , capturing America 's elites and our most powerful institutions .
In the event of a Biden victory , it is hard to imagine it meeting resistance .
So let me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am here to ring the alarm .
I ’ m here to say : Do not be shocked anymore .
Stop saying , can you believe .
It ’ s time to accept reality , if we want to have any hope of fixing it.
” All this is much larger than Trump vs. Biden , and my focus in this article is not on the elections , as important as they may be .
And , without a doubt , as much as I oppose many of the policies of the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Republicans to lead the positive , moral and cultural revolution of which I speak .
Instead , it must be spiritually based , meaning that it must be based in a return to God and the Scriptures , a return to prayer and purity .
And it must be a multi-faceted awakening , beginning with an awakening of our conscience and of our spiritual and moral bankruptcy .
It must also be a grassroots awakening , driven from and by the populace to the government rather than from the top down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , just as the Civil Rights movement was revolutionary in so many good ways .
And just as the Counterculture Revolution was negative in so many ways .
Nothing less than radical , dramatic change will turn the tide .
The words I wrote to followers of Jesus in 2000 are all the more relevant today : “ Fellow-soldiers , holy servants of the risen Lord , blood-bought disciples of the Master , heed the call .
It ’ s now or never , time to put up or shut up .
Either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all or forever we hang our heads in shame .
History is awaiting our move .
So .
.
.
on with it !
Let ’ s start a revolution.
” In the new edition of Revolution , I simply changed the last sentence .
It now reads , “ Let ’ s give ourselves wholeheartedly to a Jesus revolution.
” Do we really have a choice ?

Based on our current trajectory, it seems inevitable: there’s going to be a cultural revolution one way or another.
October 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Based on our current trajectory, it seems inevitable: there’s going to be a cultural revolution one way or another. We will either continue with our precarious shift to the left, thereby going over the edge, so to speak. Or we will recover our moral bearings and save our country from collapse. We will be woke or we will be awakened. But either way, there will be a revolution. The center can no longer hold.
In his article in the September edition of Commentary Magazine titled “Yes, This Is a Revolution,” Abe Greenwald wrote, “The battle for the survival of the United States of America is upon us.”
Indeed, he noted, “If it wasn’t clear in late May and early June, it should be well understood by now that we are in the throes of a genuine revolution of the most extravagant sort. Like messianic revolutionaries of the past, the revolutionary mob of the 21st century is out to ‘remake the world.’ … This is, then, most fundamentally a revolution against the United States of America and all it stands for.”
Unfortunately, he added, “And yet, we seem to be treating the great unraveling as something less than a revolution.”
To do so would be to make a fatal mistake.
Twenty years ago, when the first edition of my book Revolution first came out, I tried to convince the readers that we were at a cultural crossroads, that we were living in revolutionary times. A major shift was coming, I argued, one that would be either heaven-sent or hell-bent. There was a void and discontent that needed to be filled. Which ideology would win the day?
Now, as the second, updated and revised edition of Revolution has just been released, I hardly need to convince my readers that we are living in revolutionary times. Even though Greenwald noted that many see this “unraveling as something less than a revolution,” many others recognize what is at stake.
Using my Revolution book as I case in point, I can illustrate how much clearer things have become. (The first edition was released September 2000, the second October 2020.)
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Each chapter begins with striking opening quotes which then set the tone for the rest of the chapter. When rewriting the second chapter of the book, I replaced every single opening quote from the first edition with a set of entirely new quotes. The chapter now starts with this:
“This isn’t a protest — it’s a revolution!” — shouted through a megaphone during a Black Lives Matter protest in Elgin, Illinois, June 5, 2020.
“This revolution won’t be televised — it’s going to be streamed!” — shouted by a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, June 2020.
“This movement is about revolution, not reform.” — Alexandra Hart, a student at Tulane University, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2020.
We are in volatile times, analogous to 1861 or 1968, and anything that can happen often has. —Victor Davis Hanson, The Case for Trump, written in August 2019.
Such quotes could have been easily multiplied. We are living in revolutionary times.
One culturally astute Christian editor emailed me privately, stating that we are on the verge of “plunging the nation into a totalitarian future run by rage-fueled Marxist revolutionaries openly at war with God.”
Do you think he was exaggerating?
Writing from the perspective of a liberal American Jew, and with specific reference to the rising time of antisemitism in America, Bari Weiss said this in Tablet Magazine.
Over the past few decades and with increasing velocity over the last several years, a determined young cohort has captured nearly all of the institutions that produce American cultural and intellectual life. Rather than the institutions shaping them, they have reshaped the institutions. You don’t need the majority inside an institution to espouse these views. You only need them to remain silent, cowed by a fearless and zealous minority who can smear them as racists if they dare disagree.
She added, “I share with the majority of American Jews’ disgust toward Trump and Trumpism, which has normalized bigotry and cruelty in ways that have crippled American society. That truth doesn’t detract from another: There is another danger, this one from the left. And unlike Trump, this one has attained cultural dominance, capturing America's elites and our most powerful institutions. In the event of a Biden victory, it is hard to imagine it meeting resistance. So let me make my purpose perfectly clear: I am here to ring the alarm. I’m here to say: Do not be shocked anymore. Stop saying, can you believe. It’s time to accept reality, if we want to have any hope of fixing it.”
All this is much larger than Trump vs. Biden, and my focus in this article is not on the elections, as important as they may be. And, without a doubt, as much as I oppose many of the policies of the Democrats, I am not looking to Trump and the Republicans to lead the positive, moral and cultural revolution of which I speak.
Instead, it must be spiritually based, meaning that it must be based in a return to God and the Scriptures, a return to prayer and purity. And it must be a multi-faceted awakening, beginning with an awakening of our conscience and of our spiritual and moral bankruptcy.
It must also be a grassroots awakening, driven from and by the populace to the government rather than from the top down.
And it must truly be revolutionary, just as the Civil Rights movement was revolutionary in so many good ways. And just as the Counterculture Revolution was negative in so many ways.
Nothing less than radical, dramatic change will turn the tide.
The words I wrote to followers of Jesus in 2000 are all the more relevant today: “Fellow-soldiers, holy servants of the risen Lord, blood-bought disciples of the Master, heed the call. It’s now or never, time to put up or shut up. Either we take a stand once and for all or forever we hang our heads in shame. History is awaiting our move. So . . . on with it! Let’s start a revolution.”
In the new edition of Revolution, I simply changed the last sentence. It now reads, “Let’s give ourselves wholeheartedly to a Jesus revolution.”
Do we really have a choice?
Follow Michael Dr. Brown is the author of more than 35 books, including Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the “Church” and the Jewish People, which has been translated into more than twelve languages, the highly acclaimed five-volume series, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, a commentary on Jeremiah (part of the revised edition of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary), and several books on revival and the Jesus revolution. His most recent book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test?
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lifesitenews--2020-10-27--Sold-out Satanic black mass will take place inside gov’t venue in Australia Oct. 30

NOOSA , New South Wales , Australia , October 27 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The J Noosa , a government-owned-and-operated venue in New South Wales ( NSW ) , Australia is hosting a Satanic black mass on October 30 .
Per the most recent update on NSW ’ s government website , “ places of worship can have up to 300 people or one person per 4 square meters of space.
” However , it is unclear why the government , which forced church doors to close earlier in the year with its draconian coronavirus restrictions , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doors .
Satan will literally be invoked at an altar .
Decidedly secular Australia has a history of legislated separation of church and state with no state religion .
The Noosa Temple of Satan Facebook page will livestream the sold-out event .
The page says about the black mass , “ Satan has great plans for the Principality of Noosa and Australia ... Join us in fellowship as we perform this ancient ritual where the Dark Lord is summoned through Satanic invocations.
” According to the J ’ s website , the cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 6.66 which includes a “ complimentary membership certificate.
” A drag queen by the stage name of Sellma Soul will act as “ high priestess ” for the black mass .
A black mass typically involves the desecration of a consecrated Host , which the Church teaches is the literal body , blood , soul , and divinity of Jesus Christ .
It is unclear if the satanists performing the ceremony at the J Noosa have stolen a consecrated Host .
A black mass is a mockery of Catholic liturgy during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and “ the words and external signs of the Eucharistic liturgy are used , but always in a contrary sense , in order to manifest opposition to God , ” former Vatican chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth wrote in An Exorcist Explains the Demonic .
A probable reason for the black mass could be a gesture of protest against the Catholic Church and her teachings .
An earlier Facebook post by the Noosa satanists dated October 19 states , “ We know that the Catholic Church has always been on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but in 2020 they ’ re continuing to do great work in putting themselves on the wrong side of history when it comes to pretty much every important social issue.
” An Australian voter guide issued by the Noosa Temple of Satan shows side-by-side comparisons featuring the Catholic Church ’ s position on various social issues versus the Noosa Temple of Satan ’ s .
Among the issues depicted were abortion and “ assisted dying ” with the Church favoring life and the Satanists favoring death .
The Noosa Temple of Satan is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demographic .
Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon , also known as Australian homosexual activist Robin Bristow , told former Catholics via Facebook , “ For all those former Catholics out there , we know that it ’ s impossible to return to your old ‘ home ’ given how out of step the church is with modern Australia .
So , if your values align with ours on all of these types of issues , we welcome you with open arms to the Noosa Temple of Satan.
” After handing out flyers to college students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in an interview with Trevor Bell on a podcast called Iron Fist & Velvet Glove , “ We are in competition with Christianity and ... we want to be in the schools to preach to Satanic kids about our faith.
” The Noosa Temple of Satan has already raised $ 1,000 “ for the production of the Black Mass including for security guards ” and wants to fund airplane banners advertising the black mass .
The group says if it exceeds its fundraising goal of $ 2,430 , the additional funds will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Choice .

Editors note: a previous version of this story referred to Noosa as being in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). LifeSiteNews apologises for the error.
NOOSA, Queensland, Australia, October 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The J Noosa, a state government-owned-and-operated venue in Queensland, Australia, is hosting a Satanic black mass on October 30.
The Noosa Temple of Satan Facebook page will livestream the sold-out event. The page says about the black mass, “Satan has great plans for the Principality of Noosa and Australia… Join us in fellowship as we perform this ancient ritual where the Dark Lord is summoned through Satanic invocations.”
According to the J’s website, the cost of a ticket is the tongue-in-cheek price of $6.66 which includes a “complimentary membership certificate.” A drag queen by the stage name of Sellma Soul will act as “high priestess” for the black mass.
A black mass typically involves the desecration of a consecrated Host, which the Church teaches is the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. It is unclear if the satanists performing the ceremony at the J Noosa have stolen a consecrated Host.
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A black mass is a mockery of Catholic liturgy during which “one adores and exalts Satan,” and “the words and external signs of the Eucharistic liturgy are used, but always in a contrary sense, in order to manifest opposition to God,” former Vatican chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth wrote in An Exorcist Explains the Demonic.
A probable reason for the black mass could be a gesture of protest against the Catholic Church and her teachings. An earlier Facebook post by the Noosa satanists dated October 19 states, “We know that the Catholic Church has always been on the wrong side of the God-Satan divide, but in 2020 they’re continuing to do great work in putting themselves on the wrong side of history when it comes to pretty much every important social issue.”
An Australian voter guide issued by the Noosa Temple of Satan shows side-by-side comparisons featuring the Catholic Church’s position on various social issues versus the Noosa Temple of Satan’s. Among the issues depicted were abortion and “assisted dying” with the Church favoring life and the Satanists favoring death.
The Noosa Temple of Satan is specific in its messaging of their targeted demographic. Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon, also known as Australian homosexual activist Robin Bristow, told former Catholics via Facebook, “For all those former Catholics out there, we know that it’s impossible to return to your old ‘home’ given how out of step the church is with modern Australia. So, if your values align with ours on all of these types of issues, we welcome you with open arms to the Noosa Temple of Satan.”
After handing out flyers to college students at Kelvin Grove State College, Demo-Gorgon said in an interview with Trevor Bell on a podcast called Iron Fist & Velvet Glove, “We are in competition with Christianity and … we want to be in the schools to preach to Satanic kids about our faith.”
The Noosa Temple of Satan has already raised $1,000 “for the production of the Black Mass including for security guards” and wants to fund airplane banners advertising the black mass. The group says if it exceeds its fundraising goal of $2,430, the additional funds will go to the pro-abortion group Children By Choice.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-27--The real objective of the film ‘Francesco’ is to bring down Trump and elect Biden

October 27 , 2020 ( Antonio Socci ) – Just this weekend , Pope Francis announced the creation of 13 new cardinals ( of whom 9 are electors ) .
They are all ultra-Bergoglians .
The hasty announcement at this moment , right on the eve of the US election , is significant : Trump has strong momentum and now the Bergoglian Vatican is very afraid that he may be re-elected .
Bergoglio , along with the entire globalist establishment , has declared war on Trump .
If Trump really wins , then this pontificate , which is already in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , since it has crushed itself on China and been totally discredited .
In the pro-Biden propaganda film that I talk about in this article , right at the end Cardinal Tagle is blatantly promoted as the one Bergoglio wants as his successor .
Everything is explicit .
By naming the nine new cardinal-electors today , Bergoglio wants to ensure the result of the next conclave .
The documentary film Francesco has caused an enormous outcry because of the papal “ yes ” to civil unions for gay couples .
But is this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not exactly .
It was certainly the Vatican ’ s intention to give the greatest possible prominence to this product .
In fact , last Wednesday , right before his General Audience , Pope Bergoglio received – amidst all sorts of photographs – the film ’ s director Evgeny Afineevsky and his collaborators , “ thus giving his blessing to their work , ” as Il Fatto Quotidiano wrote , in an atmosphere of such familiarity that the Argentine pope even offered Afineevsky a piece of cake since it was his birthday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the presentation of the apologetic documentary at the Rome Film Festival that is directed by Antonio Monda , the brother of the editor of L ’ Osservatore Romano , Andrea Monda ( who was also present ) , and the premier of the film in the Vatican Gardens , where Afineevsky received the “ Kinéo Movie for Humanity Award ” that is given to those who promote social and humanitarian themes .
But what is the real objective being pursued ?
The most obvious one was self-congratulatory : Pope Bergoglio is thirsty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now that his pontificate is in decline and – according to his own supporters – has become totally bogged down ( it ’ s enough to consider the Synod on the Amazon and the German Synod ) .
Above all , he wants to recover worldly favor during these weeks in which the Vatican has been at the center of new scandals that demonstrate – on the aspect of internal reform as well – the failure of the present pontificate .
The bait that was used to get the greatest possible prominence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media and the progressivist elite was the sensational declaration on the homosexual question .
It was already known that when he was cardinal of Buenos Aires , Bergoglio was in favor of “ civil unions ” in Argentina .
And we know that , as pope , he “ oriented the position of the Italian Bishops ’ Conference in 2015 and 2016 on the law desired by the Italian government of Matteo Renzi , accepting the formulation ” ( so writes Maria Antonietta Calabrò at the Huffington Post ) .
But he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this that contradicts the official and perennial Magisterium of the Church .
The novelty of this step is therefore enormous .
On the Left in Italy there are even those who have interpreted it as a positive signal for the approval of the “ Zan ” law [ against homophobia ] ( which according to the Italian Bishops ’ Conference risks causing “ liberticide drift ” against non-aligned opinions ) .
The papal utterance has thrown the Catholic world into bewilderment and confusion .
But Bergoglio is not worried about this .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or spirituality are useful only instrumentally , in service of an objective that is always only and totally political .
Professor Loris Zanatta ’ s recent book , published by Laterza , Il populismo jesuita ( Peron , Fidel , Bergoglio ) , demonstrates quite clearly the totally political nature of South American Jesuitism and of Bergoglio in particular .
And so what is the primary political objective of this operation ?
It is the biggest target of all , the one against which the entire media system and all of the globalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is he who undermines the Obamian and Clintonian project that , amidst the frenzied financialization of the Western economy , imposes China as the factory of the world at the expense of middle class and Western workers ( and , curiously , the most deadly attack on Trump ’ s re-election – which was all but certain last January – came upon him precisely from China : Covid-19 ) .
The pontificate of Bergoglio is the child of the Obama/Clinton era and shares their globalist ideology , containing both immigrationism and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be a very harsh blow for this ideology and this power block .
So they are doing everything they can to stop him , and even Bergoglio is on board the anti-Trump campaign , because the Catholic vote is decisive in the US election .
Thus , just a few days before the vote , this film has been premiered which is an incredible pro-Biden super-advertisement .
It ’ s enough simply to watch the film ’ s trailer .
It begins with [ COVID ] in an ecologist key , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not produced by the Chinese regime but by our offenses against the environment ( there are even images of an earthquake – who knows what that has to do with ecology ) .
Then there is the glorification of Bergoglio as a world star , the “ purifier ” of the Church and the “ savior ” of humanity .
And look at the images that are thrown together : first the film shows footage related to George Floyd ( whose tragic case was used without reason against Trump ) , then it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Bergoglio as he speaks to the US Congress in 2015 , and finally it shows the face of the “ prophetess ” of the ecologist religion , Greta Thunberg , framed in Saint Peter ’ s Square as she greets Bergoglio .
At this point the film launches into a long immigrationist rally that culminates at the wall between the USA and Mexico .
And then the image of Trump appears , and Bergoglio ’ s words of fire are heard thundering : “ A person who thinks only about building walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian.
” It is the famous attack against Trump that Bergoglio made during the 2016 electoral campaign .
It is re-proposed today in this “ electoral ” trailer despite the fact that it is known that the wall with Mexico was also wanted by the Democrats , and above all despite the fact that after four years Trump – distinct from his predecessors – has not started even one war and has made many peace agreements around the world .
At the end , Cardinal Tagle appears ( a Filipino of Chinese origin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to succeed him .
This is Bergoglio ’ s sensational intrusion into the US Presidential campaign , just ten days before the election .
As you may recall , just a few days ago Bergoglio refused to receive the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , who went to Rome to discourage the renewal of the China-Vatican agreement , because – Bergoglio said – meeting with Pompeo would have been interfering in the election campaign .
But actually Bergoglio – who in the meantime renewed the nefarious agreement with China – had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-Biden propaganda film , Francesco .

The papal utterance has thrown the Catholic world into bewilderment and confusion. But Bergoglio is not worried about this. For him questions of doctrine or morals or spirituality are useful only instrumentally, in service of an objective that is always only and totally political.
October 27, 2020 (Antonio Socci) – Just this weekend, Pope Francis announced the creation of 13 new cardinals (of whom 9 are electors). They are all ultra-Bergoglians. The hasty announcement at this moment, right on the eve of the US election, is significant: Trump has strong momentum and now the Bergoglian Vatican is very afraid that he may be re-elected. Bergoglio, along with the entire globalist establishment, has declared war on Trump. If Trump really wins, then this pontificate, which is already in sharp decline, would be finished indeed, since it has crushed itself on China and been totally discredited. In the pro-Biden propaganda film that I talk about in this article, right at the end Cardinal Tagle is blatantly promoted as the one Bergoglio wants as his successor. Everything is explicit. By naming the nine new cardinal-electors today, Bergoglio wants to ensure the result of the next conclave.
The documentary film Francesco has caused an enormous outcry because of the papal “yes” to civil unions for gay couples. But is this the film’s primary purpose?
Not exactly. It was certainly the Vatican’s intention to give the greatest possible prominence to this product. In fact, last Wednesday, right before his General Audience, Pope Bergoglio received – amidst all sorts of photographs – the film’s director Evgeny Afineevsky and his collaborators, “thus giving his blessing to their work,” as Il Fatto Quotidiano wrote, in an atmosphere of such familiarity that the Argentine pope even offered Afineevsky a piece of cake since it was his birthday.
Then, the next day, there was the presentation of the apologetic documentary at the Rome Film Festival that is directed by Antonio Monda, the brother of the editor of L’Osservatore Romano, Andrea Monda (who was also present), and the premier of the film in the Vatican Gardens, where Afineevsky received the “Kinéo Movie for Humanity Award” that is given to those who promote social and humanitarian themes.
But what is the real objective being pursued? The most obvious one was self-congratulatory: Pope Bergoglio is thirsty for popularity and worldly acclaim, especially now that his pontificate is in decline and – according to his own supporters – has become totally bogged down (it’s enough to consider the Synod on the Amazon and the German Synod). Above all, he wants to recover worldly favor during these weeks in which the Vatican has been at the center of new scandals that demonstrate – on the aspect of internal reform as well – the failure of the present pontificate.
The bait that was used to get the greatest possible prominence and the unanimous applause of both the mainstream media and the progressivist elite was the sensational declaration on the homosexual question.
It was already known that when he was cardinal of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio was in favor of “civil unions” in Argentina. And we know that, as pope, he “oriented the position of the Italian Bishops’ Conference in 2015 and 2016 on the law desired by the Italian government of Matteo Renzi, accepting the formulation” (so writes Maria Antonietta Calabrò at the Huffington Post).
But he has never before made an explicit public announcement like this that contradicts the official and perennial Magisterium of the Church. The novelty of this step is therefore enormous.
On the Left in Italy there are even those who have interpreted it as a positive signal for the approval of the “Zan” law [against homophobia] (which according to the Italian Bishops’ Conference risks causing “liberticide drift” against non-aligned opinions).
The papal utterance has thrown the Catholic world into bewilderment and confusion. But Bergoglio is not worried about this. For him questions of doctrine or morals or spirituality are useful only instrumentally, in service of an objective that is always only and totally political.
Professor Loris Zanatta’s recent book, published by Laterza, Il populismo jesuita (Peron, Fidel, Bergoglio), demonstrates quite clearly the totally political nature of South American Jesuitism and of Bergoglio in particular.
And so what is the primary political objective of this operation? It is the biggest target of all, the one against which the entire media system and all of the globalist elites have been unleashed: Donald Trump.
It is he who undermines the Obamian and Clintonian project that, amidst the frenzied financialization of the Western economy, imposes China as the factory of the world at the expense of middle class and Western workers (and, curiously, the most deadly attack on Trump’s re-election – which was all but certain last January – came upon him precisely from China: Covid-19).
The pontificate of Bergoglio is the child of the Obama/Clinton era and shares their globalist ideology, containing both immigrationism and ecologist fanaticism. Trump’s re-election would be a very harsh blow for this ideology and this power block.
So they are doing everything they can to stop him, and even Bergoglio is on board the anti-Trump campaign, because the Catholic vote is decisive in the US election. Thus, just a few days before the vote, this film has been premiered which is an incredible pro-Biden super-advertisement.
It’s enough simply to watch the film’s trailer. It begins with [COVID] in an ecologist key, because according to Bergoglian ideology the virus was not produced by the Chinese regime but by our offenses against the environment (there are even images of an earthquake – who knows what that has to do with ecology).
Then there is the glorification of Bergoglio as a world star, the “purifier” of the Church and the “savior” of humanity. And look at the images that are thrown together: first the film shows footage related to George Floyd (whose tragic case was used without reason against Trump), then it “casually” shows Joe Biden next to Bergoglio as he speaks to the US Congress in 2015, and finally it shows the face of the “prophetess” of the ecologist religion, Greta Thunberg, framed in Saint Peter’s Square as she greets Bergoglio.
At this point the film launches into a long immigrationist rally that culminates at the wall between the USA and Mexico. And then the image of Trump appears, and Bergoglio’s words of fire are heard thundering: “A person who thinks only about building walls and not building bridges is not a Christian.”
It is the famous attack against Trump that Bergoglio made during the 2016 electoral campaign. It is re-proposed today in this “electoral” trailer despite the fact that it is known that the wall with Mexico was also wanted by the Democrats, and above all despite the fact that after four years Trump – distinct from his predecessors – has not started even one war and has made many peace agreements around the world. At the end, Cardinal Tagle appears (a Filipino of Chinese origin), Bergoglio’s favored candidate to succeed him.
This is Bergoglio’s sensational intrusion into the US Presidential campaign, just ten days before the election. As you may recall, just a few days ago Bergoglio refused to receive the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who went to Rome to discourage the renewal of the China-Vatican agreement, because – Bergoglio said – meeting with Pompeo would have been interfering in the election campaign.
But actually Bergoglio – who in the meantime renewed the nefarious agreement with China – had a sensational campaign rally in store: the pro-Biden propaganda film, Francesco.
First published by Libero – 25 October 2020
Reprinted with permission.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-27--Pope Francis appoints 13 new cardinals, some of whom are pro-LGBT, back communion for adulterers

October 26 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Pope Francis has named 13 clergymen to be appointed to the college of cardinals , nine of whom are eligible to vote in upcoming papal conclaves .
This brings the number of cardinal electors appointed by Francis to 57 percent of total electors , increasing the likelihood that the next elected pope will share Francis ’ vision for the Church .
Jesuit Father Thomas Reese , writing for Religion News Service , noted that when the appointees “ officially become cardinals , there will be 128 cardinal electors , eight more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pro-LGBT Among the named cardinal electors are archbishops known for heterodox stances : Wilton D. Gregory of Washington , D.C. ; the Maltese Mario Grech of the Vatican-based Secretary of the Synod of Bishops ; Italian Marcello Semeraro , prefect of the Vatican 's Congregation for the Causes of Saints ; and Celestino Aós Braco of Santiago , Chile .
The most well-known among them , Archbishop Gregory , has been a source of controversy for his heterodox views , political statements , and involvement in the United States Conference of Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sex abuse crisis .
For a snapshot of his views , consider that in 2017 Gregory delivered the keynote address at the annual meeting of one of the most liberal and heterodox Catholic organizations in America , the dissident Association of U.S. Catholic Priests .
The group has published essays calling for priest-less parishes , female deacons , married clergy , and pro-homosexual initiatives .
In the same year , Archbishop Gregory spoke at an event organized by far-left Cardinal Blase Cupich where he praised Pope Francis ’ Amoris Laetitia as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its pastors to move beyond thinking everything is black and white , so that we sometimes close off the way of grace and growth.
” Gregory also has a history of supporting the LGBT movement within the Catholic Church .
He personally invited pro-homosexual priest Fr .
James Martin to give a speech at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 2018 .
Earlier this year , Bishop Gregory castigated the John Paul II National Shrine for allowing President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to visit , saying he found it “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated.
” Following his criticism , over 42,500 people signed a petition created by LifeSiteNews asking Bishop Gregory to apologize to President Trump and the Knights of Columbus , who maintain the John Paul II National Shrine .
Former U.S. Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in June denounced Bishop Gregory as a “ false shepherd.
” “ Unfortunately , the Catholic Church is led by many false pastors , ” said Viganò .
“ Do not follow them , as they lead you to perdition.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was president of the USCCB during the 2002 sex abuse crisis , and allowed then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to help draft USCCB sexual abuse policy at the time .
Along with McCarrick , he also “ helped exempt bishops from the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
” Just as strong an advocate of heterodox views as Gregory is Archbishop Mario Grech .
He hinted that doctrine evolves when he said to the Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 that “ the doctrine of the faith is capable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in reference to divorce and so-called second unions as well as homosexuality .
He lamented in his address that such people “ feel wounded ” by the language of the Church that currently calls adultery and homosexual acts sinful .
Grech co-authored with Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta the notorious Maltese bishops ’ pastoral guidelines on Amoris Laetitia , which gave access to Holy Communion to divorced and civilly “ remarried ” Catholics , living in sin , who “ with an informed and enlightened conscience ... acknowledge and believe that he or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These guidelines were republished by the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano .
In 2017 , Grech “ attacked a group of Maltese faithful Catholics ” after it defended “ real marriage against ‘ unnatural ’ homosexual ‘ marriage ’ ” in a full-page ad in a widely read paper .
The bishop called the ad “ propaganda.
” He has also accused opponents of these guidelines of having “ attitudes ” that “ annihilate all hope in people , ” calling them “ prophets of doom.
” When Catholics begged for the sacraments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is “ curious that many people have complained about not being able to receive communion and celebrate funerals in church , but not as many have worried about how to reconcile with God and neighbor , how to listen to and celebrate the Word of God and how to live out a life of service.
” Bishop who invites adulterous couples to be godparents Archbishop Marcello Semeraro , who was selected by Pope Francis in 2013 as part of an eight-member group to “ advise him on the government of the universal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wave of Amoris Laetitia .
Semeraro went out of his way to invite adulterous couples to be godparents and to even teach religion in a document he issued that aimed to implement Amoris Laetitia .
According to Italy ’ s Religious Information Service ( SIR ) , the document , called “ Rejoice with me , ” states that “ after a careful evaluation by the pastor , ” those who are divorced and “ remarried ” may be deemed “ ideal for the teaching of the Catholic religion ” or “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catechists of Christian initiation.
” This allowance stands in marked contrast to the Church ’ s Code of Canon Law , which states that “ teachers are to be outstanding in correct doctrine and integrity of life.
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Bishop Celestino Aós of Chile denied Communion , in defiance of `` Redemptionis Sacramentum , ” to faithful who knelt to receive the sacrament during a Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in 2019 .
Aós has previously investigated accusations of abuse made against five priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice for the ecclesiastical tribunal of Valparaiso.
” According to Crux magazine , he dismissed the cases because “ there wasn ’ t enough evidence to merit opening a canonical process.
” Since then , one of the priests has died , and the others have been suspended from the priesthood or are again undergoing investigation .
One of the alleged victims , Mauricio Pulgar , called the appointment of Aós as apostolic administrator of Santiago in 2019 “ a really bad signal for victims of clerical abuse , and also for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Church.
” “ The pope made a terrible mistake , is mocking Chile , or received terribly bad advice , ” Pulgar told Crux at the time .
The following is the full list of cardinals-elect who will be eligible to vote in the next conclave : • Archbishop Mario Grech , 63 , Maltese , Vatican-based Secretary of the Synod of Bishops • Archbishop Marcello Semeraro,73 , Italian , prefect of the Vatican 's Congregation for the Causes of Saints • Father Mauro Gambetti , 54 , Italian , custodian of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assisi Those who will be ineligible to vote in the next conclave are : • Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi ( “ was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva until 13 February 2016 ” ) • Rev .
Enrico Feroci ( former director of the Rome Catholic charity , Caritas )

A handful of the future cardinal electors are known to hold heterodox positions on Church teaching
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October 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has named 13 clergymen to be appointed to the college of cardinals, nine of whom are eligible to vote in upcoming papal conclaves. This brings the number of cardinal electors appointed by Francis to 57 percent of total electors, increasing the likelihood that the next elected pope will share Francis’ vision for the Church.
Jesuit Father Thomas Reese, writing for Religion News Service, noted that when the appointees “officially become cardinals, there will be 128 cardinal electors, eight more than the canonical limit.”
US archbishop who is pro-LGBT
Among the named cardinal electors are archbishops known for heterodox stances: Wilton D. Gregory of Washington, D.C.; the Maltese Mario Grech of the Vatican-based Secretary of the Synod of Bishops; Italian Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints; and Celestino Aós Braco of Santiago, Chile.
The most well-known among them, Archbishop Gregory, has been a source of controversy for his heterodox views, political statements, and involvement in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) handling of the sex abuse crisis.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Ask Pope Francis to clarify and rectify scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions Show Petition Text 22787 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Remarks attributed to Pope Francis (and, not denied by the Vatican) in support of homosexual civil unions have caused grave scandal to the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify these heterodox and scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions, and which will be delivered both to the Vatican and to the Papal Nuncio of the United States (the Pope's official representative in the U.S.). As the last guarantor of the Faith, the Pope should clarify and rectify these remarks, which go against the perennial teaching of the Church, even including the teaching of his living predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. 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Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." Cardinal Gerhard Müller commented: "Where there is tension between the plain and obvious Word of God and the infallible interpretation on the one hand, and private expressions of opinion even by the highest church authorities on the other, the principle always applies: in dubio pro DEO [When in doubt, be in favor of God]." And, Catholic theologian and apologist Scott Hahn, without directly quoting Pope Francis, shared on Facebook the 'Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,' published by the CDF in 1986, with the statement: "Holy Father, respectfully and humbly, I beg to differ... if that is indeed what you said. In any case, please clarify and rectify your statement, especially in view of the official teaching of our Lord through the magisterium of His Church." But, the silence from the Vatican has been deafening, with no clarification forthcoming. We must, therefore, ask the Pope for clarification in this serious matter. 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For a snapshot of his views, consider that in 2017 Gregory delivered the keynote address at the annual meeting of one of the most liberal and heterodox Catholic organizations in America, the dissident Association of U.S. Catholic Priests. The group has published essays calling for priest-less parishes, female deacons, married clergy, and pro-homosexual initiatives.
In the same year, Archbishop Gregory spoke at an event organized by far-left Cardinal Blase Cupich where he praised Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia as a document that “challenges the church and its pastors to move beyond thinking everything is black and white, so that we sometimes close off the way of grace and growth.”
Gregory also has a history of supporting the LGBT movement within the Catholic Church. He personally invited pro-homosexual priest Fr. James Martin to give a speech at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 2018.
Earlier this year, Bishop Gregory castigated the John Paul II National Shrine for allowing President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to visit, saying he found it “reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated.”
Following his criticism, over 42,500 people signed a petition created by LifeSiteNews asking Bishop Gregory to apologize to President Trump and the Knights of Columbus, who maintain the John Paul II National Shrine. Former U.S. Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in June denounced Bishop Gregory as a “false shepherd.”
“Unfortunately, the Catholic Church is led by many false pastors,” said Viganò. “Do not follow them, as they lead you to perdition.”
It should be noted that Gregory was president of the USCCB during the 2002 sex abuse crisis, and allowed then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to help draft USCCB sexual abuse policy at the time. Along with McCarrick, he also “helped exempt bishops from the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
Malta archbishop who supports Communion for adulterers
Just as strong an advocate of heterodox views as Gregory is Archbishop Mario Grech. He hinted that doctrine evolves when he said to the Synod of Bishops on the Family in October 2014 that “the doctrine of the faith is capable of progressively acquiring a greater depth” in reference to divorce and so-called second unions as well as homosexuality. He lamented in his address that such people “feel wounded” by the language of the Church that currently calls adultery and homosexual acts sinful.
Grech co-authored with Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta the notorious Maltese bishops’ pastoral guidelines on Amoris Laetitia, which gave access to Holy Communion to divorced and civilly “remarried” Catholics, living in sin, who “with an informed and enlightened conscience … acknowledge and believe that he or she are at peace with God.” These guidelines were republished by the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
In 2017, Grech “attacked a group of Maltese faithful Catholics” after it defended “real marriage against ‘unnatural’ homosexual ‘marriage’” in a full-page ad in a widely read paper. The bishop called the ad “propaganda.” He has also accused opponents of these guidelines of having “attitudes” that “annihilate all hope in people,” calling them “prophets of doom.”
When Catholics begged for the sacraments during the COVID-19 lockdown, Grech said it is “curious that many people have complained about not being able to receive communion and celebrate funerals in church, but not as many have worried about how to reconcile with God and neighbor, how to listen to and celebrate the Word of God and how to live out a life of service.”
Bishop who invites adulterous couples to be godparents
Archbishop Marcello Semeraro, who was selected by Pope Francis in 2013 as part of an eight-member group to “advise him on the government of the universal church” is another appointee who rode the wave of Amoris Laetitia.
Semeraro went out of his way to invite adulterous couples to be godparents and to even teach religion in a document he issued that aimed to implement Amoris Laetitia. According to Italy’s Religious Information Service (SIR), the document, called “Rejoice with me,” states that “after a careful evaluation by the pastor,” those who are divorced and “remarried” may be deemed “ideal for the teaching of the Catholic religion” or “educators of the faith together with other catechists of Christian initiation.”
This allowance stands in marked contrast to the Church’s Code of Canon Law, which states that “teachers are to be outstanding in correct doctrine and integrity of life.” (can. 804).
Bishop who refused Communion to kneeling Catholic
Bishop Celestino Aós of Chile denied Communion, in defiance of “Redemptionis Sacramentum,” to faithful who knelt to receive the sacrament during a Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in 2019.
Aós has previously investigated accusations of abuse made against five priests in 2012, as “promoter of justice for the ecclesiastical tribunal of Valparaiso.” According to Crux magazine, he dismissed the cases because “there wasn’t enough evidence to merit opening a canonical process.”
Since then, one of the priests has died, and the others have been suspended from the priesthood or are again undergoing investigation.
One of the alleged victims, Mauricio Pulgar, called the appointment of Aós as apostolic administrator of Santiago in 2019 “a really bad signal for victims of clerical abuse, and also for all the lay movements trying to clean up the Church.”
“The pope made a terrible mistake, is mocking Chile, or received terribly bad advice,” Pulgar told Crux at the time.
The following is the full list of cardinals-elect who will be eligible to vote in the next conclave:
Archbishop Mario Grech, 63, Maltese, Vatican-based Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
Archbishop Marcello Semeraro,73, Italian, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Antoine Kambanda, Rwandan, 61, Archbishop of Kigali
Wilton D. Gregory, American, 72, Archbishop of Washington D.C.
Jose F. Advincula, 68, Filipino, Archbishop of Capiz.
Celestino Aos Braco, 75, Spanish, archbishop of Santiago, Chile
Archbishop Cornelius Sim, 69, Brunei, apostolic vicar of Brunei
Augusto Paolo Lojudice, 56, Italian, archbishop of Siena, Italy
Father Mauro Gambetti, 54, Italian, custodian of the Franciscan convent of St. Francis in Assisi
Those who will be ineligible to vote in the next conclave are:
Raniero Cantalamessa, OFMCap
Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi (“was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva until 13 February 2016”)
Rev. Enrico Feroci (former director of the Rome Catholic charity, Caritas)
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas)
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