lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Maryland, DC, Virginia ordered into lockdown: Live coronavirus updates

LifeSite ’ s previous ( and future ) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE .
March 30 , 2020 , 8:54 p.m. EST : The Associated Press released an article two hours ago about how countries around the world are “ crack [ ing ] down on basic rights ” amid the pandemic .
It details various measures taken by governments around the world to punish the spread of “ false information ” about the virus and “ interfering with efforts to contain the spread of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandatory quarantine ” ( Hungary , punishable by five years and eight years in prison respectively ) ; engage in “ unprecedented electronic surveillance ” to track people ’ s movements ( Israel ) ; and social media censorship ( Russia ) .
“ A new government smart phone application ” has been “ introduced for people in home quarantine ” in Poland ; Serbia has “ sidelined ” its parliament , enacted “ a 12-hour police-enforced curfew , ” and banned people over 65 from leaving their homes .
China , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its rampant human rights abuses .
At least one police department in England has been using drones to monitor whether its citizens have been complying with government orders to stay at home .
A police department in California says it will do the same .
March 30 , 2020 , 8:40 p.m. EST : The District of Columbia has also ordered its residents be confined to their homes beginning April 1 unless they are working at “ essential businesses ” ; engaging in “ essential travel ” or “ essential activities , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kinds of medical care ; “ perform [ ing ] or access [ ing ] essential governmental functions ” ; and engaging in “ allowable recreational activities.
” “ Any individual who willfully violates the stay-at-home order may be guilty of a misdemeanor and , upon conviction , subject to a fine not exceeding $ 5,000 , imprisonment for not more than 90 days , or both , ” Mayor Muriel Bowser ’ s office warned in a statement .
March 30 , 2020 , 8:32 p.m. EST : On Saturday , four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly violating their jurisdiction ’ s coronavirus stay-at-home order .
They were arrested moments after arriving outside of an abortion center to defend preborn children .
Watch the video HERE .
And in Toronto , police showed up directly after Mass last week to warn a Catholic priest of the Society of St. Pius X that he could be fined for violating a provincial order restricting public gatherings because of the coronavirus .
The priest , Fr .
Dominique Boulet , says he was complying with a March 17 directive from Premier Doug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 50 people — when his parish held a public Mass on March 25 , the Feast of the Annunciation .
A pastor in Tampa , Florida has been arrested today for holding a church service yesterday .
His county is subject to a “ safer-at-home ” executive order with 42 paragraphs of exceptions .
The pastor , Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne , is being represented by Liberty Counsel .
A ProPublica investigation reveals how China built a “ Twitter propaganda machine ” and used it to spread covert propaganda around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has filed an emergency request in federal court on behalf of abortionist Dr. Yashica Robinson and three abortion facilities , asking that they be allowed to continue abortions despite a state order halting unnecessary medical procedures .
Other LifeSiteNews articles about the coronavirus crisis today include : • Priest : post ‘ Divine Mercy ’ image on front door for protection during coronavirus outbreak • Pope Benedict remains well , prays for world suffering from coronavirus • Bishops ’ ban on sacraments during pandemic violates Church law , priests can disobey : canonist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a week , again allows home abortions amid coronavirus • Pro-life org persuading governors to shut down abortions during coronavirus panic New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday that churches and synagogues could be closed down permanently if people are gathering for services during the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend — if you go to your synagogue , if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents will have no choice but to shut down those services , ” he said .
“ You ’ ve been warned.
” The New York Post reports that an 86-year-old woman “ awaiting treatment for bowel blockage at a Brooklyn hospital yesterday died ” after another patient punched her “ for not engaging in ‘ social distancing ’ amid the coronavirus.
” The Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted emergency authorization for the distribution of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine , anti-malaria drugs that have been effective at treating the coronavirus , to hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ p.m. EST : The Virginia governor ’ s office has released Executive Order Fifty-Five , which outlines more details of Northam ’ s “ stay at home ” order .
Reasons people may leave for their residences include “ taking care of other individuals , animals , or visiting the home of a family member , ” “ engaging in outdoor activity , including exercise , provided individuals comply with social distancing requirements , ” and “ traveling to and from one ’ s residence , place of worship , or work.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EST : Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced Virginians will be confined to their homes until June 10 , 2020 except for limited reasons .
“ Individuals may leave their residence for allowable travel , including to seek medical attention , work , care for family or household members , obtain goods and services like groceries [ or ] prescriptions , ” the order mandates .
Outdoor activity is allowed “ with strict social distancing requirements ” and Northam ’ s announcement notes there are a few other exceptions to the mandated home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some of those exceptions include the provision of health care or medical services , “ access to essential services for low-income residents , such as food banks , ” “ the operations of the media , ” and law enforcement agencies and government operations .
During his press conference , Northam chided Virginians for having gone to the beach over the weekend .
March 30 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Maryland has issued a “ shelter in place ” order only allowing residents to leave their houses to go to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Ralph Northam says he is making a “ major announcement ” at 2:00 p.m. today .
The National Guard is being deployed to Virginia to “ help save lives and protect public health.
” More people in Knox County , Tennessee died by suicide than from the coronavirus last week , The Federalist reports , and other states are reporting a similar uptick in suicides as the coronavirus crisis wrecks the economy .
A March 27 article on Bloomberg titled “ Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of more than five people .
“ This order would not apply to private households with five people or more .
It would also not apply to operating child care centres supporting frontline health care workers and first responders provided the number of persons at each centre does not exceed 50 people , ” the government announced in a press release .
It added funerals are allowed “ with up to 10 people at one time.
” At least four Catholic dioceses have , apparently by their own initiative , locked their church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classify houses of worship as `` essential . ''
In the Ottawa diocese , a local health authority ordered all houses of worship closed on pain of a $ 250,000 fine daily .
The province considers beer and cannabis stores “ essential.
” They are allowed to remain open .
The national pro-life group the Susan B. Anthony List has blasted Pennsylvania ’ s Democratic Governor Tom Wolf for requiring his constituents to postpone important medical procedures including cancer , pediatric , cardiac , and spinal surgeries , while elective abortions continue during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Governor Wolf has allowed elective abortions to proceed during this crisis when all resources are needed for essential medical procedures , ” said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser .
“ At a time when so many Pennsylvanians are making major sacrifices so that the most vulnerable can survive this national emergency , abortion business Planned Parenthood Keystone insists on carrying out elective abortions and has even asked that precious personal protective equipment be diverted from dealing with the Coronavirus crisis in order to end the lives of innocent unborn children.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these risky and unnecessary procedures that further strain our already overtaxed health care system , and Planned Parenthood Keystone should put people above profits , ” added Dannenfelser .
Bishop Athanasius Schneider , one of the world ’ s leading defenders of Catholic doctrine and orthodoxy , said in a new interview that a priest , using discretion and following the necessary health precautions , does not have to “ obey the directives of his bishop or the government to suspend Mass for the faithful.
” He also described the COVID-19 pandemic as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials say that a 101-year-old man – who was born during the Spanish flu epidemic that killed 50 million people – tested positive for the coronavirus and survived .
On Sunday , Chicago police broke up a funeral .
Forty to 60 people had gathered at a church , but none were arrested or given citations .
Father Jorge Ortiz Garay of Brooklyn , New York , is apparently the first Catholic priest in the U.S. to have died of the coronavirus .
And , there is talk of New York Governor Andrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the 2020 Democrat nominee .
“ While Americans are stuck at home , the Democrat dominating the airwaves to counter President Donald Trump ’ s messaging about the coronavirus is not the one seeking to replace him in the Oval Office – it ’ s New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , ” Bloomberg reported yesterday .
“ And that ’ s causing some daydreaming for political junkies with time on their hands .
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Live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to pro-life issues, faith, and freedom.
LifeSite’s previous (and future) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE.
March 31, 2020, 7:22 p.m. EST: The Washington Examiner reports, “Nearly half of the country believes that the sweeping and deadly coronavirus is a ‘wake-up call’ from God, and one-third see it as the ‘last days’ predicted in the Bible, according to a new national survey.”
“Some 44% said the virus crisis is a ‘wake-up call for us to turn back to faith in God’ and ‘signs of coming judgment,’ said the Joshua Fund,” the article explains.
Baltimore’s Archbishop William Lori, famous for leading the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ response to the Obama adminstration’s attempts to squash religious freedom, has closed all churches in his archdiocese and banned priests from administering the sacraments unless “the individual is in danger of dying.”
Bishop Mitchell Rozanski of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts has gone even farther and banned his priests from giving the Last Rites.
In some good news, the German seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) reports that the coronavirus outbreak within its seminary “seems to have been overcome.”
March 31, 2020, 4:33 p.m. EST: Click HERE to watch Trump’s coronavirus briefing live, which begins at 5:00 p.m. EST.
March 31, 2020, 1:52 p.m. EST: To view President Trump’s coronavirus briefing from yesterday, click HERE. LifeSite will be streaming today’s briefing, too; the link will be posted on this article around 5:00 p.m. EST today.
March 31, 2020, 1:37 p.m. EST: CNN’s Chris Cuomo announced he has the coronavirus.
A second Catholic cardinal, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Telegraph reports, “German researchers plan to introduce coronavirus ‘immunity certificates’ to facilitate a proper transition into post-lockdown life, as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling of the crisis has led to a boost in the polls.”
LifeSite has published an article about how to obtain the Last Rites for a hospitalized COVID-19 patient.
Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news service, published and then deleted an article calling the coronavirus an “ally” of planet Earth.
Maria Madise has written a sobering article on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s calls for repentance and how they relate to the current situation.
“Could it really be the case that the need for penance is less acute and the reality of hell, a consequence of unrepentant sin, less threatening today than a hundred years ago, when the Mother of God descended from Heaven to inform her children [at Fatima] of the urgency to repent?” she asks.
Madise continues:
Our Lady told little Jacinta that more sinners go to hell because of sins of impurity than for any other reason. Today many of these sins are state policy of the most powerful nations and smaller nations, too, have followed suit. In once Catholic Ireland abortion and same-sex ‘marriage’ – two of the four sins that cry out to heaven for vengeance – are enshrined in the constitution. This is the same constitution that in its preamble still invokes the protection of the Most Holy Trinity. More children have died worldwide through legal abortion than people killed in all the wars of recorded human history. In my home country, Estonia, more people have been killed by abortion since 1955 than our living population today. And throughout the world, countless children are being corrupted by school sex education, often with the placet of Catholic bishops. These programmes destroy the innocence of children, groom them for the porn, contraception or abortion industry and teach them to question whether God has created them a boy or a girl.
Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes of Germany is the latest prelate to say the coronavirus is a chastisement for the Church.
March 30, 2020, 8:54 p.m. EST: The Associated Press released an article two hours ago about how countries around the world are “crack[ing] down on basic rights” amid the pandemic. It details various measures taken by governments around the world to punish the spread of “false information” about the virus and “interfering with efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, like a curfew or mandatory quarantine” (Hungary, punishable by five years and eight years in prison respectively); engage in “unprecedented electronic surveillance” to track people’s movements (Israel); and social media censorship (Russia).
“A new government smart phone application” has been “introduced for people in home quarantine” in Poland; Serbia has “sidelined” its parliament, enacted “a 12-hour police-enforced curfew,” and banned people over 65 from leaving their homes.
China, where the virus originated, is known for its rampant human rights abuses. At least one police department in England has been using drones to monitor whether its citizens have been complying with government orders to stay at home. A police department in California says it will do the same.
March 30, 2020, 8:40 p.m. EST: The District of Columbia has also ordered its residents be confined to their homes beginning April 1 unless they are working at “essential businesses”; engaging in “essential travel” or “essential activities,” such as buying food or obtaining certain kinds of medical care; “perform[ing] or access[ing] essential governmental functions”; and engaging in “allowable recreational activities.”
“Any individual who willfully violates the stay-at-home order may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both,” Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office warned in a statement.
March 30, 2020, 8:32 p.m. EST: On Saturday, four pro-lifers in North Carolina were arrested for allegedly violating their jurisdiction’s coronavirus stay-at-home order. They were arrested moments after arriving outside of an abortion center to defend preborn children. Watch the video HERE.
And in Toronto, police showed up directly after Mass last week to warn a Catholic priest of the Society of St. Pius X that he could be fined for violating a provincial order restricting public gatherings because of the coronavirus. The priest, Fr. Dominique Boulet, says he was complying with a March 17 directive from Premier Doug Ford – which allowed gatherings of up to 50 people — when his parish held a public Mass on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.
A pastor in Tampa, Florida has been arrested today for holding a church service yesterday. His county is subject to a “safer-at-home” executive order with 42 paragraphs of exceptions. The pastor, Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne, is being represented by Liberty Counsel.
A ProPublica investigation reveals how China built a “Twitter propaganda machine” and used it to spread covert propaganda around the world.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama has filed an emergency request in federal court on behalf of abortionist Dr. Yashica Robinson and three abortion facilities, asking that they be allowed to continue abortions despite a state order halting unnecessary medical procedures.
Other LifeSiteNews articles about the coronavirus crisis today include:
March 30, 2020, 3:19 p.m. EST:
Angelo Cardinal De Donatis,
Vicar General of Rome, and Archpriest of St. John Lateran, has tested positive for coronavirus covid-19, and has been hospitalized in the Gemelli in Rome. He is in a good condition. He is the first Cardinal to have been diagnosed with the virus. pic.twitter.com/rrt7sLzr2M — Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) March 30, 2020
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday that churches and synagogues could be closed down permanently if people are gathering for services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend — if you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,” he said. “You’ve been warned.”
The New York Post reports that an 86-year-old woman “awaiting treatment for bowel blockage at a Brooklyn hospital yesterday died” after another patient punched her “for not engaging in ‘social distancing’ amid the coronavirus.”
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted emergency authorization for the distribution of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, anti-malaria drugs that have been effective at treating the coronavirus, to hospitals.
March 30, 2020, 3:01 p.m. EST: The Virginia governor’s office has released Executive Order Fifty-Five, which outlines more details of Northam’s “stay at home” order.
Reasons people may leave for their residences include “taking care of other individuals, animals, or visiting the home of a family member,” “engaging in outdoor activity, including exercise, provided individuals comply with social distancing requirements,” and “traveling to and from one’s residence, place of worship, or work.”
March 30, 2020, 2:44 p.m. EST: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced Virginians will be confined to their homes until June 10, 2020 except for limited reasons.
“Individuals may leave their residence for allowable travel, including to seek medical attention, work, care for family or household members, obtain goods and services like groceries [or] prescriptions,” the order mandates. Outdoor activity is allowed “with strict social distancing requirements” and Northam’s announcement notes there are a few other exceptions to the mandated home confinement as outlined in Executive Order Fifty-Three. Some of those exceptions include the provision of health care or medical services, “access to essential services for low-income residents, such as food banks,” “the operations of the media,” and law enforcement agencies and government operations.
During his press conference, Northam chided Virginians for having gone to the beach over the weekend.
March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Maryland has issued a “shelter in place” order only allowing residents to leave their houses to go to the store for food or prescriptions.
WMAR Baltimore reports:
The order also allows for outdoor exercise such as walking, hiking, running, and biking, as long as [it] with complies with the CDC's social distancing guidelines. Violators could face up to a year in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. The order is effective 8 p.m. Monday. [Governor] Hogan also said Marylanders should not leave the state and those who do, must quarantine for 14-days.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says he is making a “major announcement” at 2:00 p.m. today. The National Guard is being deployed to Virginia to “help save lives and protect public health.”
More people in Knox County, Tennessee died by suicide than from the coronavirus last week, The Federalist reports, and other states are reporting a similar uptick in suicides as the coronavirus crisis wrecks the economy.
A March 27 article on Bloomberg titled “Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge” reported:
Rhode Island police began stopping cars with New York plates Friday. On Saturday, the National Guard will help them conduct house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and demand 14 days of self-quarantine. … Rhode Island has just over 200 [coronavirus cases], and it has begun an aggressive campaign to keep the virus out and New Yorkers contained, over objections from civil liberties advocates. [Governor] Raimondo, a Democrat, said she had consulted lawyers and said while she couldn’t close the border, she felt confident she could enforce a quarantine. … National Guard members will be stationed at the T.F. Green airport, Amtrak train stations and at bus stops. The citizen-soldiers will be following up with people at local residences. The maximum penalty for not complying: a fine of $500 and 90 days in prison.
Ontario has now banned gatherings of more than five people.
“This order would not apply to private households with five people or more. It would also not apply to operating child care centres supporting frontline health care workers and first responders provided the number of persons at each centre does not exceed 50 people,” the government announced in a press release. It added funerals are allowed “with up to 10 people at one time.”
At least four Catholic dioceses have, apparently by their own initiative, locked their church doors indefinitely; the province did not classify houses of worship as “essential.” In the Ottawa diocese, a local health authority ordered all houses of worship closed on pain of a $250,000 fine daily.
The province considers beer and cannabis stores “essential.” They are allowed to remain open.
The national pro-life group the Susan B. Anthony List has blasted Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Tom Wolf for requiring his constituents to postpone important medical procedures including cancer, pediatric, cardiac, and spinal surgeries, while elective abortions continue during the crisis.
“It is unconscionable that Governor Wolf has allowed elective abortions to proceed during this crisis when all resources are needed for essential medical procedures,” said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “At a time when so many Pennsylvanians are making major sacrifices so that the most vulnerable can survive this national emergency, abortion business Planned Parenthood Keystone insists on carrying out elective abortions and has even asked that precious personal protective equipment be diverted from dealing with the Coronavirus crisis in order to end the lives of innocent unborn children.”
“Governor Wolf should put an end to these risky and unnecessary procedures that further strain our already overtaxed health care system, and Planned Parenthood Keystone should put people above profits,” added Dannenfelser.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider, one of the world’s leading defenders of Catholic doctrine and orthodoxy, said in a new interview that a priest, using discretion and following the necessary health precautions, does not have to “obey the directives of his bishop or the government to suspend Mass for the faithful.” He also described the COVID-19 pandemic as a chastisement and a purification.
Italian officials say that a 101-year-old man – who was born during the Spanish flu epidemic that killed 50 million people – tested positive for the coronavirus and survived.
On Sunday, Chicago police broke up a funeral. Forty to 60 people had gathered at a church, but none were arrested or given citations.
Father Jorge Ortiz Garay of Brooklyn, New York, is apparently the first Catholic priest in the U.S. to have died of the coronavirus.
And, there is talk of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo replacing former Vice President Joe Biden as the 2020 Democrat nominee.
“While Americans are stuck at home, the Democrat dominating the airwaves to counter President Donald Trump’s messaging about the coronavirus is not the one seeking to replace him in the Oval Office – it’s New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,” Bloomberg reported yesterday.
“And that’s causing some daydreaming for political junkies with time on their hands.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Abp. Viganò calls on Pope Francis to ‘convert’ for Pachamama idolatry in St. Peter’s

FOREST LAKE , Minnesota , March 30 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A former papal nuncio and famous Vatican whistleblower has linked the coronavirus to chastisement from God for sin while calling on Pope Francis to “ convert ” for having brought into the Church the “ terrible sacrilege ” of the idolatry of Pachamama .
“ The Pope , the Hierarchy , and all Bishops , Priests and Religious must immediately and absolutely convert , ” Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò stated in a March 29 interview with Michael Matt of The Remnant .
“ This is something the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffer because they have no firm and faithful guides .
We can not allow the flock which Our Divine Lord has entrusted to our care be scattered by faithless mercenaries .
We must convert and go completely over to being on God ’ s side .
We can not reach any compromises whatsoever with the world , ” he said .
While stating firmly that the Church as Bride of Christ is not “ even minimally imperfect , ” the archbishop blasted both prelates and minor clergy for their scandals and infidelity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been many clerics unworthy of the name , as the abuse scandals committed by them and , unfortunately , even bishops and cardinals , have shown , ” he told The Remnant .
“ The faithlessness of the Sacred Pastors is a scandal for their confreres and for many among the faithful , not only in terms of lust of thirst for power , but also — I might say especially — when they touch the integrity of the Faith , the purity of the Church ’ s teachings and the holiness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ adoration ” of pagan wooden statuettes before and during the Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazonian Region last October .
“ [ These clerics ] have even committed acts of unprecedented gravity , such as we saw with the adoration of the pachamama idol in the Vatican itself , ” he said .
“ Indeed , I think Our Lord has rightly become indignant at the great multitude of scandals committed by those who ought to be setting a good example , because they are Shepherds , to the flocks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ archbishop attracted international notice when he accused Pope Francis of supporting then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick despite knowing of the latter ’ s sexual predation upon young men .
Yesterday , he stated that bad examples given by the hierarchy are a scandal not just for Catholics .
“ It is a scandal for those outside who look at the Church as a lighthouse and a point of reference , ” Viganò said .
Coronavirus “ the divine wrath beating down upon the world ” The archbishop referred to the coronavirus pandemic as a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beating down upon the world.
” He said the hierarchy should make “ a proper examination of [ their ] conscience for giving in to the spirit of this world ” and “ condemn firmly all those errors [ they have ] allowed in after the second Vatican Council.
” He did not exempt Pope Francis from these strictures and again alluded to the honors given to the Andean Pachemama , including the strange ritual in which a bowl of plants was brought to Pope Francis during the closing Mass of the Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Peter ’ s Basilica .
The bowl of plants strongly resembled a traditional offering to the pagan fertility goddess .
Viganò believes that penance must be done for these offenses .
“ It pains me to have to say that even now , after we have seen the divine wrath beating down upon the world , we go on offending the Majesty of God by speaking of mother earth demanding respect , as the Pope said a few days ago in his umpteenth interview , ” Viganò told The Remnant .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the sacrilege perpetrated in the Basilica of Saint Peter ’ s , and reconsecrate it before the Holy Sacrifice of Mass can be said there , ” he continued .
“ We should also call a public procession to show penance , even if only Prelates take part under the Pope ’ s guidance .
They must call down the mercy of God upon themselves and upon His people .
This would be a sign of that true humility we are all waiting to see , as reparation for all the offences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imagined that others must also have been stunned when , in a recent homily , the Argentinian pontiff suggested that all Catholics bow down to one kind of idol or another .
“ How are we to contain our bewilderment when we hear words like those said in Santa Marta on 26 March ?
” Viganò asked .
“ The Pope said , ‘ The Lord must not find us , at the end of our lives , and say to us , “ You are corrupt .
You have left the path @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down before idols , ’ ” he recalled .
“ Such words as these are truly bewildering , especially if we remember that he himself brought off a terrible sacrilege before the eyes and ears of the whole world , before the very Altar of the Confession of Saint Peter , a real profanation , an act of pure apostasy , with those filthy and satanic images of pachamama .
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'What we must do is ask forgiveness for the sacrilege perpetrated in the Basilica of Saint Peter's,' the exiled archbishop insisted.
FOREST LAKE, Minnesota, March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A former papal nuncio and famous Vatican whistleblower has linked the coronavirus to chastisement from God for sin while calling on Pope Francis to “convert” for having brought into the Church the “terrible sacrilege” of the idolatry of Pachamama.
“The Pope, the Hierarchy, and all Bishops, Priests and Religious must immediately and absolutely convert,” Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò stated in a March 29 interview with Michael Matt of The Remnant.
“This is something the laity are calling for, as they suffer because they have no firm and faithful guides. We cannot allow the flock which Our Divine Lord has entrusted to our care be scattered by faithless mercenaries. We must convert and go completely over to being on God’s side. We cannot reach any compromises whatsoever with the world,” he said.
While stating firmly that the Church as Bride of Christ is not “even minimally imperfect,” the archbishop blasted both prelates and minor clergy for their scandals and infidelity.
“In these troubled times, there have been many clerics unworthy of the name, as the abuse scandals committed by them and, unfortunately, even bishops and cardinals, have shown,” he told The Remnant.
“The faithlessness of the Sacred Pastors is a scandal for their confreres and for many among the faithful, not only in terms of lust of thirst for power, but also — I might say especially — when they touch the integrity of the Faith, the purity of the Church’s teachings and the holiness of morals.”
Viganò mentioned in particular the “adoration” of pagan wooden statuettes before and during the Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazonian Region last October.
“[These clerics] have even committed acts of unprecedented gravity, such as we saw with the adoration of the pachamama idol in the Vatican itself,” he said.
“Indeed, I think Our Lord has rightly become indignant at the great multitude of scandals committed by those who ought to be setting a good example, because they are Shepherds, to the flocks to whom they have been entrusted.”
The archbishop attracted international notice when he accused Pope Francis of supporting then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick despite knowing of the latter’s sexual predation upon young men. Yesterday, he stated that bad examples given by the hierarchy are a scandal not just for Catholics.
“It is a scandal for those outside who look at the Church as a lighthouse and a point of reference,” Viganò said.
Coronavirus “the divine wrath beating down upon the world”
The archbishop referred to the coronavirus pandemic as a “scourge” and “the divine wrath beating down upon the world.” He said the hierarchy should make “a proper examination of [their] conscience for giving in to the spirit of this world” and “condemn firmly all those errors [they have] allowed in after the second Vatican Council.”
He did not exempt Pope Francis from these strictures and again alluded to the honors given to the Andean Pachemama, including the strange ritual in which a bowl of plants was brought to Pope Francis during the closing Mass of the Amazon Synod and placed on the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. The bowl of plants strongly resembled a traditional offering to the pagan fertility goddess.
Viganò believes that penance must be done for these offenses.
“It pains me to have to say that even now, after we have seen the divine wrath beating down upon the world, we go on offending the Majesty of God by speaking of mother earth demanding respect, as the Pope said a few days ago in his umpteenth interview,” Viganò told The Remnant.
“What we must do is ask forgiveness for the sacrilege perpetrated in the Basilica of Saint Peter’s, and reconsecrate it before the Holy Sacrifice of Mass can be said there,” he continued.
“We should also call a public procession to show penance, even if only Prelates take part under the Pope’s guidance. They must call down the mercy of God upon themselves and upon His people. This would be a sign of that true humility we are all waiting to see, as reparation for all the offences committed.”
The archbishop was stunned and imagined that others must also have been stunned when, in a recent homily, the Argentinian pontiff suggested that all Catholics bow down to one kind of idol or another.
“How are we to contain our bewilderment when we hear words like those said in Santa Marta on 26 March?” Viganò asked.
“The Pope said, ‘The Lord must not find us, at the end of our lives, and say to us, “You are corrupt. You have left the path I showed you. You have bowed down before idols,’” he recalled.
“Such words as these are truly bewildering, especially if we remember that he himself brought off a terrible sacrilege before the eyes and ears of the whole world, before the very Altar of the Confession of Saint Peter, a real profanation, an act of pure apostasy, with those filthy and satanic images of pachamama.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--NYT op-ed: Trump and his ‘ultraconservative religious allies’ caused coronavirus ‘hell’

UNITED STATES , March 30 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A New York Times ( NYT ) opinion piece has suggested Christian supporters of President Donald Trump have hindered the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Katherine Stewart , author of “ The Power Worshippers : Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism , ” published a piece in NYT on Friday which was originally headlined “ The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals.
” That headline has now been changed to “ The Religious Right ’ s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the change , describing the new headline as “ more precise.
” The text immediately below the headline asserts that “ Trump ’ s response to the pandemic has been haunted by the science denialism of his ultraconservative religious allies ” with Trump pictured smiling at a prayer event with evangelical Christians .
Stewart ’ s opening paragraph features a generalization of Trump supporters , arguably reminiscent of Hillary Clinton ’ s infamous description of half of Trump ’ s supporters as belonging in a “ basket of deplorables ” during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science , bashes government and prioritized loyalty over professional expertise , ” she opines , before informing readers that “ in the current crisis , we are all reaping what that movement has sown.
” Stewart then takes aim at a handful of Christian churches who have continued to encourage congregants to attend and , according to the article , appear to be spurning so-called social distancing recommendations .
One of the church leaders mentioned in Stewart ’ s piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the River at Tampa Bay Church in Riverview , has today had a warrant issued for his arrest .
Paul Bois , writing at the Daily Wire , points out that “ one can easily cite such examples on the left ” pointing out a tweet from New York Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot back in February , encouraging people to attend the Lunar New Parade in New York City ’ s Chinatown “ and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about # coronavirus.
” While Stewart notes in her piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pastor is behaving recklessly ” she nevertheless continued to make further links between Christians and poor management of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ February 2020 will go down in history as the month in which the United States , in painful contrast with countries like South Korea and Germany , failed to develop the mass testing capability that might have saved many lives , ” she claims .
“ Less well known is the contribution of the Christian nationalist movement in ensuring that our government is in the hands of people who appear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” To make her case that a “ Christian nationalist movement ” has ensured that the U.S. government “ is in the hands of people who appear to be incapable of running it well ” Stewart first highlights Alex Azar , the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services .
Stewart asserts that Azar has had “ a prominent role in mismanaging the crisis , ” and places alongside that claim Azar ’ s description of his department as “ the Department of Life , ” his sponsoring of a Bible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s cabinet , and what she describes as “ a commitment to anti-abortion politics , abstinence education and other causes of the religious right.
” Stewart goes on to assert that “ the failings of the Trump administration in the current pandemic are at least as attributable to its economic ideology as they are to its religious inclinations , ” but even in this regard she claims that “ Christian nationalism played a major role in creating and promoting the economic foundations of America ’ s incompetent response to the pandemic.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any developed argumentation either that the Trump administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic has in fact been incompetent – the closest she gets to that is her suggestion that the United States compares badly with South Korea and Germany in terms of its testing regime – or that identifiable Christian principles have influenced such a poor response .
Political and social commentator Rod Dreher has said that the original headline of Stewart ’ s piece was “ primed to stoke anti-Christian bigotry.
” While Dreher strongly criticizes churches that fail to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions whether other religious or identity groups would ever be so readily vilified in the mainstream media :

The original headline has now been changed to 'The Religious Right’s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response.'
UNITED STATES, March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A New York Times (NYT) opinion piece has suggested Christian supporters of President Donald Trump have hindered the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Katherine Stewart, author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism,” published a piece in NYT on Friday which was originally headlined “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals.”
That headline has now been changed to “The Religious Right’s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response,” with Stewart expressing her approval of the change, describing the new headline as “more precise.”
The text immediately below the headline asserts that “Trump’s response to the pandemic has been haunted by the science denialism of his ultraconservative religious allies” with Trump pictured smiling at a prayer event with evangelical Christians.
Stewart’s opening paragraph features a generalization of Trump supporters, arguably reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s infamous description of half of Trump’s supporters as belonging in a “basket of deplorables” during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
“Donald Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science, bashes government and prioritized loyalty over professional expertise,” she opines, before informing readers that “in the current crisis, we are all reaping what that movement has sown.”
Stewart then takes aim at a handful of Christian churches who have continued to encourage congregants to attend and, according to the article, appear to be spurning so-called social distancing recommendations. One of the church leaders mentioned in Stewart’s piece, Rodney Howard-Browne, the Pentecostal pastor at the River at Tampa Bay Church in Riverview, has today had a warrant issued for his arrest.
Paul Bois, writing at the Daily Wire, points out that “one can easily cite such examples on the left” pointing out a tweet from New York Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot back in February, encouraging people to attend the Lunar New Parade in New York City’s Chinatown “and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about #coronavirus.”
Today our city is celebrating the #LunarNewYear parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city. I want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about #coronavirus. https://t.co/bwCnIb7j8H — Commissioner Oxiris Barbot (@NYCHealthCommr) February 9, 2020
While Stewart notes in her piece that “[n]ot every pastor is behaving recklessly” she nevertheless continued to make further links between Christians and poor management of the coronavirus pandemic.
“February 2020 will go down in history as the month in which the United States, in painful contrast with countries like South Korea and Germany, failed to develop the mass testing capability that might have saved many lives,” she claims. “Less well known is the contribution of the Christian nationalist movement in ensuring that our government is in the hands of people who appear to be incapable of running it well.”
To make her case that a “Christian nationalist movement” has ensured that the U.S. government “is in the hands of people who appear to be incapable of running it well” Stewart first highlights Alex Azar, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Stewart asserts that Azar has had “a prominent role in mismanaging the crisis,” and places alongside that claim Azar’s description of his department as “the Department of Life,” his sponsoring of a Bible study group attended by members of Trump’s cabinet, and what she describes as “a commitment to anti-abortion politics, abstinence education and other causes of the religious right.”
Stewart goes on to assert that “the failings of the Trump administration in the current pandemic are at least as attributable to its economic ideology as they are to its religious inclinations,” but even in this regard she claims that “Christian nationalism played a major role in creating and promoting the economic foundations of America’s incompetent response to the pandemic.”
Absent from Stewart’s article is any developed argumentation either that the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has in fact been incompetent – the closest she gets to that is her suggestion that the United States compares badly with South Korea and Germany in terms of its testing regime – or that identifiable Christian principles have influenced such a poor response.
Political and social commentator Rod Dreher has said that the original headline of Stewart’s piece was “primed to stoke anti-Christian bigotry.”
While Dreher strongly criticizes churches that fail to practice “social distancing,” he questions whether other religious or identity groups would ever be so readily vilified in the mainstream media:
Would they have ever headlined an op-ed about the haredim of Brooklyn’s role spreading the virus (which is significant) with, “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Jews”? Of course not. Would they ever headline an op-ed about how defiant San Francisco gays who refused to close the bathhouses in the early days of the HIV epidemic, “The Road to AIDS Hell Was Paved by Homosexuals”? Not in a million years. But they have no problem scapegoating Evangelicals.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-30--Police show up after Mass, warn Canadian priest of fines for allegedly breaking COVID-19 orders

TORONTO , March 30 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Toronto police showed up directly after Mass last week to warn a priest that he could be fined for violating a provincial order restricting public gatherings because of the coronavirus .
But Fr .
Dominique Boulet of the Society of St. Pius X says his parish complied with Premier Doug Ford ’ s March 17 directive — which allowed gatherings of up to 50 people — when they held a public Mass on March 25 , the Feast of the Annunciation .
When Ford declared a state of emergency on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ontario Catholic bishops , including Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto , cancelled all public Masses .
However , the SSPX , a union of more than 600 traditional Catholic priests who believe the Second Vatican Council is the cause of the crisis in the Church , claims that “ supplied jurisdiction ” allows its priests to operate outside the authority of diocesan bishops .
While theologians still consider SSPX to have an “ irregular ” canonical status , Catholics can fulfill their Sunday obligation at a Society chapel , and validly and licitly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an SSPX priest .
“ Things have been very intense over the past days , ” Boulet told LifeSiteNews in an email statement .
“ Word of mouth spread quickly within the Catholic community in Toronto that we were still having Mass in our church , and we received hundreds of calls from faithful that we didn ’ t know , but who were eager to come to the Traditional Latin Mass and to receive the sacraments , ” he said .
“ We organized ourselves to comply with the rule of 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Faithful had to register for Mass and we set up clear marking on the pews to keep social distancing while attending Mass , ” Boulet explained .
Moreover , “ a number of souls approached our priests to get reconciled with God by making a good confession , and this was a real blessing in the midst of the present-day calamity , ” he added .
However , on March 24 , Ford ordered the mandatory shut-down of all non-essential businesses .
While houses of worship were not included on the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neither did the province explicitly order them shut down -- although a local health authority in Ottawa closed the churches , mosques and synagogues in his jurisdiction .
Nevertheless , on March 24 , a number of Ontario dioceses ordered a blanket lockdown of all churches and chapels .
And when parishioners congregated at Transfiguration Parish on March 25 , a neighbour called the Toronto Police Service .
An officer appeared after Mass with a City of Toronto-issued warning that the province had banned gatherings of over 50 people .
Boulet said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said he was “ just doing his job ” but that he did not take any steps to verify the parish was in compliance .
A City of Toronto spokesperson told LifeSiteNews the warning was served “ with the intent to educate the parish.
” But the question remained whether or not Ford ’ s March 24 mandatory shutdown meant churches must close their doors .
Boulet ’ s parish contacted the province to ask if churches were essential services , but the man who answered the toll-free number had to refer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told LifeSiteNews .
Two days later , a representative from the health ministry called to say “ they are in the dark as much as we are , ” and that the legislature would have to resolve the matter , he said .
The Ford government is allowing businesses to apply for the “ essential service ” designation so they can remain open during the pandemic , he added .
Indeed , Ford stated at a March 24 press conference that the list of 74 essential services “ can be adjusted either way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Boulet ’ s parish has applied for such a designation , but in the meantime , his superior decided to cancel public Masses because the risk is too great , he said .
And on March 29 , Ontario restricted public gatherings to no more than five people .
“ Now , it looks like the celebration of the mysteries of the Passion may have to be celebrated without the assistance of the faithful , ” Boulet told LifeSiteNews .
“ The purple cover on the statues and crucifix will have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also veil the ceremonies that Catholics from all over the world may not be able to attend .
But let us not forget that the Resurrection always follows the Passion.
” Contact your MPP to request that churches be designated an essential service .
To find the name and address of your MPP , go to the Campaign Life website here , or the Legislative Assembly of Ontario website here .
Contact your bishop and parish priest to request that they apply to be designated as an essential service .
For the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The Toronto church followed the government's directives, but cops arrived 'to educate the parish.'
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TORONTO, March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Toronto police showed up directly after Mass last week to warn a priest that he could be fined for violating a provincial order restricting public gatherings because of the coronavirus.
But Fr. Dominique Boulet of the Society of St. Pius X says his parish complied with Premier Doug Ford’s March 17 directive — which allowed gatherings of up to 50 people — when they held a public Mass on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.
When Ford declared a state of emergency on St. Patrick’s Day, the Ontario Catholic bishops, including Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, cancelled all public Masses.
However, the SSPX, a union of more than 600 traditional Catholic priests who believe the Second Vatican Council is the cause of the crisis in the Church, claims that “supplied jurisdiction” allows its priests to operate outside the authority of diocesan bishops.
While theologians still consider SSPX to have an “irregular” canonical status, Catholics can fulfill their Sunday obligation at a Society chapel, and validly and licitly get married and confess their sins to an SSPX priest.
“Things have been very intense over the past days,” Boulet told LifeSiteNews in an email statement.
“Word of mouth spread quickly within the Catholic community in Toronto that we were still having Mass in our church, and we received hundreds of calls from faithful that we didn’t know, but who were eager to come to the Traditional Latin Mass and to receive the sacraments,” he said.
“We organized ourselves to comply with the rule of 50 persons max and the social distancing requirement. Faithful had to register for Mass and we set up clear marking on the pews to keep social distancing while attending Mass,” Boulet explained.
Moreover, “a number of souls approached our priests to get reconciled with God by making a good confession, and this was a real blessing in the midst of the present-day calamity,” he added.
However, on March 24, Ford ordered the mandatory shut-down of all non-essential businesses.
While houses of worship were not included on the government’s list of essential services, neither did the province explicitly order them shut down — although a local health authority in Ottawa closed the churches, mosques and synagogues in his jurisdiction.
Nevertheless, on March 24, a number of Ontario dioceses ordered a blanket lockdown of all churches and chapels.
And when parishioners congregated at Transfiguration Parish on March 25, a neighbour called the Toronto Police Service.
An officer appeared after Mass with a City of Toronto-issued warning that the province had banned gatherings of over 50 people.
Boulet said the officer was “nice and polite” and said he was “just doing his job” but that he did not take any steps to verify the parish was in compliance.
A City of Toronto spokesperson told LifeSiteNews the warning was served “with the intent to educate the parish.”
But the question remained whether or not Ford’s March 24 mandatory shutdown meant churches must close their doors.
Boulet’s parish contacted the province to ask if churches were essential services, but the man who answered the toll-free number had to refer the question to his supervisor, he told LifeSiteNews.
Two days later, a representative from the health ministry called to say “they are in the dark as much as we are,” and that the legislature would have to resolve the matter, he said.
The Ford government is allowing businesses to apply for the “essential service” designation so they can remain open during the pandemic, he added.
Indeed, Ford stated at a March 24 press conference that the list of 74 essential services “can be adjusted either way … it’s an open list.”
Boulet’s parish has applied for such a designation, but in the meantime, his superior decided to cancel public Masses because the risk is too great, he said.
And on March 29, Ontario restricted public gatherings to no more than five people.
“Now, it looks like the celebration of the mysteries of the Passion may have to be celebrated without the assistance of the faithful,” Boulet told LifeSiteNews.
“The purple cover on the statues and crucifix will have a special meaning this year, because it will also veil the ceremonies that Catholics from all over the world may not be able to attend. But let us not forget that the Resurrection always follows the Passion.”
Contact information:
Contact your MPP to request that churches be designated an essential service. To find the name and address of your MPP, go to the Campaign Life website here, or the Legislative Assembly of Ontario website here.
Contact your bishop and parish priest to request that they apply to be designated as an essential service. For the address of Ontario bishops, go here.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-30--Abortion centers challenge Ohio’s restrictions during coronavirus outbreak

COLUMBUS , Ohio , March 30 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As states order suspensions of non-essential medical procedures in order to conserve resources and contain the spread of the coronavirus , abortion facilities in Ohio are calling on the courts to step in and allow abortions to proceed as usual .
U.S .
Surgeon General Jerome Adams and the federal Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) have advised healthcare facilities to reschedule non-urgent appointments and elective procedures , both to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to free up time and resources to focus on patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the coronavirus ) .
Compliance with this guidance has been mixed , leading numerous states to mandate that facilities temporarily halt “ non-essential ” procedures , with Ohio among them .
On Monday , state abortion centers , including Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio , filed a motion demanding that the Ohio Department of Health be blocked from applying the order to them , The Cincinnati Enquirer reported .
The abortion centers argue that abortion should be deemed “ essential ” because it ’ s time-sensitive in nature , even when sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical ones .
`` As leading medical groups have recognized , abortion is essential and time-sensitive health care , '' said attorney Elizabeth Watson of the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) .
`` We hope the court will recognize the urgency of this matter and grant relief for our clients so that they can continue the vital work of providing care to their communities.
” '' The idea that all abortion care is essential is overblown , '' responded Ohio Right to Life executive director Stephanie Krider .
`` If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sort of life-saving situation , she ’ s not going to Planned Parenthood for that abortion .
She is going to a hospital . ''
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups are also suing Texas over a similar suspension in that state .
Pro-life medical professionals have assailed the notion that the abortion industry should get a pass from the same standards currently being applied to every legitimate field of medicine .
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( AAPLOG ) says that while “ elective abortion is neither ‘ essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it “ does consume critical resources such as masks , gloves , and other personal protective equipment , and unnecessarily exposes patients and physicians to pathogens.
” “ Elective abortion , both surgical and drug induced , also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms , ” AAPLOG continued .
“ Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion .
Approximately five percent of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in an emergency room , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can also result in hemorrhage .
Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.
” Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews ’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world .

Providers have filed a motion over being included in the suspension of elective surgical procedures, arguing that their work is 'essential' and 'vital.'
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As states order suspensions of non-essential medical procedures in order to conserve resources and contain the spread of the coronavirus, abortion facilities in Ohio are calling on the courts to step in and allow abortions to proceed as usual.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have advised healthcare facilities to reschedule non-urgent appointments and elective procedures, both to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to free up time and resources to focus on patients afflicted by COVID-19 (the illness caused by the coronavirus).
Compliance with this guidance has been mixed, leading numerous states to mandate that facilities temporarily halt “non-essential” procedures, with Ohio among them. On Monday, state abortion centers, including Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio, filed a motion demanding that the Ohio Department of Health be blocked from applying the order to them, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
The abortion centers argue that abortion should be deemed “essential” because it’s time-sensitive in nature, even when sought for economic or lifestyle reasons rather than medical ones.
“As leading medical groups have recognized, abortion is essential and time-sensitive health care,” said attorney Elizabeth Watson of the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “We hope the court will recognize the urgency of this matter and grant relief for our clients so that they can continue the vital work of providing care to their communities.”
“The idea that all abortion care is essential is overblown,” responded Ohio Right to Life executive director Stephanie Krider. “If a woman needs an abortion for some sort of life-saving situation, she’s not going to Planned Parenthood for that abortion. She is going to a hospital.”
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups are also suing Texas over a similar suspension in that state.
Pro-life medical professionals have assailed the notion that the abortion industry should get a pass from the same standards currently being applied to every legitimate field of medicine.
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) says that while “elective abortion is neither ‘essential’ nor ‘urgent,’” it “does consume critical resources such as masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment, and unnecessarily exposes patients and physicians to pathogens.”
“Elective abortion, both surgical and drug induced, also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms,” AAPLOG continued. “Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion. Approximately five percent of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in an emergency room, most commonly for hemorrhage. Surgical abortions can also result in hemorrhage. Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.”
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Priest head of Austrian Catholic charity deletes tweet promoting porn after LifeSite inquiry

March 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Msgr .
Michael Landau , the head of Caritas Austria , promoted and then distanced himself from a message from a night club in Vienna called U4 that recommends , among other things , making use of free access to pornography .
He retweeted a favorable reproduction of the night club ’ s message by thanking the person who had posted it as well as the night club itself .
The tweet was removed from Msgr .
Landau ’ s Twitter feed shortly after an inquiry into the matter by LifeSiteNews .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Dr. Taylor Marshall , the Austrian Catholic activist Alexander Tschugguel brought to the public the news that , on that same day , the head of the Austrian branch of the Catholic Church ’ s Caritas organization had promoted the message of the Viennese night club .
The message of the night club U4 had been originally posted on the establishment ’ s Facebook page .
The club explained that , due to the coronavirus crisis , it is closed and urges people to take the illness seriously .
“ Hence our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , drink with your friends from home , via video chat one beer ( or more ) , use the gratis YouPorn access , or read a book.
” The post continues by saying there will come again “ a time where people can fill their bodily fluids — or exchange them — in one of the coziest bars of Vienna.
” U4 also thanks the Austrian Public Employment Service , the AMS , for helping its employees on the payroll .
The head of the AMS , Johannes Kopf , had posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding that the message “ gives me special joy.
” On the same day , Msgr .
Landau re-tweeted the message from Kopf and commented : “ Thank you # AMS and thank you # U4 , ” thus publicly thanking that Viennese night club for its message , which includes the recommendation to make use of free access to internet pornography .
Dr. Michael Prüller responded to LifeSite ’ s inquiry into the matter , saying Msgr .
Landau had originally “ re-tweeted this tweet [ by Alexander Kopf ] because Caritas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AMS .
When he was made aware of the message contained in it , he deleted his tweet , in order to give no occasion for misunderstandings or misinterpretations.
” As of this morning , four days after he had initially retweeted the scandalous tweet , Msgr .
Landau still had the tweet preserved , even though individual Twitter users had already commented on it to point out the problematic content he was endorsing .
Caritas is an international organization of the Catholic Church that gives charitable relief in the fields of health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Austria on the diocesan level .
It is supervised by the Austrian bishop , Benno Elbs .
Msgr .
Michael Landau is the president of Caritas Austria and of the Caritas branch in Vienna , the archdiocese of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn .
Msgr .
Landau is also a Catholic priest who was made a monsignor in 2006 under Pope Benedict XVI , and he is a member of the Cathedral Chapter of the Viennese St. Stephen ’ s Cathedral .
LifeSite reached out to the office of Cardinal Schönborn , informing him about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We shall update this report should we receive a response .
LifeSite also reached out to Alexander Tschugguel , who became internationally known for removing the scandalous Pachamama statues from a Catholic church in Rome during the October 6–27 , 2019 Amazon Synod and throwing them into the river .
He commented on this tweet by Msgr .
Landau by saying that it is an instance of “ unbelievable impudence that a prelate of the Church in this situation recommends that people violate the Sixth Commandment.
” Tschugguel went on to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was done by “ the head of Caritas — that is to say , of an organization whose aim it is to help the poor and the weak.
” “ In this crisis , ” Tschugguel concluded , “ we have to give hope to people and to encourage them to come closer to God !
I hope this is also the will of Msgr .
Landau.
” Cardinal Schönborn bears responsibility for many scandalous events that have taken place in his St. Stephen ’ s Cathedral in the recent past , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 featuring a shirtless , pro-homosexual actor standing on the altar rail , loud rock and electronic music , and actors dressed as demons .
Cardinal Schönborn , the Order of Malta , and Gery Keszler 's LGBT Life Ball — who last year organized a charity event for HIV patients that drew much criticism — hosted this event , which also drew international umbrage .
Currently , during this season of Lent , there is displayed in St. Stephen ’ s Cathedral , in front of its high altar , an oversized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wurm .
Some of his works displayed on his own website depict men with their private parts showing in varying poses .

March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Msgr. Michael Landau, the head of Caritas Austria, promoted and then distanced himself from a message from a night club in Vienna called U4 that recommends, among other things, making use of free access to pornography. He retweeted a favorable reproduction of the night club’s message by thanking the person who had posted it as well as the night club itself. The tweet was removed from Msgr. Landau’s Twitter feed shortly after an inquiry into the matter by LifeSiteNews.
On March 27, in an interview with Dr. Taylor Marshall, the Austrian Catholic activist Alexander Tschugguel brought to the public the news that, on that same day, the head of the Austrian branch of the Catholic Church’s Caritas organization had promoted the message of the Viennese night club.
The message of the night club U4 had been originally posted on the establishment’s Facebook page. The club explained that, due to the coronavirus crisis, it is closed and urges people to take the illness seriously. “Hence our most important message: stay at home, drink with your friends from home, via video chat one beer (or more), use the gratis YouPorn access, or read a book.” The post continues by saying there will come again “a time where people can fill their bodily fluids — or exchange them — in one of the coziest bars of Vienna.” U4 also thanks the Austrian Public Employment Service, the AMS, for helping its employees on the payroll.
The head of the AMS, Johannes Kopf, had posted the message of the night club, adding that the message “gives me special joy.”
On the same day, Msgr. Landau re-tweeted the message from Kopf and commented: “Thank you #AMS and thank you #U4,” thus publicly thanking that Viennese night club for its message, which includes the recommendation to make use of free access to internet pornography.
Dr. Michael Prüller, press speaker of Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, responded to LifeSite’s inquiry into the matter, saying Msgr. Landau had originally “re-tweeted this tweet [by Johannes Kopf] because Caritas president Landau supports the efforts of the AMS. When he was made aware of the message contained in it, he deleted his tweet, in order to give no occasion for misunderstandings or misinterpretations.” As of this morning, four days after he had initially retweeted the scandalous tweet, Msgr. Landau still had the tweet preserved, even though individual Twitter users had already commented on it to point out the problematic content he was endorsing.
Caritas is an international organization of the Catholic Church that gives charitable relief in the fields of health and social matters and is organized in Austria on the diocesan level. It is supervised by the Austrian bishop, Benno Elbs. Msgr. Michael Landau is the president of Caritas Austria and of the Caritas branch in Vienna, the archdiocese of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Msgr. Landau is also a Catholic priest who was made a monsignor in 2006 under Pope Benedict XVI, and he is a member of the Cathedral Chapter of the Viennese St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
LifeSite also reached out to Alexander Tschugguel, who became internationally known for removing the scandalous Pachamama statues from a Catholic church in Rome during the October 6–27, 2019 Amazon Synod and throwing them into the river. He commented on this tweet by Msgr. Landau by saying that it is an instance of “unbelievable impudence that a prelate of the Church in this situation recommends that people violate the Sixth Commandment.” Tschugguel went on to say that it is “unbelievable” that this was done by “the head of Caritas — that is to say, of an organization whose aim it is to help the poor and the weak.”
“In this crisis,” Tschugguel concluded, “we have to give hope to people and to encourage them to come closer to God! I hope this is also the will of Msgr. Landau.”
Cardinal Schönborn bears responsibility for many scandalous events that have taken place in his St. Stephen’s Cathedral in the recent past, among them a concert in November of 2018 featuring a shirtless, pro-homosexual actor standing on the altar rail, loud rock and electronic music, and actors dressed as demons. Cardinal Schönborn, the Order of Malta, and Gery Keszler's LGBT Life Ball — who last year organized a charity event for HIV patients that drew much criticism — hosted this event, which also drew international umbrage.
Currently, during this season of Lent, there is displayed in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, in front of its high altar, an oversized purple sweater by the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm. Some of his works displayed on his own website depict men with their private parts showing in varying poses.
Follow Maike Dr. Maike Hickson was born and raised in Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of Hannover, Germany, after having written in Switzerland her doctoral dissertation on the history of Swiss intellectuals before and during World War II. She now lives in the U.S. and is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits. Dr. Hickson published in 2014 a Festschrift, a collection of some thirty essays written by thoughtful authors in honor of her husband upon his 70th birthday, which is entitled A Catholic Witness in Our Time. Hickson has closely followed the papacy of Pope Francis and the developments in the Catholic Church in Germany, and she has been writing articles on religion and politics for U.S. and European publications and websites such as LifeSiteNews, OnePeterFive, The Wanderer, Rorate Caeli, Catholicism.org, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Notizie Pro-Vita, Corrispondenza Romana, Katholisches.info, Der Dreizehnte, Zeit-Fragen, and Westfalen-Blatt.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Prominent US Catholic helped plan, fund purging of Pachamama idol from church in Rome

DALLAS , Texas , March 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A U.S. Catholic academic , author , and advocate for traditional Catholicism revealed this week that he played a crucial role in purging a Church in Rome from the Pachamama idols last October that were present during the Amazon Synod .
Dr. Taylor Marshall revealed in a March 27 interview with Alexander Tschugguel , the young Austrian man who removed the pagan idols from the church and threw them into the Tiber , his role in the story for the first time .
Marshall not only helped plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see it accomplished ( see comments beginning at 106:41 here ) .
Marshall explained that the Pachamama idols were not the first objects of his and Tschugguel ’ s mission to free the ongoing Synod on the Amazon from its pagan elements .
Pope Francis along with indigenous leaders and other high-ranking prelates participated in an October 4 tree-planting ceremony in the Vatican gardens that included people prostrating themselves before two statues of naked pregnant women that the Pope later admitted were statues of “ Pachamama.
” “ Alexander and I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pachas were out , and when we learned about the tree that was planted in that ceremony with the Pachas , we were at dinner and we were discussing how we might go and rip that tree out of the ground , ” Marshall revealed .
Tschugguel knows people who live near the Vatican garden where the tree was planted , so the friends discussed possible plans to remove it until someone suggested there might be snipers on the roof of the nearby Domus Sanctae Marthae , Pope Francis ’ residence .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Marshall chuckled , “ but we really didn ’ t know about the Pachas ( yet ) … They were still saying that they were Mary and Elizabeth , which none of us really bought , but at least it wasn ’ t outright idolatry.
” Marshall flew to the United States the next morning , and even before he arrived home , his wife sent to his phone a photo of a woman breastfeeding a wild animal .
When she explained that the image was in a Catholic church in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statuettes , Marshall thought to himself , “ Oh , my goodness .
Rome is in total spiritual ruin right now.
” The popular author wanted to fly back to Rome to help get rid of the idols , but Bishop Athanasius Schneider was coming to his parish the next weekend and Marshall didn ’ t want to miss him .
Thus , Tschugguel would have to go on the quest without him .
“ So you worked out your plan with your friend , and I wired you some money for airfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over to Rome , and you got it done , ” Marshall told a smiling Tschugguel .
When the Pachamama idols were floating in the Tiber , Tschugguel sent Marshall the footage for editing .
Then Marshall waited until Tschugguel was out of Rome before he published it .
“ This has never been told before , ” the talk show host said .
“ I just waited until you texted me and said , ‘ Our airplane is off the ground in Rome .
We ’ re free .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point I uploaded the footage to YouTube , ” he continued .
“ None of us wanted you to get detained or stuck in Rome.
” LifeSiteNews , who had a team of reporters in Rome during the Synod , published the story soon after .
Tschugguel is still recovering from a serious bout of the COVID-19 coronavirus that left him in hospital for a week .
He told Marshall that he believes the honor given to the pagan fertility idols by the Vatican are in part to blame for the pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the reason for this whole corona problem and everything happening right now are deeply connected with pagan idols being worshipped within the Catholic Church , ” Tschugguel said .
“ They worshipped them not one day but many days , ” he continued .
“ They made processions for them .
They even published prayers for them.
” The young Austrian , who afterward founded the St. Boniface Institute to battle paganism within the Church , listed a number of controversial events that the Vatican had planned for this spring , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being funded by the Islamic Development Bank and the Bill and Melanie Gates Foundation .
These too have provoked God ’ s chastisement .
“ Now the coronavirus strikes everything down , including that , of course , ” Tschugguel said .
“ This is sent by God.
” Regarding his own miserable weeks with coronavirus , Tschugguel revealed that after serious prayer and reflection and reception of the sacraments from a brave Catholic priest , he discerned why in particular he had been chosen to suffer .
However , he also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reveal the reason .

Dr. Taylor Marshall played a role in the pagan statues being thrown into the Tiber River during the Amazon Synod.
DALLAS, Texas, March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A U.S. Catholic academic, author, and advocate for traditional Catholicism revealed this week that he played a crucial role in purging a Church in Rome from the Pachamama idols last October that were present during the Amazon Synod.
Dr. Taylor Marshall revealed in a March 27 interview with Alexander Tschugguel, the young Austrian man who removed the pagan idols from the church and threw them into the Tiber, his role in the story for the first time. Marshall not only helped plan the purge, but he provided funds to see it accomplished (see comments beginning at 106:41 here).
Marshall explained that the Pachamama idols were not the first objects of his and Tschugguel’s mission to free the ongoing Synod on the Amazon from its pagan elements.
Pope Francis along with indigenous leaders and other high-ranking prelates participated in an October 4 tree-planting ceremony in the Vatican gardens that included people prostrating themselves before two statues of naked pregnant women that the Pope later admitted were statues of “Pachamama.”
“Alexander and I had met in Rome … even before the Pachas were out, and when we learned about the tree that was planted in that ceremony with the Pachas, we were at dinner and we were discussing how we might go and rip that tree out of the ground,” Marshall revealed.
Tschugguel knows people who live near the Vatican garden where the tree was planted, so the friends discussed possible plans to remove it until someone suggested there might be snipers on the roof of the nearby Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis’ residence.
“That kind of scared us a little,” Marshall chuckled, “but we really didn’t know about the Pachas (yet) … They were still saying that they were Mary and Elizabeth, which none of us really bought, but at least it wasn’t outright idolatry.”
Marshall flew to the United States the next morning, and even before he arrived home, his wife sent to his phone a photo of a woman breastfeeding a wild animal. When she explained that the image was in a Catholic church in Rome with a number of the pagan statuettes, Marshall thought to himself, “Oh, my goodness. Rome is in total spiritual ruin right now.”
The popular author wanted to fly back to Rome to help get rid of the idols, but Bishop Athanasius Schneider was coming to his parish the next weekend and Marshall didn’t want to miss him. Thus, Tschugguel would have to go on the quest without him.
“So you worked out your plan with your friend, and I wired you some money for airfare, and you guys flew from Vienna over to Rome, and you got it done,” Marshall told a smiling Tschugguel.
“A wonderful thing.”
When the Pachamama idols were floating in the Tiber, Tschugguel sent Marshall the footage for editing. Then Marshall waited until Tschugguel was out of Rome before he published it.
“This has never been told before,” the talk show host said.
“I just waited until you texted me and said, ‘Our airplane is off the ground in Rome. We’re free. We’re out of Rome.’ And at that point I uploaded the footage to YouTube,” he continued.
“None of us wanted you to get detained or stuck in Rome.”
LifeSiteNews, who had a team of reporters in Rome during the Synod, published the story soon after.
Tschugguel is still recovering from a serious bout of the COVID-19 coronavirus that left him in hospital for a week. He told Marshall that he believes the honor given to the pagan fertility idols by the Vatican are in part to blame for the pandemic.
“I, of course, think that the reason for this whole corona problem and everything happening right now are deeply connected with pagan idols being worshipped within the Catholic Church,” Tschugguel said.
“They worshipped them not one day but many days,” he continued.
“They made processions for them. They even published prayers for them.”
The young Austrian, who afterward founded the St. Boniface Institute to battle paganism within the Church, listed a number of controversial events that the Vatican had planned for this spring, including the Global Compact for Education, which is being funded by the Islamic Development Bank and the Bill and Melanie Gates Foundation. These too have provoked God’s chastisement.
“Now the coronavirus strikes everything down, including that, of course,” Tschugguel said.
“This is sent by God.”
Regarding his own miserable weeks with coronavirus, Tschugguel revealed that after serious prayer and reflection and reception of the sacraments from a brave Catholic priest, he discerned why in particular he had been chosen to suffer. However, he also explained that he is yet not ready to reveal the reason.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Priests, seminarians at traditional Catholic order almost all recovered from coronavirus

OPFENBACH , Germany , March 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The German seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter ( FSSP ) , a traditionalist community of priests and seminarians , has reported that the coronavirus outbreak within its seminary “ seems to have been overcome.
” While the seminary community in Wigratzbad is still in quarantine , “ there are no longer any priests or seminarians in the hospital , and only a few seriously ill people remain , ” the official French-speaking website of the seminary stated .
On the evening of March 13 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priest , who stayed at the there as a guest , had contracted the virus , as reported by LifeSiteNews .
At the time , the community , which is dedicated to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass , had notified the public that all Masses in Wigratzbad would take place without the seminarians joining .
“ With the powerful help of faith , hope and charity , we do not let ourselves be discouraged .
In a few days , the first healed ones will be able to take over from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spiritual and material life of the house , ” the seminary community wrote .
Since God only allows evil for the sake of a greater good , the community expressed its confidence in the Lord , “ who alone is able to give meaning to our temporary existence on this earth.
” Since the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue had already been banned , the FSSP declared that only the celebrant would receive the Eucharist .
The faithful were encouraged to do a spiritual communion .
On the next day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has a German-speaking and a French-speaking section , clarified that the priest first infected with COVID-19 was from Italy .
“ The whole seminary has been in strict confinement for a week , because the disease spreads rapidly .
A dozen priests and seminarians are showing flu-like symptoms , forcing us to completely reorganize schedules and services .
Cooks , cleaners , secretaries … we have to do everything by ourselves , but everyone is generous and adapts without difficulty.
” The community was using the quarantine to meditate on the meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fragile , and if one is worried about one ’ s health , one must be even more concerned about one ’ s salvation .
The invisible threat of illness stimulates us to trust more in God , and to increase our prayers and penances even more , ” the French blog wrote .
On March 31 , the website reported that everyone was able to gradually “ get back to work , and classes have resumed more or less as normal.
” The seminary community thanked the Lord “ for having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the illness , and we remain , of course , sensitive to the distress that now affects the whole world.
” The priests and seminarians said they continue to pray “ for the sick , especially the dying , as well as for the nursing staff and all those who devote themselves generously in these difficult times.
” “ We also commend to your prayers our last sick people , because the virus still causes much discomfort and worry .
May it allow all of us to renew our total surrender into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the community added .

‘There are no longer any priests or seminarians in the hospital, and only a few seriously ill people remain,’ the seminary announced.
OPFENBACH, Germany, March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The German seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), a traditionalist community of priests and seminarians, has reported that the coronavirus outbreak within its seminary “seems to have been overcome.”
While the seminary community in Wigratzbad is still in quarantine, “there are no longer any priests or seminarians in the hospital, and only a few seriously ill people remain,” the official French-speaking website of the seminary stated.
On the evening of March 13, the seminary had first announced that a priest, who stayed at the there as a guest, had contracted the virus, as reported by LifeSiteNews. At the time, the community, which is dedicated to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, had notified the public that all Masses in Wigratzbad would take place without the seminarians joining.
“With the powerful help of faith, hope and charity, we do not let ourselves be discouraged. In a few days, the first healed ones will be able to take over from the newly sick, to maintain the spiritual and material life of the house,” the seminary community wrote.
Since God only allows evil for the sake of a greater good, the community expressed its confidence in the Lord, “who alone is able to give meaning to our temporary existence on this earth.”
Since the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue had already been banned, the FSSP declared that only the celebrant would receive the Eucharist. The faithful were encouraged to do a spiritual communion.
On the next day, the French blog of the seminary, which has a German-speaking and a French-speaking section, clarified that the priest first infected with COVID-19 was from Italy.
“The whole seminary has been in strict confinement for a week, because the disease spreads rapidly. A dozen priests and seminarians are showing flu-like symptoms, forcing us to completely reorganize schedules and services. Cooks, cleaners, secretaries … we have to do everything by ourselves, but everyone is generous and adapts without difficulty.”
The community was using the quarantine to meditate on the meaning of life.
“Life is short and fragile, and if one is worried about one’s health, one must be even more concerned about one’s salvation. The invisible threat of illness stimulates us to trust more in God, and to increase our prayers and penances even more,” the French blog wrote.
On March 31, the website reported that everyone was able to gradually “get back to work, and classes have resumed more or less as normal.”
The seminary community thanked the Lord “for having saved us from the most serious consequences of the illness, and we remain, of course, sensitive to the distress that now affects the whole world.”
The priests and seminarians said they continue to pray “for the sick, especially the dying, as well as for the nursing staff and all those who devote themselves generously in these difficult times.”
“We also commend to your prayers our last sick people, because the virus still causes much discomfort and worry. May it allow all of us to renew our total surrender into the hands of the Lord,” the community added.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Assessing the Pope’s responsibility in the chastisement of coronavirus

John-Henry interviews some of the most well-known clergy and laity in the Church while offering commentary on the most important @ @ @ @ @ around the world .

Is Pope Francis' decision to host the idolatrous Pachamama and to allow divorced and remarried Catholics the cause of the coronavirus outbreak?
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--US archbishop who championed religious freedom shuts down diocese as govt threatens jail

BALTIMORE , Maryland , March 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – By order of Archbishop William Lori , priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are forbidden from administering sacraments to the faithful unless “ the individual is in danger of dying.
” Funeral Masses have also been suspended .
All churches of the archdiocese are now locked .
“ The instruction comes just days before the Catholic Church celebrates the holiest days in the Church year , Holy Week and Easter , marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ , ” the archdiocese ’ s announcement states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every parish is now a virtual church and will continue to use technology and other resources to stay connected to parishioners and to enrich their faith lives as we approach Holy Week and Easter , ” the archdiocese wrote in a Facebook post .
Archbishop Lori is the former chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty .
“ Like Governor Hogan , I want to take every precaution and every step necessary to ensure the health of the people we serve , ” said Lori @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever close a church to one seeking closeness to God , I pray that in doing so we prevent further suffering , further death and will be closer to the day when we can reopen our church doors to the people we so deeply love and miss.
” Yesterday , Maryland ’ s Gov .
Hogan ordered his constituents be confined to their homes except for limited reasons , such as purchasing food , and told them not to leave the state .
Violating the order , which the government says is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $ 5,000 fine .
In a 2016 talk in Arlington , Virginia , Lori lamented that the loss of religious freedom is leading to a “ bloodless ” persecution in the United States .
The archbishop warned that “ bloodless ” and “ polite ” persecution manifests itself in public schools , courts , laws , and “ policies that seek to manage and put limits on religion.
” “ Massive peer pressure via the social media that affects the thinking and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more localized disapproval of our sophisticated friends , ” also contribute to this persecution , according to Lori Speaking about the Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic groups that were facing government persecution , Lori said , “ The institutions that are under challenge are places of mercy that seek to bring the healing balm of truth , love , and human skill to the spiritual , emotional , and physical wounds of human existence , to be indeed the ‘ field hospital ’ amid a culture where many are @ @ @ @

Archbishop William Lori lamented in a 2016 talk that the loss of religious freedom is leading to a 'bloodless' persecution in the U.S.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – By order of Archbishop William Lori, priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are forbidden from administering sacraments to the faithful unless “the individual is in danger of dying.” Funeral Masses have also been suspended. All churches of the archdiocese are now locked.
“The instruction comes just days before the Catholic Church celebrates the holiest days in the Church year, Holy Week and Easter, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,” the archdiocese’s announcement states, without a hint of irony.
“Every parish is now a virtual church and will continue to use technology and other resources to stay connected to parishioners and to enrich their faith lives as we approach Holy Week and Easter,” the archdiocese wrote in a Facebook post.
Archbishop Lori is the former chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty.
“Like Governor Hogan, I want to take every precaution and every step necessary to ensure the health of the people we serve,” said Lori. “While no bishop wants to ever close a church to one seeking closeness to God, I pray that in doing so we prevent further suffering, further death and will be closer to the day when we can reopen our church doors to the people we so deeply love and miss.”
Yesterday, Maryland’s Gov. Hogan ordered his constituents be confined to their homes except for limited reasons, such as purchasing food, and told them not to leave the state. Violating the order, which the government says is to stop the spread of the coronavirus, is punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $5,000 fine.
In a 2016 talk in Arlington, Virginia, Lori lamented that the loss of religious freedom is leading to a “bloodless” persecution in the United States.
The archbishop warned that “bloodless” and “polite” persecution manifests itself in public schools, courts, laws, and “policies that seek to manage and put limits on religion.”
“Massive peer pressure via the social media that affects the thinking and decisions of young people [and] the more localized disapproval of our sophisticated friends,” also contribute to this persecution, according to Lori
Speaking about the Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic groups that were facing government persecution, Lori said, “The institutions that are under challenge are places of mercy that seek to bring the healing balm of truth, love, and human skill to the spiritual, emotional, and physical wounds of human existence, to be indeed the ‘field hospital’ amid a culture where many are wounded daily.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-31--Watch Trump’s coronavirus briefing for March 31 live HERE

WASHINGTON , D.C. , March 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – LifeSite has begun streaming President Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis .
Watch today ’ s briefing here at 5:00 p.m. EST , and @ @ @ @ @ YouTube here .
Read LifeSite ’ s live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how @ @ @ @ @ readers care about here .

As CNN threatens to cut away from Trump during his daily coronavirus briefings, LifeSite has begun streaming them live.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSite has begun streaming President Donald Trump’s daily briefings about the coronavirus crisis. Here we present his March 31 briefing. Follow LifeSite for future briefings.
Read LifeSite’s live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about here.
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