lifesitenews--2020-10-16--Christian wife’s case of trying to stop atheist husband’s euthanasia may go to Canada’s top court

She contended that Jack , who had Stage III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) and other minor health concerns , was not seriously ill or dying , but suffered from anxiety and delusions about his medical condition , and therefore had questionable capacity to consent .
The couple had known each other for 60 years and been married for 48 , but after Katherine took legal action , Jack left their home and no longer spoke to his wife .
Katherine did not know he had died at the Fisherman ’ s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg that Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home telling her they had his body , CBC reported .
“ When communicating with Katherine , it was sad to learn that she was not informed about her husband ’ s death until after the funeral home received him , ” said Alex Schadenberg , executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition , which is financing the court challenge .
In the obituary she wrote for Jack , who during his long life had been a music professor , a CBC producer , and a restaurateur , Katherine asked for donations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flowers .
“ I ’ ve had a wonderful life with Jack .
There have been , as with any marriage , lots of varying opinions between the spouses and I thought we did a pretty good job of reconciling two pretty opposite views , ” she said , “ until this issue came up of end of life.
” Jack Sorenson was euthanized a day after three judges of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled that stopping him from being lethally injected would constitute “ significant harm , ” and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal autonomy and medical self-determination , ” according to the CBC .
Justice Cindy Bourgeois wrote the decision , which ruled that courts should not intervene in assessments made by medical practitioners .
( She also clarified that there was no publication ban , even though lower courts had not identified the couple out of privacy concerns . )
The court also ruled Katherine did not have the legal right to contest what her husband was trying to do and that her “ feelings do not give her standing to challenge the determination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Under Canada ’ s Bill C-14 , individuals age 18 and over who are capable of consent and make a voluntary request for lethal injection can be euthanized if two doctors diagnose them as having a “ grievous and irremediable medical condition.
” The law defines this as a serious and incurable illness or disability that results in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability and causes intolerable physical or psychological suffering , and that natural death is “ reasonably foreseeable.
” Hugh Scher , head of Katherine ’ s legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a serious concern that must be addressed , ” and that “ court or tribunal oversight are essential in those rare cases where there are multiple conflicting medical reports over the core issue of capacity , which is an essential condition of eligibility for MAID.
” However , now that Jack has died , “ it does beg the question whether or not the case has moot .
And that 's being looked at right now : Is there actually still a case ?
” Schadenberg told LifeSiteNews .
“ The question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have multiple assessments and you 've got a couple of assessments saying , yes , he qualifies for euthanasia and other assessments saying he does not qualify for euthanasia , how then is that property determined ?
” Schadenberg noted .

BRIDGEWATER, Nova Scotia, October 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Jack Sorenson’s life ended at his request by lethal injection on October 3 against his wife’s wishes. This resulted in troubling legal questions surrounding his death that have yet to be fully addressed.
Lawyers for Sorenson’s wife, Katherine, may seek leave to appeal to Canada’s top court to rule on whether the 83-year-old Nova Scotia man’s euthanasia was lawful.
Katherine, 82, went to court in July to stop her husband’s euthanasia, originally scheduled to take place on August 3.
She contended that Jack, who had Stage III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other minor health concerns, was not seriously ill or dying, but suffered from anxiety and delusions about his medical condition, and therefore had questionable capacity to consent.
Moreover, he had had conflicting assessments of his eligibility for euthanasia, having been rejected as ineligible in April before being approved in July.
The couple had known each other for 60 years and been married for 48, but after Katherine took legal action, Jack left their home and no longer spoke to his wife.
Katherine did not know he had died at the Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg that Saturday when she got call from the funeral home telling her they had his body, CBC reported.
“When communicating with Katherine, it was sad to learn that she was not informed about her husband’s death until after the funeral home received him,” said Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which is financing the court challenge.
In the obituary she wrote for Jack, who during his long life had been a music professor, a CBC producer, and a restaurateur, Katherine asked for donations to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition in lieu of flowers.
After weeks of being apart, her husband’s death was not a shock and she was doing “pretty well, considering,” Katherine told CBC.
“I’ve had a wonderful life with Jack. There have been, as with any marriage, lots of varying opinions between the spouses and I thought we did a pretty good job of reconciling two pretty opposite views,” she said, “until this issue came up of end of life.”
Katherine is a Christian and her husband had been an atheist since early adulthood.
Jack Sorenson was euthanized a day after three judges of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled that stopping him from being lethally injected would constitute “significant harm,” and was contrary to his “fundamental right to personal autonomy and medical self-determination,” according to the CBC.
Justice Cindy Bourgeois wrote the decision, which ruled that courts should not intervene in assessments made by medical practitioners. (She also clarified that there was no publication ban, even though lower courts had not identified the couple out of privacy concerns.)
“(I)t is clear Parliament fully intended,” Bourgeois wrote, “provided it is undertaken in a manner consistent with the law, the determination of MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) eligibility should rest with authorized medical and nursing professionals not with judges.”
The court also ruled Katherine did not have the legal right to contest what her husband was trying to do and that her “feelings do not give her standing to challenge the determination he meets the eligibility criteria for MAID.”
Under Canada’s Bill C-14, individuals age 18 and over who are capable of consent and make a voluntary request for lethal injection can be euthanized if two doctors diagnose them as having a “grievous and irremediable medical condition.”
The law defines this as a serious and incurable illness or disability that results in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability and causes intolerable physical or psychological suffering, and that natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.”
Katherine’s lawyers pointed out that after Jack was deemed ineligible for euthanasia in April, he then sought another assessment in July from pro-euthanasia doctors, who approved his death.
Hugh Scher, head of Katherine’s legal team, argued that “doctor shopping is a serious concern that must be addressed,” and that “court or tribunal oversight are essential in those rare cases where there are multiple conflicting medical reports over the core issue of capacity, which is an essential condition of eligibility for MAID.”
However, now that Jack has died, “it does beg the question whether or not the case has moot. And that's being looked at right now: Is there actually still a case?” Schadenberg told LifeSiteNews.
“In fact, the question that we were asking remains valid,” he added.
“The question we were asking is, when you have multiple assessments and you've got a couple of assessments saying, yes, he qualifies for euthanasia and other assessments saying he does not qualify for euthanasia, how then is that property determined?” Schadenberg noted.
“As it is right now, all the law requires is that there are two assessments saying he qualifies.”
Adding to the difficulty, since Parliament resumed in late September after being prorogued in August, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has reintroduced Bill C-7, which will allow individuals who are not terminally ill to be euthanized.
Schadenberg, along with other critics, has warned that if Bill C-7 becomes law, Canada will have the “the most wide-open euthanasia regime in the world.”
Under the proposed Bill C-7, an individual who is not dying but is deemed to have “unbearable physical or psychological suffering” can be lethally injected after a 90-day waiting period, he told LifeSiteNews.
Schadenberg said the EPC is committed to financing Katherine Sorenson’s case.
Those who wish to donate can go to EPCC.ca.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-15--Dutch government set to allow doctors to kill sick children

In an October 13 letter he wrote to the Dutch parliament , de Jonge cited a study that “ shows that there is a need for active termination of life among doctors and parents of incurably ill children , who are suffering hopelessly and unbearably and will die within the foreseeable future.
” A NL Times report noted that the Dutch Association of Pediatrics ( NVK ) was one of the groups pushing for the rule change , with de Jonge saying that as a result of their support , “ I want to ensure more legal safeguards for doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professional standard , proceed with life-ending actions of children aged one to 12 years.
” Assisted suicide has been legal in the Netherlands since 2002 , allowed under certain conditions such as when the patient ’ s suffering is unbearable or there is no prospect of improvement , and also when the patient gives consent to die .
Children under age one and between the ages of 12 to 15 are already permitted to undergo state-sanctioned assisted suicide as long as the patient is terminally ill and there is parental consent .
Currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for voluntary doctor-assisted euthanasia .
Technically , a doctor could assist in the end the life of a child in the 1-12 age bracket if they are diagnosed with uncontrollable and unbearable suffering , and with parental consent , but only by having nutrition withheld to speed up death .
In a Catholic News Agency report from September , Dutch cardinal Willem Eijk said that once a society such as his home nation allows for assisted suicide , any safeguards in place for such a law are slowly errored .
“ Once accepting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure of suffering , one will always be confronted with the question of whether it should not also be allowed in suffering that is only a little bit less , ” Eijk said to the CNA .
“ Those in power in the Netherlands have gone mad , as well as the population that is tolerating this evil without so much as a whimper of resistance .
They have so lost their moral compass that they can not even see how evil this is.
” Fonseca commented to LifeSiteNews that although suffering is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human beings are meant to persevere and always respect the divine spark of our Creator which we see in each one of us.
” Currently , the Netherlands is governed by the four-party alliance of the Christian Democrat Appeal party , which de Jonge is a member , the more conservative ChristenUnie party , the very liberal Democrats 66 party , and the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD ) .
According to a report in The Guardian , the Christian Democrat Appeal party and the ChristenUnie party were opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VDD ( the party of the nation 's current Prime Minister Mark Rutte ) and the Democrats 66 party support the liberalizing of assisted suicide rules for young kids .

PETITION UPDATE (10/22/2020)
Today, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal issued a ruling that the provision in the act allowing "abortion in the case of a high probability of severe and irreversible impairment of the fetus or an incurable disease that threatens the fetus" is inconsistent with the Polish Constitution, which was permitted since 1993 until the time when the conceived child reaches the age when it is able to survive outside the mother's body, in practice up to the 24th week of pregnancy.
This ruling makes abortion for eugenic reasons illegal in Poland!
Thank God and sincere gratitude to the Polish Constitutional Court for doing the right and reasonable thing.
And, thank you for continuing to sign this petition. We will send all signatures to the Polish Constitutional Court as way to show our thanks!
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On October 22nd, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal will decide whether eugenic abortion - on the grounds of a positive Down Syndrome test, for example - currently allowed by the Abortion Act of 1993 is in keeping with the country's constitution.
Eugenic abortion is not the mark of an advanced society. It is, rather, the mark of a savage society which deems some human lives as disposable.
And, the reason the court will issue a ruling is because Members of the Sejm (the Lower House of the Polish Parliament) have requested clarification of the law.
We, therefore, ask you to join us in urging the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to reject eugenic abortion and affirm the dignity and life of every preborn baby.
Let's encourage the Polish Court to a give good example to the rest of the world, and affirm life!
By SIGNING this petition, we demonstrate our agreement with the amicus brief brought to the Polish court by Ordo Iuris International Law Center, which you can READ by clicking here.
The problem mainly lies in two Articles of the Abortion Act (1993), which legalizes eugenic abortion, and which are, therefore, non-compliant with Article 30 of the Polish Constitution. That is because of the key fact, that they legalize eugenic practices towards an unborn child, denying him the respect and protection of his dignity.
Indeed, according to the Polish Constitution, the source of all freedoms and rights is dignity and it not only belongs to each human, but it cannot be relinquished.
Fortunately, there is a close connection between the protection of human dignity and legal guarantees of the protection of human life in Polish law, and that is why in its judgment of January 2004, the Constitutional Tribunal stated: "There can be no protection of human dignity if there are no sufficient grounds to protect life."
Please SIGN this petition which urges the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to vindicate and protect the lives of the sick preborn babies.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ordo Iuris amicus brief urging the Polish Constitutional Court to declare two articles of the Abortion Act to be in non-conformity with the Polish Constitution: https://ordoiuris.pl/pliki/dokumenty/Miedzynarodowy_Amicus_Curiae_ws_obrony_zycia.pdf
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lifesitenews--2020-10-15--Doctor chillingly reveals how to coerce kids to accept legal killing of sick mom or dad by assisted

Doctor chillingly reveals how to coerce kids to accept legal killing of sick mom or dad by assisted suicide

October 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been perpetually in the news these past few months .
The Irish parliament is considering legalization .
The Trudeau government is set to radically expand access to assisted suicide .
The Netherlands has been considering permitting those who feel that their lives are “ completed ” to kill themselves with the assistance of medical professionals .
And worse , euthanasia for children between the ages of 1 and 12 will soon be de facto legal in the Netherlands , as well .
Despite the dire nature of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much harder time responding to suicide activists and euthanasia advocates than they do rebutting abortion activists .
Abortion kills a helpless human being , pitting the strong against the weak .
Assisted suicide is more complicated , because often ( although not in the case of infants and children who are euthanized ) it involves an explicit request from someone who wants to be killed .
In short , the lines between the perpetrator and the victim are far fuzzier with euthanasia and assisted suicide than they are with abortion .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this space , and so I won ’ t relitigate the fundamental issues with consent as a standard for assisted suicide again .
But every so often , we are reminded how disturbing all of this is—the government funding and facilitating the suicide of citizens .
Recently , I came across a paper published in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia , one of Canada ’ s most prestigious universities .
Written by Toronto doctor Susan Woolhouse , it details her advice for “ Preparing children for the medically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woolhouse writes that she has “ had the privilege of being involved in over 70 assisted deaths ” as either “ an assessor or provider.
” The average age of those being dispatched , she writes , is 72 .
Most of the time , the doctor kills the patient in the presence of adults , often their grown children or grandchildren .
But one day , she says , “ I received a referral for a 40-year old man , and I realized how ill prepared I was to support a family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , instinct told me that involving children in the MAID process of their loved one was possibly one of the most important and therapeutic experiences for a child.
” Let ’ s pause here for a moment to clarify what she is saying : That having children witness the suicide of a dying parent or relative is “ therapeutic.
” This is not , as she states later , the same as being present at a deathbed from natural causes .
This is being present to witness the life of a loved one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at their own request .
That is fundamentally different .
Through her research , Woolhouse says she has eight “ tips ” for preparing children for witnessing doctor-assisted suicide .
For example , she advises families to have the children present .
She also advocates for open conversation about death with children—although she warns that they must be given “ honest , compassionate and non-judgemental information about MAID.
” In short , suicide must be presented as a good choice .
If that is done , she writes , “ there is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assisted death can not be integrated as a normal part of the end of life journey for their loved one .
If the adults surrounding them normalize MAID , so will the children.
” In other words : Normalize suicide-by-doctor as a valid death , and children will accept it as normal .
Even if it is their loved one who is being killed before their eyes .
And make no mistake , this is not simply incendiary rhetoric .
That is , quite literally , what is happening when someone receives a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Suicide should never be normalized .
It is heartbreaking that such an obvious thing needs to be stated .
Woolhouse writes that it is important to explain to children that the two options facing the family member choosing assisted suicide are a painful death or a painless one , which is not true in many instances ( and will certainly not be true once the Trudeau government has completed their expansion of Canada ’ s euthanasia regime . )
This , of course , also ignores the fact that in some cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being robbed of more time with their loved one , something that has already caused great bitterness in those left behind .
Consider this gut-wrenching photo in The Guardian of a Dutch woman who chose to be euthanized at 76 , lying in an open casket .
Pressed tenderly into her lifeless hands was an open letter from her son , written after her death , explaining how upset he was by her decision .
He wanted more time with Mom .
She left anyway .
Perhaps the most chilling part of Woolhouse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Explain exactly what you are going to do and why.
” To help the children become comfortable with what is going on , she writes , “ [ o ] ffer to show your equipment ( syringes , stethoscope , IV supplies ) .
For example : ‘ I have a tray with the things that I will use to help your loved one die .
These include medication and syringes .
I am going to leave them on the table and if you would like to look at them you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and you can ask me any questions.
” Read that over once more and try not to shudder .
And then there is Tip 7 : ‘ Explain what they will see/hear/feel when the body dies.
’ : Use clear language and avoid euphemisms .
Remember , children are literal thinkers .
Use the terms death , dying , dead and died .
If you tell them that their mother is asleep , they might expect her to wake up .
Here is what I say : “ I am going to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a period of about ten minutes .
This medication will make her very look very tired and then she will very quickly go into a coma .
This means that she will no longer be able to hear , see or feel any pain .
You might hear strange breathing sounds , however these do not cause her any pain .
Her skin will get colder and maybe even change colour .
She will stop moving her body .
Her heart will eventually stop beating and this means that her body has died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can no longer see , feel pain , or hear .
It can ’ t ever be fixed.
” Note that once a person has died , I do not use the loved one ’ s name when referring to the body so as to help children understand that their loved one is no longer alive .
For example : “ Your mom was really special to you .
I know you are sad that your mom died .
Would you like to spend more time with the body ?
” .
Tip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Regardless of whether or not they have been present for MAID , children can be given the option of having time with the body after their loved one has died .
Seeing and feeling that their loved one is not breathing and there is no heartbeat can be helpful in order to understand the permanence of death , especially for young children .
Children also appreciate being given the opportunity to have ways to say goodbye , and can make crafts for their loved ones to have with them during their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me by Andrea Warnick , a national leader on children ’ s grief , was to make a ‘ Hug ’ to wrap around their loved one as they die.
” That nation after nation is reclassifying suicide as healthcare is horrifying enough .
That we are now attempting to normalize the suicide of loved ones for children should force us to realize just how sick we have become .
This paper does not simply describe how to walk children through the suicide of their mother or father .
It describes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which we are all currently witnessing .
It tears at the heart to imagine a child toying with the tools the doctor will use to end the life of her parent , asking innocent questions as if this were a “ compassionate ” thing to do—as if Mom or Dad were a household pet to be put down when suffering .
This is a fundamental rejection of our very humanity , and we should flee from it as fast as we can .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews Marjorie Dannenfelser from the Susan B. Anthony List who tells Van Maren that this election is crucial for the pro-life movement .
Dannenfelser warns listeners that if the Democrats win , it will have a generational impact , as the left will fight to take away the core principles of our nation 's founding .
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To help the children become comfortable with what is going on, the doctor shows them her killing equipment such as syringes and IV supplies), stating that she tells them that she has ‘a tray with the things that I will use to help your loved one die’
October 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been perpetually in the news these past few months. The Irish parliament is considering legalization. The Trudeau government is set to radically expand access to assisted suicide. The Netherlands has been considering permitting those who feel that their lives are “completed” to kill themselves with the assistance of medical professionals. And worse, euthanasia for children between the ages of 1 and 12 will soon be de facto legal in the Netherlands, as well.
Despite the dire nature of these developments, many pro-lifers have a much harder time responding to suicide activists and euthanasia advocates than they do rebutting abortion activists. Abortion kills a helpless human being, pitting the strong against the weak. Assisted suicide is more complicated, because often (although not in the case of infants and children who are euthanized) it involves an explicit request from someone who wants to be killed. In short, the lines between the perpetrator and the victim are far fuzzier with euthanasia and assisted suicide than they are with abortion.
I’ve addressed those arguments many times in this space, and so I won’t relitigate the fundamental issues with consent as a standard for assisted suicide again. But every so often, we are reminded how disturbing all of this is—the government funding and facilitating the suicide of citizens. Recently, I came across a paper published in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia, one of Canada’s most prestigious universities. Written by Toronto doctor Susan Woolhouse, it details her advice for “Preparing children for the medically assisted death of a loved one.”
Woolhouse writes that she has “had the privilege of being involved in over 70 assisted deaths” as either “an assessor or provider.” The average age of those being dispatched, she writes, is 72. Most of the time, the doctor kills the patient in the presence of adults, often their grown children or grandchildren. But one day, she says, “I received a referral for a 40-year old man, and I realized how ill prepared I was to support a family with young children through MAID. Yet, instinct told me that involving children in the MAID process of their loved one was possibly one of the most important and therapeutic experiences for a child.”
Let’s pause here for a moment to clarify what she is saying: That having children witness the suicide of a dying parent or relative is “therapeutic.” This is not, as she states later, the same as being present at a deathbed from natural causes. This is being present to witness the life of a loved one being cut short by lethal injection, at their own request. That is fundamentally different.
Through her research, Woolhouse says she has eight “tips” for preparing children for witnessing doctor-assisted suicide. For example, she advises families to have the children present. She also advocates for open conversation about death with children—although she warns that they must be given “honest, compassionate and non-judgemental information about MAID.” In short, suicide must be presented as a good choice. If that is done, she writes, “there is no reason to think that witnessing a medically assisted death cannot be integrated as a normal part of the end of life journey for their loved one. If the adults surrounding them normalize MAID, so will the children.”
In other words: Normalize suicide-by-doctor as a valid death, and children will accept it as normal. Even if it is their loved one who is being killed before their eyes. And make no mistake, this is not simply incendiary rhetoric. That is, quite literally, what is happening when someone receives a doctor’s assistance in committing suicide. Suicide should never be normalized. It is heartbreaking that such an obvious thing needs to be stated.
Woolhouse writes that it is important to explain to children that the two options facing the family member choosing assisted suicide are a painful death or a painless one, which is not true in many instances (and will certainly not be true once the Trudeau government has completed their expansion of Canada’s euthanasia regime.) This, of course, also ignores the fact that in some cases the children and other family members are being robbed of more time with their loved one, something that has already caused great bitterness in those left behind. Consider this gut-wrenching photo in The Guardian of a Dutch woman who chose to be euthanized at 76, lying in an open casket. Pressed tenderly into her lifeless hands was an open letter from her son, written after her death, explaining how upset he was by her decision. He wanted more time with Mom. She left anyway.
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Perhaps the most chilling part of Woolhouse’s paper was “Tip 6: Explain exactly what you are going to do and why.” To help the children become comfortable with what is going on, she writes, “[o]ffer to show your equipment (syringes, stethoscope, IV supplies). For example: ‘I have a tray with the things that I will use to help your loved one die. These include medication and syringes. I am going to leave them on the table and if you would like to look at them you can. I will stand beside the table and you can ask me any questions.” Read that over once more and try not to shudder.
And then there is Tip 7: ‘Explain what they will see/hear/feel when the body dies.’:
Use clear language and avoid euphemisms. Remember, children are literal thinkers. Use the terms death, dying, dead and died. If you tell them that their mother is asleep, they might expect her to wake up. Here is what I say: “I am going to give your [loved one] medication over a period of about ten minutes. This medication will make her very look very tired and then she will very quickly go into a coma. This means that she will no longer be able to hear, see or feel any pain. You might hear strange breathing sounds, however these do not cause her any pain. Her skin will get colder and maybe even change colour. She will stop moving her body. Her heart will eventually stop beating and this means that her body has died. When a body dies, it can no longer see, feel pain, or hear. It can’t ever be fixed.” Note that once a person has died, I do not use the loved one’s name when referring to the body so as to help children understand that their loved one is no longer alive. For example: “Your mom was really special to you. I know you are sad that your mom died. Would you like to spend more time with the body?”.
Tip 8 offers Woolhouse’s final advice: “Regardless of whether or not they have been present for MAID, children can be given the option of having time with the body after their loved one has died. Seeing and feeling that their loved one is not breathing and there is no heartbeat can be helpful in order to understand the permanence of death, especially for young children. Children also appreciate being given the opportunity to have ways to say goodbye, and can make crafts for their loved ones to have with them during their assisted death. A great idea given to me by Andrea Warnick, a national leader on children’s grief, was to make a ‘Hug’ to wrap around their loved one as they die.”
That nation after nation is reclassifying suicide as healthcare is horrifying enough. That we are now attempting to normalize the suicide of loved ones for children should force us to realize just how sick we have become. This paper does not simply describe how to walk children through the suicide of their mother or father. It describes the suicide of our terminally sick civilization, which we are all currently witnessing. It tears at the heart to imagine a child toying with the tools the doctor will use to end the life of her parent, asking innocent questions as if this were a “compassionate” thing to do—as if Mom or Dad were a household pet to be put down when suffering. This is a fundamental rejection of our very humanity, and we should flee from it as fast as we can.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews Marjorie Dannenfelser from the Susan B. Anthony List who tells Van Maren that this election is crucial for the pro-life movement. Dannenfelser warns listeners that if the Democrats win, it will have a generational impact, as the left will fight to take away the core principles of our nation's founding.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-15--Pro-life pregnancy center helps moms amid lockdowns — before officially opening

DALLAS , Texas , October 15 , 2020 ( NIFLA ) — Raven Henson is no stranger to challenges .
So , when COVID-19 hit , she was able to make the best of the circumstances .
Raven and her husband Cole recently went through hurdles with the City of Garland , Texas , and their Planning Commission and City Council about the Henson ’ s decision to transform their house into a pregnancy center , as NIFLA previously reported last year .
The city ’ s final decision was made on December 3 , 2019 .
Thankfully , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be allowed to move forward .
Raven said a lot of renovations were needed for the house to become a center .
However , prior to the hearing they weren ’ t able to do any work because the city had not approved the use of the location .
After the December 3 hearing , they were able to complete a sunroom addition to the house , and poured concrete for the seven parking spaces that the City required .
They continued to make progress up until February , “ and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dallas had a mandatory stay-at-home order , so all work towards getting the pregnancy center up and running such as remodeling came to a stop .
In Raven ’ s words , “ it just really put everything to a hold.
” Raven and her family wondered what they could do to help their community , because people were afraid to leave their houses , and they live in a low-income suburb of Dallas , so funds were tight for people .
The Hensons reached out to the local food pantry and asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Raven said that many in her community were experiencing job losses , especially because a lot of blue collar and domestic workers like housekeeping trades came to a halt .
Raven also noted that they have seen firsthand the people being impacted , and it ’ s the poor .
“ These people are struggling and suffering , ” she observed .
Raven ’ s center had a lot of diapers , wipes , and formula on hand , so they asked the local food pantry if they had a need for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director and her husband got proactive and made a sign and flyers as well as called the local WIC office .
Thanks to these efforts , the pregnancy center “ became an essential location for diapers , wipes , and formula , ” she explained .
They also prayed for people and gave out bibles .
Raven added that the center served well over 300 families from March through August of this year .
“ We ’ ve really been able to experience the highs and lows of COVID through people , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these efforts opened up an opportunity to talk about Jesus , especially with churches shut down .
Raven added , “ in [ a ] crisis , people want prayer.
” The people in their community who weren ’ t already part of a church didn ’ t have an outlet at all .
Raven and her family were grateful they were able to minister to people who had no access to ministry during the pandemic .
Along with their distribution of diapers , wipes , and formula , Raven and her husband @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children who was expecting her fourth child .
She was sleeping in her car and needed a place to stay , so the Hensons decided to take them in .
“ For us it seemed like a no-brainer … How could we not do that ?
” The mother and her children stayed with the family from April to July .
“ It ’ s been an interesting year , ” Raven noted .
“ It ’ s not at all what we thought we ’ d be doing , this time last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originally anticipated that their center ’ s huge renovation project would be done by now .
Once the renovations are completed and they can move forward with staffing and administrative work , the facility will finally be ready .
The renovation project should be completed in December , and their desire is to hit the ground running in January .
“ We are in desperate need of a medical director , ” Raven remarked , adding that they need a pro-life physician who has a heart for this work .
The center already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are looking up , we ’ re excited about getting this project done so we can move forward with that , ” Raven said .
The final project that the Hensons need to finish is renovating their garage .
The Hensons have been living in the house that will become the center , but the rooms they are staying in now will be converted into clinical rooms .
So , the Hensons are moving out of the 100-year-old , 3,000 square foot home , and into the 750 square foot garage .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as plumbing , framing and sheetrock for walls .
NIFLA leadership fully supports Raven Henson and her goal of serving women and children in her community .
We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates while providing assistance in any way we can .
We would also like to encourage our supporters and friends in the pro-life community to pray for Raven , her family and Living Hope Solutions — especially in the coming months as they prepare for their center ’ s opening .
Please visit www.livinghopesolutions.org to learn more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can help .
To learn more about NIFLA ’ s role in protecting the work of pregnancy centers like this one , please visit nifla.org and our “ About NIFLA ” page .
Published with permission from National Institute of Family and Life Advocates ( NIFLA ) .

The pregnancy center ‘became an essential location for diapers, wipes, and formula,’ and took in a single mother expecting her fourth child.
DALLAS, Texas, October 15, 2020 (NIFLA) — Raven Henson is no stranger to challenges. So, when COVID-19 hit, she was able to make the best of the circumstances.
Raven and her husband Cole recently went through hurdles with the City of Garland, Texas, and their Planning Commission and City Council about the Henson’s decision to transform their house into a pregnancy center, as NIFLA previously reported last year.
The city’s final decision was made on December 3, 2019. Thankfully, it was decided that plans for the center would be allowed to move forward.
Raven said a lot of renovations were needed for the house to become a center. However, prior to the hearing they weren’t able to do any work because the city had not approved the use of the location.
After the December 3 hearing, they were able to complete a sunroom addition to the house, and poured concrete for the seven parking spaces that the City required. They continued to make progress up until February, “and then COVID hit!” Raven said.
Dallas had a mandatory stay-at-home order, so all work towards getting the pregnancy center up and running such as remodeling came to a stop. In Raven’s words, “it just really put everything to a hold.”
Raven and her family wondered what they could do to help their community, because people were afraid to leave their houses, and they live in a low-income suburb of Dallas, so funds were tight for people.
The Hensons reached out to the local food pantry and asked what the needs in the community were. Raven said that many in her community were experiencing job losses, especially because a lot of blue collar and domestic workers like housekeeping trades came to a halt.
Raven also noted that they have seen firsthand the people being impacted, and it’s the poor. “These people are struggling and suffering,” she observed.
Raven’s center had a lot of diapers, wipes, and formula on hand, so they asked the local food pantry if they had a need for any of those items. The center director and her husband got proactive and made a sign and flyers as well as called the local WIC office. Thanks to these efforts, the pregnancy center “became an essential location for diapers, wipes, and formula,” she explained. They also prayed for people and gave out bibles. Raven added that the center served well over 300 families from March through August of this year.
“We’ve really been able to experience the highs and lows of COVID through people,” Raven commented. She also shared that these efforts opened up an opportunity to talk about Jesus, especially with churches shut down. Raven added, “in [a] crisis, people want prayer.”
The people in their community who weren’t already part of a church didn’t have an outlet at all. Raven and her family were grateful they were able to minister to people who had no access to ministry during the pandemic.
Along with their distribution of diapers, wipes, and formula, Raven and her husband also housed a single mother with three children who was expecting her fourth child. She was sleeping in her car and needed a place to stay, so the Hensons decided to take them in.
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“For us it seemed like a no-brainer … How could we not do that?” The mother and her children stayed with the family from April to July. “It’s been an interesting year,” Raven noted. “It’s not at all what we thought we’d be doing, this time last year.”
Raven said that they had originally anticipated that their center’s huge renovation project would be done by now. Once the renovations are completed and they can move forward with staffing and administrative work, the facility will finally be ready. The renovation project should be completed in December, and their desire is to hit the ground running in January.
“We are in desperate need of a medical director,” Raven remarked, adding that they need a pro-life physician who has a heart for this work. The center already has an ultrasound machine.
“Things are looking up, we’re excited about getting this project done so we can move forward with that,” Raven said.
The final project that the Hensons need to finish is renovating their garage. The Hensons have been living in the house that will become the center, but the rooms they are staying in now will be converted into clinical rooms. So, the Hensons are moving out of the 100-year-old, 3,000 square foot home, and into the 750 square foot garage. But first, the garage needs work such as plumbing, framing and sheetrock for walls.
NIFLA leadership fully supports Raven Henson and her goal of serving women and children in her community. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates while providing assistance in any way we can. We would also like to encourage our supporters and friends in the pro-life community to pray for Raven, her family and Living Hope Solutions — especially in the coming months as they prepare for their center’s opening. Please visit www.livinghopesolutions.org to learn more about Raven’s mission and how you can help.
To learn more about NIFLA’s role in protecting the work of pregnancy centers like this one, please visit nifla.org and our “About NIFLA” page.
Published with permission from National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA).
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lifesitenews--2020-10-15--Church tribunal condemns episcopal bishop for rejecting same-sex ‘marriage’

ALBANY , New York , October 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — After refusing to conduct same-sex “ marriages ” in his diocese , William Love , the Episcopal bishop of Albany , New York , was found guilty of violating the “ Discipline of the Church ” and the Canon Law of the church .
At the 2018 General Convention , the Episcopal Church had made changes to the rites for same-sex “ marriage ” that were approved as a trial at the 2015 convention .
The new resolution , entitled B012 , stripped diocesan bishops of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , yet still characterized such ceremonies as “ trial rites.
” Now , the “ trial rites ” only have an “ opt out clause , ” requiring bishops theologically opposed to same-sex “ marriage ” to find a bishop who would have the ceremony performed in his diocese .
In November of 2018 , Love published an eight-page letter to his faithful , in which he explained that the new law would not be implemented in his diocese , since it would force him “ to compromise the faith that was once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He further said that the concept of same-sex “ marriage ” “ is in direct conflict and contradiction to God ’ s intent for the sacrament of marriage as revealed through Holy Scripture.
” “ Sexual relations between two men or two women was never part of God ’ s plan and is a distortion of His design in creation and as such is to be avoided , ” the bishop clearly stated .
“ To engage in sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and women [ sic ] , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sinful and needs to be repented of , NOT encouraged or told it is ok. ” As a result , Love was first partially restricted in his ministry in January 2019 , then received charges against him in September 2019 , and eventually faced a tribunal in June .
Love ’ s legal team argued that Love had not violated canon law , since resolution B012 was not a revision found in the Book of Common Prayer and as such held no canonical status : “ It is clear from the canonical definition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside the Book of Common Prayer can ever revise the Doctrine of the Church , especially when authorized merely for ‘ trial use.
’ ” His defense thus argued that Love had allowed marriages only between a man and a woman , since such was the teaching of the Book of Common Prayer , the Catechism and the rites of Matrimony .
Love said that B012 in fact “ invited canonical disobedience and nonconformity to the stated Doctrine and Discipline of the Church.
” In response to the recent decision , in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failing to abide by the Discipline and Worship of The Episcopal Church , and thus violating my ordination vows ” , Love warned that the result of the case “ will severely impact not only me and the ministry entrusted to me as Bishop of Albany , but it will also seriously impact the life and ministry of the Diocese.
” The panel has yet to reconvene and announce what penalties Love will face .

ALBANY, New York, October 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — After refusing to conduct same-sex “marriages” in his diocese, William Love, the Episcopal bishop of Albany, New York, was found guilty of violating the “Discipline of the Church” and the Canon Law of the church.
At the 2018 General Convention, the Episcopal Church had made changes to the rites for same-sex “marriage” that were approved as a trial at the 2015 convention.
The new resolution, entitled B012, stripped diocesan bishops of their autonomy to prohibit homosexual “marriage”, yet still characterized such ceremonies as “trial rites.” Now, the “trial rites” only have an “opt out clause,” requiring bishops theologically opposed to same-sex “marriage” to find a bishop who would have the ceremony performed in his diocese.
In November of 2018, Love published an eight-page letter to his faithful, in which he explained that the new law would not be implemented in his diocese, since it would force him “to compromise the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.”
He further said that the concept of same-sex “marriage” “is in direct conflict and contradiction to God’s intent for the sacrament of marriage as revealed through Holy Scripture.”
“Sexual relations between two men or two women was never part of God’s plan and is a distortion of His design in creation and as such is to be avoided,” the bishop clearly stated. “To engage in sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and women [sic], is against God’s will and therefore sinful and needs to be repented of, NOT encouraged or told it is ok.”
As a result, Love was first partially restricted in his ministry in January 2019, then received charges against him in September 2019, and eventually faced a tribunal in June.
Love’s legal team argued that Love had not violated canon law, since resolution B012 was not a revision found in the Book of Common Prayer and as such held no canonical status: “It is clear from the canonical definition of Church Doctrine that no liturgical material outside the Book of Common Prayer can ever revise the Doctrine of the Church, especially when authorized merely for ‘trial use.’”
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His defense thus argued that Love had allowed marriages only between a man and a woman, since such was the teaching of the Book of Common Prayer, the Catechism and the rites of Matrimony. Love said that B012 in fact “invited canonical disobedience and nonconformity to the stated Doctrine and Discipline of the Church.”
In response to the recent decision, in which he was unanimously found guilty of “failing to abide by the Discipline and Worship of The Episcopal Church, and thus violating my ordination vows”, Love warned that the result of the case “will severely impact not only me and the ministry entrusted to me as Bishop of Albany, but it will also seriously impact the life and ministry of the Diocese.”
The panel has yet to reconvene and announce what penalties Love will face.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-15--Archbishop Viganò has message of encouragement for Judge Amy Coney Barrett

October 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In an interview with LifeSiteNews published today , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò gave his view on the attacks aimed at Judge Amy Coney Barrett because of her faith .
And in a message to Judge Barrett and all true Catholics who would serve in public office , he advised they should “ bear witness to the One who shed His Blood for them , ” for with that , he said , will come “ the necessary graces to carry out their duties in public affairs ” and also they will “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will merit an eternal reward , which is the only thing that really matters.
” Speaking of the attacks on Barrett ’ s faith , the former Vatican representative to the United States was not surprised at the “ hatred of the world , of which Satan is the prince ( Jn 12:31 ) .
” He explained : “ Those who preach equality and equal rights to the point of giving legitimacy to error and vice , become intolerant when they see their own abusive power is at risk – as soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of equal rights , wants to testify to his or her own Faith in legislating and governing.
” He encouraged faithful Catholics to soldier up .
“ With the unction of Confirmation , a Catholic becomes a soldier of Christ , ” he said , warning that a “ soldier who does not fight for his King but allies himself with the enemy is a traitor , a renegade , a deserter.
” He concluded his response with a line from the Latin chant to Christ the King : “ May the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extol Thee ; May teachers and judges reverence Thee.
” There is much more to this interview .
Read the PDF format by clicking here or read below .
Three questions from John-Henry Westen to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò What is your opinon on Fratelli Tutti , particularly its silence regarding abortion , especially in light of what the encyclical defines as the “ biggest concerns ” for politicians ?
Fratelli Tutti , in speaking about the concerns which should motivate the actions of politicians , mentions the “ phenomenon of social and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : human trafficking , the marketing of human organs and tissues , the sexual exploitation of boys and girls , slave labor , including prostitution , the drug and weapons trade , terrorism and international organized crime.
” [ 1 ] These are all plagues that need to be denounced , but which I believe are already recognized as such by many people .
The focal point , which is much more important from the moral aspect , but not mentioned in the Encyclical , is abortion , which is tragically claimed today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This deafening silence concerning the most odious crime in the eyes of God – because it is committed upon an innocent and defenseless child depriving it of life – betrays the twisted vision of this ideological manifesto that is in the service of the New World Order .
Its slanted vision lays in psychologically prostrated submission to the requests of mainstream thought , while looking at the teachings of the Gospel with the myopic and embarrassed view of those who consider it unthinkable and outdated .
The spiritual and transcendent dimension is completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morality .
But what brotherhood could ever exist between people , if killing an innocent child is considered irrelevant ?
How can one condemn social exclusion while remaining silent on the most criminal of social exclusions , that of a child who has a right to live , to grow , to be loved and to love , adore and serve God and attain eternal life ?
What is the point of addressing arms trafficking , if one can be joined in brotherhood with one who dismembers a child in the womb of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child ’ s brains out the instant before birth ?
How can one place brotherhood ahead of the horror of those who poison the sick or the elderly , who are denied any chance of participating in Our Lord ’ s Passion through suffering ?
What respect for nature can be invoked , when the gender of a person , written into our chromosomes , can be changed , or when a sterile union of two men or two women could be considered a family ?
Does not the destructive fury of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by altering the wonderful work of the Creator , assume the right to modify the DNA of plants , animals , and human beings ?
Fratelli Tutti is an encyclical that not only lacks Faith , but also Hope and Charity .
The voice of the Divine Shepherd and Physician of souls does not echo in its language , but rather the rapacious wolf ’ s growl or the mercenary ’ s deafening silence ( Jn 10:10 ) .
There is no breath of love either for God or for man , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good of modern man it is necessary to wake him out of his hypnotic spell of do-goodery , ecologism , pacifism , ecumenism , and globalism .
In order to want the good of sinful and rebellious man , it is necessary to make him understand that by distancing himself from his Creator and Lord he will end up being a slave of Satan and of himself .
No sense of brotherhood with other damned souls can remedy enmity towards God .
It will not be the world nor philanthropists who will judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who died on the Cross to save him .
I believe that this very sad Fratelli Tutti represents , in a certain way , the emptiness of a withered heart , of a blind man deprived of supernatural sight , who gropingly thinks he can give an answer that he himself first ignores .
I recognize that it is a sad and grave statement , but I think that more than asking ourselves about the orthodoxy of this document , we should ask ourselves what is the state of a soul incapable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing himself to be touched by a divine ray shining into that gloomy greyness represented by his utopian , transient dream , closed to the Grace of God .
The introit of this Sunday ’ s Mass sounds a warning for us : Salus populi ego sum , dicit Dominus : de quacumque tribulatione clamaverint ad me , exaudiam eos : et ero illorum Dominus in perpetuum .
Attendite , popule meus , legem meam : inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei .
[ 3 ] The Lord is the salvation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in tribulation as long as they listen to His law .
Our Lord tells us in no uncertain terms : “ Without Me you can do nothing ” ( Jn 15:8 ) .
The utopia of the Tower of Babel , no matter how it may update itself and appear under the guise of the United Nations or the New World Order , is destined to collapse stone upon stone , because it is not founded on the Cornerstone who is Christ .
“ Behold they are one people , and they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the beginning of what they will do ; and nothing that they propose to do will not be impossible for them .
Come , let us go down , and there confuse their language , that they may not understand one another ’ s speech.
” ( Gn 11:4-7 ) .
The globalist and ecumenical pacifism of Fratelli Tutti envisions an earthly paradise that lays its foundations on refusing to recognize the Kingship of Christ over societies and the entire world ; on being silent about the scandal of the Cross , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the only hope of salvation for humanity ; on forgetting that the social injustices and the evil present in the world are consequences of sin , and that only by conforming to the will of God can we hope to foster peace and harmony among men .
Human beings can be truly brothers only in Christ , by recognizing together the Fatherhood of God .
The Encyclical lacks Hope , understood as the theological virtue infused by God into the soul by which we desire the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s promises and relying not on our strength , but on the help of the Grace of the Holy Spirit .
[ 4 ] Hoping that a horizontal brotherhoodcan guarantee peace and justice has nothing supernatural about it , because it does not look to the Kingdom of Heaven , it is not based on the promises of Christ , and it does not consider Divine Grace necessary , placing its trust in man who is corrupted by original sin and therefore inclined to evil .
Anyone who feeds such false hopes – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no need to believe in God to go to heaven ” [ 5 ] – does not perform an act of charity .
On the contrary : this encourages the wicked on the path of sin and perdition , making themselves complicit in their damnation and their despair .
It contradicts the very words of the Savior : “ I said to you , that you shall die in your sins .
For if you believe not that I am He , you shall die in your sin ” ( Jn 8:24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain , that lately the answer of the Church in the face of evil , death , sickness , suffering and injustices in the world is lacking , if not completely absent .
It is as if the Gospel has nothing to say to modern man , or as if what it has to say is outdated : “ I don ’ t want to sell useless recipes , this is the reality.
” [ 6 ] One ’ s blood runs cold when reading these words : “ God is unjust ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Son , by sending Him to the cross.
” [ 7 ] There is no need to refute this statement ; it is enough to observe that if we deny that sin is the cause of the suffering and death that afflicts humanity , we inevitably end up placing the responsibility on God , accusing Him of being “ unjust ” and therefore excluding Him from our very own horizon .
From here we understand how the pursuit of human brotherhood is found outlined in the words of the Psalmist : “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and princes take counsel together , against the Lord and against His Anointed ” ( Ps 2:2 ) .
Thus the Church – or rather her counterfeit that eclipses her almost entirely – does not offer a Catholic answer anymore to the man who is hopeless and thirsting for Truth , but instead advances the scandal of pain and suffering whose root cause is sin , placing the responsibility on God and blaspheming Him as “ unjust.
” Your Excellency , I imagine that you have seen how pro-life leaders in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declare that abortion is the preeminent question during this presidential election .
There have been various Bishops who have said the exact opposite and now use the points discussed in the encyclical of Pope Francis in support of their ideas .
What advice would give to your brother Bishops and to the faithful ?
Silence on abortion is a terrible sign of the spiritual and moral deviance in that part of the Hierarchy which denies its very own mission because it has denied Christ .
And just as in abortion the mother kills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love , protect , and bring forth into this earthly life , so in the present fraud , the Church , willed by God to bring forth souls to eternal life , is found killing them herself spiritually in her own womb , because of the betrayal of her own Ministers .
The hatred of the enemies of Christ does not spare even His Most Holy Mother , whose divine Motherhood is hated by Satan , because through Her the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity became Man to redeem us .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Her enemies are our enemies , according to what has been established by the Lord in the Protoevangelium : “ I will put enmity between thee and the Woman , and between your offspring and Hers ” ( Gen 3:15 ) .
I remind my brother Bishops that they were anointed with the Holy Chrism as athletes of the Faith , not as neutral spectators of the struggle between God and the Adversary .
I pray that the few , courageous Pastors who raise their voices to defend the inviolable and non-negotiable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural law , may be joined by those who today hesitate out of fear , timidity , or a false sense of prudence .
You have the “ grace of state ” to be heard by your flock , who recognizes in you the voice of the Divine Shepherd ( Jn 10:2-3 ) .
Do not be afraid to proclaim the Gospel of Christ , just as the Apostles and the Bishops who succeeded them did not fear martyrdom .
I ask the faithful , disoriented by the silence of so many fainthearted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heaven , invoking from the Paraclete those graces which only the Holy Spirit can instill in the most hardened and rebellious hearts : Lava quod est sordidum , riga quod est aridum , sana quod est saucium .
Flecte quod est rigidum , fove quod est frigidum , rege quod est devium .
Offer your sacrifices , your penances , and your sufferings in sickness for the Church and for your Pastors .
I have recently interviewed the wife of the former nominee for the Supreme Court Robert Bork , who spoke about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during her husband ’ s outrageous hearings ; she even hinted to the fact that the attacks against him were led by the “ Catholic ” Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy .
What is your opinion of the attacks against Judge Barrett , particularly because of her faith ?
The hatred of the world , of which Satan is the prince ( Jn 12:31 ) , is the most evident disavowal of the utopian dream of Fratelli Tutti .
There can not be brotherhood among men , if it excludes the common Fatherhood of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Triune .
Those who preach equality and equal rights to the point of giving legitimacy to error and vice , become intolerant when they see their own abusive power is at risk – as soon as a Catholic politician , in the name of equal rights , wants to testify to his or her own Faith in legislating and governing .
So , in this way the highly touted “ brotherhood ” is realized only among the children of darkness , necessarily either excluding the children of light or forcing them to deny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant that the only requisite of this brotherhood appears to be always founded on the refusal of Christ , while it is considered impossible to have a true and holy brotherhood in the sacred bond of Charity , “ in justice and holiness that proceeds from truth ” ( Eph 4:24 ) .
With the unction of Confirmation , a Catholic becomes a soldier of Christ .
A soldier who does not fight for his King but allies himself with the enemy is a traitor , a renegade , a deserter .
Therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold institutional positions bear witness the One who shed His Blood for them .
Not only will they receive the necessary graces to carry out their duties in public affairs , but they will also be an example to their brothers and will merit an eternal reward , which is the only thing that really matters .
“ Te nationum praesides honore tollant publico ; colant magistri , judices , leges et artes exprimant.
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By witnessing to Christ, you will have the necessary graces to fulfill your duties in public life and to be an example to others, meriting an eternal reward, His Excellency said.
October 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In an interview with LifeSiteNews published today, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò gave his view on the attacks aimed at Judge Amy Coney Barrett because of her faith. And in a message to Judge Barrett and all true Catholics who would serve in public office, he advised they should “bear witness to the One who shed His Blood for them,” for with that, he said, will come “the necessary graces to carry out their duties in public affairs” and also they will “be an example to their brothers and will merit an eternal reward, which is the only thing that really matters.” Speaking of the attacks on Barrett’s faith, the former Vatican representative to the United States was not surprised at the “hatred of the world, of which Satan is the prince (Jn 12:31).” He explained: “Those who preach equality and equal rights to the point of giving legitimacy to error and vice, become intolerant when they see their own abusive power is at risk – as soon as a Catholic politician, in the name of equal rights, wants to testify to his or her own Faith in legislating and governing.” — Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge the U.S. Catholic Bishops to Defend Amy Coney Barrett Show Petition Text 18323 have signed the petition. Let's get to 20000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Archbishop Joseph Naumann Every year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) supports the March for Life. And, every year the March for Life concludes at the Supreme Court of the United States. The reason the USCCB supports the March for Life and the reason that the March for Life ends at the Supreme Court is to send a positive message about the sanctity of human life and to insist that Roe vs Wade is reversed. Suddenly, with Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, we now have reason to hope that Roe can actually be overturned. But, where are the bishops of the United States to be found when Judge Barrett is being attacked on the Senate floor for her Catholic faith and for her belief in the sanctity of human life? We now call on the USCCB to defend U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett against those who would attack her because of her Catholic faith and what that means in terms of protecting life from conception until natural death. Please SIGN this petition to urge the Catholic Bishops of the United States to defend Judge Amy Coney Barrett from attack. When Judge Barrett's Senate confirmation hearing began on Monday, hundreds of Protestants and their ministers gathered outside the Supreme Court to pray for Barrett. Please WATCH an exclusive LifeSite video showing this joyful gathering by clicking here. Defending Barrett, of course, is not only about defending a nominee to the Supreme Court, but also about defending ALL of the faithful against the suggestion that the Catholic faith somehow disqualifies one for service in public life. But, again, where is the USCCB on these important matters? Certainly, if the bishops called on their faithful to show prayerful support of Barrett, people would respond. Thankfully, a few U.S. bishops, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, have made public statements defending Barrett's Catholic faith. However, the USCCB has not united to defend her. Cardinal Dolan supported Judge Barrett on September 29, 2020 in his show Conversations with Cardinal Dolan. Dolan commented that she is an articulate and committed woman of integrity and strength, and defended Barrett against what he called "nasty comments." After reminding listeners that the Constitution says “there should be no religious test for candidates,” he said, “When you look at some of the grilling they were doing in the past, it was like they were testing her on her faith. Well, that is just out of bounds, folks." Unfortunately, this line of questioning is still being pursued TODAY by some Democratic U.S. senators. And, it is utterly wrong. The USCCB should urgently consider following Cardinal Dolan's lead on this matter, defending Barrett against the outrageous attacks against her Catholic faith and her pro-life beliefs. Doing so would send a strong message about the right to practise Catholicism and participate in public life in America. And, it would also send a strong message to the U.S. Senate and the American public about the necessity of defending life in the public square. Please SIGN this urgent petition urging the USCCB to defend Judge Barrett who is a faithful member of the Church. Bishops must provide leadership to their flocks about the significant political circumstances of our day. Thank you! After you have signed the petition, please take a few minutes to politely call the USCCB's Respect Life Office and ask the bishops to issue a united statement in defense of Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith and her pro-life beliefs. Their phone number is: 202-541-3070. Or, write them an email at: [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Watch Day 4 of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings live HERE' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing-live-here 'Cdl. Dolan defends Amy Coney Barrett: She ‘takes her Catholic faith seriously’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cdl-dolan-defends-amy-coney-barrett-she-takes-her-catholic-faith-seriously 'Amy Coney Barrett lays out timeline from legal contraception to 60M abortions' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-lays-out-timeline-from-legal-contraception-to-60m-abortions Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition He encouraged faithful Catholics to soldier up. “With the unction of Confirmation, a Catholic becomes a soldier of Christ,” he said, warning that a “soldier who does not fight for his King but allies himself with the enemy is a traitor, a renegade, a deserter.” He concluded his response with a line from the Latin chant to Christ the King: “May the rulers of the world publicly honor and extol Thee; May teachers and judges reverence Thee.” There is much more to this interview. Read the PDF format by clicking here or read below. ***
Three questions from John-Henry Westen to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
What is your opinon on Fratelli Tutti, particularly its silence regarding abortion, especially in light of what the encyclical defines as the “biggest concerns” for politicians? Fratelli Tutti, in speaking about the concerns which should motivate the actions of politicians, mentions the “phenomenon of social and economic exclusion, with its baneful consequences: human trafficking, the marketing of human organs and tissues, the sexual exploitation of boys and girls, slave labor, including prostitution, the drug and weapons trade, terrorism and international organized crime.” [1] These are all plagues that need to be denounced, but which I believe are already recognized as such by many people. The focal point, which is much more important from the moral aspect, but not mentioned in the Encyclical, is abortion, which is tragically claimed today as a right. [2] This deafening silence concerning the most odious crime in the eyes of God – because it is committed upon an innocent and defenseless child depriving it of life – betrays the twisted vision of this ideological manifesto that is in the service of the New World Order. Its slanted vision lays in psychologically prostrated submission to the requests of mainstream thought, while looking at the teachings of the Gospel with the myopic and embarrassed view of those who consider it unthinkable and outdated. The spiritual and transcendent dimension is completely ignored, as are natural and Catholic morality. But what brotherhood could ever exist between people, if killing an innocent child is considered irrelevant? How can one condemn social exclusion while remaining silent on the most criminal of social exclusions, that of a child who has a right to live, to grow, to be loved and to love, adore and serve God and attain eternal life? What is the point of addressing arms trafficking, if one can be joined in brotherhood with one who dismembers a child in the womb of its mother, one who sucks the child’s brains out the instant before birth? How can one place brotherhood ahead of the horror of those who poison the sick or the elderly, who are denied any chance of participating in Our Lord’s Passion through suffering? What respect for nature can be invoked, when the gender of a person, written into our chromosomes, can be changed, or when a sterile union of two men or two women could be considered a family? Does not the destructive fury of “mother earth” apply to those who, by altering the wonderful work of the Creator, assume the right to modify the DNA of plants, animals, and human beings? Fratelli Tutti is an encyclical that not only lacks Faith, but also Hope and Charity. The voice of the Divine Shepherd and Physician of souls does not echo in its language, but rather the rapacious wolf’s growl or the mercenary’s deafening silence (Jn 10:10). There is no breath of love either for God or for man, because in order to truly desire the good of modern man it is necessary to wake him out of his hypnotic spell of do-goodery, ecologism, pacifism, ecumenism, and globalism. In order to want the good of sinful and rebellious man, it is necessary to make him understand that by distancing himself from his Creator and Lord he will end up being a slave of Satan and of himself. No sense of brotherhood with other damned souls can remedy enmity towards God. It will not be the world nor philanthropists who will judge him, but Our Lord Himself, who died on the Cross to save him.
I believe that this very sad Fratelli Tutti represents, in a certain way, the emptiness of a withered heart, of a blind man deprived of supernatural sight, who gropingly thinks he can give an answer that he himself first ignores. I recognize that it is a sad and grave statement, but I think that more than asking ourselves about the orthodoxy of this document, we should ask ourselves what is the state of a soul incapable of feeling any surge of Charity, of allowing himself to be touched by a divine ray shining into that gloomy greyness represented by his utopian, transient dream, closed to the Grace of God. The introit of this Sunday’s Mass sounds a warning for us: Salus populi ego sum, dicit Dominus: de quacumque tribulatione clamaverint ad me, exaudiam eos: et ero illorum Dominus in perpetuum. Attendite, popule meus, legem meam: inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei. [3]
The Lord is the salvation of His people, who shall be heard in tribulation as long as they listen to His law. Our Lord tells us in no uncertain terms: “Without Me you can do nothing” (Jn 15:8). The utopia of the Tower of Babel, no matter how it may update itself and appear under the guise of the United Nations or the New World Order, is destined to collapse stone upon stone, because it is not founded on the Cornerstone who is Christ. “Behold they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will not be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” (Gn 11:4-7). The globalist and ecumenical pacifism of Fratelli Tutti envisions an earthly paradise that lays its foundations on refusing to recognize the Kingship of Christ over societies and the entire world; on being silent about the scandal of the Cross, considered as a “divisive” rather than the only hope of salvation for humanity; on forgetting that the social injustices and the evil present in the world are consequences of sin, and that only by conforming to the will of God can we hope to foster peace and harmony among men. Human beings can be truly brothers only in Christ, by recognizing together the Fatherhood of God. The Encyclical lacks Hope, understood as the theological virtue infused by God into the soul by which we desire the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our strength, but on the help of the Grace of the Holy Spirit. [4] Hoping that a horizontal brotherhoodcan guarantee peace and justice has nothing supernatural about it, because it does not look to the Kingdom of Heaven, it is not based on the promises of Christ, and it does not consider Divine Grace necessary, placing its trust in man who is corrupted by original sin and therefore inclined to evil. Anyone who feeds such false hopes – for example by stating that “there is no need to believe in God to go to heaven”[5] – does not perform an act of charity. On the contrary: this encourages the wicked on the path of sin and perdition, making themselves complicit in their damnation and their despair. It contradicts the very words of the Savior: “I said to you, that you shall die in your sins. For if you believe not that I am He, you shall die in your sin” (Jn 8:24).
I add, with great pain, that lately the answer of the Church in the face of evil, death, sickness, suffering and injustices in the world is lacking, if not completely absent. It is as if the Gospel has nothing to say to modern man, or as if what it has to say is outdated: “I don’t want to sell useless recipes, this is the reality.”[6] One’s blood runs cold when reading these words: “God is unjust? Yes, He was unjust with His Son, by sending Him to the cross.”[7] There is no need to refute this statement; it is enough to observe that if we deny that sin is the cause of the suffering and death that afflicts humanity, we inevitably end up placing the responsibility on God, accusing Him of being “unjust” and therefore excluding Him from our very own horizon. From here we understand how the pursuit of human brotherhood is found outlined in the words of the Psalmist: “The kings of the earth rise up, and princes take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed” (Ps 2:2). Thus the Church – or rather her counterfeit that eclipses her almost entirely – does not offer a Catholic answer anymore to the man who is hopeless and thirsting for Truth, but instead advances the scandal of pain and suffering whose root cause is sin, placing the responsibility on God and blaspheming Him as “unjust.” Your Excellency, I imagine that you have seen how pro-life leaders in the United States are begging the Bishops to openly declare that abortion is the preeminent question during this presidential election. There have been various Bishops who have said the exact opposite and now use the points discussed in the encyclical of Pope Francis in support of their ideas. What advice would give to your brother Bishops and to the faithful? Silence on abortion is a terrible sign of the spiritual and moral deviance in that part of the Hierarchy which denies its very own mission because it has denied Christ. And just as in abortion the mother kills her own child, whom she should love, protect, and bring forth into this earthly life, so in the present fraud, the Church, willed by God to bring forth souls to eternal life, is found killing them herself spiritually in her own womb, because of the betrayal of her own Ministers. The hatred of the enemies of Christ does not spare even His Most Holy Mother, whose divine Motherhood is hated by Satan, because through Her the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity became Man to redeem us. If we are friends of the Blessed Virgin, Her enemies are our enemies, according to what has been established by the Lord in the Protoevangelium: “I will put enmity between thee and the Woman, and between your offspring and Hers” (Gen 3:15).
I remind my brother Bishops that they were anointed with the Holy Chrism as athletes of the Faith, not as neutral spectators of the struggle between God and the Adversary. I pray that the few, courageous Pastors who raise their voices to defend the inviolable and non-negotiable principles which the Lord has established in natural law, may be joined by those who today hesitate out of fear, timidity, or a false sense of prudence. You have the “grace of state” to be heard by your flock, who recognizes in you the voice of the Divine Shepherd (Jn 10:2-3). Do not be afraid to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, just as the Apostles and the Bishops who succeeded them did not fear martyrdom. I ask the faithful, disoriented by the silence of so many fainthearted shepherds, to raise their prayers to Heaven, invoking from the Paraclete those graces which only the Holy Spirit can instill in the most hardened and rebellious hearts: Lava quod est sordidum, riga quod est aridum, sana quod est saucium. Flecte quod est rigidum, fove quod est frigidum, rege quod est devium. Offer your sacrifices, your penances, and your sufferings in sickness for the Church and for your Pastors. I have recently interviewed the wife of the former nominee for the Supreme Court Robert Bork, who spoke about the lack of support from the Church during her husband’s outrageous hearings; she even hinted to the fact that the attacks against him were led by the “Catholic” Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy. What is your opinion of the attacks against Judge Barrett, particularly because of her faith? The hatred of the world, of which Satan is the prince (Jn 12:31), is the most evident disavowal of the utopian dream of Fratelli Tutti. There cannot be brotherhood among men, if it excludes the common Fatherhood of the One True God, One and Triune. Those who preach equality and equal rights to the point of giving legitimacy to error and vice, become intolerant when they see their own abusive power is at risk – as soon as a Catholic politician, in the name of equal rights, wants to testify to his or her own Faith in legislating and governing. So, in this way the highly touted “brotherhood” is realized only among the children of darkness, necessarily either excluding the children of light or forcing them to deny their own identity. And it is significant that the only requisite of this brotherhood appears to be always founded on the refusal of Christ, while it is considered impossible to have a true and holy brotherhood in the sacred bond of Charity, “in justice and holiness that proceeds from truth” (Eph 4:24). With the unction of Confirmation, a Catholic becomes a soldier of Christ. A soldier who does not fight for his King but allies himself with the enemy is a traitor, a renegade, a deserter. Therefore, let Catholic politicians and those who hold institutional positions bear witness the One who shed His Blood for them. Not only will they receive the necessary graces to carry out their duties in public affairs, but they will also be an example to their brothers and will merit an eternal reward, which is the only thing that really matters. “Te nationum praesides honore tollant publico; colant magistri, judices, leges et artes exprimant.” [8]
Official translation 11 October 2020 Divine Motherhood of Mary Most Holy, 19th Sunday after Pentecost Citations [1] Speech at the United Nations Organization, New York, 25 September 2015, AAS 107 (2015), 1039. Cited in the encyclicalFratelli Tutti, 188. [2] The only indirect mention of abortion is n. 24 of the Encyclical, in which violence that “forces [women] to abort” is denounced, but without condemning the killing of the unborn itself. The reference to the unborn child in Fratelli Tutti n. 18 is very weak and does not explicitly mention the term “abortion.” Spending just three words on the most abominable crime that involves millions of deaths every year in the world, does not change the evidence that the encyclical is literally obsessed with human solidarity in support to globalist agenda. Besides, in the contest of the US election campaign (concomitant with the publication of the papal document), an explicit condemnation of abortion would openly contradict the democratic candidate, which is strongly in favor of the abortion. I would add that the references to children seems more aimed to the Islamic families, in particular of those of the immigrants, who, according to Bergoglio, represent the demographic future of Europe. [3] “I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord: Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord forever. Hear my teaching, O my people: incline your ear to the words of my mouth.” Ps. 77:1, 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Introit. [4] CCC, 1817. [5] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-assures-atheists-you-don-t-have-believe-god-go-heaven-8810062.html [6] Il Papa: non c’è una risposta alla morte dei bambini, in: Avvenire, 15 December 2016; https://www.avvenire.it/papa/pagine/papa-udienza-al-bambino-gesu [7] Ibid. [8] “May the rulers of the world publicly honor and extol Thee; May teachers and judges reverence Thee; May laws express Thine order and arts reflect Thy beauty,” from the hymn Te Saeculorum Principem for the Feast of Christ the King.
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