lifesitenews--2020-11-10--Up to this point, I’ve tried very hard to give Francis the benefit of the doubt. No longer.

November 10 , 2020 ( Crisis ) — “ Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family .
They ’ re children of God and have a right to a family .
Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it .
What we have to create is a civil union law .
That way they are legally covered .
I stood up for that.
” That ’ s a quote from Pope Francis .
Pope Francis — the Bishop of Rome , the Vicar of Christ , the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples : he has also confirmed old rumors that he did so in his native Argentina as early as 2010 .
For at least a decade , Francis has quietly but actively dissented from Church teaching on human sexuality .
Lest there be any doubt , in 2003 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — then led by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger , who was appointed by John Paul II — declared : That is indeed the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the record dissenting from that teaching , publicly and unambiguously .
Up to this point , I ’ ve tried very hard to give Francis the benefit of the doubt .
No longer .
The Pope has made it abundantly clear that his mind is not with the mind of the Church .
He doesn ’ t believe in the sacred deposit of the Magisterium .
He doesn ’ t feel bound to the Church ’ s traditions .
Some readers will accept that implicitly .
Others will not .
So , let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the first principles of Catholic social teaching is that immoral acts must not be given legal sanction .
That ’ s why the Church plainly teaches that abortion ( CCC , 2273 ) and pornography ( CCC , 2354 ) should be prohibited by law .
We as Catholics believe that civil authorities must not condone vice , even implicitly .
For the Pope — or any Catholic — to endorse same-sex civil unions is wicked .
It follows the exact same logic that Joe Biden uses to justify his support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposed to killing babies in the womb , but I wouldn ’ t impose that view on women who want to kill their babies.
” The Pope has just made that exact same argument for homosexual acts .
This may be the most significant moment in papal history since Paul VI published Humanae Vitae .
In fact , Francis ’ s comments are a kind of diabolical inversion of Humanae Vitae .
When he ruled that artificial contraception was always and everywhere immoral , Paul VI was addressing a live debate in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And not only did he go against popular opinion : he contradicted many of his own leading theologians , including many “ conservatives.
” As for Francis , nobody was expecting him to weigh in on this matter .
This was a spontaneous remark , and on a matter that has long been settled by Church authorities .
Only a small handful of “ mainstream ” theologians and bishops have ever signaled their support for civil unions .
Paul defended the Magisterium against vast legions of Sexual Revolutionaries outside the Vatican walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has raised the white flag to the Sexual Revolution without their firing so much as a peashooter in his direction .
Some Catholics will take this as proof that Francis is consciously working to subvert traditional Church teaching .
Others will assume he ’ s just theologically illiterate and , frankly , not very bright .
Still others will conclude that he ’ s prone to spouting off on topics he neither understands nor really cares to understand .
Many think he ’ s going senile , which might be the most charitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that for the reader to decide .
At some level , it doesn ’ t matter .
Whether the Pope is consciously or accidentally dissenting from the Church , he is dissenting from the Church .
There ’ s no question about that .
Little wonder that progressive Catholics are thrilled by the Pope ’ s comments .
Father James Martin , who has long worked to undermine the Church ’ s teachings on homosexuality , tweeted : “ This is a major step forward in the church ’ s support for LGBTQ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America Magazine , Michael J. O ’ Loughlin , likewise wrote : “ People downplaying the Pope ’ s words , on camera , endorsing civil unions for gay couples should ask LGBT Catholics how the remarks make them feel… .
I assure you this is big news.
” Indeed , it is .
Of course , the Catholic Left will weaponize the Pope ’ s comments against orthodox believers .
Father Daniel Horan , the wayward Franciscan , wonders “ what bigoted church leaders who have been firing Catholic school teachers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are thinking right now .
Maybe they ’ re thinking about what their own resignation letters might look like.
” No doubt .
Progressive bishops and diocesan bureaucrats will use Francis ’ s endorsement as a cudgel against orthodox Catholics in our schools , colleges , and chanceries .
What ’ s astonishing is how many “ conservative ” Catholics can ’ t see that .
Ryan T. Anderson , who gained prominence as a critic of Big Trans and now teaches at the University of Dallas , also took to Twitter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he himself had also “ proposed something like ‘ civil unions ’ for non-married people.
” Again , one tries to give Francis the benefit of the doubt .
But that clearly crosses the line into cognitive dissonance .
Francis may be one of those fifth-columnists that Paul VI opposed .
Or maybe he ’ s one of their useful idiots .
But this much is perfectly clear : Pope Francis doesn ’ t think of himself as pope .
Whatever his idea of the papacy is , he ’ s dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to safeguard and clarify the Sacred Deposit of the Faith .
He ’ s supposed to think with the mind of the Church and follow the Magisterium ; instead , he speaks whatever happens to be on his mind and expects the Magisterium to follow .
The papacy hasn ’ t humbled him , as it did his predecessor .
It has emboldened him .
Francis embraces the worst Protestant caricature of his office .
He sees himself as a man with universal competence , one given to him directly by God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opine authoritatively on any matter , sacred or secular , that happens to tickle his fancy .
That ’ s not what a pope is , by any stretch of the Catholic imagination .
But we know that .
We also know that , when the Pope flatly contradicts the Magisterium , we may ignore him .
Better yet , we can — and we must — contradict him loudly , for the sake of those who might otherwise follow the Holy Father into error .
“ This isn ’ t what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This isn ’ t what Catholics believe.
” What a horrible burden this pope has put on the faithful .
A good Catholic wants nothing more than to respect , trust , and obey the Successor of Saint Peter .
Francis has made that impossible for so many .
If he were really as wise and compassionate as he believes himself to be , he would recognize how many of his poor children he ’ s leading into scandal and disbelief .
Yet sometimes a dutiful son can do nothing but resolve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father .
And that ’ s the sad situation we now find ourselves in .
Pope Francis is leading our family down a dangerous path , and we can ’ t “ accompany ” him on that journey .
We have to plant our feet firmly in the Church ’ s sacred traditions , and encourage our brothers and sisters to do the same .
Pray for our Holy Father , who needs our prayers now more than ever .
If you love him , stand your ground .
Please God , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someday .
Then we , the faithful remnant , may lead him back home .

November 10, 2020 (Crisis) — “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it. What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
That’s a quote from Pope Francis. Pope Francis — the Bishop of Rome, the Vicar of Christ, the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. And not only has he come out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples: he has also confirmed old rumors that he did so in his native Argentina as early as 2010. For at least a decade, Francis has quietly but actively dissented from Church teaching on human sexuality.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Ask Pope Francis to clarify and rectify scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions Show Petition Text 22787 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Remarks attributed to Pope Francis (and, not denied by the Vatican) in support of homosexual civil unions have caused grave scandal to the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify these heterodox and scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions, and which will be delivered both to the Vatican and to the Papal Nuncio of the United States (the Pope's official representative in the U.S.). As the last guarantor of the Faith, the Pope should clarify and rectify these remarks, which go against the perennial teaching of the Church, even including the teaching of his living predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. "What we have to create is a law of civil coexistence [meaning civil union law, for homosexuals]...," Pope Francis is reported to have remarked, in what is arguably his clearest statement of public support for a practice morally prohibited by official Catholic Church teaching. In fact, the Church has been crystal clear in Her opposition to homosexual unions. Just in 2003, Pope Saint John Paul II approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, titled 'Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons' and written by Cardinal Ratzinger (now, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), which concludes with the following: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." Cardinal Gerhard Müller commented: "Where there is tension between the plain and obvious Word of God and the infallible interpretation on the one hand, and private expressions of opinion even by the highest church authorities on the other, the principle always applies: in dubio pro DEO [When in doubt, be in favor of God]." And, Catholic theologian and apologist Scott Hahn, without directly quoting Pope Francis, shared on Facebook the 'Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,' published by the CDF in 1986, with the statement: "Holy Father, respectfully and humbly, I beg to differ... if that is indeed what you said. In any case, please clarify and rectify your statement, especially in view of the official teaching of our Lord through the magisterium of His Church." But, the silence from the Vatican has been deafening, with no clarification forthcoming. We must, therefore, ask the Pope for clarification in this serious matter. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify remarks attributed to him in support of homosexual civil unions. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Cdl. 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Lest there be any doubt, in 2003 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — then led by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who was appointed by John Paul II — declared:
The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions…. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behavior, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself.
That is indeed the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church. And the Pope is now on the record dissenting from that teaching, publicly and unambiguously.
Up to this point, I’ve tried very hard to give Francis the benefit of the doubt. No longer. The Pope has made it abundantly clear that his mind is not with the mind of the Church. He doesn’t believe in the sacred deposit of the Magisterium. He doesn’t feel bound to the Church’s traditions.
Some readers will accept that implicitly. Others will not. So, let’s be very clear: One of the first principles of Catholic social teaching is that immoral acts must not be given legal sanction. That’s why the Church plainly teaches that abortion (CCC, 2273) and pornography (CCC, 2354) should be prohibited by law. We as Catholics believe that civil authorities must not condone vice, even implicitly.
For the Pope — or any Catholic — to endorse same-sex civil unions is wicked. It follows the exact same logic that Joe Biden uses to justify his support for abortion: “I’m personally opposed to killing babies in the womb, but I wouldn’t impose that view on women who want to kill their babies.” The Pope has just made that exact same argument for homosexual acts.
* * *
This may be the most significant moment in papal history since Paul VI published Humanae Vitae. In fact, Francis’s comments are a kind of diabolical inversion of Humanae Vitae.
When he ruled that artificial contraception was always and everywhere immoral, Paul VI was addressing a live debate in the Church that had never been definitively resolved. And not only did he go against popular opinion: he contradicted many of his own leading theologians, including many “conservatives.” As for Francis, nobody was expecting him to weigh in on this matter. This was a spontaneous remark, and on a matter that has long been settled by Church authorities. Only a small handful of “mainstream” theologians and bishops have ever signaled their support for civil unions.
Paul defended the Magisterium against vast legions of Sexual Revolutionaries outside the Vatican walls and their many fifth-columnists within. Francis has raised the white flag to the Sexual Revolution without their firing so much as a peashooter in his direction.
Some Catholics will take this as proof that Francis is consciously working to subvert traditional Church teaching. Others will assume he’s just theologically illiterate and, frankly, not very bright. Still others will conclude that he’s prone to spouting off on topics he neither understands nor really cares to understand. Many think he’s going senile, which might be the most charitable view. But I’ll leave that for the reader to decide.
At some level, it doesn’t matter. Whether the Pope is consciously or accidentally dissenting from the Church, he is dissenting from the Church. There’s no question about that.
Little wonder that progressive Catholics are thrilled by the Pope’s comments. Father James Martin, who has long worked to undermine the Church’s teachings on homosexuality, tweeted: “This is a major step forward in the church’s support for LGBTQ people.” His colleague at the Jesuit-run America Magazine, Michael J. O’Loughlin, likewise wrote: “People downplaying the Pope’s words, on camera, endorsing civil unions for gay couples should ask LGBT Catholics how the remarks make them feel…. I assure you this is big news.” Indeed, it is.
Of course, the Catholic Left will weaponize the Pope’s comments against orthodox believers. Father Daniel Horan, the wayward Franciscan, wonders “what bigoted church leaders who have been firing Catholic school teachers and parish ministers for entering into same-sex unions are thinking right now. Maybe they’re thinking about what their own resignation letters might look like.” No doubt. Progressive bishops and diocesan bureaucrats will use Francis’s endorsement as a cudgel against orthodox Catholics in our schools, colleges, and chanceries.
What’s astonishing is how many “conservative” Catholics can’t see that. Ryan T. Anderson, who gained prominence as a critic of Big Trans and now teaches at the University of Dallas, also took to Twitter in support of Francis. Dr Anderson noted that he himself had also “proposed something like ‘civil unions’ for non-married people.” Again, one tries to give Francis the benefit of the doubt. But that clearly crosses the line into cognitive dissonance.
* * *
Francis may be one of those fifth-columnists that Paul VI opposed. Or maybe he’s one of their useful idiots. But this much is perfectly clear: Pope Francis doesn’t think of himself as pope. Whatever his idea of the papacy is, he’s dead wrong.
The duty of the pope is to safeguard and clarify the Sacred Deposit of the Faith. He’s supposed to think with the mind of the Church and follow the Magisterium; instead, he speaks whatever happens to be on his mind and expects the Magisterium to follow. The papacy hasn’t humbled him, as it did his predecessor. It has emboldened him.
Francis embraces the worst Protestant caricature of his office. He sees himself as a man with universal competence, one given to him directly by God Himself. That competence allows him to opine authoritatively on any matter, sacred or secular, that happens to tickle his fancy. That’s not what a pope is, by any stretch of the Catholic imagination.
But we know that. We also know that, when the Pope flatly contradicts the Magisterium, we may ignore him. Better yet, we can — and we must — contradict him loudly, for the sake of those who might otherwise follow the Holy Father into error. “This isn’t what the Church teaches,” we say. “This isn’t what Catholics believe.”
What a horrible burden this pope has put on the faithful. A good Catholic wants nothing more than to respect, trust, and obey the Successor of Saint Peter. Francis has made that impossible for so many. If he were really as wise and compassionate as he believes himself to be, he would recognize how many of his poor children he’s leading into scandal and disbelief.
Yet sometimes a dutiful son can do nothing but resolve to be a bigger man than his father. And that’s the sad situation we now find ourselves in. Pope Francis is leading our family down a dangerous path, and we can’t “accompany” him on that journey. We have to plant our feet firmly in the Church’s sacred traditions, and encourage our brothers and sisters to do the same.
Pray for our Holy Father, who needs our prayers now more than ever. If you love him, stand your ground. Please God, he’ll turn away from his error someday. Then we, the faithful remnant, may lead him back home.
Published with permission from Crisis.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-10--How God’s providence is sung in the liturgy and reappears in our daily lives

November 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Spiritual masters have spoken of “ the liturgical providence of God ” — namely , the way in which , in the great rites of Christendom , we find that the texts of the Mass or the Divine Office prayed for centuries contain the remarkable quality of being precisely relevant for the particular moments at which they are recited again in our churches or homes .
This providence can often be experienced by the individual Christian in his own prayer , and it also frequently applies on a larger scale , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Church or in the world .
Ponder these excerpts from the antiphons , prayers , and readings of this past Sunday ’ s traditional Latin Mass , for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost , and ask : Could we have received a more opportune “ message ” from Our Lord at this moment in our national and ecclesial life ?
( The full texts may be read here ; I am quoting the verses that leaped out at me the most . )
INTROIT ( Jeremiah 29:11 , 12 , 14 ) : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of peace , and not of affliction : you shall call upon Me , and I will hear you ; and I will bring back your captivity from all places .
V. Lord , Thou hast blessed Thy land : Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob .
Glory be to the Father ...
COLLECT : Absolve , we beseech Thee , O Lord , the sins of Thy people ; that we may be delivered by Thy goodness from the bonds of sins , which by our frailty we have committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Son ... EPISTLE ( Philippians 3:17–21 , 4:1–3 ) : Brethren , be followers of me , and observe them who walk so as you have our model .
For many walk , of whom I have told you often ( and now tell you weeping ) that they are enemies of the cross of Christ ; whose end is destruction , whose God is their belly , and whose glory is in their shame ; who mind earthly things .
But our conversation is in heaven , from whence also we look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ ...
Therefore , my brethren , dearly beloved , and most desired , my joy and my crown : stand fast in the Lord .
GRADUAL ( Psalm 43:8–9 ) : Thou hast delivered us , O Lord , from them that afflict us : and hast put them to shame that hate us .
V. In God we will glory all the day : and in Thy name we will give praise for ever .
GOSPEL ( Matthew 9:18–26 ) : …when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multitude making a tumult , He said : Give place ; for the girl is not dead , but sleepeth .
And they laughed Him to scorn .
And when the multitude was put forth , He went in , and took her by the hand .
And the maid arose .
OFFERTORY ( Psalm 129:1–2 ) : From the depths I have cried out to Thee , O Lord : Lord , hear my prayer : from the depths I have cried out to Thee , O Lord .
SECRET : We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this sacrifice of praise to increase our zeal in Thy service : that what Thou hast begun in us Thy unworthy servants , Thou wouldst mercifully bring to completion .
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ , Thy Son… COMMUNION ( Mark 11:24 ) : Amen I say to you , whatsoever you ask when you pray , believe that you shall receive , and it shall be done to you .
POSTCOMMUNION : We beseech Thee , almighty God , that Thou wouldst not permit us to be subject to human dangers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the participation of divine mysteries .
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ , Thy Son… The Collect , Secret , and Postcommunion make a perfect unit : the first begs the Lord to unshackle us from the bonds of our sins ; the second admits our unworthiness to serve Him but asks Him nonetheless for an increase of zeal in His service ; and the third , rejoicing that we have been united with Him , begs for deliverance from evils inflicted by others .
There is also a reverse progress from the Communion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communion , Jesus tells us that whatever we ask will be given us .
In the Offertory , the faithful soul , emboldened by this promise , cries out to the Lord .
In the Gradual we hear the result : the Lord has delivered us and put to shame our enemies , and as a consequence we praise Him .
In the Introit , we learn what exactly we will have been delivered from : our captivity ( to modernism , to progressivism ... ) , as well as the good in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s peace .
In short : from pleading to praising to peace .
That is a miniature portrait of the life of prayer .
I like to think of Jairus ’ s daughter in the Gospel as a symbol of the Church and of the Nation .
In either case , a resurrection seems impossible , and people laugh Jesus to scorn .
He shuts out the faithless and performs a miracle for those who trust in Him .
In St. Mark ’ s account of the same miracle , Jesus tenderly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ little girl.
” The painting I ’ ve included here brings out the gentleness of His power as He bends over to wake her up from death : “ Taking her by the hand he said to her , Talitha cumi ; which means , Little girl , I say to you , arise ” ( Mark 5:41 ) .
We are like that little girl : to all appearances , traditional Catholicism is a tiny remnant , already written off as dead .
Then I got to thinking about how often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in Sacred Scripture : Let us remember that the greatness of God is most gloriously revealed in the wonders He works in , among , and through the little ones .
The life of Israel — tiny among the nations , yet never extinguished in spite of their efforts — demonstrates this truth ; the life of Christ , born in Bethlehem and ( seemingly ) crushed on Calvary , demonstrates it even more ; and the lives of the saints , from Paul , “ the least of the apostles ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ the Little Flower , ” repeat it again and again — a refrain that God ’ s Providence never tires of singing .
The ways of God are unfathomable , and our role in His plan requires faith as we walk in the darkness ; but He has told us clearly — in the Bible , in the liturgy , in the saints — that He , as our Father , has foreseen all , and will bring forth good out of evil .

Ponder these excerpts from the antiphons, prayers, and readings of this past Sunday’s Mass. Could we have received a more opportune 'message' from Our Lord at this moment in our national and ecclesial life?
November 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Spiritual masters have spoken of “the liturgical providence of God” — namely, the way in which, in the great rites of Christendom, we find that the texts of the Mass or the Divine Office prayed for centuries contain the remarkable quality of being precisely relevant for the particular moments at which they are recited again in our churches or homes. This providence can often be experienced by the individual Christian in his own prayer, and it also frequently applies on a larger scale, with regard to what is happening in the Church or in the world.
Ponder these excerpts from the antiphons, prayers, and readings of this past Sunday’s traditional Latin Mass, for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, and ask: Could we have received a more opportune “message” from Our Lord at this moment in our national and ecclesial life? (The full texts may be read here; I am quoting the verses that leaped out at me the most.)
— Article continues below Petition — U.S. Catholic Bishops: Retract premature and offensive statement "congratulating" Biden-Harris Show Petition Text 13406 have signed the petition. Let's get to 15000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops as a whole did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals. The bishops’ lack of clarity is a scandal in itself and probably contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion “Catholic” to the presidency. The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s stance collectively, but they were overwhelmingly silent. Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today! Since Archbishop José H. Gomez and the USCCB prematurely congratulated Joe Biden as “the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith,” Gomez has announced that Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron will lead a “working group” to deal with a Biden Administration. Although Joe Biden professes to be a Catholic, he supports policies that directly oppose the teaching of the Catholic Church, including abortion, homosexual “marriage,” and transgenderism for children. “[Biden has] given us reason to believe that he will support policies that are against some fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics. These policies include the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and the preservation of Roe v. Wade. Both of these policies undermine our pre-eminent priority of the elimination of abortion,” said Gomez. On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.” Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion." Unfortunately, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.” Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him. The bishops should not congratulate someone who has betrayed his Catholic Faith like Joe Biden has. It's an embarrassment and a scandal. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/ https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win _______________________________________________________________________ The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has finally spoken on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.... Not to chastise them for their blatant anti-life, anti-family and anti-Catholic views, but to "congratulate" them on "[being elected]"! BUT, as everyone know, the anti-Catholic Biden-Harris ticket has NOT been elected. Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition to the U.S. Catholic bishops telling them to retract their premature and offensive statement on the media's call of the election in Biden's favor. As of the launch of this petition on November 9, NOT ONE STATE has certified the election results. All of the results are tentative and many are being litigated. So, this is not the time for the bishops to falsely assert that Biden "has received enough votes to be elected the 46th President of the United States." That's just not true, and for the bishops to willingly play along with the media's attempt to sweep allegations of voter fraud under the rug, is shocking behavior. And, while Joe Biden may profess the Catholic Faith, he has also stated his support for abortion, homosexual "marriage," and recently, transgenderism for children. For bishops, therefore, to congratulate a traitor to the Catholic Faith like Joe Biden, it requires a disturbing level of arrogance and pride. That is not to say they should stand in judgement. But to congratulate such a man, rather than chastise him, sends exactly the wrong message to the faithful, 50% of whom are believed to have supported Biden in his election bid. Stop ingratiating yourselves to a person who is advocating mass murder! Stop congratulating this anti-Catholic "Catholic." For goodness' sake, grow a backbone and start defending the Faith! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'US Bishops hail Biden as second Catholic president, ignoring his pro-abortion record and disputed election outcome' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-hail-biden-as-second-catholic-president-ignoring-his-pro-abortion-record-and-disputed-election-outcome **Photo Credit: Screen grab from USCCB's Twitter feed. Original photo: CNS Photo/Colton Machado/Archdiocese of LA Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
INTROIT (Jeremiah 29:11, 12, 14): The Lord saith: I think thoughts of peace, and not of affliction: you shall call upon Me, and I will hear you; and I will bring back your captivity from all places. V. Lord, Thou hast blessed Thy land: Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Glory be to the Father…
COLLECT: Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people; that we may be delivered by Thy goodness from the bonds of sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son…
EPISTLE (Philippians 3:17–21, 4:1–3): Brethren, be followers of me, and observe them who walk so as you have our model. For many walk, of whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping) that they are enemies of the cross of Christ; whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame; who mind earthly things. But our conversation is in heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ… Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved, and most desired, my joy and my crown: stand fast in the Lord.
GRADUAL (Psalm 43:8–9): Thou hast delivered us, O Lord, from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that hate us. V. In God we will glory all the day: and in Thy name we will give praise for ever.
GOSPEL (Matthew 9:18–26): …when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a tumult, He said: Give place; for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn. And when the multitude was put forth, He went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.
OFFERTORY (Psalm 129:1–2): From the depths I have cried out to Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my prayer: from the depths I have cried out to Thee, O Lord.
SECRET: We offer to Thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise to increase our zeal in Thy service: that what Thou hast begun in us Thy unworthy servants, Thou wouldst mercifully bring to completion. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son…
COMMUNION (Mark 11:24): Amen I say to you, whatsoever you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive, and it shall be done to you.
POSTCOMMUNION: We beseech Thee, almighty God, that Thou wouldst not permit us to be subject to human dangers, to whom Thou givest to rejoice in the participation of divine mysteries. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son…
The Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion make a perfect unit: the first begs the Lord to unshackle us from the bonds of our sins; the second admits our unworthiness to serve Him but asks Him nonetheless for an increase of zeal in His service; and the third, rejoicing that we have been united with Him, begs for deliverance from evils inflicted by others.
There is also a reverse progress from the Communion back to the Introit. In the Communion, Jesus tells us that whatever we ask will be given us. In the Offertory, the faithful soul, emboldened by this promise, cries out to the Lord. In the Gradual we hear the result: the Lord has delivered us and put to shame our enemies, and as a consequence we praise Him. In the Introit, we learn what exactly we will have been delivered from: our captivity (to modernism, to progressivism…), as well as the good in which we are established, the Lord’s peace. In short: from pleading to praising to peace. That is a miniature portrait of the life of prayer.
I like to think of Jairus’s daughter in the Gospel as a symbol of the Church and of the Nation. In either case, a resurrection seems impossible, and people laugh Jesus to scorn. He shuts out the faithless and performs a miracle for those who trust in Him.
In St. Mark’s account of the same miracle, Jesus tenderly addresses the daughter of the ruler as “little girl.” The painting I’ve included here brings out the gentleness of His power as He bends over to wake her up from death: “Taking her by the hand he said to her, Talitha cumi; which means, Little girl, I say to you, arise” (Mark 5:41).
We are like that little girl: to all appearances, traditional Catholicism is a tiny remnant, already written off as dead. Then I got to thinking about how often the Lord singles out “the little” in Sacred Scripture:
At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight. (Mt. 11:25-26)
Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. (Luke 12:32)
The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones. (Ps. 18:8)
The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me. (Ps. 114:6)
O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires, And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones. (Is. 54:11-12)
The least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong nation: I, the Lord, will suddenly do this thing in its time. (Is. 60:22 )
Let us remember that the greatness of God is most gloriously revealed in the wonders He works in, among, and through the little ones. The life of Israel — tiny among the nations, yet never extinguished in spite of their efforts — demonstrates this truth; the life of Christ, born in Bethlehem and (seemingly) crushed on Calvary, demonstrates it even more; and the lives of the saints, from Paul, “the least of the apostles” (1 Cor 15:9) to Thérèse, “the Little Flower,” repeat it again and again — a refrain that God’s Providence never tires of singing. The ways of God are unfathomable, and our role in His plan requires faith as we walk in the darkness; but He has told us clearly — in the Bible, in the liturgy, in the saints — that He, as our Father, has foreseen all, and will bring forth good out of evil.
Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in California (B.A. Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy). He taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria and the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austria Program, then helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006. There he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs until leaving in 2018 to devote himself full-time to writing and lecturing. Today he contributes regularly to many websites and publications, including New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, LifeSiteNews, Rorate Caeli, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News, and has published thirteen books, including four on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014, also available in Czech, Polish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belarusian), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), and Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Angelico, 2020). His work has been translated into at least eighteen languages. Kwasniewski is a scholar of The Aquinas Institute in Green Bay, which is publishing the Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor, a Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, and a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center. He has published over a thousand articles on Thomistic thought, sacramental and liturgical theology, the history and aesthetics of music, and the social doctrine of the Church. For news, information, article links, sacred music, and the home of Os Justi Press, visit his personal website, www.peterkwasniewski.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-12--Judge stops surgeon from chopping off breasts of gender-confused 17-year-old after mother’s plea

VANCOUVER , British Columbia , November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – After a mother ’ s plea , a Vancouver Supreme Court judge signed a temporary injunction forbidding a surgeon to perform a planned double mastectomy on the mother ’ s gender-confused 17-year-old daughter .
The order came at the request of the girl ’ s mother , identified in the court document as A.M. to protect the identity of her daughter , who is identified as S.B .
The November 3 injunction , which was made public yesterday , prevents cosmetic surgeon Daniel Mckee and Dr. Andrea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practitioner , “ from providing SB with counsel , advice , or advocacy in preparation for , promotion of , or performing a double mastectomy or any surgery until 4:00 pm on November 27th , 2020 at which time the injunction will expire , unless it has been extended by order of the court.
” A.M. and her lawyer , Carey Linde , had made efforts to discuss S.B.
’ s treatments with her doctors , but the doctors would not reply .
The injunction was sought to give the mother the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the doctors ’ actions .
“ The mother needs to see all of the protocols that led to the two doctors coming to the conclusion that what they intended to do is in the best interest of the child , ” Linde said .
A.M. also sued Szewchuk for prescribing her daughter testosterone without seeking permission from the girl ’ s guardians .
In a written statement to media outlets , A.M. expressed her concerns with the whole process while disputing the claims of trans activists that surgeries and hormones reduce suicide and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the lack of any clinical standards and medical protocols that permit doctors to give gender changing steroids and mastectomies to traumatized teenage girls caught up in a fad who wish they were boys , ” she said .
“ I am shocked the government through TransCare BC supports such unscientific and very risky experimentation .
There is little evidence the irreversible treatment lessens gender dysphoria or reduces the 19 times normal suicide rate , ” she continued .
“ It is outrageous the SOGI 1 2 3 school program pushes these depressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinics when what they need is psychiatric care .
Worst of all the law lets it all be kept secret from parents .
Why is the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia permitting this , ” she added .
The injunction , which Linde believes to be the first of its kind in Canada , came shortly after Bill C-6 passed second reading in the House of Commons .
If passed into law , Bill C-6 will criminalize so-called “ conversion therapy , ” making it illegal for parents to dissuade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity .
It will , however , still be legal for anyone to persuade these same children to pursue procedures , drugs , and counselling supportive of altering their bodily appearance to that of the opposite sex or of maintaining same-sex attraction .
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, November 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – After a mother’s plea, a Vancouver Supreme Court judge signed a temporary injunction forbidding a surgeon to perform a planned double mastectomy on the mother’s gender-confused 17-year-old daughter.
The order came at the request of the girl’s mother, identified in the court document as A.M. to protect the identity of her daughter, who is identified as S.B.
The November 3 injunction, which was made public yesterday, prevents cosmetic surgeon Daniel Mckee and Dr. Andrea Szewchuk, the girl’s general practitioner, “from providing SB with counsel, advice, or advocacy in preparation for, promotion of, or performing a double mastectomy or any surgery until 4:00 pm on November 27th, 2020 at which time the injunction will expire, unless it has been extended by order of the court.”
A.M. and her lawyer, Carey Linde, had made efforts to discuss S.B.’s treatments with her doctors, but the doctors would not reply. The injunction was sought to give the mother the time necessary to scrutinize the protocols leading to the doctors’ actions.
“The mother needs to see all of the protocols that led to the two doctors coming to the conclusion that what they intended to do is in the best interest of the child,” Linde said.
A.M. also sued Szewchuk for prescribing her daughter testosterone without seeking permission from the girl’s guardians.
In a written statement to media outlets, A.M. expressed her concerns with the whole process while disputing the claims of trans activists that surgeries and hormones reduce suicide and gender dysphoria.
“I am appalled by the lack of any clinical standards and medical protocols that permit doctors to give gender changing steroids and mastectomies to traumatized teenage girls caught up in a fad who wish they were boys,” she said.
“I am shocked the government through TransCare BC supports such unscientific and very risky experimentation. There is little evidence the irreversible treatment lessens gender dysphoria or reduces the 19 times normal suicide rate,” she continued.
“It is outrageous the SOGI 1 2 3 school program pushes these depressed and anxiety ridden girls to gender change clinics when what they need is psychiatric care. Worst of all the law lets it all be kept secret from parents. Why is the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia permitting this,” she added.
The injunction, which Linde believes to be the first of its kind in Canada, came shortly after Bill C-6 passed second reading in the House of Commons. If passed into law, Bill C-6 will criminalize so-called “conversion therapy,” making it illegal for parents to dissuade their children from sex-change therapies or homosexual activity.
It will, however, still be legal for anyone to persuade these same children to pursue procedures, drugs, and counselling supportive of altering their bodily appearance to that of the opposite sex or of maintaining same-sex attraction.
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What, if anything, did either party stand to gain from this contract?
Why and how was the $43.53 M contract awarded to WE Charity without going through a competitive bidding process?
And, was the Lobbying Act violated? The main concern is that the charity has deep connections with the Trudeau Family and other important government officials, and that serious conflicts of interests may have existed between members of government and the charity...and that laws may have been broken. Although an investigation into the connection between the federal government and WE Charity was launched, questions have not been answered. Instead, more questions have been brought up. Since the story broke, the Liberals have repeatedly delayed voting on the release of WE Charity documents. And, just recently, a motion, which was sponsored by the Conservatives in the House of Commons and which called for an investigation into the relationships between WE Charity and the government and Ministers of the Crown and their families, was defeated. But, the fact that the government and its political allies seem to be trying to bury this issue politically should not distract the attention of law enforcement who have a duty to ensure that government officials are held to account for serious breaches of conflict of interest. No government leader or official should behave as though they are above the law. Please SIGN this petition which calls on the RCMP to launch an independent investigation into the WE Charity controversy. Then, please SHARE with your like-minded family, friends and relations. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Politician accuses Trudeau of redacting ‘damning information’ in released docs on WE Charity scandal' 'Conservative MP grills Trudeau on family’s enrichment in WE Charity scandal' 'Scandal-plagued WE Charity shuts down Canadian operations, will leave ‘endowment’' Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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lifesitenews--2020-11-12--Air travellers to Canada now forced to submit COVID info online before entering country

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OTTAWA , November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Canada ’ s government is mandating that travellers provide COVID-19 information digitally through the ArriveCAN software when entering the country or face a fine of up to a $ 1,000 .
The Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC ) announced earlier this month that effective November 21 , “ air travellers whose final destination is Canada will be required to submit their information electronically through ArriveCAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Travellers who do not submit the required information digitally before boarding their flight could be subject to enforcement action , which can range from verbal warnings to $ 1,000 fine , ” the November 2 PHAC release stated .
“ Exceptions will be made for those unable to submit documents electronically due to personal circumstances , such as disability or inadequate infrastructure.
” Required information “ includes travel and contact information , quarantine plan ( unless exempted under conditions set out in the Mandatory Isolation Order ) , and COVID-19 symptom self-assessment.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopping the spread of COVID-19 as traveller information can be shared quickly and securely with provinces and territories to contact travellers for public health follow-up , and with law enforcement to verify compliance with the Mandatory Isolation Order , ” the PHAC press release stated .
At this point , ArriveCAN can be accessed online and PHAC has not mandated the exclusive use of the ArriveCAN smartphone app .
According to the PHAC , “ ArriveCAN does not use any technology or data , such as GPS , to monitor or track traveller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PHAC is also ramping up quarantine requirements .
In March , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’ s Liberal government brought in emergency orders under a federal Quarantine Act requiring that individuals who enter Canada isolate for 14 days .
Those found guilty of breaking the orders face a maximum fine of $ 750,000 or six months in jail .
Beginning November 21 , quarantined individuals must submit a daily “ COVID-19 symptom self-assessment ” to the government , either through ArriveCAN or by calling in .
If they do not comply , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for follow-up by law enforcement , ” the PHAC release stated .
Additionally , as of November 21 , all travellers — unless exempted under conditions set out in the Mandatory Isolation Order — entering Canada by land , sea , or air must confirm within 48 hours of entry that “ they have arrived at their place of quarantine or isolation.
” Natalie Mohamed , a media relations adviser for Health Canada and PHAC , explained what is new about the November 21 mandates .
Since March 25 , “ travellers subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Quarantine Act were required to submit contact information , possible symptoms , their quarantine or isolation plan , etc.
, to border officials upon entry into Canada , ” she told LifeSiteNews in an email .
They can do so through the ArriveCAN app or website , but “ to date , predominately paper forms have been used , ” Mohamed said .
“ As is the case currently , anyone who refuses to comply with an order under the Quarantine Act may be subject to possible enforcement action , which can range @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This will continue to be the case as of November 21 , 2020.
” Mohamed did not confirm if failing to submit daily COVID-19 symptom reports would be considered a breach of quarantine and punishable by a maximum fine of $ 750,000 or six months in jail .
“ Those who don ’ t submit the mandatory information will be considered a relatively higher priority for follow-ups by law enforcement to determine whether they are complying with the requirements of the Mandatory Isolation Order , ” she said .
PHAC is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency preparedness and response , and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention .
It is under the direction of Health Minister Patty Hajdu .
One of its executive officers is Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam .
A day after the PHAC made this announcement , Tam recommended that Canadians up their COVID-19 masks to three-layers if they are using a non-medical mask .
“ To improve the level of protection that can be provided by non-medical masks or face coverings , we are recommending that you consider a three-layer non-medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to recently updated guidelines , two layers of the mask should be made of a tightly woven fabric , such as cotton or linen , and the middle layer should be a filter-type fabric , such as non-woven polypropylene fabric , ” the CBC reported .
The World Health Organization has been recommending three-layer masks since June , it added .
However , president and founder of America ’ s Frontline Doctors , Dr. Simone Gold , reiterated the view of the group during an October White Coat Summit .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are completely irrelevant to blocking the SARS-CoV-2 virus , ” she said .
“ It ’ s a complete fabrication .
A virus is 1/1000 the size of a hair.
” Going even further , AFD member Dr. Lee Merritt described masks as “ George Orwell ’ s boot on a human face forever if we don ’ t get this off.
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OTTAWA, November 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Canada’s government is mandating that travellers provide COVID-19 information digitally through the ArriveCAN software when entering the country or face a fine of up to a $1,000.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced earlier this month that effective November 21, “air travellers whose final destination is Canada will be required to submit their information electronically through ArriveCAN before they board their flight.”
“Travellers who do not submit the required information digitally before boarding their flight could be subject to enforcement action, which can range from verbal warnings to $1,000 fine,” the November 2 PHAC release stated.
“Exceptions will be made for those unable to submit documents electronically due to personal circumstances, such as disability or inadequate infrastructure.”
Required information “includes travel and contact information, quarantine plan (unless exempted under conditions set out in the Mandatory Isolation Order), and COVID-19 symptom self-assessment.”
“This is a significant step in stopping the spread of COVID-19 as traveller information can be shared quickly and securely with provinces and territories to contact travellers for public health follow-up, and with law enforcement to verify compliance with the Mandatory Isolation Order,” the PHAC press release stated.
At this point, ArriveCAN can be accessed online and PHAC has not mandated the exclusive use of the ArriveCAN smartphone app.
According to the PHAC, “ArriveCAN does not use any technology or data, such as GPS, to monitor or track traveller movements. Your privacy is protected.”
PHAC is also ramping up quarantine requirements.
In March, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government brought in emergency orders under a federal Quarantine Act requiring that individuals who enter Canada isolate for 14 days. Those found guilty of breaking the orders face a maximum fine of $750,000 or six months in jail.
Beginning November 21, quarantined individuals must submit a daily “COVID-19 symptom self-assessment” to the government, either through ArriveCAN or by calling in.
If they do not comply, they “will be considered a high priority for follow-up by law enforcement,” the PHAC release stated.
Additionally, as of November 21, all travellers — unless exempted under conditions set out in the Mandatory Isolation Order — entering Canada by land, sea, or air must confirm within 48 hours of entry that “they have arrived at their place of quarantine or isolation.”
Natalie Mohamed, a media relations adviser for Health Canada and PHAC, explained what is new about the November 21 mandates.
Since March 25, “travellers subject to mandatory quarantine or isolation under the Quarantine Act were required to submit contact information, possible symptoms, their quarantine or isolation plan, etc., to border officials upon entry into Canada,” she told LifeSiteNews in an email.
They can do so through the ArriveCAN app or website, but “to date, predominately paper forms have been used,” Mohamed said.
“As is the case currently, anyone who refuses to comply with an order under the Quarantine Act may be subject to possible enforcement action, which can range from verbal warnings to $1,000 fines. This will continue to be the case as of November 21, 2020.”
Mohamed did not confirm if failing to submit daily COVID-19 symptom reports would be considered a breach of quarantine and punishable by a maximum fine of $750,000 or six months in jail.
“Those who don’t submit the mandatory information will be considered a relatively higher priority for follow-ups by law enforcement to determine whether they are complying with the requirements of the Mandatory Isolation Order,” she said.
PHAC is a government agency responsible for public health, emergency preparedness and response, and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention.
It is under the direction of Health Minister Patty Hajdu. One of its executive officers is Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam.
A day after the PHAC made this announcement, Tam recommended that Canadians up their COVID-19 masks to three-layers if they are using a non-medical mask.
“To improve the level of protection that can be provided by non-medical masks or face coverings, we are recommending that you consider a three-layer non-medical mask,” she said.
“According to recently updated guidelines, two layers of the mask should be made of a tightly woven fabric, such as cotton or linen, and the middle layer should be a filter-type fabric, such as non-woven polypropylene fabric,” the CBC reported.
The World Health Organization has been recommending three-layer masks since June, it added.
However, president and founder of America’s Frontline Doctors, Dr. Simone Gold, reiterated the view of the group during an October White Coat Summit.
“The facts are not in dispute: masks are completely irrelevant to blocking the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” she said. “It’s a complete fabrication. A virus is 1/1000 the size of a hair.”
Going even further, AFD member Dr. Lee Merritt described masks as “George Orwell’s boot on a human face forever if we don’t get this off.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-11--Trudeau calls Biden to congratulate before election results finalized, speaks about ‘climate change’

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OTTAWA , Ontario , November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it a priority on Monday to personally speak with Joe Biden on matters relating to foreign and domestic policy despite the fact an official winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election has not yet been declared .
In what was evidently the first call to Biden from a world leader , the conversation between Trudeau and the former U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” anti-Black racism , and trade , according to social media posts on Trudeau ’ s Twitter page .
“ I just spoke with @ JoeBiden , and congratulated him again on his election .
We ’ ve worked with each other before , and we ’ re ready to pick up on that work and tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two countries -- including climate change and COVID-19 , ” wrote Trudeau on Twitter Monday .
On Saturday , Trudeau was quick to congratulate Biden on his mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This came despite the fact current U.S President Donald Trump has not conceded to the media declared Biden “ win , ” and has instead vowed a legal fight to challenge the results .
On Saturday , Biden declared a “ clear victory ” in the 2020 elections , and since then has begun to actively portray himself as “ President-elect.
” Trump , meanwhile , has said he is the “ winner ” of the 2020 election , saying the morning after election day that “ we were getting ready to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win this election.
” In Trudeau 's call with Biden , he also talked about Canadian foreign relations with China , bringing up diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor .
“ We talked about those specific challenges today , as well as trade , energy , NATO , anti-Black racism , and China ’ s arbitrary detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor .
On these and other issues , President-elect @ JoeBiden and I agreed to keep in touch and work closely together , ” added Trudeau in a second tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been detained by the Chinese government in what most regard as a retaliatory measure for Canada ’ s arrest of Huawei ’ s Meng Wanzhou .
A tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account on Monday confirmed that Trudeau had spoken with Biden .
“ Today , President-elect Biden thanked Prime Minister Trudeau for his congratulations and reaffirmed the close bonds between the United States and Canada , ” read the tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account .
In a Tuesday tweet , Biden himself acknowledged that he has been talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m speaking to foreign leaders , I ’ m telling them : America is going to be back .
We ’ re going to be back in the game , ” wrote Biden on Twitter Tuesday .
A tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account Tuesday confirmed that Biden has indeed already spoken with the leaders of Germany , the United Kingdom , Ireland , and France .
A November 9 Breitbart report stated that Ben Rhodes , the former deputy national security adviser under President Obama , said Biden has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some writers such as American Thinker ’ s Andrea Widburg have suggested that Biden ’ s premature communications with foreign leaders could be a violation of the Logan Act .
The Logan Act stems from 1799 and makes it a crime for unauthorized American citizens to speak with foreign governments who are in a dispute with the U.S government , although it is a vague law and no one has yet to be prosecuted under it .
In a November 10 posting from American Thinker , Widburg wrote that when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ probably a constitutional irrelevancy , ” but for Biden , “ things are a little different in 2020.
” “ Several states are still counting their votes .
Other states are recounting their votes .
Still other states should soon be defending their outcomes based upon thousands of affidavits alleging electoral fraud , ” wrote Widburg .
“ The election is still hotly contested .
All that 's happened at this point is that a media establishment desperate for a Biden victory has planted a little plastic crown on his head and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden 's campaign promptly went out and created a pretend office for him called the ‘ Office of the President Elect ’ …….. That 's why it 's pretty darn shocking to learn from Ben Rhodes that Biden is starting to deal with foreign leaders as if he were president.
” Widburg went onto state that she has “ always been a big believer in sauce for both goose and gander , ” adding “ Therefore , I think that , using Biden 's own standards , Tuesday would be a great day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violating the Logan Act.
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The Canadian prime minister said the two also discussed 'anti-Black racism and trade.'
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OTTAWA, Ontario, November 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it a priority on Monday to personally speak with Joe Biden on matters relating to foreign and domestic policy despite the fact an official winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election has not yet been declared.
In what was evidently the first call to Biden from a world leader, the conversation between Trudeau and the former U.S. Vice President focused on “climate change,” anti-Black racism, and trade, according to social media posts on Trudeau’s Twitter page.
“I just spoke with @JoeBiden, and congratulated him again on his election. We’ve worked with each other before, and we’re ready to pick up on that work and tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two countries — including climate change and COVID-19,” wrote Trudeau on Twitter Monday.
On Saturday, Trudeau was quick to congratulate Biden on his mainstream media declared “victory” as President-elect. This came despite the fact current U.S President Donald Trump has not conceded to the media declared Biden “win,” and has instead vowed a legal fight to challenge the results.
On Saturday, Biden declared a “clear victory” in the 2020 elections, and since then has begun to actively portray himself as “President-elect.”
Trump, meanwhile, has said he is the “winner” of the 2020 election, saying the morning after election day that “we were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election.”
In Trudeau's call with Biden, he also talked about Canadian foreign relations with China, bringing up diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor.
“We talked about those specific challenges today, as well as trade, energy, NATO, anti-Black racism, and China’s arbitrary detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. On these and other issues, President-elect @JoeBiden and I agreed to keep in touch and work closely together,” added Trudeau in a second tweet.
The “two Canadian Michaels” have been detained by the Chinese government in what most regard as a retaliatory measure for Canada’s arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou.
A tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account on Monday confirmed that Trudeau had spoken with Biden.
“Today, President-elect Biden thanked Prime Minister Trudeau for his congratulations and reaffirmed the close bonds between the United States and Canada,” read the tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account.
In a Tuesday tweet, Biden himself acknowledged that he has been talking with world leaders.
“When I’m speaking to foreign leaders, I’m telling them: America is going to be back. We’re going to be back in the game,” wrote Biden on Twitter Tuesday.
A tweet from the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition account Tuesday confirmed that Biden has indeed already spoken with the leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France.
A November 9 Breitbart report stated that Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national security adviser under President Obama, said Biden has already been speaking with “foreign leaders.”
Some writers such as American Thinker’s Andrea Widburg have suggested that Biden’s premature communications with foreign leaders could be a violation of the Logan Act.
The Logan Act stems from 1799 and makes it a crime for unauthorized American citizens to speak with foreign governments who are in a dispute with the U.S government, although it is a vague law and no one has yet to be prosecuted under it.
In a November 10 posting from American Thinker, Widburg wrote that when it comes to the Logan Act today, it is “probably a constitutional irrelevancy,” but for Biden, “things are a little different in 2020.”
“Several states are still counting their votes. Other states are recounting their votes. Still other states should soon be defending their outcomes based upon thousands of affidavits alleging electoral fraud,” wrote Widburg.
“The election is still hotly contested. All that's happened at this point is that a media establishment desperate for a Biden victory has planted a little plastic crown on his head and told him he's ‘president-elect.’ Biden's campaign promptly went out and created a pretend office for him called the ‘Office of the President Elect’…….. That's why it's pretty darn shocking to learn from Ben Rhodes that Biden is starting to deal with foreign leaders as if he were president.”
Widburg went onto state that she has “always been a big believer in sauce for both goose and gander,” adding “Therefore, I think that, using Biden's own standards, Tuesday would be a great day to arrest him and prosecute him for violating the Logan Act.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-11--Vatican’s ‘McCarrick report’ details ex-cardinal’s intimate friendship with Joe Biden, Obama

UNITED STATES , November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Vatican ’ s newly released McCarrick report , offering details about ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexual abuse , rise to power , and high-ranking cover-up of the matter , contains letters which evidence the close relationship between McCarrick and then Vice-President Joe Biden as well as President Obama .
In 2006 Cardinal Re , then Prefect for the Congregation of Bishops , had asked Nuncio Sambi to convey to McCarrick that he was to lead a “ reserved life of prayer.
” Cardinal Re repeated the request in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more private life , and accordingly he should not accept invitations either within the United States or abroad , except for some special cases , according to the judgment of the Holy See.
” McCarrick thus had to send regular written to reports to Cardinal Re , recording his travels and activities , since he was under sanction and not to appear in public activities , as testified by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó in his letter in August 2018 .
Consequently , in a letter to Sambi , dated January 7 2009 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incoming Obama administration .
He made the comments in light of a meeting he had with Mr. Denis McDonough , the senior foreign policy advisor to incoming President Obama .
“ I very much appreciate that I am retired and have no position in the Conference of Bishops .
It is , however , true that because of relationships that I have had with both [ political ] parties over the course of many years , I would know most of the actors in this new Administration and am certainly willing to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Holy See would like me to be involved.
” Then a few days later on January 15 , McCarrick wrote a cordial letter to the Nuncio mentioning that his “ private life ” had necessitated him turning down an offer to an engagement with recently elected Vice-President Joe Biden .
The letter details the great intimacy of the relationship between McCarrick and Biden : “ As you know , I am doing my best to keep to the program which Cardinal Re proposed for me .
I think I have been relatively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant saying no to the new Vice President of the United States .
Thank goodness , I think that my relationship with him will still be a good one and I expect that I will be seeing him from time to time and , if Your Excellency would be interested , perhaps working on an invitation for you , as his neighbor across the street , to dine with him , either in his Residence or , if you would so desire , in the Nunciature.
” McCarrick then penned a letter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although somewhat hiding the depth of the friendship he had with Biden , by suggesting that by turning down his offer , there was initially a danger of losing a friend of the Church .
The letter reads : “ I have therefore turned down requests by the Office of the President-elect to be present at certain prayer functions and to have a role in the National Prayer Service .
The disappointment that I was not able to be available was highlighted by a personal phone call from the Vice President-elect , Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took care of this without losing a friend for the Church or for myself , but it is very difficult.
” On occasions , McCarrick also “ conversed directly ” with Obama about the Middle East , and relations between Palestine and Israel .
In January 2010 , McCarrick wrote to Sambi regarding the influence which he had in the White House : “ It is true that from time to time they have asked my good counsel on something , but in every one of these instances I had always gone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I became involved in any advice or counsel to the White House or to the President himself .
I am not sure who begins these stories , but I just wanted to assure you that you and Archbishop Wuerl have always been informed whenever I would be in contact with the President or with his aides.
” The relationship stayed close between McCarrick and the Obama administration , so much so that in 2012 , McCarrick sat at table with Obama at a dinner hosted by the “ Speaker of the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Ireland.
” McCarrick “ gave the invocation ” at the meal .
McCarrick report will seek to lay blame on John Paul , Benedict while minimizing Francis ’ fault .

PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops as a whole did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals. The bishops’ lack of clarity is a scandal in itself and probably contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion “Catholic” to the presidency.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s stance collectively, but they were overwhelmingly silent. Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
Since Archbishop José H. Gomez and the USCCB prematurely congratulated Joe Biden as “the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith,” Gomez has announced that Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron will lead a “working group” to deal with a Biden Administration.
Although Joe Biden professes to be a Catholic, he supports policies that directly oppose the teaching of the Catholic Church, including abortion, homosexual “marriage,” and transgenderism for children.
“[Biden has] given us reason to believe that he will support policies that are against some fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics. These policies include the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and the preservation of Roe v. Wade. Both of these policies undermine our pre-eminent priority of the elimination of abortion,” said Gomez.
On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.”
Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion."
Unfortunately, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.”
Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him.
The bishops should not congratulate someone who has betrayed his Catholic Faith like Joe Biden has. It's an embarrassment and a scandal.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church
https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has finally spoken on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris....
Not to chastise them for their blatant anti-life, anti-family and anti-Catholic views, but to "congratulate" them on "[being elected]"!
BUT, as everyone know, the anti-Catholic Biden-Harris ticket has NOT been elected.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition to the U.S. Catholic bishops telling them to retract their premature and offensive statement on the media's call of the election in Biden's favor.
As of the launch of this petition on November 9, NOT ONE STATE has certified the election results. All of the results are tentative and many are being litigated.
So, this is not the time for the bishops to falsely assert that Biden "has received enough votes to be elected the 46th President of the United States."
That's just not true, and for the bishops to willingly play along with the media's attempt to sweep allegations of voter fraud under the rug, is shocking behavior.
And, while Joe Biden may profess the Catholic Faith, he has also stated his support for abortion, homosexual "marriage," and recently, transgenderism for children.
For bishops, therefore, to congratulate a traitor to the Catholic Faith like Joe Biden, it requires a disturbing level of arrogance and pride.
That is not to say they should stand in judgement. But to congratulate such a man, rather than chastise him, sends exactly the wrong message to the faithful, 50% of whom are believed to have supported Biden in his election bid.
Stop ingratiating yourselves to a person who is advocating mass murder! Stop congratulating this anti-Catholic "Catholic."
For goodness' sake, grow a backbone and start defending the Faith!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'US Bishops hail Biden as second Catholic president, ignoring his pro-abortion record and disputed election outcome' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-hail-biden-as-second-catholic-president-ignoring-his-pro-abortion-record-and-disputed-election-outcome
**Photo Credit: Screen grab from USCCB's Twitter feed. Original photo: CNS Photo/Colton Machado/Archdiocese of LA


lifesitenews--2020-11-11--Pro-life Alaskan Senator wins re-election, gives Republicans 50 seats in Senate

November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska has been projected to win a second term in the United States Senate against his pro-abortion opponent Al Gross .
According to The Hill , CNN and NBC called the race for Sullivan just before 10:00 AM EST .
Sullivan ’ s re-election secures 50 Republican seats in the Senate in the next Congress .
Now that Sullivan has secured his seat , Republican control of the senate will come down to run-offs in Georgia .
The run-offs between incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler ( R ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and between incumbent Sen. David Perdue ( R ) and Jon Ossoff ( D ) will take place on January 5 , 2021 .
Republicans need to win one more seat to secure a majority in the Senate .
Sullivan has been endorsed for re-election by the Susan B. Anthony List and the National Right to Life .
The Susan B. Anthony List endorsed Sullivan for re-election because of his pro-life voting record .
“ [ Sullivan ] has earned an ‘ A ’ rating on our National Pro-Life Scorecard thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Marilyn Musgrave , SBA List ’ s vice president of government affairs .
The National Right to Life , the oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization in the U.S. , also endorsed Sullivan for re-election in September 2020 .
“ Senator Sullivan has an outstanding pro-life voting record from his first term in the Senate , ” said Carol Tobias , president of National Right to Life .
“ He supports compassionate proposals to safeguard unborn children and their mothers from the pain of abortion.
” As a senator , Sullivan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which would protect preborn children at 20 weeks .
Sullivan also co-sponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act , which requires that a baby born alive during an attempted abortion receive “ the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age , ” and be admitted to a hospital immediately .
Additionally , Sullivan does not support the use of tax dollars to fund abortion and he opposes funding abortion providers with taxpayer money .
He co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of federal funds for abortion .
“ Senator Dan Sullivan has worked to see that all innocent human life is protected , and he is committed to strengthening a culture of life throughout the nation and in the U.S. Senate , ” said Tobias .
“ We look forward to continuing our important work with Senator Sullivan to protect the most vulnerable members of the human family .
”

PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) -
On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/7/20) - Since this petition was launched, President Trump's legal team, as well as other concerned citizens, have discovered what appears to be irrefutable evidence of voter fraud in several of the key battleground states, and have initiated legal challenges in six states.
While the situation continues to evolve, this remains a hugely important petition which we encourage you to SIGN and SHARE.
Below, please WATCH and READ about the mounting evidence of voter fraud and how the mainstream media seem determined to ignore even the most egregious instances of vote tampering. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition.
'Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it'
'Tens of thousands 2020 election votes illegally scanned in Detroit, says Dominion IT contractor'
'Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia'
'Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud'
''Smoking gun'? Pennsylvania vote fraud hearing gets gasps from audience'
'FBI and Justice Department have dragged their feet investigating 2020 vote fraud'
''CNN top brass in leaked tape: We won't give Trump 'too much of a platform on his not conceding'
'Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched'
LifeSite supports President Trump with this petition because we believe he is trying to defend the Constitution, ensuring that electoral fraud does not taint the result of the 2020 general election.
But, since starting this petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, calling on the Department of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud.
We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
Thankfully, some of the state started to demand investigations independent of federal agencies. But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resources to help resolve allegations of election fraud.
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE all our election-related petitions.
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Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition which calls on all Americans to Stand With President Trump as he uses every legitimate means to find out if voter fraud played any role in the election outcome.
Amid allegations of voter fraud, and at a time when the situation with COVID has been used by many of the states to facilitate the use of mail-in ballots on a massive scale, we need to be very careful in dismissing the possibility of voter fraud.
The fact is, the possibility of wide-spread fraud with mail-in ballots is significant.
But, this is not about Donald Trump or Joe Biden! This about whether or not the sanctity of the ballot box has been tampered with!
Please Stand With President Trump as he attempts to defend the integrity of this election, as well as well as the right to vote itself!
Indeed, this is so important, not so much because one election hangs in the balance, but because our democracy, itself, hangs in the balance.
Americans not only have a right to know, but should demand that every legitimate means be used to discover the truth about these elections!
Please SIGN this petition and Stand With President Trump to ensure that these elections were conducted freely and fairly!
While most all Americans believe in playing by the rules, we also know that some very devious, politically-motivated operatives have been trying to harm the Trump administration from before he even took the oath of office.
This fact should lead us to question how some allegations of voter fraud can be so easily dismissed by state election authorities.
We demand to know the truth, and, for the sake of our democracy, we demand that President Trump keep fighting to learn the truth.
Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition today!
**Photo Credit: Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr


lifesitenews--2020-11-11--Liar? Biden promised he wouldn’t declare election win until results were independently certified

November 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Despite having declared a “ clear victory ” in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election , at the first Presidential debate , Joe Biden said with a resounding “ yes ” that he would not declare himself a “ winner ” until the election results were independently certified .
Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News asked Biden directly if he would urge his “ supporters to stay calm while the vote is counted , ” and if he would “ pledge not to declare victory until the election is independently certified ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deal .
We count the ballots , as you pointed out .
Some of these ballots in some states can ’ t even be opened until election day .
And if there ’ s thousands of ballots , it ’ s going to take time to do it , ” said Biden .
“ I will accept it , and he will too .
You know why ?
Because once the winner is declared after all the ballots are counted , all the votes are counted , that ’ ll be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the end of it .
And if it ’ s me , in fact , fine .
If it ’ s not me , I ’ ll support the outcome .
And I ’ ll be a president.
” The first presidential debate between current President Donald Trump and former vice-president Biden was held on September 29 , 2020 , in Cleveland , Ohio .
Biden delivered his “ victory ” speech on November 7 .
Earlier that day , and despite the fact no official winner has yet to be certified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Associated Press , Fox News , CNN , and the New York Times declared Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris as the “ winners ” of the 2020 election .
This Monday , Biden said at a “ COVID-19 Briefing ” that the election “ was over ” while giving remarks at a press conference in Delaware .
“ I will be a President for every American , this election is over , ” said Biden Monday .
“ I won ’ t be president until January 20 , but my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t matter who you voted …..we can save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months.
” Trump himself has not conceded and has instead launched a legal challenge to the results which he said can not be trusted and are fraught with “ fraud.
” On November 7 , Trump said that “ We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner , and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be exposed.
” “ The simple fact is this election is far from over .
Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states.
” Many world leaders were quick to congratulate Biden ’ s “ win , ” notably Canada ’ s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , who on November 7 sent out a statement declaring his congratulations for Biden and Harris , addressing them as President and Vice-President “ elect ” in his message .
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops also jumped on the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the second “ Catholic ” President .
Their message was blasted by Archbishop Viganò as “ disturbing.
” Not all world leaders congratulated Biden after his declared “ win.
” Mexico ’ s president , Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , said that he would not be congratulating either Biden or Trump as “ winners ” and would wait instead until official results were declared from the U.S. government .
Meanwhile , Georgia ’ s Secretary of State announced today that there will be a “ hand recount ” of the ballots in @ @ @ @