lifesitenews--2020-07-15--Some Polish pro-lifers hope for ruling party, nationalists to join to strengthen laws protecting bab

Some Polish pro-lifers hope for ruling party, nationalists to join to strengthen laws protecting babies

WARSAW , Poland , July 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Some Polish pro-life activists believe that their best chance for strengthening their nation ’ s relatively pro-life abortion law lies in a coalition between the current governing party and a more conservative party .
Award-winning Polish journalist and Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews via email that President Duda and his Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , or PiS ) party were not the first choice of the pro-life movement during the recent presidential elections .
“ [ Krzysztof ] Bosak was the pro-lifers ’ candidate in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duda was their choice for the second round , ” Górny said .
Ultimately , the Polish president was re-elected with 51.2 percent of the vote .
The journalist explained that Bosak ’ s Confederation ( Konfedercja ) party , itself a coalition between two Euro-skeptic parties , is not powerful enough to change legislation on its own .
“ Some pro-life activists say that the best solution would be a PiS-Confederation coalition ; then Confederation could force on PiS a change to the current law , ” he said .
Currently the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unborn child conceived in incest or rape , or who has Down syndrome , or who has a serious disabilty , or if a mother ’ s life is physically endangered by her pregnancy .
For some years , Polish pro-lifers have attempted to extend the law ’ s protections to children with Down syndrome and other disabilities .
Freelance journalist and translator Filip Mazurczak , a Polish-American based in Kraków , told LifeSiteNews that many conservative voters no longer believe that Duda ’ s PiS party wants to ban eugenic abortion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right believe that PiS and PO [ the leading opposition party Platforma Obywatelska , Civic Platform ] have the same attitude towards abortion , and they are absolutely right , ” he said via social media .
Mazurczak explained that PO has always claimed to support the status quo on the issue ― the relatively restrictive law of 1993 ― but that PiS engages in “ empty rhetoric ” about strengthening it .
“ When they are interviewed for the Catholic media , PiS politicians say that they are in favor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ However , they have failed to do so , even though they have been in power for five years , ” he continued .
“ People like Bosak are angry with PiS for not changing the legislation on abortion , and they say there is no difference between PiS and PO on the issue .
They are absolutely correct.
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Polish conservatives ’ frustration with PiS is so strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voted for PO in the decisive second round , ensuring that Duda retained his presidency with only half a million votes .
This could easily have led to a defeat for the PiS candidate , given the opposition to him from almost all other quarters .
“ The presidential elections turned into a referendum : are you for PiS or are you against it ?
” Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews .
“ It was a dispute between two big ideological and political blocs : conservative and liberal-left , ” he continued .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation in America , which is also divided between Republicans and Democrats .
In the elections Duda faced 11 challengers who all attacked him .
Duda was also opposed by the majority of the media , big business , celebrities , and European elites.
” But Górny believes that Duda won the election after all because enough Polish voters assessed the PiS governments of the past five years more favorably than the PO governments of 2007 to 2015 .
“ That ’ s why during the campaign [ PO ’ s ] Trzaskowski @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ his party ’ s ] achievements and adopted some elements of the PiS program , ” he said .
Trzaskowski also dialed back some of his pro-LGBT rhetoric .
Despite having said earlier that he wanted to be the first Warsaw mayor to perform a same-sex “ wedding , ” during the campaign , Trzaskowski said that he was against same-sex “ marriage.
” “ Trzaskowski got such good results not because he is personally popular but because he was the anti-Duda , that is , he gathered around himself everyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Górny explained .
Górny believes that the ultra-conservative vote for PO was based in Confederation ’ s commitment to the free market and opposition to what they see as PiS ’ s fiscally socialist policies .
Filip Mazurczak told LifeSiteNews that some PO parliamentarians are now blaming the party for running such a socially liberal candidate .
“ During his extremely unremarkable 1.5-year tenure as mayor of Warsaw , promoting the LGBT agenda was most of what Trzaskowski did , ” Mazurczak said .
“ I always joke that if I were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned about his obsession with the LGBT agenda.
” Mazurczak added that nobody considered Trzaskowski a viable candidate for the presidency at the time because of the “ dissonance ” between Warsaw and the rest of Poland .
“ Warsaw is much more liberal than the rest of the country , so what flies there wo n't fly in most of the rest of Poland , which is why [ Trzaskowski ] backtracked , ” he said .

According to a prominent Polish journalist, President Duda was not the first choice of the pro-life movement during the recent presidential elections.
WARSAW, Poland, July 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Some Polish pro-life activists believe that their best chance for strengthening their nation’s relatively pro-life abortion law lies in a coalition between the current governing party and a more conservative party.
Award-winning Polish journalist and Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews via email that President Duda and his Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, or PiS) party were not the first choice of the pro-life movement during the recent presidential elections.
“[Krzysztof] Bosak was the pro-lifers’ candidate in the first round of the elections, and Duda was their choice for the second round,” Górny said.
Ultimately, the Polish president was re-elected with 51.2 percent of the vote.
The journalist explained that Bosak’s Confederation (Konfedercja) party, itself a coalition between two Euro-skeptic parties, is not powerful enough to change legislation on its own.
“Some pro-life activists say that the best solution would be a PiS-Confederation coalition; then Confederation could force on PiS a change to the current law,” he said.
Currently the Polish law permits abortion only of an unborn child conceived in incest or rape, or who has Down syndrome, or who has a serious disabilty, or if a mother’s life is physically endangered by her pregnancy. For some years, Polish pro-lifers have attempted to extend the law’s protections to children with Down syndrome and other disabilities.
Freelance journalist and translator Filip Mazurczak, a Polish-American based in Kraków, told LifeSiteNews that many conservative voters no longer believe that Duda’s PiS party wants to ban eugenic abortion of disabled children.
“Most people on the right believe that PiS and PO [the leading opposition party Platforma Obywatelska, Civic Platform] have the same attitude towards abortion, and they are absolutely right,” he said via social media.
Mazurczak explained that PO has always claimed to support the status quo on the issue ― the relatively restrictive law of 1993 ― but that PiS engages in “empty rhetoric” about strengthening it.
“When they are interviewed for the Catholic media, PiS politicians say that they are in favor of ending eugenic abortion,” the journalist said. “However, they have failed to do so, even though they have been in power for five years,” he continued.
“People like Bosak are angry with PiS for not changing the legislation on abortion, and they say there is no difference between PiS and PO on the issue. They are absolutely correct.”
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Polish conservatives’ frustration with PiS is so strong that half of Confederation’s voters voted for PO in the decisive second round, ensuring that Duda retained his presidency with only half a million votes. This could easily have led to a defeat for the PiS candidate, given the opposition to him from almost all other quarters.
“The presidential elections turned into a referendum: are you for PiS or are you against it?” Grzegorz Górny told LifeSiteNews.
“It was a dispute between two big ideological and political blocs: conservative and liberal-left,” he continued.
“It reminds one a little of the situation in America, which is also divided between Republicans and Democrats. In the elections Duda faced 11 challengers who all attacked him. Duda was also opposed by the majority of the media, big business, celebrities, and European elites.”
But Górny believes that Duda won the election after all because enough Polish voters assessed the PiS governments of the past five years more favorably than the PO governments of 2007 to 2015.
“That’s why during the campaign [PO’s] Trzaskowski distanced himself as much as possible from [his party’s] achievements and adopted some elements of the PiS program,” he said.
Trzaskowski also dialed back some of his pro-LGBT rhetoric. Despite having said earlier that he wanted to be the first Warsaw mayor to perform a same-sex “wedding,” during the campaign, Trzaskowski said that he was against same-sex “marriage.”
“Trzaskowski got such good results not because he is personally popular but because he was the anti-Duda, that is, he gathered around himself everyone who was against PiS for different reasons,” Górny explained.
Górny believes that the ultra-conservative vote for PO was based in Confederation’s commitment to the free market and opposition to what they see as PiS’s fiscally socialist policies.
Filip Mazurczak told LifeSiteNews that some PO parliamentarians are now blaming the party for running such a socially liberal candidate.
“During his extremely unremarkable 1.5-year tenure as mayor of Warsaw, promoting the LGBT agenda was most of what Trzaskowski did,” Mazurczak said.
“I always joke that if I were his wife, I’d be concerned about his obsession with the LGBT agenda.”
Mazurczak added that nobody considered Trzaskowski a viable candidate for the presidency at the time because of the “dissonance” between Warsaw and the rest of Poland.
“Warsaw is much more liberal than the rest of the country, so what flies there won't fly in most of the rest of Poland, which is why [Trzaskowski] backtracked,” he said.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-15--She faked an abortion to escape sex trafficking, now she helps victims

In today ’ s episode of The Van Maren Show , Darlene Pawlik a victim of sex trafficking from a @ @ @ @ @ with Jonathon Van Maren , including how she had to fake an abortion and ultimately @ @ @ @ @ escape .
Pawlik and Van Maren also discuss the impact pornography , prostitution , and @ @ @ @ @ trafficking industry .

In today’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Darlene Pawlik a victim of sex trafficking from a young age shares her story with Jonathon Van Maren, including how she had to fake an abortion and ultimately run away in order to escape.
Pawlik and Van Maren also discuss the impact pornography, prostitution, and abortion have on the sex trafficking industry.


lifesitenews--2020-07-15--The main purpose of the world is to lead the soul to God

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lifesitenews--2020-07-15--New demographic study predicts ‘jaw-dropping’ population decline this century

WASHINGTON , July 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A new study on global population trends by researchers at the University of Washington 's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has concluded that falling fertility rates will lead to a dramatic decline in global population by the end of this century .
Professor Christopher Murray , one of the authors of the study published in The Lancet , told the BBC that the findings are “ jaw-dropping.
” The BBC report says that in 1950 an average of 4.7 children were being born for every woman , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.4 and is expected to continue to fall significantly in the coming years .
In many countries the fertility rate is already beneath 2.1 , the minimum average number needed for a population to replace itself .
This means that while global population numbers continue to reach all-time highs , the numbers are expected to peak before rapidly declining later this century .
Japan , Italy , Spain , Portugal , Thailand , and South Korea are among 23 countries “ expected to see their population more than halve ” by 2100 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an eight-year-old daughter and I wonder what the world will be like , ” he said , “ we need a soft landing.
” The BBC report says that the fall in fertility rates is “ being driven by more women in education and work , as well as greater access to contraception , leading to women choosing to have fewer children ” and says that “ [ in ] many ways ” this is a “ success story.
” “ Responding to population decline is likely to become an overriding policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not compromise efforts to enhance women 's reproductive health or progress on women 's rights , ” Professor Stein Emil Vollset , another of the study ’ s authors , said .
“ I find people laugh it off ; they ca n't imagine it could be true , they think women will just decide to have more kids , ” Murray said .
“ If you ca n't [ find a solution ] then eventually the species disappears , but that 's a few centuries away , ” he added .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sub-Saharan Africa will treble in size to more than three billion people by 2100 , with Nigeria becoming the world 's second biggest country .
“ We will have many more people of African descent in many more countries as we go through this , ” Murray said .
Noting the role played by migration in sustaining population numbers where the fertility rate is below replacement level , such as the U.S. , Canada , and the majority of Western European nations , Murray says that “ [ w ] e will go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice to open borders , or not , to frank competition for migrants , as there wo n't be enough.
” Population analysts have long argued that policies around the world promoting contraception and abortion are leading to an inevitable “ demographic winter.
” In 2007 a U.N. report described the global demographic trends of decreased fertility and ageing populations as “ a process without parallel in the history of humanity.
” Many social commentators have noted that while birth rates continue to decline among post-Christian secularists in European nations , the birth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is generally considerably higher .

'Responding to population decline is likely to become an overriding policy concern in many nations, but must not compromise efforts to enhance women's reproductive health or progress on women's rights,' one of the study's authors insisted.
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A new study on global population trends by researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has concluded that falling fertility rates will lead to a dramatic decline in global population by the end of this century.
Professor Christopher Murray, one of the authors of the study published in The Lancet, told the BBC that the findings are “jaw-dropping.”
The BBC report says that in 1950 an average of 4.7 children were being born for every woman, but that by 2017 that number had fallen to 2.4 and is expected to continue to fall significantly in the coming years.
In many countries the fertility rate is already beneath 2.1, the minimum average number needed for a population to replace itself.
This means that while global population numbers continue to reach all-time highs, the numbers are expected to peak before rapidly declining later this century.
Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Thailand, and South Korea are among 23 countries “expected to see their population more than halve” by 2100.
“It makes me worried because I have an eight-year-old daughter and I wonder what the world will be like,” he said, “we need a soft landing.”
The BBC report says that the fall in fertility rates is “being driven by more women in education and work, as well as greater access to contraception, leading to women choosing to have fewer children” and says that “[in] many ways” this is a “success story.”
“Responding to population decline is likely to become an overriding policy concern in many nations, but must not compromise efforts to enhance women's reproductive health or progress on women's rights,” Professor Stein Emil Vollset, another of the study’s authors, said.
“I find people laugh it off; they can't imagine it could be true, they think women will just decide to have more kids,” Murray said.
“If you can't [find a solution] then eventually the species disappears, but that's a few centuries away,” he added.
The study also predicts that the population of sub-Saharan Africa will treble in size to more than three billion people by 2100, with Nigeria becoming the world's second biggest country.
“We will have many more people of African descent in many more countries as we go through this,” Murray said.
Noting the role played by migration in sustaining population numbers where the fertility rate is below replacement level, such as the U.S., Canada, and the majority of Western European nations, Murray says that “[w]e will go from the period where it's a choice to open borders, or not, to frank competition for migrants, as there won't be enough.”
Population analysts have long argued that policies around the world promoting contraception and abortion are leading to an inevitable “demographic winter.” In 2007 a U.N. report described the global demographic trends of decreased fertility and ageing populations as “a process without parallel in the history of humanity.”
Many social commentators have noted that while birth rates continue to decline among post-Christian secularists in European nations, the birth rate among Islamic communities in those countries is generally considerably higher.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-17--Could Vatican II be repudiated? It wouldn’t be the first time in Church history

July 16 , 2020 ( Rorate Caeli ) — On his blog Settimo Cielo of July 13 , the Vatican reporter Sandro Magister was highly critical of Bishops Carlo Maria Viganò and Athanasius Schneider , hurling an accusation at them for spreading “ fake news ” .
* The term “ fake news ” was used also in reference to Monsignor Schneider ’ s theses , whereby the Church , in Her history , has corrected doctrinal errors committed by precedent ecumenical councils , without , in this manner , “ undermining the foundations of the Catholic faith.
” Magister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as evidence , a brief intervention by Cardinal Walter Brandmüller on the Council of Constance , which in reality refutes nothing of what was affirmed by Monsignor Schneider .
The facts are these .
On April 6 , 1415 , the Council of Constance issued a decree known as Haec Sancta 1 , wherein it was stated solemnly that the Council , assisted by the Holy Spirit , received its power directly from God : hence every Christian , including the Pope , was required to obey it .
Haec Sancta is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it was first interpreted in continuity with Tradition and , subsequently , reprobated by the Pontifical Magisterium .
It had its coherent application in the decree Frequens , of October 9 , 1417 , which called for a Council five years later , after seven years another one and then one every ten years , de facto attributing to the Council the function of a permanent collegial body , alongside the Pope and de facto superior to him .
Cardinal Brandmüller notes that : “ the assize which issued those decrees was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to define the doctrine of the faith .
It was , instead , merely an assembly of the followers of John XXIII ( Baldassarre Cossa ) , one of the three “ popes ” contending at that time for the leadership of the Church .
That assembly had no authority .
The schism lasted until the council of Constance unified with the other two parties , i.e .
the followers of Gregory XII ( Angelo Correr ) and the ‘ natio hispanica ’ of Benedict XIII ( Pedro Martinez de Luna ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 1417 .
Only then did the ‘ council ’ of Constance become a true ecumenical council , even if still without a pope , who eventually was then elected.
” All true , but Martin V , elected ‘ the true ’ Pope in Constance on November 11 , 1417 , in the Bull Inter cunctas of February 22 , 1418 , acknowledged the ecumenical nature of the Council of Constance and all that it had decided in the previous years , albeit with a generically restrictive formula : « in favorem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He therefore did not repudiate Haec Sancta and applied the decree Frequens with rigour , fixing the date of a new general Council , which was held in Pavia-Siena ( 1423–1424 ) and the city of Basil he designated as the seat of the subsequent assembly .
The Council was opened in Basil on July 23 , 1431 .
Martin V ’ s successor , Eugene IV , with the Bull Duduum Sacrum of December 15 1433 , ratified the documents that the assembly had issued hitherto , among which was the Haec @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Basil had proclaimed as their magna carta .
Eugene IV , in the Decree of the Council of Florence , which on September 4 , 1439 , condemned the Fathers of Basil , “ to save ” the Council of Constance , resorted to that , which , in modern terms might be defined a “ hermeneutic of continuity ” today used with regard to the Second Vatican Council .
He , in fact , sustained that the proposition of the superiority of the Councils over the Pope , affirmed by the Fathers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sancta , was “ a bad interpretation ( pravum intellectum ) , made by the Basilians , which de facto reveals itself to be contrary to the authentic sense of Holy Scripture , of the Holy Fathers and of the Council of Constance itself.
” 3 The Fathers of Basil , according to the Pope “ interpreted the declaration of the Council of Constance in a wicked and reprehensible sense , totally alien to sound doctrine.4 Today we would say : an abusive interpretation of the Second Vatican Council , distorting the documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dubitemus of April 21 1441 , Eugene IV condemned the “ diabolical founders ” of the conciliarism doctrine : Marsilius of Padova , John of Jandun and William of Ockham 5 , but regarding Haec Sancta he took a hesitant stance , along the lines of the “ hermeneutic of continuity ” .
The same Eugene IV ratified the Council of Constance in its entirety , and its decrees , « absque tamen praejudicio juris , dignitatis et praeminentiae Sedis apostolicae » as he writes on July 22 , 1336 to his legate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Martin V ’ s restriction , condemning implicitly , in the name of the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff , all those who referred to the Council of Constance in affirming the superiority of the council over the Pope .
Consequently the thesis of “ continuity ” between Haec Sancta and the Tradition of the Church was abandoned by theologians and historians , and among them Cardinal Brandmüller , who rightly expunges Haec Sancta and the decree Frequens from the Tradition of the Church .
Even at the time of the Counter-Reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sancta should be rejected as it did not have the dogmatic form of a “ decree obliging the faithful to believe or condemn the contrary ” 6 .
Similarly , Cardinal Baudrillart , in the Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique , retains that the Council of Constance , in issuing Haec Sancta did not have the intention of promulgating a dogmatic definition , and it is also for this the document was subsequently repudiated by the Church.7 The Church historian August Franzen affirms the same.8 Thereby , in raising the question of the ecumenical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Father Joseph Gill , one of its foremost experts , writes that : « les historiens s ’ accordent à le considérer comme oecuménique , mais dans des proportions variables » .
9 Why exclude then that a day will come when even the Second Vatican Council may be repudiated , in part , or en bloc , as happened with the Council of Constance and its decrees ?

Why exclude that a day will come when the Second Vatican Council may be repudiated, in part or en bloc, as happened with the Council of Constance and its decrees?
July 16, 2020 (Rorate Caeli) — On his blog Settimo Cielo of July 13, the Vatican reporter Sandro Magister was highly critical of Bishops Carlo Maria Viganò and Athanasius Schneider, hurling an accusation at them for spreading “fake news”. *
The term “fake news” was used also in reference to Monsignor Schneider’s theses, whereby the Church, in Her history, has corrected doctrinal errors committed by precedent ecumenical councils, without, in this manner, “undermining the foundations of the Catholic faith.” Magister accuses Schneider of historical incompetence, citing, as evidence, a brief intervention by Cardinal Walter Brandmüller on the Council of Constance, which in reality refutes nothing of what was affirmed by Monsignor Schneider.
The facts are these. On April 6, 1415, the Council of Constance issued a decree known as Haec Sancta 1, wherein it was stated solemnly that the Council, assisted by the Holy Spirit, received its power directly from God: hence every Christian, including the Pope, was required to obey it. Haec Sancta is a revolutionary document which raised many questions as it was first interpreted in continuity with Tradition and, subsequently, reprobated by the Pontifical Magisterium. It had its coherent application in the decree Frequens, of October 9, 1417, which called for a Council five years later, after seven years another one and then one every ten years, de facto attributing to the Council the function of a permanent collegial body, alongside the Pope and de facto superior to him.
Cardinal Brandmüller notes that: “the assize which issued those decrees was in no way an ecumenical council authorized to define the doctrine of the faith. It was, instead, merely an assembly of the followers of John XXIII (Baldassarre Cossa), one of the three “popes” contending at that time for the leadership of the Church. That assembly had no authority. The schism lasted until the council of Constance unified with the other two parties, i.e. the followers of Gregory XII (Angelo Correr) and the ‘natio hispanica’ of Benedict XIII (Pedro Martinez de Luna), an event that occurred in the autumn of 1417. Only then did the ‘council’ of Constance become a true ecumenical council, even if still without a pope, who eventually was then elected.”
All true, but Martin V, elected ‘the true’ Pope in Constance on November 11, 1417, in the Bull Inter cunctas of February 22, 1418, acknowledged the ecumenical nature of the Council of Constance and all that it had decided in the previous years, albeit with a generically restrictive formula: «in favorem fidei et salutem animarum». 2 He therefore did not repudiate Haec Sancta and applied the decree Frequens with rigour, fixing the date of a new general Council, which was held in Pavia-Siena (1423–1424) and the city of Basil he designated as the seat of the subsequent assembly.
The Council was opened in Basil on July 23, 1431. Martin V’s successor, Eugene IV, with the Bull Duduum Sacrum of December 15 1433, ratified the documents that the assembly had issued hitherto, among which was the Haec Sancta the “conciliar” Fathers of Basil had proclaimed as their magna carta.
Eugene IV, in the Decree of the Council of Florence, which on September 4, 1439, condemned the Fathers of Basil, “to save” the Council of Constance, resorted to that, which, in modern terms might be defined a “hermeneutic of continuity” today used with regard to the Second Vatican Council. He, in fact, sustained that the proposition of the superiority of the Councils over the Pope, affirmed by the Fathers of Basil on the basis of Haec Sancta, was “a bad interpretation (pravum intellectum), made by the Basilians, which de facto reveals itself to be contrary to the authentic sense of Holy Scripture, of the Holy Fathers and of the Council of Constance itself.”3 The Fathers of Basil, according to the Pope “interpreted the declaration of the Council of Constance in a wicked and reprehensible sense, totally alien to sound doctrine.4 Today we would say: an abusive interpretation of the Second Vatican Council, distorting the documents.
Subsequently, in the letter Etsi dubitemus of April 21 1441, Eugene IV condemned the “diabolical founders” of the conciliarism doctrine: Marsilius of Padova, John of Jandun and William of Ockham 5 , but regarding Haec Sancta he took a hesitant stance, along the lines of the “hermeneutic of continuity”. The same Eugene IV ratified the Council of Constance in its entirety, and its decrees, «absque tamen praejudicio juris, dignitatis et praeminentiae Sedis apostolicae» as he writes on July 22, 1336 to his legate: a formula that clarified the sense of Martin V’s restriction, condemning implicitly, in the name of the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff, all those who referred to the Council of Constance in affirming the superiority of the council over the Pope.
Consequently the thesis of “continuity” between Haec Sancta and the Tradition of the Church was abandoned by theologians and historians, and among them Cardinal Brandmüller, who rightly expunges Haec Sancta and the decree Frequens from the Tradition of the Church. Even at the time of the Counter-Reform, Father Melchor Cano states that Haec Sancta should be rejected as it did not have the dogmatic form of a “decree obliging the faithful to believe or condemn the contrary”6 . Similarly, Cardinal Baudrillart, in the Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, retains that the Council of Constance, in issuing Haec Sancta did not have the intention of promulgating a dogmatic definition, and it is also for this the document was subsequently repudiated by the Church.7 The Church historian August Franzen affirms the same.8 Thereby, in raising the question of the ecumenical nature of the Council of Constance, Father Joseph Gill, one of its foremost experts, writes that: «les historiens s’accordent à le considérer comme oecuménique, mais dans des proportions variables». 9
Why exclude then that a day will come when even the Second Vatican Council may be repudiated, in part, or en bloc, as happened with the Council of Constance and its decrees?
*https://magister.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2020/07/13/le-%e2%80%9cfake-news%e2%80%9d-di-vigano-e-soci-smascherate-da-un-cardinale/. *
Notes
1. Testo dell’Haec Sancta in Mansi, XXIX, coll. 21-22.
2. Joseph Von Hefele, Histoire des Conciles d’après les documents originaux, Letouzey et Ané, Parigi 1907, vol. I, pp. 53, 68-74 e vol. VII-1, p. 571.
3. Decreto del Concilio fiorentino contro il sinodo di Basilea, VII sessione del 4 settembre 1439, in Conciliorum Oecumenicorum Decreta, a cura dell’Istituto per le Scienze Religiose, EDB, Bologna 2002, p. 533 (pp. 529-534).
4. Ivi, p. 532.
5. Epistolae pontificiae ad Concilium Florentinum spectantes, Pontificio Istituto Orientale, Roma 1946, pp. 24-35.
6. Melchior Cano, De locis theologicis (1562), trad. spagnola BAC, Madrid 2006, p. 351.
7. Alfred Baudrillart, voce Concile de Constance, in DTC, III,1, col. 1221 (coll. 1200-1224).
8. August Franzen, Das Konzil der Einheit, in A. Franzen und Wolfgang Mueller, Das Konzil von Konstanz. Beitraege zu seiner Geschichte und Theologie, Herder. Freiburg- Basel-Wien 1964, p. 104.
9. Joseph Gill s.j., Constance et Bale-Florence, Editions de l’Orante, Paris 1965, p. 111.
Translation: Contributor Francesca Romana
Published with permission from Rorate Caeli.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-17--Communists’ ‘long march through the institutions’ is approaching its end point

July 16 , 2020 ( Catholic World Report ) — It ’ s important to understand that the recent and sometimes violent protest marches in hundreds of American cities were made possible by a larger , and more destructive march through American society that began decades ago .
The “ Long March through the Institutions ” is a phrase coined by Italian communist Antonio Gramsci ( 1891–1937 ) to describe how a society could be subverted without recourse to arms .
By co-opting society ’ s chief institutions — schools , universities , courts , corporations , media and political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change .
For a long time , cultural critics have spoken and written about the “ Long March ” in the future tense — as something that could happen if we ’ re not careful .
But it may be time now to acknowledge that the leftist takeover of American institutions is well underway .
In some segments of our culture it has , to all intents and purposes , already been accomplished .
In many ways , the current protests , riots , and takeover of city blocks merely reflects the largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the last several decades .
What is especially telling is the response of various “ responsible ” authorities to demands for abolishing the police , abolishing the courts , and abolishing prisons .
The Mayor of Seattle opined that the takeover of part of her city was a “ patriotic ” act that could lead to a “ summer of love.
” And in the midst of looting and burning , the Mayor of New York invoked John Lennon ’ s song “ Imagine , ” and wondered aloud why we couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions .
At about the same time , the Minneapolis City Council was actually proposing that the police force be dismantled .
Meanwhile , media anchors and analysts responded to the ban-the-police movement with solemn nods of the head and “ why-hadn ’ t-we-thought-of-this-before ” observations .
Why hadn ’ t we thought of this before ?
Well , the truth is , most of us , during our adolescent phase , have wondered if society could get along without police and courts ; and after a few minutes thought , most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But now the left-leaning solons of our society are giving the question serious consideration .
How much of our cultural geography have leftists gobbled up ?
It seems safe to say that the left already controls America ’ s educational establishment .
Since the protests began , two university professors and one Catholic high school teacher have been fired for criticizing the radical Marxist group , Black Lives Matter .
But what leftists do in the classroom is even more damaging than who they exclude from the classroom .
What they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children to reject the land of their birth as a racist , white supremacist , and violent society — not a nation worth defending but a nation to be ashamed of .
With this kind of education , it ’ s little wonder that so many in our society think it ’ s time for a revolution .
How about the media ?
The left has not captured all the media posts .
There is still Fox News and a number of conservative websites and podcasts .
By and large , though , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ types who see it as their duty to take up where the schools and universities leave off .
Like many in the education industry they are more interested in shaping attitudes than in presenting facts .
Their documentaries are slanted to the left , their news reports are highly selective , and they push the same false narratives that are peddled in the universities about white supremacy and institutional racism .
Moreover , they can count on the educators to provide them with an audience that has been schooled to feel rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they were able to think critically , they would realize that if the claims of institutional racism were true , then the guilty party would be the left-liberals who control most of our society ’ s institutions .
The big cities with the highest degree of racial tension are almost invariably run by liberal Democrats .
They have Democrat mayors , Democrat city councils , Democrat judges , Democrat police commissioners , Democrat school superintendents , and Democrat-controlled teachers unions .
Moreover , many of these liberal mayors , city council members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black .
If there is such a thing as “ systemic racism ” in our society then white and black liberals deserve the lions-share of blame for it .
But they have been absolved of guilt .
Instead , all the blame has been transferred to conservatives and , in particular , onto Republicans .
Take the current frenzy to tear down statues of Confederate soldiers and to rename Army bases .
It ’ s a good bet that the vast majority of the protesters don ’ t realize that the Confederate Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Republican Party was the anti-slavery party , that the racist Jim Crow laws were instituted by Democrats , and that the strongest opposition to Civil Rights Legislation in the 1960 ” s came from Congressional Democrats .
Which brings us to the next target of the left ’ s long march through the institutions — the Democrat Party .
Now , whether the left marched through the Democrat party or the Democrat Party marched to the left is a complicated question .
But it ’ s not one that needs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now in thrall to the left .
Even the most moderate Democrats in politics today are far to the left of where John Kennedy stood in the Sixties .
One sign of the party ’ s solidarity with the left is its reluctance to criticize hard left groups such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter .
Should the Democrats recapture the government in the 2020 election , we should expect the Long March through the institutions to rapidly accelerate as more and more concessions are made to the most radical groups on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve discussed the more obvious examples of institutional capitulations to the left — the schools , the media , the Democratic party .
But there are other institution ’ s which , though they are generally thought to be conservative in nature , have been steadily drifting leftward .
In recent years the left has been marching through the corporate world at a fast clip .
When students who had been indoctrinated by leftist professors entered the corporate world , they brought their ideology with them .
The fact that many corporations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ campus ” suggests just how far the university mentality has entered the world of big business .
On the corporate campus , one sees the same obsessions that plague the college campus : the deference to diversity , the restrictive speech codes , and the virtue signaling .
In the wake of the protests and rioting , corporate virtue signaling is more pronounced than ever .
For proof , go to the home page of your insurance company or your bank , and you ’ ll likely be greeted with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country is plagued with structural racism — [ insert the name of your financial institution here ] — is committed to working for equal opportunity for all .
Does that mean that auto insurers will give the same low rates to people who live in neighborhoods where auto theft and accidents abound as they give to people who live in safe , leafy suburbs ?
Probably not .
But it makes for good copy .
But this kind of virtue signaling is mild compared to corporations that are actively supporting militant groups .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Report , Professor Ronald Jelinek reports on some of them : Meanwhile , Seattle-based Starbucks will allow its employees to wear “ Black Lives Matter ” T-shirts , and it has even ordered a supply of new branded shirts that will include the phrase .
Back in the 1950s sociologists discovered that a new type of homo sapiens — the “ Organization Man ” — had been created by corporate culture .
In the popular imagination , the “ organization men ” dressed in gray flannel suits , maintained lifelong loyalty to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the organization men of the 50s are as nothing compared to the organization men that now staff the offices of corporate America .
The dress code is more relaxed , but the atmosphere is more conformist than ever .
In the 50s , one was expected to show loyalty to the company brand , but in the 2020s one is expected to show complete loyalty to the company ’ s leftist/socialist/transgendered/ “ woke ” philosophy .
Or else one is fired , shunned by former associates , and unlikely to ever find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The left ’ s march through the corporate world is not yet complete , but it has , so far , been a surprisingly quick and easy march .
And there has been little resistance .
The military ?
Ever since the Army-McCarthy hearings , anyone who suggested that the military was infiltrated by communists was considered to be a — what ’ s the word ?
— oh yes , a “ McCarthyite ” .
While it seems safe to say that the Pentagon is not run from Moscow , high ranking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more liberal than most people think .
Barack Obama conducted a purge of Army brass when he was president , and replaced them with officers of a more liberal bent .
We can assume that many of his appointments are still in place today .
Under Obama , the military became a lifestyle laboratory .
A woman was put in charge of Marine basic training ; the Pentagon held a gay pride event ; the Air Force Academy built a Stonehenge-like worship center to accommodate pagans , druids , witches , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soldier was placed in a position where he was able to leak nearly three quarters of a million sensitive military and diplomatic documents .
Some of Obama ’ s liberal-minded crew seem to have made their way into the Trump administration in its early days .
After Lieutenant General Michael Flynn was sidelined , he was replaced as National Security Advisor by General H.R.Mc Master .
In appearance , McMaster looked like the second coming of General Patton , but in reality , he was cut from the same ideological cloth as Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council , McMaster conducted a purge of his own .
He fired at least a half dozen highly accomplished conservatives from top level positions at the NSC , and replaced them with more politically correct types .
One of the replacements was Mustafa Javed Ali , a man whose previous position was that of Diversity Outreach Coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations .
Was Javed Ali qualified to assume the position of Senior Director of Counter-Terrorism for the National Security Council ?
To even ask the question would have been deeply offensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s worrisome that in the midst of a nationwide insurrection , a number of current and retired high-ranking officers chose to take a very public stand against President Donald Trump .
It ’ s not that the generals didn ’ t have a point about the wisdom of Army intervention in domestic affairs , but that their own intervention appears to have been a coordinated and deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the president during a time of national crisis .
If nothing else , the generals failed to grasp the seriousness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioting , burning and looting in more than one hundred American cities had created a situation that was as serious , if not more serious , than those past instances where presidents had ordered military intervention to restore order .
Early on , the George Floyd protests had been hijacked by well-organized neo-Marxist groups such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter .
While other protestors were protesting Floyd ’ s death , these radical elements were protesting the very existence of the American form of government .
It ’ s not clear if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that distinction .
I ’ m not suggesting that the military has been co-opted by the left .
But we shouldn ’ t assume that they can ’ t be .
At a time when virtue is equated with fighting for social justice , America ’ s warrior class is under increasing pressure to establish its social warrior credentials .
We , therefore , should assume that the military is a prime target of the long marchers of the left .
The left is aiming for a coup , and history suggests that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups that manage to win the military or elements in the military over to their side .
The current chaos in the streets can be seen as a spontaneous outburst of pent-up anger , or it can be seen as the result of a long campaign to engender anger by cultivating narratives of bigotry and victimhood .
Over the years , the campaigners have been quite successful in winning the sympathy and support of many of our society ’ s crucial institutions .
Hopefully , there is still time for courageous people within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and realize that they are being used .
The Church , by the way , is one of the institutions that the long marchers have targeted for takeover .
Judging by the enthusiastic embrace of Black Lives Matter on the part of some Church leaders , the marchers are making progress .
But that is a subject for another article .

It may be time now to acknowledge that the leftist takeover of American institutions is well underway.
July 16, 2020 (Catholic World Report) — It’s important to understand that the recent and sometimes violent protest marches in hundreds of American cities were made possible by a larger, and more destructive march through American society that began decades ago.
The “Long March through the Institutions” is a phrase coined by Italian communist Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) to describe how a society could be subverted without recourse to arms. By co-opting society’s chief institutions — schools, universities, courts, corporations, media and political parties — dedicated leftists could effect revolutionary change.
For a long time, cultural critics have spoken and written about the “Long March” in the future tense — as something that could happen if we’re not careful. But it may be time now to acknowledge that the leftist takeover of American institutions is well underway. In some segments of our culture it has, to all intents and purposes, already been accomplished.
In many ways, the current protests, riots, and takeover of city blocks merely reflects the largely successful takeover of social and political institutions over the last several decades. What is especially telling is the response of various “responsible” authorities to demands for abolishing the police, abolishing the courts, and abolishing prisons. The Mayor of Seattle opined that the takeover of part of her city was a “patriotic” act that could lead to a “summer of love.” And in the midst of looting and burning, the Mayor of New York invoked John Lennon’s song “Imagine,” and wondered aloud why we couldn’t have a world with less restrictions. At about the same time, the Minneapolis City Council was actually proposing that the police force be dismantled.
Meanwhile, media anchors and analysts responded to the ban-the-police movement with solemn nods of the head and “why-hadn’t-we-thought-of-this-before” observations.
Why hadn’t we thought of this before? Well, the truth is, most of us, during our adolescent phase, have wondered if society could get along without police and courts; and after a few minutes thought, most of us rejected it as a stupid idea.
But now the left-leaning solons of our society are giving the question serious consideration.
How much of our cultural geography have leftists gobbled up? It seems safe to say that the left already controls America’s educational establishment. Since the protests began, two university professors and one Catholic high school teacher have been fired for criticizing the radical Marxist group, Black Lives Matter.
But what leftists do in the classroom is even more damaging than who they exclude from the classroom. What they have done is to convince generations of American children to reject the land of their birth as a racist, white supremacist, and violent society — not a nation worth defending but a nation to be ashamed of. With this kind of education, it’s little wonder that so many in our society think it’s time for a revolution.
How about the media? The left has not captured all the media posts. There is still Fox News and a number of conservative websites and podcasts. By and large, though, the news media is dominated by left-liberal types who see it as their duty to take up where the schools and universities leave off.
Like many in the education industry they are more interested in shaping attitudes than in presenting facts. Their documentaries are slanted to the left, their news reports are highly selective, and they push the same false narratives that are peddled in the universities about white supremacy and institutional racism. Moreover, they can count on the educators to provide them with an audience that has been schooled to feel rather than to think critically. After all, if they were able to think critically, they would realize that if the claims of institutional racism were true, then the guilty party would be the left-liberals who control most of our society’s institutions. The big cities with the highest degree of racial tension are almost invariably run by liberal Democrats. They have Democrat mayors, Democrat city councils, Democrat judges, Democrat police commissioners, Democrat school superintendents, and Democrat-controlled teachers unions. Moreover, many of these liberal mayors, city council members, judges, and police chiefs are black. If there is such a thing as “systemic racism” in our society then white and black liberals deserve the lions-share of blame for it.
But they have been absolved of guilt. Instead, all the blame has been transferred to conservatives and, in particular, onto Republicans. Take the current frenzy to tear down statues of Confederate soldiers and to rename Army bases. It’s a good bet that the vast majority of the protesters don’t realize that the Confederate Party was made up of Southern Democrats, that the Republican Party was the anti-slavery party, that the racist Jim Crow laws were instituted by Democrats, and that the strongest opposition to Civil Rights Legislation in the 1960”s came from Congressional Democrats.
Which brings us to the next target of the left’s long march through the institutions — the Democrat Party. Now, whether the left marched through the Democrat party or the Democrat Party marched to the left is a complicated question. But it’s not one that needs to be answered here. The Democratic party is now in thrall to the left. Even the most moderate Democrats in politics today are far to the left of where John Kennedy stood in the Sixties.
One sign of the party’s solidarity with the left is its reluctance to criticize hard left groups such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter. Should the Democrats recapture the government in the 2020 election, we should expect the Long March through the institutions to rapidly accelerate as more and more concessions are made to the most radical groups on the left.
So far, I’ve discussed the more obvious examples of institutional capitulations to the left — the schools, the media, the Democratic party. But there are other institution’s which, though they are generally thought to be conservative in nature, have been steadily drifting leftward.
In recent years the left has been marching through the corporate world at a fast clip. When students who had been indoctrinated by leftist professors entered the corporate world, they brought their ideology with them. The fact that many corporations now refer to their corporate headquarters as a “campus” suggests just how far the university mentality has entered the world of big business. On the corporate campus, one sees the same obsessions that plague the college campus: the deference to diversity, the restrictive speech codes, and the virtue signaling.
In the wake of the protests and rioting, corporate virtue signaling is more pronounced than ever. For proof, go to the home page of your insurance company or your bank, and you’ll likely be greeted with a message to the effect that though our country is plagued with structural racism — [insert the name of your financial institution here] — is committed to working for equal opportunity for all. Does that mean that auto insurers will give the same low rates to people who live in neighborhoods where auto theft and accidents abound as they give to people who live in safe, leafy suburbs? Probably not. But it makes for good copy.
But this kind of virtue signaling is mild compared to corporations that are actively supporting militant groups. In a recent piece for Catholic World Report, Professor Ronald Jelinek reports on some of them:
Big companies like Intel, Twitter, Nike, WarnerMedia, Nordstrom, Ben & Jerry’s, YouTube, TikTok, Netflix, Amazon, Twitch, Paramount, Starz and Hulu are publicly embracing Black Lives Matter. . . Some are answering the call with large donations — Cisco has pledge $5 million to Black Lives Matter and its affiliates. Others like Airbnb and DropBox are donating $500,000 to the cause.
Meanwhile, Seattle-based Starbucks will allow its employees to wear “Black Lives Matter” T-shirts, and it has even ordered a supply of new branded shirts that will include the phrase.
Back in the 1950s sociologists discovered that a new type of homo sapiens — the “Organization Man” — had been created by corporate culture. In the popular imagination, the “organization men” dressed in gray flannel suits, maintained lifelong loyalty to their company, and all thought alike.
But the organization men of the 50s are as nothing compared to the organization men that now staff the offices of corporate America. The dress code is more relaxed, but the atmosphere is more conformist than ever. In the 50s, one was expected to show loyalty to the company brand, but in the 2020s one is expected to show complete loyalty to the company’s leftist/socialist/transgendered/ “woke” philosophy. Or else one is fired, shunned by former associates, and unlikely to ever find future employment in the corporate world.
The left’s march through the corporate world is not yet complete, but it has, so far, been a surprisingly quick and easy march. And there has been little resistance.
The military? Ever since the Army-McCarthy hearings, anyone who suggested that the military was infiltrated by communists was considered to be a — what’s the word? — oh yes, a “McCarthyite”. While it seems safe to say that the Pentagon is not run from Moscow, high ranking military officers are, as a rule, more liberal than most people think. Barack Obama conducted a purge of Army brass when he was president, and replaced them with officers of a more liberal bent. We can assume that many of his appointments are still in place today.
Under Obama, the military became a lifestyle laboratory. A woman was put in charge of Marine basic training; the Pentagon held a gay pride event; the Air Force Academy built a Stonehenge-like worship center to accommodate pagans, druids, witches, and wiccans; and an apparently unvetted transgender soldier was placed in a position where he was able to leak nearly three quarters of a million sensitive military and diplomatic documents.
Some of Obama’s liberal-minded crew seem to have made their way into the Trump administration in its early days. After Lieutenant General Michael Flynn was sidelined, he was replaced as National Security Advisor by General H.R.Mc Master. In appearance, McMaster looked like the second coming of General Patton, but in reality, he was cut from the same ideological cloth as Obama. Once ensconced in the National Security Council, McMaster conducted a purge of his own. He fired at least a half dozen highly accomplished conservatives from top level positions at the NSC, and replaced them with more politically correct types. One of the replacements was Mustafa Javed Ali, a man whose previous position was that of Diversity Outreach Coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Was Javed Ali qualified to assume the position of Senior Director of Counter-Terrorism for the National Security Council? To even ask the question would have been deeply offensive.
In this context, it’s worrisome that in the midst of a nationwide insurrection, a number of current and retired high-ranking officers chose to take a very public stand against President Donald Trump. It’s not that the generals didn’t have a point about the wisdom of Army intervention in domestic affairs, but that their own intervention appears to have been a coordinated and deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the president during a time of national crisis.
If nothing else, the generals failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation. Arguably, the rioting, burning and looting in more than one hundred American cities had created a situation that was as serious, if not more serious, than those past instances where presidents had ordered military intervention to restore order.
Early on, the George Floyd protests had been hijacked by well-organized neo-Marxist groups such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter. While other protestors were protesting Floyd’s death, these radical elements were protesting the very existence of the American form of government. It’s not clear if all of our military leaders have grasped that distinction.
I’m not suggesting that the military has been co-opted by the left. But we shouldn’t assume that they can’t be. At a time when virtue is equated with fighting for social justice, America’s warrior class is under increasing pressure to establish its social warrior credentials. We, therefore, should assume that the military is a prime target of the long marchers of the left. The left is aiming for a coup, and history suggests that the most successful coups are engineered by groups that manage to win the military or elements in the military over to their side.
The current chaos in the streets can be seen as a spontaneous outburst of pent-up anger, or it can be seen as the result of a long campaign to engender anger by cultivating narratives of bigotry and victimhood. Over the years, the campaigners have been quite successful in winning the sympathy and support of many of our society’s crucial institutions. Hopefully, there is still time for courageous people within these institutions to come to their senses and realize that they are being used.
The Church, by the way, is one of the institutions that the long marchers have targeted for takeover. Judging by the enthusiastic embrace of Black Lives Matter on the part of some Church leaders, the marchers are making progress. But that is a subject for another article.
This article originally appeared in the June 17, 2020 edition of Catholic World Report. It is published here with permission from William Kilpatrick. For more of Dr. Kilpatrick's recent articles, visit his website, turningpointproject.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-17--Church scholar: Proper understanding of Mass requires Communion on tongue

July 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — As part of today ’ s conference on the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue , a Franciscan theologian emphasized the importance of understanding theological reasons for receiving Holy Communion in this manner .
Recently , churches and bishops have requested the faithful receive Holy Communion only in the hand or , in some cases , have outright banned the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue , citing concerns about spreading the new coronavirus .
Fr .
Serafino Lanzetta explained the history of the reception of Holy Communion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Mass as a re-presentation of Christ ’ s sacrifice at Golgotha requires reception of Holy Communion on the tongue .
The Church allowed for the reception of Holy Communion in the hand in 1969 through an indult , which is a permission granted for something outside the norm of Church law in a specific individual case .
Fr .
Lanzetta pointed out that this permission can never become an imposition on the faithful .
The Church can not say Holy Communion must be received in the hand , only that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The universal law of the Church is to receive Holy Communion directly on the tongue.
” A chief concern , as noted in the indult , in extending permission to the faithful to receive Holy Communion in the hand is the “ danger of a loss of reverence , of profanation , of adultery of the true doctrine.
” Currently , the belief in the true presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist at an all-time low among Catholics .
Fr .
Lanzetta emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the Holy Eucharist and to help the faithful understand and believe in the true presence of Christ .
Fr .
Lanzetta pointed to the purpose of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist as a reason for receiving on the tongue : “ Has the Holy Eucharist been instituted to be eaten or adored or to be celebrated as the sacrifice ?
” In order to be fully reverent toward the re-presentation of the sacrifice at Golgotha , he said , we must adore our Lord .
Fr .
Lanzetta pointed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ at the foot of the cross as an example for how we can adore our Lord ’ s sacrifice with the proper disposition .
He emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion with the proper interior disposition based on the sacrificial nature and focus of the Mass .
The Mass is not a re-presentation of the Last Supper , as some may think — and it is important to distinguish between the re-presentation of the last supper and the re-presentation of the sacrifice at Golgotha .
We do not go to Mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Mass to participate in Christ ’ s sacrifice on the cross .
Participation in that sacrifice requires reverence and adoration .
Fr .
Lanzetta warned , “ We can never mix up the meaning of the Last Supper and the meaning of Mass.
” The meaning of Mass is in continuity with Christ ’ s sacrificial action on the cross .
This sacrifice requires reverence and adoration .
The reception of Holy Communion on the tongue allows for the proper reverence and adoration required to participate in Christ ’ s sacrifice .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s full talk here ( at around 00:16:00 ) :

Fr. Lanzetta emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue to bring back the rightful reverence due to the Holy Eucharist.
July 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — As part of today’s conference on the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue, a Franciscan theologian emphasized the importance of understanding theological reasons for receiving Holy Communion in this manner.
Recently, churches and bishops have requested the faithful receive Holy Communion only in the hand or, in some cases, have outright banned the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue, citing concerns about spreading the new coronavirus.
Fr. Serafino Lanzetta explained the history of the reception of Holy Communion in the hand and explained how the meaning of the Mass as a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice at Golgotha requires reception of Holy Communion on the tongue.
The Church allowed for the reception of Holy Communion in the hand in 1969 through an indult, which is a permission granted for something outside the norm of Church law in a specific individual case. Fr. Lanzetta pointed out that this permission can never become an imposition on the faithful. The Church cannot say Holy Communion must be received in the hand, only that it is allowed.
The indult states, “The universal law of the Church is to receive Holy Communion directly on the tongue.”
A chief concern, as noted in the indult, in extending permission to the faithful to receive Holy Communion in the hand is the “danger of a loss of reverence, of profanation, of adultery of the true doctrine.”
Currently, the belief in the true presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist at an all-time low among Catholics.
Fr. Lanzetta emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue to bring back the rightful reverence due to the Holy Eucharist and to help the faithful understand and believe in the true presence of Christ.
Fr. Lanzetta pointed to the purpose of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist as a reason for receiving on the tongue: “Has the Holy Eucharist been instituted to be eaten or adored or to be celebrated as the sacrifice?” In order to be fully reverent toward the re-presentation of the sacrifice at Golgotha, he said, we must adore our Lord.
Fr. Lanzetta pointed to Our Lady’s quiet adoration of Christ at the foot of the cross as an example for how we can adore our Lord’s sacrifice with the proper disposition.
He emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion with the proper interior disposition based on the sacrificial nature and focus of the Mass. The Mass is not a re-presentation of the Last Supper, as some may think — and it is important to distinguish between the re-presentation of the last supper and the re-presentation of the sacrifice at Golgotha. We do not go to Mass to eat and drink. We go to Mass to participate in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Participation in that sacrifice requires reverence and adoration.
Fr. Lanzetta warned, “We can never mix up the meaning of the Last Supper and the meaning of Mass.” The meaning of Mass is in continuity with Christ’s sacrificial action on the cross. This sacrifice requires reverence and adoration. The reception of Holy Communion on the tongue allows for the proper reverence and adoration required to participate in Christ’s sacrifice.
You can watch Fr. Lanzetta’s full talk here (at around 00:16:00):
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lifesitenews--2020-07-17--BBC reports on disturbing female pedophilia case. The catch: She’s not really female

July 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Earlier this month , the BBC reported a stomach-turning story under the headline “ Blackpool woman accessed child abuse images in hospital bed.
” According to the BBC : Many media organizations utilize a practice ( although none like to admit it ) of “ burying the lede ” — failing to emphasize an important detail of the story .
In this case , the BBC has eliminated the lede entirely : what the BBC does not mention once in its entire story is that “ Julie Marshall ” was once known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact not a woman , but a male .
This is a clarifying bit of information .
The BBC does not even use the phrase “ trans woman , ” which would tip off those of us who are now used to having to translate the media reports out of genderese into English to the fact that Julie is not what “ she ” seems ( although the photos , as usual , are a dead giveaway ) .
Several other media sources also give no indication that Julie is a man , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely relevant to understanding the story .
In fact , the BBC even leaves out important details included in a story on the same trial and sentencing by the Daily Mail : Judge Newell added that arrangements have been made for Ms Watson , but that what prison she ends up in is a matter for the prison service and Home Office .
He said : 'We have made what arrangements we can with regard to where Miss Marshall will go for now .
The authorities are aware of the situation and protective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term .
In the long term , allocation is a matter for the Home Office and the Prison Service . '
Male-born trans prisoners were first allowed to request a transfer to women 's jails in England and Wales in 2016 .
Official figures released this year showed transgender prisoners have carried out seven sex attacks on women in jail .
The figures show the true scale of offending by criminals who were born male but were allowed to move into female jails after changing gender .
It has sparked a debate about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff .
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I want to be fair : the BBC has done some excellent reporting on the damage being caused to children at gender clinics , most notably its exposé of the NHS ’ s Tavistock Clinic .
But I wonder if some major media organizations are beginning another shift in how they write about transgender individuals .
As I noted on July 2 , the Trans Journalists Association has a recently released style guide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands on the coverage of trans people .
One of their demands was that people always be referred to by their “ current ” sex .
( De-transitioners , they insisted , should not be covered at all .
If anyone is trying to erase anyone ’ s existence in this debate , it is the trans activists ’ attitude toward those their ideology has damaged or destroyed . )
This is a clever way of redefining reality even more completely in the public sphere than they already have .
Soon , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that referring to a “ transgender woman ” is slightly transphobic , because to add the “ transgender ” prefix is to imply that the person being referred to isn ’ t just like any other woman ( a term trans activists and their allies now refuse to define ) .
The popular hashtag # TransWomenAreWomen will be abandoned , and we ’ ll all be expected to believe that Julie ’ s vast trove of disturbing images has nothing to do with the fact that Julie ’ s name used to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews Abigail Shrier , the author of Irreversible Damage : The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters .
They discuss the explosion of teenage girls identifying as transgender .
They also discuss how the trans movement is destroying an entire generation of girls and how this sinister ideology has spread so quickly .
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July 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Earlier this month, the BBC reported a stomach-turning story under the headline “Blackpool woman accessed child abuse images in hospital bed.” According to the BBC:
A woman who accessed her “vast” library of child sexual abuse images from her hospital bed has been jailed. Julie Marshall used public wifi to look at some of her 80,000 images as she recovered from a heart attack in August 2017, Preston Crown Court heard[.] … Marshall, who admitted three counts of making indecent images of children, was sentenced to nine months in prison[.] … She was also given a 10-year notification order to sign the sex offenders register and a six-year sexual harm prevention order.
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Many media organizations utilize a practice (although none like to admit it) of “burying the lede” — failing to emphasize an important detail of the story. In this case, the BBC has eliminated the lede entirely: what the BBC does not mention once in its entire story is that “Julie Marshall” was once known as John Robert Marshall and is in fact not a woman, but a male. This is a clarifying bit of information.
The BBC does not even use the phrase “trans woman,” which would tip off those of us who are now used to having to translate the media reports out of genderese into English to the fact that Julie is not what “she” seems (although the photos, as usual, are a dead giveaway). Several other media sources also give no indication that Julie is a man, despite the fact that this information is extremely relevant to understanding the story.
In fact, the BBC even leaves out important details included in a story on the same trial and sentencing by the Daily Mail:
Judge Newell added that arrangements have been made for Ms Watson, but that what prison she ends up in is a matter for the prison service and Home Office. He said: 'We have made what arrangements we can with regard to where Miss Marshall will go for now. The authorities are aware of the situation and protective measures will take place in the short term. In the long term, allocation is a matter for the Home Office and the Prison Service.' Male-born trans prisoners were first allowed to request a transfer to women's jails in England and Wales in 2016. Official figures released this year showed transgender prisoners have carried out seven sex attacks on women in jail. The figures show the true scale of offending by criminals who were born male but were allowed to move into female jails after changing gender. It has sparked a debate about the safety of cisgender female prisoners and staff.
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I want to be fair: the BBC has done some excellent reporting on the damage being caused to children at gender clinics, most notably its exposé of the NHS’s Tavistock Clinic. But I wonder if some major media organizations are beginning another shift in how they write about transgender individuals. As I noted on July 2, the Trans Journalists Association has a recently released style guide for media organizations with a series of demands on the coverage of trans people. One of their demands was that people always be referred to by their “current” sex. (De-transitioners, they insisted, should not be covered at all. If anyone is trying to erase anyone’s existence in this debate, it is the trans activists’ attitude toward those their ideology has damaged or destroyed.)
This is a clever way of redefining reality even more completely in the public sphere than they already have. Soon, I suspect, we’ll be told that referring to a “transgender woman” is slightly transphobic, because to add the “transgender” prefix is to imply that the person being referred to isn’t just like any other woman (a term trans activists and their allies now refuse to define). The popular hashtag #TransWomenAreWomen will be abandoned, and we’ll all be expected to believe that Julie’s vast trove of disturbing images has nothing to do with the fact that Julie’s name used to be John.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-16--City board ends partnership with Christian church over pastor ‘liking’ conservative memes

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BIRMINGHAM , Alabama , July 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Local government authorities ended a partnership with a Christian church in Alabama offering outreach programs at public housing communities after a senior pastor was criticized online for liking several conservative-based memes .
The church also was banned from leasing public high schools for its worship services .
According to a report by AL.com , senior pastor Chris Hodges was first denounced by high school English teacher Jasmine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook that “ Hodges , founder of the Church of the Highlands , repeatedly ‘ liked ’ social media posts by ( Charlie ) Kirk.
” Kirk is the founder and president of Turning Point USA , a national student movement promoting the principles of free markets and limited government among young people .
Clisby does not even attend services at that church and admitted that she was “ not saying he ’ s a racist .
I ’ m saying he likes someone who post ( sic ) things that do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has argued frequently on Twitter that the concept of “ white privilege ” does not exist in reality , and instead talked about a “ good choice privilege.
” According to Kirk , making three good choices would lead to a person not living in poverty in America : graduating high school , getting a job , and getting married before having kids .
Clisby pointed to a meme shared by Kirk and liked by Hodges .
It featured a photo of Donald Trump standing alongside Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 1980s.
” Another photo next to it showed Democratic Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam wearing blackface in a 1984 yearbook photo for Eastern Virginia Medical School .
The caption for that photo was “ Progressive Leftist Ralph Northam in the 1980s.
” “ Another screen shot showed Hodges liking a post about former President Barack Obama playing golf beneath a quote from Michelle Obama urging people to stay home except for essential activities , ” AL.com wrote .
“ Another screen shot shows Hodges liking a photo of Kirk donating blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must do our part to defeat China Virus.
’ ” Although the memes do not appear to be racist or incendiary , instead offering a humorous take on the hypocrisy of politicians and other public personas , Hodges bent over backward and issued an apology on June 2 .
“ I realize that I have hurt people that I love deeply because I ‘ liked ’ multiple insensitive social media posts , ” said Hodges .
“ Each one was a mistake .
I own it .
I ’ m sorry .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past few days about racial disparities in America .
I wish I could sit down and have a conversation with everyone impacted or hurt by my actions.
” “ I have the responsibility of learning new thoughts and new points of view , ” he added .
“ Conversations I wish I had engaged in years ago will now shape who I will be in the years to come .
Soon , I will be holding forums at our church to hear from Highlands members of all races to share their experiences and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , learn , and be a part of the solution.
” Only days later , the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District ( HABD ) Board of Commissioners voted to end a partnership with Church of the Highlands that allowed the church to offer “ mentoring , community support groups and faith and social service activities that promote volunteerism ” at public housing communities .
Church of the Highlands never received any compensation from the Housing Authority for providing its outreach programs .
Indicating that Hodges ’ apology and willingness to adopt “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” were not enough , the Housing Authority stated , “ Commissioners agreed that Pastor Hodges ’ views do not reflect those of HABD and its residents ; and Hodges ’ values are not in line with those of HABD residents.
” “ HABD and Campus of Hope staff will continue to work with other faith-based organizations in the community to identify resources that will replace the services that were provided by ( Church of the Highlands ) , ” the statement continued .
One day later , on June 9 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terminate its leases with the Church of the Highlands , which had been paying Birmingham City Schools $ 6,000 a week to rent the facilities at Parker and Woodlawn High Schools on Sunday mornings.
” Another week later , in his sermon on June 14 , the pastor said , “ I am not the same Chris Hodges I was two weeks ago .
Do I have a long way to go ?
Yes , sir .
But I can look you in the eye and say I have been tested , stripped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Church of the Highlands implemented a “ commitment to diversity ” on its website .
The community promised to “ fervently pray against the spirits of racism , hatred , and prejudice that would seek to divide humanity .
We acknowledge that there is more to be said and done to see our cities , our country , and our world healed from the evil of racism and for reconciliation to take place.
” The church ’ s members want to be “ agents of change in the days , weeks , months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we commit to being a church that makes every effort to promote unity in the body of Christ and the world .
We recognize that our voice and our response is vitally important .
For this reason , we are committed to taking continual steps of learning , lamenting , and loving so we can be a bridge towards reconciliation .
”

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Local government authorities ended a partnership with a Christian church in Alabama offering outreach programs at public housing communities after a senior pastor was criticized online for liking several conservative-based memes.
The church also was banned from leasing public high schools for its worship services.
According to a report by AL.com, senior pastor Chris Hodges was first denounced by high school English teacher Jasmine Faith Clisby, who pointed out on Facebook that “Hodges, founder of the Church of the Highlands, repeatedly ‘liked’ social media posts by (Charlie) Kirk.”
Kirk is the founder and president of Turning Point USA, a national student movement promoting the principles of free markets and limited government among young people.
Clisby does not even attend services at that church and admitted that she was “not saying he’s a racist. I’m saying he likes someone who post (sic) things that do not seem culturally sensitive to me.”
Kirk has argued frequently on Twitter that the concept of “white privilege” does not exist in reality, and instead talked about a “good choice privilege.” According to Kirk, making three good choices would lead to a person not living in poverty in America: graduating high school, getting a job, and getting married before having kids.
Facts: The color of your skin doesn't determine your success in America It's about how hard you work & the CHOICES you make—THAT'S real privilege Learn more and get the facts you need to push back against the left's racist lies: https://t.co/Ru5OQ7YzH0pic.twitter.com/Oc4TBGqomk — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 15, 2020
Clisby pointed to a meme shared by Kirk and liked by Hodges. It featured a photo of Donald Trump standing alongside Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks with the caption, “The racist Donald Trump in the 1980s.” Another photo next to it showed Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wearing blackface in a 1984 yearbook photo for Eastern Virginia Medical School. The caption for that photo was “Progressive Leftist Ralph Northam in the 1980s.”
“Another screen shot showed Hodges liking a post about former President Barack Obama playing golf beneath a quote from Michelle Obama urging people to stay home except for essential activities,” AL.com wrote. “Another screen shot shows Hodges liking a photo of Kirk donating blood above the sentence, ‘We all must do our part to defeat China Virus.’”
Although the memes do not appear to be racist or incendiary, instead offering a humorous take on the hypocrisy of politicians and other public personas, Hodges bent over backward and issued an apology on June 2.
“I realize that I have hurt people that I love deeply because I ‘liked’ multiple insensitive social media posts,” said Hodges. “Each one was a mistake. I own it. I’m sorry. I’ve learned so much in the past few days about racial disparities in America. I wish I could sit down and have a conversation with everyone impacted or hurt by my actions.”
“I have the responsibility of learning new thoughts and new points of view,” he added. “Conversations I wish I had engaged in years ago will now shape who I will be in the years to come. Soon, I will be holding forums at our church to hear from Highlands members of all races to share their experiences and heart. I am determined to listen, learn, and be a part of the solution.”
Only days later, the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Board of Commissioners voted to end a partnership with Church of the Highlands that allowed the church to offer “mentoring, community support groups and faith and social service activities that promote volunteerism” at public housing communities.
Church of the Highlands never received any compensation from the Housing Authority for providing its outreach programs.
Indicating that Hodges’ apology and willingness to adopt “new thoughts and new points of view” were not enough, the Housing Authority stated, “Commissioners agreed that Pastor Hodges’ views do not reflect those of HABD and its residents; and Hodges’ values are not in line with those of HABD residents.”
“HABD and Campus of Hope staff will continue to work with other faith-based organizations in the community to identify resources that will replace the services that were provided by (Church of the Highlands),” the statement continued.
One day later, on June 9, the Birmingham Board of Education voted “to terminate its leases with the Church of the Highlands, which had been paying Birmingham City Schools $6,000 a week to rent the facilities at Parker and Woodlawn High Schools on Sunday mornings.”
Another week later, in his sermon on June 14, the pastor said, “I am not the same Chris Hodges I was two weeks ago. Do I have a long way to go? Yes, sir. But I can look you in the eye and say I have been tested, stripped, disciplined, broken.”
Meanwhile, Church of the Highlands implemented a “commitment to diversity” on its website. The community promised to “fervently pray against the spirits of racism, hatred, and prejudice that would seek to divide humanity. We acknowledge that there is more to be said and done to see our cities, our country, and our world healed from the evil of racism and for reconciliation to take place.”
The church’s members want to be “agents of change in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. Therefore, we commit to being a church that makes every effort to promote unity in the body of Christ and the world. We recognize that our voice and our response is vitally important. For this reason, we are committed to taking continual steps of learning, lamenting, and loving so we can be a bridge towards reconciliation.”
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