lifesitenews--2020-10-05--President Trump leaving the hospital today: ‘I feel better than I did 20 years ago!’

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BETHESDA , Maryland , October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — President Donald Trump announced Monday via Twitter that he will be leaving the hospital this evening and encouraged Americans , “ Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life.
” “ I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M .
Feeling really good !
Don ’ t be afraid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominate your life .
We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs & knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago !
Within less than two hours , his tweet accumulated over 300,000 “ likes ” and 80,000 “ retweets.
” The President ’ s detractors were quick to take to social media to denounce his reassuring words .
Eric Topol offered an edited version of the president ’ s tweet , failing to recognize that President Trump ’ s words encouraging people not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s admonishment , “ We have nothing to fear but fear itself , ” in his 1933 innaugural address , during the unprecedented economic crisis of the Great Depression .
CNN columnist Seth Abramson went further , claiming that President Trump had “ just slapped the face of every COVID-19 survivor and every family member of a COVID-19 victim.
” “ We 've never had a president act so publicly and so flagrantly like a sociopath , ” said Abramson .
Notwithstanding the outlandish negative claims from leftists , crowds of supporters waving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ messages to the president have stationed themselves outside Walter Reed Medical Center where the president has been since Friday during the duration of his stay .

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BETHESDA, Maryland, October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — President Donald Trump announced Monday via Twitter that he will be leaving the hospital this evening and encouraged Americans, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.”
“I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Within less than two hours, his tweet accumulated over 300,000 “likes” and 80,000 “retweets.”
The President’s detractors were quick to take to social media to denounce his reassuring words.
Eric Topol offered an edited version of the president’s tweet, failing to recognize that President Trump’s words encouraging people not to fear are no different from FDR’s admonishment, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” in his 1933 innaugural address, during the unprecedented economic crisis of the Great Depression.
CNN columnist Seth Abramson went further, claiming that President Trump had “just slapped the face of every COVID-19 survivor and every family member of a COVID-19 victim.”
“We've never had a president act so publicly and so flagrantly like a sociopath,” said Abramson.
Trump's tweet framing COVID-19 as no big deal—something you lick in two or three days, a mere annoyance—just slapped the face of every COVID-19 survivor and every family member of a COVID-19 victim. We've never had a president act so publicly and so flagrantly like a sociopath. — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 5, 2020
Notwithstanding the outlandish negative claims from leftists, crowds of supporters waving banners, offering prayers for and get-well messages to the president have stationed themselves outside Walter Reed Medical Center where the president has been since Friday during the duration of his stay.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Pope Francis’s latest encyclical: Abortion not on list of political concerns

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October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In Fratelli Tutti , the new encyclical of Pope Francis released yesterday , pro-life Catholics are confronted with a political emphasis that ignores abortion .
In line with U.S. bishops who have eschewed the fight for the right to life of unborn children , Pope Francis has explicitly excluded abortion from the political concerns laid out in his latest encyclical .
In paragraph 188 of Fratelli Tutti , Pope Francis says politicians ’ “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drop in the polls , but about finding effective solutions to 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 labour , including prostitution , the drug and weapons trade , terrorism and international organized crime.
” The fact that abortion is left out of this laundry list is scandalous .
Especially since he follows up this list by saying , “ Such is the magnitude of these situations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that we must avoid every temptation to fall into a declarationist nominalism that would assuage our consciences.
” There were two other times in the encyclical where I thought he might at least redeem himself on that score , only to have my hopes dashed .
Paragraph 255 begins , “ There are two extreme situations that may come to be seen as solutions in especially dramatic circumstances , without realizing that they are false answers that do not resolve the problems they are meant to solve and ultimately do no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fabric of national and global society.
” Here , surely the Pope would mention abortion ?
No .
“ These are war and the death penalty , ” he writes .
Finally , there is one other spot in the 194-page document where it seems that the right to life for unborn children would be a no-brainer .
It comes in paragraph 279 .
“ One fundamental human right must not be forgotten in the journey towards fraternity and peace , ” writes the Pope .
“ It is religious freedom for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unwelcome explanation .
Those who have consistently read Pope Francis ’ s writings , especially as they touch on politics , are not surprised by his approach .
In his 2018 exhortation , he ridiculed the Catholic understanding of migration as “ secondary ” to abortion .
“ Some Catholics consider [ immigration ] a secondary issue compared to the ‘ grave ’ bioethical questions , ” he said .
“ That a politician looking for votes might say such a thing is understandable , but not a Christian.
” Speaking of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who regard immigration as secondary , “ as if there are other more important matters , or the only thing that counts is one particular ethical issue or cause that they themselves defend . ''
The stark contrast with the previous pontificates on the question demonstrates a rupture with the past that can not be overlooked .
Pope St. John Paul II wrote in his 1988 apostolic exhortation , Christifideles Laici : “ the common outcry , which is justly made on behalf of human rights — for example , the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to family , to culture — is false and illusory if the right to life , the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights , is not defended with maximum determination.
” Pope Benedict XVI , before becoming Pope in 2004 , wrote the Bishops of the United States , “ Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia.
” In his letter “ Worthiness to receive Holy Communion ” then-cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ( Pope Benedict XVI ) also wrote when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctrine chief , “ [ I ] f a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war , he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion.
” “ There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty , but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia , ” Ratzinger continued .
There are two token references to abortion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One is where , in the context of human-trafficking , the Pope calls it “ [ a ] perversion that exceeds all limits when it subjugates women and then forces them to abort.
” Then , in speaking of our “ throwaway ” culture , he includes “ the unborn ” as he laments that parts of the human family “ can be readily sacrificed for the sake of others.
” The contrast in the writings of Pope Francis and his predecessors is so striking that it is hard to see it as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a change of what was always considered unchangeable .
After reading his writings from the beginning of his papacy and being bombarded with the reality of rupture with the past evident even as a simple laymen , one must learn to read Francis with caution , even suspicion that Catholic concepts will be twisted to suggest another gospel .
For an upcoming conference on Catholic education at which I ’ m speaking , I was reading through encyclicals by Pope Leo XIII from the late 1800s .
I was struck with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its unhindered simplicity , the shining truth of Christ evident in the writing from the vicar of Christ .
I felt free to open my mind , heart , and soul to the truth without fear of being led astray and in anticipation of real education , elucidation , and illumination .
We must beg heaven to restore the Church .

The contrast in the writings of Pope Francis and his predecessors is so striking that it is hard to see it as anything but a rupture with the past.
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October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In Fratelli Tutti, the new encyclical of Pope Francis released yesterday, pro-life Catholics are confronted with a political emphasis that ignores abortion. In line with U.S. bishops who have eschewed the fight for the right to life of unborn children, Pope Francis has explicitly excluded abortion from the political concerns laid out in his latest encyclical.
In paragraph 188 of Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis says politicians’ “biggest concern should not be about a drop in the polls, but about finding effective solutions to 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 labour, including prostitution, the drug and weapons trade, terrorism and international organized crime.”
The fact that abortion is left out of this laundry list is scandalous. Especially since he follows up this list by saying, “Such is the magnitude of these situations, and their toll in innocent lives, that we must avoid every temptation to fall into a declarationist nominalism that would assuage our consciences.”
There were two other times in the encyclical where I thought he might at least redeem himself on that score, only to have my hopes dashed.
Paragraph 255 begins, “There are two extreme situations that may come to be seen as solutions in especially dramatic circumstances, without realizing that they are false answers that do not resolve the problems they are meant to solve and ultimately do no more than introduce new elements of destruction in the fabric of national and global society.” Here, surely the Pope would mention abortion? No. “These are war and the death penalty,” he writes.
Finally, there is one other spot in the 194-page document where it seems that the right to life for unborn children would be a no-brainer. It comes in paragraph 279. “One fundamental human right must not be forgotten in the journey towards fraternity and peace,” writes the Pope. “It is religious freedom for believers of all religions,” comes the unwelcome explanation.
Those who have consistently read Pope Francis’s writings, especially as they touch on politics, are not surprised by his approach. In his 2018 exhortation, he ridiculed the Catholic understanding of migration as “secondary” to abortion. “Some Catholics consider [immigration] a secondary issue compared to the ‘grave’ bioethical questions,” he said.
“That a politician looking for votes might say such a thing is understandable, but not a Christian.” Speaking of abortion and immigration, he criticized those who regard immigration as secondary, “as if there are other more important matters, or the only thing that counts is one particular ethical issue or cause that they themselves defend.”
The stark contrast with the previous pontificates on the question demonstrates a rupture with the past that cannot be overlooked. Pope St. John Paul II wrote in his 1988 apostolic exhortation, Christifideles Laici: “the common outcry, which is justly made on behalf of human rights — for example, the right to health, to home, to work, to family, to culture — is false and illusory if the right to life, the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination.”
Pope Benedict XVI, before becoming Pope in 2004, wrote the Bishops of the United States, “Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia.” In his letter “Worthiness to receive Holy Communion” then-cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) also wrote when he was still the Church’s doctrine chief, “[I]f a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion.”
“There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia,” Ratzinger continued.
There are two token references to abortion in the text of the Fratelli Tutti. One is where, in the context of human-trafficking, the Pope calls it “[a] perversion that exceeds all limits when it subjugates women and then forces them to abort.” Then, in speaking of our “throwaway” culture, he includes “the unborn” as he laments that parts of the human family “can be readily sacrificed for the sake of others.”
The contrast in the writings of Pope Francis and his predecessors is so striking that it is hard to see it as anything but a rupture with the past, a change of what was always considered unchangeable. After reading his writings from the beginning of his papacy and being bombarded with the reality of rupture with the past evident even as a simple laymen, one must learn to read Francis with caution, even suspicion that Catholic concepts will be twisted to suggest another gospel.
For an upcoming conference on Catholic education at which I’m speaking, I was reading through encyclicals by Pope Leo XIII from the late 1800s. I was struck with the incredible clarity, the faith presented in its unhindered simplicity, the shining truth of Christ evident in the writing from the vicar of Christ. I felt free to open my mind, heart, and soul to the truth without fear of being led astray and in anticipation of real education, elucidation, and illumination.
We must beg heaven to restore the Church.
Follow John-Henry John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Transgender man appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium

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BRUSSELS , Belgium , October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The appointment of Petra de Sutter as Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium has made him the first transgender minister in Europe .
A member of Belgium ’ s green party , de Sutter ’ s promotion also means that he is now the most senior transgender politician in Europe .
The LGBT site Pink News hailed the promotion , stating that de Sutter is known for his “ activism around sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” De Sutter himself stated on Twitter that in Belgium and Europe at large , his transgenderism is a “ non-issue.
” He expressed the hope that his promotion would serve as a challenge to “ trigger the debate in countries where this is not yet the case.
” Formerly a Member of European Parliament ( MEP ) between 2019 and 2020 , de Sutter was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT “ rights.
” Now as the minister responsible for public administration and public enterprises , de Sutter says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more social Europe and the protection of refugees and LGBTI people.
” Declaring himself to be a life-long feminist , de Sutter is an expert in gynecology and fertility at the University of Ghent and served as head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Ghent University Hospital .
His website mentions that he engages in “ bio-ethical discussions such as surrogacy and commercial egg donation.
” His academic research includes “ clinical infertility , human embryology , fertilisation , embryonic stem cell derivation and differentiation , psychology and ethics of human reproduction.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sutter declared , “ We need to rethink our perception of family life , children and family building.
” As part of the new coalition government in Belgium , de Sutter now assumes a prominent role in Europe at large and is in a key position to promote transgenderism .
Belgium has long promoted homosexuality , becoming only the second country in the world to legalize same-sex “ marriage ” in 2003 .

Petra de Sutter is the first transgender minister in Europe and the continent's most senior transgender politician.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The appointment of Petra de Sutter as Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium has made him the first transgender minister in Europe. A member of Belgium’s green party, de Sutter’s promotion also means that he is now the most senior transgender politician in Europe.
The LGBT site Pink News hailed the promotion, stating that de Sutter is known for his “activism around sexual and reproductive health and on trans issues.”
De Sutter himself stated on Twitter that in Belgium and Europe at large, his transgenderism is a “non-issue.” He expressed the hope that his promotion would serve as a challenge to “trigger the debate in countries where this is not yet the case.”
I am proud that in ���� and in most of ���� your gender identity does not define you as a person and is a non-issue. I hope that my appointment as Minister and deputy PM can trigger the debate in countries where this is not yet the case. #fighttransphobia pic.twitter.com/WdgHu2gyy6 — Petra De Sutter (@pdsutter) October 4, 2020
Formerly a Member of European Parliament (MEP) between 2019 and 2020, de Sutter was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT “rights.”
Now as the minister responsible for public administration and public enterprises, de Sutter says he is “is committed to a more social Europe and the protection of refugees and LGBTI people.”
Declaring himself to be a life-long feminist, de Sutter is an expert in gynecology and fertility at the University of Ghent and served as head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Ghent University Hospital. His website mentions that he engages in “bio-ethical discussions such as surrogacy and commercial egg donation.” His academic research includes “clinical infertility, human embryology, fertilisation, embryonic stem cell derivation and differentiation, psychology and ethics of human reproduction.”
In a 2019 interview, De Sutter declared, “We need to rethink our perception of family life, children and family building.”
As part of the new coalition government in Belgium, de Sutter now assumes a prominent role in Europe at large and is in a key position to promote transgenderism. Belgium has long promoted homosexuality, becoming only the second country in the world to legalize same-sex “marriage” in 2003.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Ohio middle school sex ed promotes bondage, flogging

( Warning : explicit content ) OHIO , October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Any wise parent with a child in public school has already figured out that sometimes you are being deceived .
Enter the world of “ comprehensive sex education ” ( CSE ) and the embedded lies meant to conceal the overt sexualization of adolescents .
In Ohio , numerous school districts have a relationship with a large counseling group called Syntero .
One of Syntero ’ s services is a sexuality education program their representatives teach called “ Healthy Bodies/Healthy Futures.
” The contents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly criminal .
A video outlining the serious problems with Syntero lessons is being distributed by the Protect Ohio Children coalition .
For instance , in the packet given to middle school children , the list of “ Online and Reliable Sex Ed Resources ” includes websites Bedsider and Scarleteen , both of which promote high-risk , promiscuous sex in explicit posts .
Bedsider recently featured a front-page column , “ Frisky Fridays : Sex in the time of Coronavirus ” which included a priority list .
Number 1 was this : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definitely not the time for group sex.
” ( Many middle schoolers need this guidance , apparently ? )
This page also advises avoidance of other people ’ s bodily fluids during the lockdown , and social distancing while engaged in mutual masturbation .
Yet one can choose the option of using remote-controlled sex toys with a link provided to learn about Bedsider ’ s favorites .
And then the website instructs your middle-schooler on “ unboring sex positions.
” Just what you want your 11-year-old to believe is normal and healthy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professionals in the video share the outrage that most will experience when they learn about Syntero ’ s assault on childhood innocence .
It ’ s essentially the techniques of sexual predator “ grooming.
” Ohio has a law mandating that sexuality education follow a standard of abstinence until marriage .
Yet numerous Ohio school districts teach some version of explicit CSE curricula , often with ties to Planned Parenthood and its allies .
Among the smooth lies meant to wave off curious parents and school boards , Syntero claims “ Healthy Bodies/Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medically accurate information and skills needed to face tough issues , make sound choices and practice healthy behaviors.
” A Facebook video was posted by the coordinator of this program , including reassuring messages to parents that the Syntero approach is all great , it ’ s “ abstinence-plus ” and that Ohio law is “ scary.
” She omits some vital facts about the truly frightening content Syntero is teaching .
For instance , Syntero ’ s “ reliable resource ” Scarleteen gives young students advice about “ DIY Sex Toys , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , restraints or a “ flogger ” for sexual sadism .
This article talks in detail about spanking and other activities of “ BDSM ” ( bondage-dominance-sadism-masochism ) .
So would most parents consider this “ medically accurate ” and “ age appropriate ” ?
Does this lead to practicing “ healthy behaviors ” ?
Responsible parents would be screaming about now .
Syntero ’ s high school presentation teaches students that sex with a condom is “ low risk.
” This same presentation describes “ hand jobs ” and “ fingering ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also apparently a low risk chance of sound advice being the foundation of these presentations .
Another trusted resource provided by Syntero to middle schoolers is Mozaicohio.org which describes itself as “ a health and wellness , HIV prevention , and community building initiative for trans & gender non-conforming people of color ages 13-29.
” This is overt endorsement of girls who want to be boys or vice versa -- sex “ transition , ” well-documented to be an unnecessary , impossible and medically high-risk fad .
And Mozaic itself leads a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ resources , ” including Sugarbutch , a site with this disclaimer on the home page : “ This site contains explicit writings on kink practices , dominant/submissive relationships , and queer kink erotica ( among other things ) .
All characters in role play or non-consent scenes are consenting adults .
Content warnings are included.
” How quickly your once-innocent child can be corrupted .
At school .
Syntero ’ s resource lists offer no counter-balance to pro-condom , hard core pro-promiscuity advocacy , but only sexually-permissive , pro-abortion groups are listed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the clear understanding that he/she is expected to become sexually active in many hazardous directions as soon as possible .
But this organization ’ s degrading actions don ’ t end there .
Syntero holds private drop-in sessions for 12 to 18-year-olds who identify as “ LGBTQ ” and Syntero is also closely tied to Kaleidoscope , a Columbus organization that offers private , parent-excluded sessions for “ LGBTQ ” youth .
The Protect Ohio Children video largely focuses on the porn and sado-masochism Syntero promotes to youth and the possible criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a member of the U.S .
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CEO/ Founder of the Switch Anti-Trafficking Network , said this in the video : “ Having reviewed several of the websites that Syntero is recommending through their Healthy Bodies/Healthy Futures program , I am deeply disturbed by the amount of obscene and pornographic content that ’ s being recommended to our children that are as young as 11 years old that are sitting in our classrooms .
“ As a survivor of domestic violence and sex trafficking , I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trauma of those who thought bondage , dominance , sadism and masochism were healthy behaviors .
The pornography industry is directly linked to sex trafficking .
I find that this material being recommended to our children is nothing short of criminal grooming.
” And Troy Stevens is also quoted in the video .
He ’ s a former Marine , as well as a former Franklin County deputy sheriff and police detective working special undercover investigations , including crimes against children .
He said this : “ In their middle school student packet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is recommending websites that contain and re-direct children to obscene and hard core porn sites .
If I or another adult compiled this material and presented it to a minor , we would be arrested for child endangerment and corruption of a minor.
” So what can parents do ?
First , every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children .
And they need to be advised that Syntero , like other CSE curriculum distributors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scrutiny by claiming their program has an “ abstinence ” focus .
The truth is , these lessons mention it in passing just before advocating “ hook-up ” anal , oral and vaginal sex to middle schoolers and teaching them where to go for an abortion .
So they are liars .
School board members need to see this video and then be held accountable for whatever decision they make .
Hopefully , it ’ s the right one .
This is criminal corruption .
It needs to stop , today .

Every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children.
(Warning: explicit content)
OHIO, October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Any wise parent with a child in public school has already figured out that sometimes you are being deceived.
Enter the world of “comprehensive sex education” (CSE) and the embedded lies meant to conceal the overt sexualization of adolescents.
In Ohio, numerous school districts have a relationship with a large counseling group called Syntero. One of Syntero’s services is a sexuality education program their representatives teach called “Healthy Bodies/Healthy Futures.” The contents are deeply disturbing, dangerous, even possibly criminal.
A video outlining the serious problems with Syntero lessons is being distributed by the Protect Ohio Children coalition.
For instance, in the packet given to middle school children, the list of “Online and Reliable Sex Ed Resources” includes websites Bedsider and Scarleteen, both of which promote high-risk, promiscuous sex in explicit posts.
Bedsider recently featured a front-page column, “Frisky Fridays: Sex in the time of Coronavirus” which included a priority list. Number 1 was this: “Skip the sex parties. This is definitely not the time for group sex.” (Many middle schoolers need this guidance, apparently?)
This page also advises avoidance of other people’s bodily fluids during the lockdown, and social distancing while engaged in mutual masturbation. Yet one can choose the option of using remote-controlled sex toys with a link provided to learn about Bedsider’s favorites. And then the website instructs your middle-schooler on “unboring sex positions.” Just what you want your 11-year-old to believe is normal and healthy in an intimate relationship.
The parents and professionals in the video share the outrage that most will experience when they learn about Syntero’s assault on childhood innocence. It’s essentially the techniques of sexual predator “grooming.”
Ohio has a law mandating that sexuality education follow a standard of abstinence until marriage. Yet numerous Ohio school districts teach some version of explicit CSE curricula, often with ties to Planned Parenthood and its allies.
Among the smooth lies meant to wave off curious parents and school boards, Syntero claims “Healthy Bodies/Health Futures” teaches “age appropriate, medically accurate information and skills needed to face tough issues, make sound choices and practice healthy behaviors.” A Facebook video was posted by the coordinator of this program, including reassuring messages to parents that the Syntero approach is all great, it’s “abstinence-plus” and that Ohio law is “scary.” She omits some vital facts about the truly frightening content Syntero is teaching.
For instance, Syntero’s “reliable resource” Scarleteen gives young students advice about “DIY Sex Toys,” including how to make a harness, restraints or a “flogger” for sexual sadism. This article talks in detail about spanking and other activities of “BDSM” (bondage-dominance-sadism-masochism).
So would most parents consider this “medically accurate” and “age appropriate”? Does this lead to practicing “healthy behaviors”?
Responsible parents would be screaming about now.
Syntero’s high school presentation teaches students that sex with a condom is “low risk.” This same presentation describes “hand jobs” and “fingering” as also being low risk. There is also apparently a low risk chance of sound advice being the foundation of these presentations.
Another trusted resource provided by Syntero to middle schoolers is Mozaicohio.org which describes itself as “a health and wellness, HIV prevention, and community building initiative for trans & gender non-conforming people of color ages 13-29.” This is overt endorsement of girls who want to be boys or vice versa– sex “transition,” well-documented to be an unnecessary, impossible and medically high-risk fad.
And Mozaic itself leads a young teen into another poisonous nest of “resources,” including Sugarbutch, a site with this disclaimer on the home page: “This site contains explicit writings on kink practices, dominant/submissive relationships, and queer kink erotica (among other things). All characters in role play or non-consent scenes are consenting adults. Content warnings are included.”
How quickly your once-innocent child can be corrupted. At school.
Syntero’s resource lists offer no counter-balance to pro-condom, hard core pro-promiscuity advocacy, but only sexually-permissive, pro-abortion groups are listed. The impressionable child will be left with the clear understanding that he/she is expected to become sexually active in many hazardous directions as soon as possible.
But this organization’s degrading actions don’t end there. Syntero holds private drop-in sessions for 12 to 18-year-olds who identify as “LGBTQ” and Syntero is also closely tied to Kaleidoscope, a Columbus organization that offers private, parent-excluded sessions for “LGBTQ” youth.
The Protect Ohio Children video largely focuses on the porn and sado-masochism Syntero promotes to youth and the possible criminal grooming taking place. Dr. Marlene Carson, a member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CEO/ Founder of the Switch Anti-Trafficking Network, said this in the video:
“Having reviewed several of the websites that Syntero is recommending through their Healthy Bodies/Healthy Futures program, I am deeply disturbed by the amount of obscene and pornographic content that’s being recommended to our children that are as young as 11 years old that are sitting in our classrooms.
“As a survivor of domestic violence and sex trafficking, I know all too well the abuse and the trauma of those who thought bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism were healthy behaviors. The pornography industry is directly linked to sex trafficking. I find that this material being recommended to our children is nothing short of criminal grooming.”
And Troy Stevens is also quoted in the video. He’s a former Marine, as well as a former Franklin County deputy sheriff and police detective working special undercover investigations, including crimes against children. He said this: “In their middle school student packet and in classroom presentation slides, Syntero is recommending websites that contain and re-direct children to obscene and hard core porn sites. If I or another adult compiled this material and presented it to a minor, we would be arrested for child endangerment and corruption of a minor.”
So what can parents do? First, every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children. And they need to be advised that Syntero, like other CSE curriculum distributors, will try to slither out of close scrutiny by claiming their program has an “abstinence” focus. The truth is, these lessons mention it in passing just before advocating “hook-up” anal, oral and vaginal sex to middle schoolers and teaching them where to go for an abortion.
So they are liars.
School board members need to see this video and then be held accountable for whatever decision they make. Hopefully, it’s the right one.
This is criminal corruption. It needs to stop, today.
Linda Harvey is president of Mission America.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Biden campaign publishes 3 new faith focused ads in bid to win religious voters

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October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pro-abortion former Vice President and 2020 Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has released a series of new campaign ads touting his supposed Catholic faith , in what one news outlet has described as “ increasingly aggressive efforts to reach faithful voters.
” The new campaign videos follow previous videos in which Biden highlighted his friendship with Pope Francis , and another video in which he says that he goes to Mass and says the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped him through the most difficult moments in his life .
“ We are running these ads to highlight to faith-motivated voters that Joe Biden is the clear moral choice in this election , ” Josh Dickson , the Biden campaign ’ s faith engagement director , told Religion News Service ( RNS ) .
“ Religious voters matter to this campaign and are a key part of our broad , diverse , and robust coalition , ” Dickson continued .
One of the new videos , entitled “ Principles , ” again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francis smiling as they greet each other , as well as sections from an interview with Rev .
Matt Malone , editor-in-chief of the Jesuit-run America magazine .
Another of the new videos entitled “ Morning ” cites the role that faith has played for Biden during difficult moments in his life , such as the death of several close family members and concludes with him reading a psalm from a church pulpit .
In a video entitled “ A Man Guided by Faith , ” a single still image of Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named Bernadette praises the Democrat presidential candidate .
RNS reports that , in addition to being published online , the ads will run on Catholic and evangelical TV programs , and that the Biden campaign will also run “ radio ads on gospel stations geared toward African American Christians.
” The RNS article also highlights that Biden has been speaking at “ numerous religious events , ” including events for Baptists , Muslims , various inter-religious groups as well as increasing his outreach to Jewish voters .
“ These ads are one component @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of faith that Vice President Biden ’ s agenda is much more aligned with their common good values than the divisiveness , racism , and fear we see from the current administration , ” Dickson said .
Biden has made taxpayer-funded abortion on demand and enshrining into law the many demands of the LGBT lobby a key part of his 2020 presidential platform .
He has said that if he wins the election , he will direct the Justice Department to “ do everything in its power ” to block state laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including parental notification requirements , ultrasound laws , and waiting periods .
After the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis , when restrictions were placed on various medical services , Biden said abortion is an “ essential health care service ” and that it is necessary “ to ensure that women have access to all health services during this crisis.
” In June , Planned Parenthood , the world ’ s largest abortion business , endorsed Biden for president and later that month Biden affirmed his support of abortion “ under any circumstance.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic and overseas funding to the abortion industry , and undo the Trump administration ’ s efforts not to finance abortions with federal money .
In July , he announced vehemently pro-abortion Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his partner on the Democrat presidential ticket .
During Harris ’ time as Attorney General of California , she played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts ( which violated multiple federal laws , according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel ) .
Most of the footage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced she would investigate the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) journalists rather than Planned Parenthood , and went on to raid the home of CMP head David Daleiden while accepting the abortion giant ’ s donations for her Senate run .
“ By selecting a running mate who is staunchly pro-abortion and anti-religious liberty , Joe Biden has once again made it clear that his self-styled ‘ Catholic identity ’ is something which can be cast aside whenever it 's politically expedient , ” commented Brian Burch , president of CatholicVote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kamala Harris favors radical abortion policies , including late-term abortion paid for by taxpayers , as well as forcing Catholic religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide abortion drugs in their healthcare plans.
” Burch added , “ In November 2018 , Harris ruthlessly criticized Brian Buescher , a Catholic federal district court nominee from Nebraska , about his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus .
It is clear that a Biden-Harris ticket threatens the values Catholics in this country hold most dear.
” Earlier this year , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equality is the civil rights issue of our time.
” As vice president , the first “ wedding ” Biden officiated was between two men .
In July , several well-known U.S. Catholics priests said that because of Biden ’ s pro-abortion stance and LGBT activism that Catholics can not support him .
But last year , Biden told a PBS interviewer that Pope Francis gives him Communion , after a Catholic priest followed Church law and denied him Communion because of his public support for abortion .
Pope Franics has never publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s border security to the Berlin Wall that divided communist East Germany from freedom in the West .
In December , Pope Francis appeared to draw a comparison between Herod and Trump .
In February 2016 , during the Republican presidential primaries , Pope Francis commented on Trump while on the papal plane returning from Mexico .
“ A person who only thinks about building walls , wherever they may be , and not building bridges , is not Christian , ” he said , according to a transcript of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Pope Francis said he would not comment on Italy ’ s same-sex civil union legislation “ because the Pope is for everybody and he can ’ t insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country.
” Cardinal Raymond Burke stated last week that Biden is “ not a Catholic in good standing ” because of his support for abortion and , consequently , he “ should not approach to receive Holy Communion .
”

One news outlet has described the new ads as part of 'increasingly aggressive efforts to reach faithful voters.'
PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here.
October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-abortion former Vice President and 2020 Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has released a series of new campaign ads touting his supposed Catholic faith, in what one news outlet has described as “increasingly aggressive efforts to reach faithful voters.”
The new campaign videos follow previous videos in which Biden highlighted his friendship with Pope Francis, and another video in which he says that he goes to Mass and says the rosary and that faith is what has helped him through the most difficult moments in his life.
“We are running these ads to highlight to faith-motivated voters that Joe Biden is the clear moral choice in this election,” Josh Dickson, the Biden campaign’s faith engagement director, told Religion News Service (RNS).
“Religious voters matter to this campaign and are a key part of our broad, diverse, and robust coalition,” Dickson continued.
One of the new videos, entitled “Principles,” again includes a picture of Biden and Pope Francis smiling as they greet each other, as well as sections from an interview with Rev. Matt Malone, editor-in-chief of the Jesuit-run America magazine.
Another of the new videos entitled “Morning” cites the role that faith has played for Biden during difficult moments in his life, such as the death of several close family members and concludes with him reading a psalm from a church pulpit.
In a video entitled “A Man Guided by Faith,” a single still image of Biden is displayed while recorded audio from a woman named Bernadette praises the Democrat presidential candidate.
RNS reports that, in addition to being published online, the ads will run on Catholic and evangelical TV programs, and that the Biden campaign will also run “radio ads on gospel stations geared toward African American Christians.”
The RNS article also highlights that Biden has been speaking at “numerous religious events,” including events for Baptists, Muslims, various inter-religious groups as well as increasing his outreach to Jewish voters.
“These ads are one component of our expansive, direct appeal to people of faith that Vice President Biden’s agenda is much more aligned with their common good values than the divisiveness, racism, and fear we see from the current administration,” Dickson said.
Biden has made taxpayer-funded abortion on demand and enshrining into law the many demands of the LGBT lobby a key part of his 2020 presidential platform.
He has said that if he wins the election, he will direct the Justice Department to “do everything in its power” to block state laws that place any restriction on abortion, including parental notification requirements, ultrasound laws, and waiting periods.
After the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, when restrictions were placed on various medical services, Biden said abortion is an “essential health care service” and that it is necessary “to ensure that women have access to all health services during this crisis.”
In June, Planned Parenthood, the world’s largest abortion business, endorsed Biden for president and later that month Biden affirmed his support of abortion “under any circumstance.” Last month, Biden promised to restore domestic and overseas funding to the abortion industry, and undo the Trump administration’s efforts not to finance abortions with federal money.
In July, he announced vehemently pro-abortion Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his partner on the Democrat presidential ticket.
During Harris’ time as Attorney General of California, she played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel). Most of the footage was taken in California, yet Harris announced she would investigate the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) journalists rather than Planned Parenthood, and went on to raid the home of CMP head David Daleiden while accepting the abortion giant’s donations for her Senate run.
“By selecting a running mate who is staunchly pro-abortion and anti-religious liberty, Joe Biden has once again made it clear that his self-styled ‘Catholic identity’ is something which can be cast aside whenever it's politically expedient,” commented Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote. “Like Joe Biden himself, Kamala Harris favors radical abortion policies, including late-term abortion paid for by taxpayers, as well as forcing Catholic religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide abortion drugs in their healthcare plans.”
Burch added, “In November 2018, Harris ruthlessly criticized Brian Buescher, a Catholic federal district court nominee from Nebraska, about his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus. It is clear that a Biden-Harris ticket threatens the values Catholics in this country hold most dear.”
Earlier this year, Biden said on social media that “transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time.”
As vice president, the first “wedding” Biden officiated was between two men.
In July, several well-known U.S. Catholics priests said that because of Biden’s pro-abortion stance and LGBT activism that Catholics cannot support him.
But last year, Biden told a PBS interviewer that Pope Francis gives him Communion, after a Catholic priest followed Church law and denied him Communion because of his public support for abortion.
Pope Franics has never publicly criticized Biden, but last year compared Trump’s border security to the Berlin Wall that divided communist East Germany from freedom in the West. In December, Pope Francis appeared to draw a comparison between Herod and Trump.
In February 2016, during the Republican presidential primaries, Pope Francis commented on Trump while on the papal plane returning from Mexico.
“A person who only thinks about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,” he said, according to a transcript of his remarks. In the same press scrum, Pope Francis said he would not comment on Italy’s same-sex civil union legislation “because the Pope is for everybody and he can’t insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country.”
Cardinal Raymond Burke stated last week that Biden is “not a Catholic in good standing” because of his support for abortion and, consequently, he “should not approach to receive Holy Communion.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--In new encyclical, Pope Francis seems to promote religious indifferentism

October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pope Francis , in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti , makes statements that seem to promote religious indifference and the view that different religions are in themselves good and pleasing to God .
He claims that “ we , the believers of the different religions , know that our witness to God benefits our societies , ” thereby implying that non-Catholic religions can “ witness to God.
” Furthermore , the Pope only speaks about salvation with regard to medical emergencies such as the coronavirus or poverty , but not with regard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francis covers in his 200-page document that is divided into eight chapters many secular topics such as poverty , wars , the atomic bomb , the death penalty , immigration , fear , and the coronavirus , as well as the need to increase international fraternity and collaboration .
But when it comes to matters of the faith , he seems quite disinterested in defending the uniqueness of the Catholic Faith and its necessity for the salvation of souls .
The Pope explicitly states that he had been “ encouraged ” to write @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ahmad Al [ - ] Tayyeb , with whom I met in Abu Dhabi , where we declared that ‘ God has created all human beings equal in rights , duties and dignity , and has called them to live together as brothers and sisters ’ .
” That controversial document of Abu Dhabi also contains the statement that the “ diversity of religions ” is “ willed by God , ” a statement that had provoked Bishop Athanasius Schneider to issue a public critique of it , asking Pope Francis to correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Pope Francis argues that each country should preserve its own cultural foundation , seemingly rejecting the idea of going out and “ converting all nations ” to the Catholic Faith .
“ A country that moves forward while remaining solidly grounded in its original cultural substratum is a treasure for the whole of humanity .
We need to develop the awareness that nowadays we are either all saved together or no one is saved.
” ( 137 ) Here , he does not speak of salvation in religious and supernatural terms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the nations as such .
When writing in the eighth chapter on fraternal relations among religions , Pope Francis endorses a sense that all religions are good and even can “ witness to God.
” “ From our faith experience and from the wisdom accumulated over centuries , ” he writes , “ but also from lessons learned from our many weaknesses and failures , we , the believers of the different religions , know that our witness to God benefits our societies.
” How can a religion that does not adore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Jesus Christ as the Son of God , give “ witness to God , ” one may ask .
Here , we remember that Bishop Schneider , in a recent September 20 interview with Gloria.tv , insisted that “ there is no other way of salvation ” than “ Jesus Christ , ” and that the other religions “ are not willed by God.
” “ All are called to believe in Jesus Christ , ” Bishop Schneider stated .
Prayers that are not directed to Jesus Christ are , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , ” and so one should invite other religions to “ pray to Christ.
” When discussing the Freemasonic goal of a universal fraternity , Bishop Schneider also reminded us that we are “ what Christianity had brought us , brothers in Christ , children in God.
” That other concept of fraternity is a fraternity on a “ mere natural level.
” Pope Francis goes so far to claim that God is pleased with , and actively involved in , other religions when he states that “ the Church esteems the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religions , and ‘ rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions… ’ ” Further insinuating it to be fine that different religions have different sources of inspiration and faith , the Pope writes later : “ Others drink from other sources .
For us the wellspring of human dignity and fraternity is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
” Does this mean , one may ask , that it is beneficial and good for others to “ drink from other sources ” ?
After all , Pope Francis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bemoan this fact .
Pope Francis also once more defends the concept of the human right of “ religious freedom , ” something that has come into the Church with the Second Vatican Council .
“ One fundamental human right must not be forgotten in the journey towards fraternity and peace , ” he writes and then adds : “ It is religious freedom for believers of all religions.
” ( 279 ) It was here , once more , Bishop Schneider who has insisted that the concept of religious freedom is alien @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there can not be declared a human right to choose a wrong religion .
Here , the aspect of tolerance comes in ; the Church or a Catholic ruler tolerates other religions , but one can not positively state that one has the right to choose a false religion .
In Schneider 's view , this concept has actually led to the Pachamama worship of last year in the Vatican Gardens .
Schneider said last year : “ you have no right to choose idolatry , you have no right to offend God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blasphemy.
” He continued : “ This is already rooted here [ in the Vatican Council ] .
If you have a right by God given to you , by nature , also to be able to choose acts of idolatry – like the Pachamama – when it is rooted in your dignity of man even to choose a Pachamama religion : this is the last consequence of this expression of the Council text [ Dignitatis Humanae ] .
” To return to Fratelli Tutti , chapter eight .
Here , the Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regardless of religion.
” “ Even if they are atheists , his love is the same , ” he adds , without differentiating that , while God loves everybody on earth and wishes everybody 's salvation , He will not receive them into Beatitude without that certain conditions – such as the living of the Ten Commandments – are met .
On the contrary , Pope Francis indicates that many might be saved who are atheists or of other religious backgrounds , when he then adds : “ When the last day comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see things as they really are , we are going to find ourselves quite surprised.
” ( 278 ) When Pope Francis does reject the idea of relativism , it is not with regard to the religious question , but , rather with regard to the “ truth of human dignity , ” that is to say a secular term .
He expounds that That is to say : Pope Francis does not state that society “ must respect the truth about our salvation and submit to that truth , ” but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain moral truths such as that murder is wrong .
In this limited way , Pope Francis even admits that intrinsically evil acts are always evil , as stated by John Paul II and quoted by this new encyclical : “ when it is a matter of the moral norms prohibiting intrinsic evil , there are no privileges or exceptions for anyone.
” ( 209 ) But Pope Francis makes no such claim about the truth of the Catholic Faith , something that one would expect from a Pope .
With regard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he does not use the concept of the natural law – Pope Francis , when then putting it into the context of religion , insists that such truths may not lead to “ one moral system.
” In a first response to Fratelli Tutti , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò wrote in a text for the Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli that “ the supernatural dimension is totally absent.
” He even goes so far as to state that when reading this document , “ everyone would be led to believe that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Vicar of Christ.
” The Italian prelate sees here a “ vague deism and a philanthropism ” at play that “ has nothing Catholic in it.
” “ The supernatural dimension is totally absent , just as absent is the reference to the necessity of belonging to the Mystical Body of Christ which is the Holy Church in order to achieve eternal salvation , ” Viganò writes , adding that “ there is a serious distortion of the concept of ‘ brotherhood ’ : for a Catholic , this is only in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Father , through Baptism , ” while for Pope Francis , this “ would be realized by the mere fact of belonging to humanity.
” Similar to Bishop Schneider , Archbishop Viganò also criticizes the concept of religious liberty ; instead , one should speak of the “ divine right of the Church to freedom of worship , preaching , and government.
” Instead , the Second Vatican Council replaced this divine right with the “ right to spread error not only in general , but even in Christian nations.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not be bartered by granting rights to error , ” the Italian prelates continued .
“ The Church has the right to freedom , while false religions do not.
” For Archbishop Viganò , this new papal document might receive “ the applause of God ’ s enemies , but it confirms the inexorable abandonment of the Church ’ s evangelizing mission .
”

When writing in the eighth chapter on fraternal relations among religions, Pope Francis endorses a sense that all religions are good and even can 'witness to God.'
October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis, in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, makes statements that seem to promote religious indifference and the view that different religions are in themselves good and pleasing to God. He claims that “we, the believers of the different religions, know that our witness to God benefits our societies,” thereby implying that non-Catholic religions can “witness to God.” Furthermore, the Pope only speaks about salvation with regard to medical emergencies such as the coronavirus or poverty, but not with regard to the salvation of souls.
Pope Francis covers in his 200-page document that is divided into eight chapters many secular topics such as poverty, wars, the atomic bomb, the death penalty, immigration, fear, and the coronavirus, as well as the need to increase international fraternity and collaboration. But when it comes to matters of the faith, he seems quite disinterested in defending the uniqueness of the Catholic Faith and its necessity for the salvation of souls.
The Pope explicitly states that he had been “encouraged” to write this document “by the Grand Imam Ahmad Al[-]Tayyeb, with whom I met in Abu Dhabi, where we declared that ‘God has created all human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and has called them to live together as brothers and sisters’.” That controversial document of Abu Dhabi also contains the statement that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God,” a statement that had provoked Bishop Athanasius Schneider to issue a public critique of it, asking Pope Francis to correct it publicly.
In his new document, Pope Francis argues that each country should preserve its own cultural foundation, seemingly rejecting the idea of going out and “converting all nations” to the Catholic Faith. “A country that moves forward while remaining solidly grounded in its original cultural substratum is a treasure for the whole of humanity. We need to develop the awareness that nowadays we are either all saved together or no one is saved.” (137)
Here, he does not speak of salvation in religious and supernatural terms, but, rather, of a survival of the nations as such.
When writing in the eighth chapter on fraternal relations among religions, Pope Francis endorses a sense that all religions are good and even can “witness to God.”
“From our faith experience and from the wisdom accumulated over centuries,” he writes, “but also from lessons learned from our many weaknesses and failures, we, the believers of the different religions, know that our witness to God benefits our societies.”
How can a religion that does not adore the Holy Trinity or acknowledge the Incarnation of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, give “witness to God,” one may ask.
Here, we remember that Bishop Schneider, in a recent September 20 interview with Gloria.tv, insisted that “there is no other way of salvation” than “Jesus Christ,” and that the other religions “are not willed by God.”
“All are called to believe in Jesus Christ,” Bishop Schneider stated. Prayers that are not directed to Jesus Christ are, according to this prelate, “not willed by God,” and so one should invite other religions to “pray to Christ.” When discussing the Freemasonic goal of a universal fraternity, Bishop Schneider also reminded us that we are “what Christianity had brought us, brothers in Christ, children in God.” That other concept of fraternity is a fraternity on a “mere natural level.”
Pope Francis goes so far to claim that God is pleased with, and actively involved in, other religions when he states that “the Church esteems the ways in which God works in other religions, and ‘rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions…’” Further insinuating it to be fine that different religions have different sources of inspiration and faith, the Pope writes later: “Others drink from other sources. For us the wellspring of human dignity and fraternity is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Does this mean, one may ask, that it is beneficial and good for others to “drink from other sources”? After all, Pope Francis, after making this statement, does not bemoan this fact.
Pope Francis also once more defends the concept of the human right of “religious freedom,” something that has come into the Church with the Second Vatican Council. “One fundamental human right must not be forgotten in the journey towards fraternity and peace,” he writes and then adds: “It is religious freedom for believers of all religions.” (279)
It was here, once more, Bishop Schneider who has insisted that the concept of religious freedom is alien to the Catholic tradition, inasmuch as there cannot be declared a human right to choose a wrong religion. Here, the aspect of tolerance comes in; the Church or a Catholic ruler tolerates other religions, but one cannot positively state that one has the right to choose a false religion. In Schneider's view, this concept has actually led to the Pachamama worship of last year in the Vatican Gardens. Schneider said last year: “you have no right to choose idolatry, you have no right to offend God,” through “idolatry or through blasphemy.”
He continued: “This is already rooted here [in the Vatican Council]. If you have a right by God given to you, by nature, also to be able to choose acts of idolatry – like the Pachamama – when it is rooted in your dignity of man even to choose a Pachamama religion: this is the last consequence of this expression of the Council text [Dignitatis Humanae].”
To return to Fratelli Tutti, chapter eight. Here, the Pope claims that God loves each person “regardless of religion.”
“Even if they are atheists, his love is the same,” he adds, without differentiating that, while God loves everybody on earth and wishes everybody's salvation, He will not receive them into Beatitude without that certain conditions – such as the living of the Ten Commandments – are met. On the contrary, Pope Francis indicates that many might be saved who are atheists or of other religious backgrounds, when he then adds: “When the last day comes, and there is sufficient light to see things as they really are, we are going to find ourselves quite surprised.” (278)
When Pope Francis does reject the idea of relativism, it is not with regard to the religious question, but, rather with regard to the “truth of human dignity,” that is to say a secular term. He expounds that
Is it possible to be concerned for truth, to seek the truth that responds to life’s deepest meaning? What is law without the conviction, born of age-old reflection and great wisdom, that each human being is sacred and inviolable? If society is to have a future, it must respect the truth of our human dignity and submit to that truth. Murder is not wrong simply because it is socially unacceptable and punished by law, but because of a deeper conviction. This is a nonnegotiable truth attained by the use of reason and accepted in conscience. (207)
That is to say: Pope Francis does not state that society “must respect the truth about our salvation and submit to that truth,” but he merely states that society must submit to certain moral truths such as that murder is wrong. In this limited way, Pope Francis even admits that intrinsically evil acts are always evil, as stated by John Paul II and quoted by this new encyclical: “when it is a matter of the moral norms prohibiting intrinsic evil, there are no privileges or exceptions for anyone.” (209)
But Pope Francis makes no such claim about the truth of the Catholic Faith, something that one would expect from a Pope.
With regard to such universally valid moral laws – where he does not use the concept of the natural law – Pope Francis, when then putting it into the context of religion, insists that such truths may not lead to “one moral system.”
As believers, we are convinced that human nature, as the source of ethical principles, was created by God, and that ultimately it is he who gives those principles their solid foundation. This does not result in an ethical rigidity nor does it lead to the imposition of any one moral system, since fundamental and universally valid moral principles can be embodied in different practical rules. Thus, room for dialogue will always exist. (214)
In a first response to Fratelli Tutti, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò wrote in a text for the Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli that “the supernatural dimension is totally absent.” He even goes so far as to state that when reading this document, “everyone would be led to believe that it was written by a Freemason, not by the Vicar of Christ.” The Italian prelate sees here a “vague deism and a philanthropism” at play that “has nothing Catholic in it.”
“The supernatural dimension is totally absent, just as absent is the reference to the necessity of belonging to the Mystical Body of Christ which is the Holy Church in order to achieve eternal salvation,” Viganò writes, adding that “there is a serious distortion of the concept of ‘brotherhood’: for a Catholic, this is only in Christ possible, if one has God as the Father, through Baptism,” while for Pope Francis, this “would be realized by the mere fact of belonging to humanity.”
Similar to Bishop Schneider, Archbishop Viganò also criticizes the concept of religious liberty; instead, one should speak of the “divine right of the Church to freedom of worship, preaching, and government.” Instead, the Second Vatican Council replaced this divine right with the “right to spread error not only in general, but even in Christian nations.” However, “the rights of truth cannot be bartered by granting rights to error,” the Italian prelates continued. “The Church has the right to freedom, while false religions do not.”
For Archbishop Viganò, this new papal document might receive “the applause of God’s enemies, but it confirms the inexorable abandonment of the Church’s evangelizing mission.”
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--2020-10-05--It should frighten us how quickly we let others rob us of our freedoms

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Exjefe de doctrina del Vaticano: las elecciones estadounidenses decidirán si la ‘democracia’ o la ‘dictadura’ lideran el mundo

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5 de octubre de 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – El hecho de que Donald Trump sea reelegido o derrocado como presidente de los Estados Unidos tendrá un impacto generacional sobre si Estados Unidos o China son la potencia dominante en el escenario mundial, dijo el cardenal Gerhard Müller a Breitbart News en un entrevista el jueves.
“El resultado de las elecciones estadounidenses determinará si Estados Unidos sigue siendo la potencia líder en el mundo – por la libertad y la democracia – o si una dictadura comunista asumirá ese papel para la comunidad global,” dijo Müller, quien es el ex prefecto de la Congregación del Vaticano para la Doctrina de la Fe. “El mundo está mirando a Estados Unidos porque esta fatídica elección determinará el futuro de la democracia y los derechos humanos en las próximas décadas.”
“La rivalidad entre Estados Unidos y la China comunista no es una competencia deportiva por el primer o segundo lugar de las superpotencias,” continuó. “Se trata de las alternativas irreconciliables de democracia o dictadura.”
Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta la Guerra Fría, “el mundo libre le debe al pueblo estadounidense la salvación de la civilización occidental, que tiene su fundamento en la libertad y la dignidad de cada persona,” dijo Müller, pero advirtió que este legado “ahora está siendo desafiado” por China. “Debido a que Estados Unidos es la primera potencia en el mundo libre, también debe poner fin al dominio imperialista de una superpotencia comunista que busca la dominación mundial y permitir que el pueblo chino y otros pueblos oprimidos entren en la comunidad y la solidaridad de los pueblos libres.”
El cardenal también pidió a la Iglesia Católica y a los cristianos de base que presten atención al significado de la elección, desde la “verdad del valor absoluto de cada persona individual” y la “libertad de religión” hasta las “dimensiones más profundas de lo que está en juego en este momento de la historia mundial, en lugar de ofrecer un juicio basado en sensibilidades subjetivas y preferencias ideológicas.”
“Tres puntos son decisivos en las próximas elecciones,” resumió Müller. “Primero, el 'sí' a la vida contra el aborto, segundo, la libertad de religión contra la transversalización de la ideología de género, y tercero, la misión de Estados Unidos de defender la democracia y los derechos humanos contra las dictaduras.”
El ex-vicepresidente Joe Biden está haciendo campaña en un plan para consagrar el aborto virtualmente ilimitado en la ley federal a expensas de los contribuyentes. Por el contrario, Trump ha trabajado para oponerse al financiamiento federal del aborto y la industria del aborto, incluida la restauración y expansión de la Política de la Ciudad de México (que prohíbe la ayuda extranjera a los grupos de abortos), excluyó a las organizaciones involucradas en el aborto de los fondos de planificación familiar y aprobó la legislación para desfinanciar a Planned Parenthood y prohibir el aborto tardío.
El ex-vicepresidente Joe Biden está haciendo campaña en un plan para consagrar el aborto virtualmente ilimitado en la ley federal a expensas de los contribuyentes. Por el contrario, Trump ha trabajado para oponerse al financiamiento federal del aborto y la industria del aborto, incluida la restauración y expansión de la Política de la Ciudad de México (que prohíbe la ayuda extranjera a los grupos de abortos), excluyó a las organizaciones involucradas en el aborto de los fondos de planificación familiar y aprobó la legislación para desfinanciar a Planned Parenthood y prohibir el aborto tardío.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by Kim Davis

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WASHINGTON , D.C. , October 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis ’ s appeal to halt a lawsuit brought by two gay couples after Davis famously refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court ’ s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015 .
“ The denies petition by Kim Davis , the KY clerk who refused on religious grounds to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Justice Thomas has statement regarding the denial , joined by Justice Alito.
” “ Thomas says that petition ‘ provides a stark reminder of the consequences of Obergefell ’ v. Hodges , recognizing right to same-sex marriage , & says that the Court has created a problem that only it can fix .
Until then , Obergefell will continue to have ‘ ruinous consequences , ’ ” reported Howe .
Justice Clarence Thomas , joined by Justice Samuel Alito , penned a four-page statement that one unhappy court observer described as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Obergefell and suggesting that SCOTUS must overturn the right to marriage equality in order to protect free exercise.
” Thomas ’ s statement is a searing criticism of the Court ’ s Obergefell ruling , which imposed same-sex “ marriage ” across the country , denying states the ability to maintain the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman .
“ By choosing to privilege a novel constitutional right over the religious liberty interests explicitly protected in the First Amendment , and by doing so undemocratically , the Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can fix , ” declared Thomas at the conclusion of his statement .
“ Until then , Obergefell will continue to have ‘ ruinous consequences for religious liberty.
’ ” Thomas ’ s statement recounted Davis ’ s plight in 2015 , calling her one of the first conscience victims of Obergefell : As a result of this Court ’ s alteration of the Constitution , Davis found herself faced with a choice between her religious beliefs and her job .
When she chose to follow her faith , and without any statutory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sued almost immediately for violating the constitutional rights of same-sex couples .
Davis may have been one of the first victims of this Court ’ s cavalier treatment of religion in its Obergefell decision , but she will not be the last .
Due to Obergefell , those with sincerely held religious beliefs concerning marriage will find it increasingly difficult to participate in society without running afoul of Obergefell and its effect on other antidiscrimination laws .
“ Moreover , Obergefell enables courts and governments to brand religious adherents who believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman as bigots , ” continued Thomas , noting that “ one member of the Sixth Circuit panel in this case described Davis ’ sincerely held religious beliefs as ‘ anti-homosexual animus.
’ ” The immediate responses from Supreme Court observers seem to concur that Justice Thomas is calling for the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell .

Immediate responses from Supreme Court observers seem to concur that Justice Thomas is calling for the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis’s appeal to halt a lawsuit brought by two gay couples after Davis famously refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015.
“The denies petition by Kim Davis, the KY clerk who refused on religious grounds to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,” wrote Supreme Court blogger Amy Howe. “Justice Thomas has statement regarding the denial, joined by Justice Alito.”
“Thomas says that petition ‘provides a stark reminder of the consequences of Obergefell’ v. Hodges, recognizing right to same-sex marriage, & says that the Court has created a problem that only it can fix. Until then, Obergefell will continue to have ‘ruinous consequences,’” reported Howe.
Thomas says that petition “provides a stark reminder of the consequences of Obergefell” v. Hodges, recognizing right to same-sex marriage, & says that “the Court has created a problem that only it can fix. Until then, Obergefell will continue to have 'ruinous consequences.'” https://t.co/MkscbAWisu — Amy Howe (@AHoweBlogger) October 5, 2020
Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, penned a four-page statement that one unhappy court observer described as “a jaw-dropping rant taking direct aim at Obergefell and suggesting that SCOTUS must overturn the right to marriage equality in order to protect free exercise.”
Thomas’s statement is a searing criticism of the Court’s Obergefell ruling, which imposed same-sex “marriage” across the country, denying states the ability to maintain the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.
“By choosing to privilege a novel constitutional right over the religious liberty interests explicitly protected in the First Amendment, and by doing so undemocratically, the Court has created a problem that only it can fix,” declared Thomas at the conclusion of his statement. “Until then, Obergefell will continue to have ‘ruinous consequences for religious liberty.’”
Thomas’s statement recounted Davis’s plight in 2015, calling her one of the first conscience victims of Obergefell:
As a result of this Court’s alteration of the Constitution, Davis found herself faced with a choice between her religious beliefs and her job. When she chose to follow her faith, and without any statutory protection of her religious beliefs, she was sued almost immediately for violating the constitutional rights of same-sex couples. Davis may have been one of the first victims of this Court’s cavalier treatment of religion in its Obergefell decision, but she will not be the last. Due to Obergefell, those with sincerely held religious beliefs concerning marriage will find it increasingly difficult to participate in society without running afoul of Obergefell and its effect on other antidiscrimination laws.
“Moreover, Obergefell enables courts and governments to brand religious adherents who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman as bigots,” continued Thomas, noting that “one member of the Sixth Circuit panel in this case described Davis’ sincerely held religious beliefs as ‘anti-homosexual animus.’”
The immediate responses from Supreme Court observers seem to concur that Justice Thomas is calling for the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-05--Did Trump catch coronavirus because he refused to wear a mask?

October 5 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Many Democrats have responded to news of Trump ’ s Wuhan virus diagnosis by blaming him .
He wouldn ’ t wear a mask , they say , so he did this to himself – and so did the other Republicans who have tested positive .
There are two problems with this claim : ( 1 ) Trump and the other Republicans did wear masks or were in carefully screened and tested environments ; ( 2 ) there ’ s no evidence that the masks that most people wear make any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon hearing about President Trump ’ s Wuhan virus diagnosis , wished him well .
That included all conservatives and a small number of Democrats .
Mostly , though , Democrats obsessed about masks and blamed Trump for his illness .
They then extended this blame to those other Republicans who were diagnosed with the virus .
For example , CNN ’ s Tapper ranted about how Republicans , from Trump down , brought this on themselves .
Rep. Tim Ryan ( D-OH ) attacked Trump , not only for not wearing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( a lie ) and for paying off porn stars ( which Trump did to rid himself of Stormy Daniels , who admitted she lied because she was a nuisance ) .
Interestingly , Rep. Ryan has been silent about Hunter Biden impregnating a stripper and spending his ill-gotten gains on Eastern European prostitutes .
But about those masks .
First , Trump wore masks whenever he was in an uncontrolled environment .
Second , in more intimate venues , everyone around Trump had to get tested for the Wuhan virus .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find links for those claims , although I know they ’ re true .
Search engines are turning only thousands of stories about people near Trump rushing to take tests . )
Third , wearing masks hasn ’ t been determinative in whether Republicans caught the virus .
In the video below , GOP lawmakers talk about the fact that they caught the virus despite taking recommended precautions , including wearing masks : Likewise , Sen. Thom Tillis was wearing a mask at the Rose Garden gathering during which Trump officially announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court , a gather now believed to be the vector .
The reality is that , if people are not wearing perfectly fitted N95 masks , there ’ s little evidence that masks make a substantial difference when it comes to protecting against viral particles .
When you ’ re out and about , you ’ ve probably already seen that at least 50 percent of people wear their non-N95 masks wrong .
They wear them under their noses , paw at them ( and inside of them ) with their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of purses and pockets .
In early April , two doctors associated with the University of Illinois at Chicago , Dr. Lisa Brosseau , a national expert on infectious diseases and respiratory protection , and Dr. Margaret Sietsema , an expert on respiratory protection , wrote a commentary for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy .
The commentary , entitled “ Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data , ” stated this conclusion : We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks because : • There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission • Their use may result in those wearing the masks to relax other distancing efforts because they have a sense of protection • We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers .
Sweeping mask recommendations—as many have proposed—will not reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission , as evidenced by the widespread practice of wearing such masks in Hubei province , China , before and during its mass COVID-19 transmission experience earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicates that cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission , whether worn as source control or as PPE .
Surgical masks likely have some utility as source control ( meaning the wearer limits virus dispersal to another person ) from a symptomatic patient in a healthcare setting to stop the spread of large cough particles and limit the lateral dispersion of cough particles .
They may also have very limited utility as source control or PPE in households .
The only thing that ’ s changed since April is the mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry , fixed that problem .
Also , Drs .
Brosseau and Sietsema updated their commentary in mid-July and reached the same conclusion .
Those doctors are not alone .
The president of the Italian Society of Anti-infection Therapy said that there is “ no scientific rationale ” for wearing masks outdoors .
Holland ’ s top scientists have come out strongly against mask-wearing .
Denmark ’ s scientists have reached the same conclusion .
Whatever the reason behind the mini-Wuhan virus epidemic in Republican circles , masks , or the lack thereof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are just doing their usual shtick of blaming the Republican victim .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

Many commentators are insisting that Trump deserved to catch the virus, but the evidence doesn't back up the claim that a mask would have eliminated the president's risk.
October 5, 2020 (American Thinker) — Many Democrats have responded to news of Trump’s Wuhan virus diagnosis by blaming him. He wouldn’t wear a mask, they say, so he did this to himself – and so did the other Republicans who have tested positive. There are two problems with this claim: (1) Trump and the other Republicans did wear masks or were in carefully screened and tested environments; (2) there’s no evidence that the masks that most people wear make any difference.
Normal, decent people, upon hearing about President Trump’s Wuhan virus diagnosis, wished him well. That included all conservatives and a small number of Democrats. Mostly, though, Democrats obsessed about masks and blamed Trump for his illness. They then extended this blame to those other Republicans who were diagnosed with the virus.
For example, CNN’s Tapper ranted about how Republicans, from Trump down, brought this on themselves. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) attacked Trump, not only for not wearing a mask but also for non-payment of taxes (a lie) and for paying off porn stars (which Trump did to rid himself of Stormy Daniels, who admitted she lied because she was a nuisance). Interestingly, Rep. Ryan has been silent about Hunter Biden impregnating a stripper and spending his ill-gotten gains on Eastern European prostitutes.
But about those masks. First, Trump wore masks whenever he was in an uncontrolled environment. Second, in more intimate venues, everyone around Trump had to get tested for the Wuhan virus. (And no, I can’t find links for those claims, although I know they’re true. Search engines are turning only thousands of stories about people near Trump rushing to take tests.)
Third, wearing masks hasn’t been determinative in whether Republicans caught the virus. In the video below, GOP lawmakers talk about the fact that they caught the virus despite taking recommended precautions, including wearing masks:
Likewise, Sen. Thom Tillis was wearing a mask at the Rose Garden gathering during which Trump officially announced that he had nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, a gather now believed to be the vector.
The reality is that, if people are not wearing perfectly fitted N95 masks, there’s little evidence that masks make a substantial difference when it comes to protecting against viral particles. When you’re out and about, you’ve probably already seen that at least 50 percent of people wear their non-N95 masks wrong. They wear them under their noses, paw at them (and inside of them) with their hands, and drag them in and out of purses and pockets.
In early April, two doctors associated with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Lisa Brosseau, a national expert on infectious diseases and respiratory protection, and Dr. Margaret Sietsema, an expert on respiratory protection, wrote a commentary for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. The commentary, entitled “Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data,” stated this conclusion:
We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness to routinely wear cloth or surgical masks because: There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Their use may result in those wearing the masks to relax other distancing efforts because they have a sense of protection
We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers. Sweeping mask recommendations—as many have proposed—will not reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, as evidenced by the widespread practice of wearing such masks in Hubei province, China, before and during its mass COVID-19 transmission experience earlier this year. Our review of relevant studies indicates that cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, whether worn as source control or as PPE. Surgical masks likely have some utility as source control (meaning the wearer limits virus dispersal to another person) from a symptomatic patient in a healthcare setting to stop the spread of large cough particles and limit the lateral dispersion of cough particles. They may also have very limited utility as source control or PPE in households.
The only thing that’s changed since April is the mask shortage. Trump, working with private industry, fixed that problem. Also, Drs. Brosseau and Sietsema updated their commentary in mid-July and reached the same conclusion.
Those doctors are not alone. The president of the Italian Society of Anti-infection Therapy said that there is “no scientific rationale” for wearing masks outdoors. Holland’s top scientists have come out strongly against mask-wearing. Denmark’s scientists have reached the same conclusion.
Whatever the reason behind the mini-Wuhan virus epidemic in Republican circles, masks, or the lack thereof, are not the problem. Democrats are just doing their usual shtick of blaming the Republican victim.
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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