lifesitenews--2020-10-23--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

October 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--Pope Francis in TED talk: ‘We only have a few years’ to fix climate change

VATICAN CITY , October 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Pope Francis once again called for action to be taken on “ climate change , ” this time making the alarmist claim that there are less than 30 years to do so .
The Holy Father didn ’ t mention God , or Jesus Christ , at all in his 13-minute video .
The new video is part of TED ’ s “ Countdown ” series , which seeks “ to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis ” and has the goal of building “ a better future by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2030 , in the race to a zero-carbon world.
” Pope Francis opens by saying , “ Science tells us , every day , with more precision , that urgent action is needed … if we are to keep the hope of avoiding radical and catastrophic climate change.
” He reemphasizes the point , “ This is a scientific fact.
” He calls for radical change , declaring that a fundamental shift in the way we live was inevitable , but stops short of giving concrete examples of what would change .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out the same — we can not come out the same : from a crisis , we never come out the same — and it will take time , and hard work , to overcome it.
” “ We will have to … persuade those in doubt ; imagine new solutions , ” he continues , referring to those sceptical of the climate change agenda .
He further states that the goal must be to build “ a world where we can meet the needs of the present generations , including everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generations.
” Pope Francis makes note of the concept of “ integral ecology , ” a chapter title and a dominant theme in his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si , which he characterizes as a common response to the “ cry of the Earth ” and “ the cry of the poor.
” This concept , according to the Pope , reminds us that we are “ interdependent on each other , as well as on our Mother Earth , ” and should be the guiding principle of future life .
The pontiff proposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are drawn from his teaching in Laudato Si .
The first step is education which is centered on care of the earth , “ developing the understanding that environmental problems are linked to human needs.
” He praises the “ new ecological and social awareness ” as well as the fight which some wage for “ defense of the environment and for justice.
” As a second issue , the Pope mentions water and nutrition : “ Providing adequate nutrition for all , through non-destructive farming methods , should become the main purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and distribution.
” Thirdly , Pope Francis calls for the replacement of “ fossil fuels with clean energy sources.
” He states that scientist think there are less than “ 30 years ” in which to “ drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
” The globalist theme continues , as the Pope suggests “ excluding from investments those companies that do not meet the parameters of integral ecology ” whilst rewarding those that do .
In a decidedly environmentalist turn of phrase , the Pope states : “ In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cultivated and protected .
We can not continue to squeeze it like an orange .
And we can say that this — taking care of the Earth — is a human right.
” The Pope also attacks the current predominant economic system , stating that it is “ unsustainable.
” Consequently , we have a “ moral imperative , and the practical urgency , to rethink many things : the way we produce ; the way we consume ; our culture of waste ; our short-term vision ; the exploitation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the growing inequalities and our dependence on harmful energy sources.
” Integral ecology is what the Pope identifies as being the foundation of a new relation between man and nature .
He continues by saying that it leads to a “ new economy , ” focused on “ integral well-being of the human being and to the improvement — not the destruction — of our common home.
” This system of life would also necessitate a revolution , or renewal in the political system , which is termed as “ one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ involves all peoples and it involves Nature.
” Pope Francis closes by stating that “ we must act with urgency.
” In the 13-minute video , the Pope never mentions God , or Jesus Christ , or even the importance of religion .
The only two paragraphs of the transcript containing the word “ faith ” do not refer to Catholicism , but simply ask people of any faith or none to commit to the climate change prevention effort .
The Pope is no stranger to promoting the climate change argument , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk , has been corrected by scientists who say the “ Pope is getting terrible advice from some exalted churchmen who are seriously deficient in scientific knowledge.
” In 2017 , Pope Francis appeared in a film warning of the dangers of climate change , and more recently encouraged climate change activist Greta Thunberg to continue her alarmist campaign for fighting climate change .
Pope Francis also sent a message to the United Nations 2019 conference on climate change , demanding political action to prevent climate change , as well as trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be protected from its effects .
Prior to that , in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation , the Pope said , “ We have caused a climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and life itself , including our own .
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PETITION UPDATE (3/15/21) -
Reports suggest that the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference (USCCB) is preparing a vote on what to do about pro-abortion Joe Biden (and, presumably, other abortion-promoting politicians) who continues to present himself (themselves) for Holy Communion.
Public excommunication would be a suitable response for Biden's obstinate, public and grave sin of scandalously promoting abortion.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this important petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (2/4/20)
Since Joe Biden was sworn-in on the 20th of January, he has wasted no time in signing Executive Orders to destroy the protections which former President Trump offered to the unborn and to the innocence and modesty of children of the United States.
In one executive order, Biden rescinded the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the federal government from spending taxpayer monies on abortion and the promotion of abortion.
And, in another executive order, Biden seeks to force girls' athletic programs, restrooms, and locker rooms to accept gender-confused males.
Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was shamefully silent throughout the presidential campaign on the pre-eminent issues of abortion and gender ideology, and what Biden vowed he would do as president, it is cold comfort that their pro-life office is now speaking up about this Administration's wilful disregard for human life and for God's design of human nature (i.e., two biological sexes).
Stated plainly, Joe Biden is as bad as he said he would be, and the bishop, acting in unison (as the USCCB) have an obligation to the Lord (first) and to the faithful (second) to refuse Holy Communion to this grave public sinner.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who continues to use the church as a backdrop for statements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, is now doing everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals as a unified body.
The USCCB, the organization to which every U.S. bishop belongs and which is staffed and led by bishops, remained disgracefully silent in the run-up to the election.
What were the bishops afraid of, losing their charitable tax status with the IRS, or being deprived of fat checks from the HHS (immigration programs) and USAID (foreign aid programs)?
Or, were they just too cowardly to clearly declare Christ's law to be above man's law and risk the ire of a Joe Biden as president?
Either way, the bishops’ lack of clarity in this regard is a terrible scandal in itself and probably greatly contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion, anti-Catholic Catholic to the presidency.
Given the fact that exit polling shows Catholics split their vote 50-50 for Trump and Biden, even a slight deviation in the heavily-Catholic swing-states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could have produced different results.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s pro-abortion stance collectively, but, again, they were overwhelmingly and shamefully 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.
However, the bishops can, even now, mitigate the damage done by their inaction by taking the following steps: 1) Speak with one voice, as the USCCB, and plainly condemn Biden's pro-abortion stance; 2) Publicly advise Biden not to present himself for Holy Communion because of his scandalous position on abortion and homosexual "marriage;" and, 3) Tell Biden to publicly repent of publicly promoting the wilfull murder of the preborn, sins against nature, and diminishing the natural family.
Thankfully, some individual bishops have spoken out forcefully on Biden's scandalous behavior, and his standing in the Church.
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."
But, to add insult to injury, 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.”
And, 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.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who uses the church as a backdrop to make sickening political advertisements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, says that he will do everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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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PETITION UPDATE (9/29/20)
Cardinal Raymond Burke has stated that Democratic candidate Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion.
In an interview for Thomas McKenna's Catholic Action for Faith and Family podcast, Cardinal Burke states the following (starting around 5:00):
First of all, I would tell him [Biden] not to approach to receive Holy Communion, out of charity toward him, because that would be a sacrilege and endanger the salvation of his own soul.
But, also, he should not approach to receive Holy Communion because he gives scandal to everyone, because if someone says, 'I'm a devout Catholic," and, at the same time is promoting abortion, it gives the impression to others that it's acceptable for a Catholic to be in favor of abortion.
Of course, it's absolutely not acceptable, and never has been, and never will be.
We give thanks for Cardinal Burke's frankness and clarity. And, we call on every U.S. Catholic bishop to follow Cardinal Burke's lead and call out Joe Biden for his bloody-minded hypocrisy on the issue of abortion.
To reiterate: You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion.
Thank you for continuing to sign this urgent petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/17/20)
The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, keeps claiming to be Catholic but has said he will do everything in his power to support abortion.
And, with his pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has just cemented abortion into the Democrats' 2020 presidential ticket.
Indeed, Harris is vehemently pro-abortion.
During her time as attorney general of California, Harris 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).
And, last year, Harris unveiled a plan to essentially force pro-life states to seek permission from the federal government before pro-life laws can take effect.
Additionally, Harris has dangerous views on religious liberty and freedom of speech.
Harris displayed anti-Catholic bigotry in the confirmation hearings of Judge Brian Buescher. Harris cited his membership in the “all-male society” the Knights of Columbus and its stances against abortion and same-sex “marriage” as grounds for rejecting Buescher for a federal district court in Nebraska.
And, David Daleiden, head of the pro-life investigative group Center for Medical Progress, wrote that from his firsthand experience, he considers Harris the “greatest threat to First Amendment civil rights our country has ever seen.”
Joe Biden has seriously erred by taking on Kamala Harris as his running mate, further distancing himself from the truths of the Catholic Faith, especially that every life is sacred from conception till natural death.
Please CLICK HERE to read an article which details one U.S. bishop's warning about the Biden-Harris ticket.
And, please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition.
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Of course, these two things are incompatible: you cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion.
And, a "Catholic" politician's responsibility in this regard is absolute: On pain of serious sin, he or she can never promote abortion because abortion is the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings, and also because doing so causes grave scandal to the Church and the faithful.
Please SIGN this urgent petition asking the bishops of the United States to refuse to give Holy Communion to Joe Biden until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
Biden recently promised to “codify Roe v. Wade” as president, adding, "my Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate a woman’s protected, constitutional right to choose."
And, since starting his latest run for the presidency, Biden also flip-flopped against the Hyde Amendment, saying that he would allow federal funds to be spent on abortion - a position he claimed to be against for more than 40 years.
In short, Joe Biden will do everything in his power to enable and defend the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings.
So, this should not be a hard decision for our U.S. bishops. In fact, in another circumstance, it was already done by an Illinois bishop.
Indeed, Bishop Paprocki, of Springfield, Illinois, invoked Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law to withdraw Holy Communion from two Illinois state politicians who had worked to enact radical new abortion legislation in 2019.
Canon 915 states: "Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Of course, no-one, least of all the bishops, wants anyone to be deprived of Holy Communion.
A politician who publicly and obstinately advocates for the murder of innocent preborn babies puts himself out-of-communion with the Church and her teaching.
Pro-abortion politicians should not think that they can advocate for the murder of the unborn and receive the Body of Christ at the same time. This would be to defile the Eucharist while giving scandal to the faithful.
Depriving politicians of Holy Communion is not just meant to prevent scandal; it is also designed to bring a grave public sinner to repentance. In this way, such an action is meant to be for the good of their souls, too.
Thank you for SIGNING this urgent petition which calls on the U.S. Catholic bishops to refuse to admit Joe Biden to Holy Communion until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance
Catholic priest denies Joe Biden Holy Communion for pro-abortion stance - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-denies-joe-biden-holy-communion-for-pro-abortion-stance
Cardinal McCarrick and the Concealing of Rome’s Position on Denying Communion - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-mccarrick-and-the-concealing-of-romes-position-on-denying-communio
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--El presidente de Brasil impulsa la “lucha contra la cristofobia” mundial en la ONU

La abogada brasileña Janaína Paschoal , conocida por solicitar la destitución de la ex presidenta socialista Dilma Rousseff , “ @ @ @ @ @ una tesis sobre salud , Marques abordara el aborto como un problema de salud de @ @ @ @ @ un asesinato , no como un asunto de vida o muerte , ” Severo .
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NUEVA YORK, 7 de octubre de 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – El presidente brasileño, Jair Bolsonaro, pidió a las naciones de todo el mundo que combatan la hostilidad hacia los cristianos en un discurso que pronunció en las Naciones Unidas el 22 de septiembre.
“Hago un llamado a toda la comunidad internacional para proteger la libertad religiosa y luchar contra la cristofobia,” dijo el presidente Bolsonaro.
Frances Marcel de Breitbart dijo que el comentario de Bolsonaro “probablemente fue una referencia a las crecientes tasas de violencia anticristiana y persecución cristiana en naciones de mayoría musulmana.”
Union of Catholic Asian News informa que “la pandemia se ha convertido en un pretexto para intensificar la persecución contra los cristianos” de los gobiernos autoritarios. Según Paul Robinson, director ejecutivo de Release International, en China, los cristianos son arrestados por realizar oraciones en línea, mientras que en Eritrea, los cristianos que huyen de la persecución “no pueden acceder a los campamentos de refugio y otros sistemas de apoyo de la ONU.”
Bolsonaro no amplió esta declaración en su reciente discurso ante la ONU, que de otra manera dedicó en gran medida a la discusión de COVID-19, temas económicos y ambientales.
Cerró su discurso diciendo: “Brasil es un país cristiano y conservador, y tiene a la familia como base.”
El escritor brasileño y conservador cultural Julio Severo señaló que el informe oficial de la ONU cubrió gran parte de lo que Bolsonaro discutió en su discurso, pero no mencionó su comentario sobre la “cristofobia” o su comentario de que Brasil es un “país cristiano y conservador.”
“Las Naciones Unidas no mencionaron nada para no ofender a Arabia Saudita, Irán, China y otras naciones que persiguen a los cristianos,” comentó Severo.
El apoyo vocal de Bolsonaro a los cristianos y el conservadurismo recuerdan su historia de acciones cristianas y a favor de la familia, como su proclamación de consagrar Brasil al Inmaculado Corazón de María, su promoción de la educación sobre la abstinencia y su oposición a la ideología de género LGBT. Según Severo, “[l]a lucha contra el adoctrinamiento homosexual de los escolares hizo famoso a Bolsonaro entre los conservadores, aunque hoy su lucha no es tan fuerte como en el pasado.”
Para consternación de los conservadores, solo unos días después del discurso de Bolsonaro en la ONU, decidió nominar a Kassio Nunes Marques para la Corte Suprema de Brasil. Según Severo, Marques es “elogiado por toda la izquierda en Brasil.”
La abogada brasileña Janaína Paschoal, conocida por solicitar la destitución de la ex presidenta socialista Dilma Rousseff, “estaba perpleja de que en una tesis sobre salud, Marques abordara el aborto como un problema de salud de la mujer, no como un asesinato, no como un asunto de vida o muerte,” Severo. dijo.
Severo continuó: “Quizás el legado más importante de un presidente es su nombramiento para la Corte Suprema. ¿Qué tipo de legado pretende dejar Bolsonaro para el futuro de Brasil en la Corte Suprema?”
Bolsonaro había dicho en el 2019: “El estado es laico, pero somos cristianos. O plagiar a mi querida [ministra] Damares [Alves]: Somos terriblemente cristianos. Y ese espíritu debe estar presente en todas las ramas del gobierno. Por lo tanto, mi compromiso: puedo nombrar dos ministros para el Tribunal Supremo Federal. Uno de ellos será terriblemente evangélico.”
Si bien algunos evangélicos han expresado su consternación por la nominación de Marques por parte de Bolsonaro, el presidente de Brasil les ha asegurado que su próxima nominación se alineará con la identidad “evangélica” que les prometió en el 2019.
Bolsonaro dijo el lunes: “Vamos a tener un ministro muy evangélico en la corte suprema. Más que alguien muy evangélico, si Dios quiere, tendremos un ministro.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--Abp. Viganò: Here is what the Pope’s ambiguous statements are doing to the Church

October 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Yesterday , on the occasion of the Rome Film Festival , the director Evgeny Afineevsky presented a documentary called Francesco , which proposes several interviews done with Jorge Mario Bergoglio over the course of the last few years of his pontificate .
Among other disconcerting statements , there are several about the legitimization of homosexual civil unions : “ What we have to create is a civil union law .
That way they [ homosexuals ] are legally covered .
I stood up for that.
” I think that both the simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel betrayed by what Bergoglio has affirmed .
It is not necessary to be theologians to understand that the approval of civil unions is in clear contradiction of the Magisterial documents of the Church , including recent ones .
Such approval also constitutes a very grave “ assist ” to the LGBTQ ideology which today is being imposed on the global level .
In the coming days the Italian Parliament will be discussing the approval of the so-called Zan law [ against so-called “ homophobia ” ] proposed by the Democratic Party ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting homosexuals and trans-sexuals , it will be considered a crime to affirm that the natural family is the building block of human society , and those who affirm that sodomy is a sin that cries out to God for vengeance will be punished .
Bergoglio ’ s words have already been received by the gay lobby worldwide as an authoritative support for their claims .
Carefully reading Bergoglio ’ s statements , someone has already observed that it does not include an approval of homosexual marriage , but only a gesture of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who ask the secular state for juridical protection .
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has already unequivocally clarified that in no case may a Catholic approve of civil unions , because they constitute a legitimization of public concubinage and are only a step towards the legal recognition of so-called homosexual marriages .
So much so that in Italy today it is even possible for people of the same sex to “ marry ” each other , after having been assured for years – even by self-styled Catholic politicians – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no way question marriage as it is defined in the Italian Constitution .
After all , experience teaches us that when Bergoglio says something , he does it with a very precise purpose : to make others interpret his words in the broadest possible sense .
The front pages of newspapers all over the world are announcing today : “ The Pope Approves Gay Marriage ” – even if technically this is not what he said .
But this was exactly the result that he and the Vatican gay lobby wanted .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that what Bergoglio said was misunderstood , that this was an old interview , and that the Church reaffirms its condemnation of homosexuality as intrinsically disordered .
But the damage has been done , and even any steps backwards from the scandal that has been stirred up will ultimately be a step forward in the direction of mainstream thought and what is politically correct .
Let us not forget the nefarious results of his famous utterance in 2013 – “ Who am I to judge ?
” – which earned him a place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the title “ Man of the Year.
” Bergoglio has declared : “ 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.
” All the baptized are children of God : this is what the Gospel teaches .
But these children may be either good or evil , and if they break God ’ s Commandments , the fact that they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being punished , just as an Italian who steals does not avoid going to prison solely because of the fact that he is a citizen of the nation where he commits the crime .
The Mercy of God does not prescind from Justice , and if we think of how in order to redeem us the Lord shed His Blood on the Cross , we can not but strive for holiness , conforming our behavior to His will .
Our Lord has said : “ You are my friends , if you do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15:14 ) .
If familial or social exclusion results from provocative behaviors or from ideological claims that can not be shared – I am thinking of Gay Pride – this is only the result of an attitude of challenge , and thus such exclusion has its origin in those who use that attitude to hurt their neighbor .
If instead that discrimination results only from being a person who behaves like everyone else with respect for others and without any imposition of one ’ s own lifestyle , it should be rightly condemned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the homosexualist lobby wants to obtain is not the integration of normal and honest people but rather the imposition of seriously sinful , socially destabilizing models of life that have always been exploited to demolish the family and society .
It is no coincidence that the promotion of the homosexual agenda is part of the globalist project , in conjunction with the destruction of the natural family .
One of the most ardent supporters of the LGBTQ agenda and of the indiscriminate welcoming of homosexuals in the Church , the Jesuit James Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See .
As soon as the news came out about Bergoglio ’ s statements , Martin stormed social media with tweets , expressing his uncontainable satisfaction with this action which , in contrast , scandalized the majority of the faithful .
Along with Father Martin , there are cardinals , bishops , monsignors , priests , and other clerics who belong to the so-called “ lavender mafia.
” Some of these have been investigated and condemned for very grave crimes , almost always linked to homosexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clique of homosexuals in the command post does not have every interest in pushing Bergoglio to defend a vice that they share and practice ?
In fact , I would say that it is part of Bergoglio ’ s intended behavior that he plays with equivocation and provocation – such as when he said , “ God is not Catholic , ” or when he leaves it to others to finish a discourse which he initiates .
We have seen this with Amoris Laetitia : although he did not clearly contradict Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and remarried accessing the Sacraments , he allowed other bishops to do so , later approving their statements and stubbornly remaining silent in response to the Dubia of the four Cardinals .
It may be asked : why would the Pope act in this way , especially when his predecessors were always very clear on moral matters ?
I do not know what Bergoglio has in mind : I limit myself to making sense of his actions and words .
And I think I can affirm that what emerges is an attitude that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of his utterances there is the effort to arouse the reaction of the healthy part of the Church , provoking it with heretical statements , with disconcerting gestures , with documents that contradict the Magisterium .
And at the same time , his statements please his supporters , above all non-Catholics and those who are Catholic in name only .
By dint of provoking , he hopes that some bishop will grow tired of daily feeling afflicted by his doctrine and morals ; he hopes that a group of cardinals will formally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his deposition .
And by doing so , Bergoglio would have the pretext of accusing these prelates of being “ enemies of the Pope , ” of placing themselves outside the Church , of wanting a schism .
Obviously , it is not those who want to remain faithful to the Magisterium who separate themselves from the Church : this would be absurd .
In a certain way , Bergoglio ’ s behavior is of the same matrix as that of the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte : both of them , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the same élite , who are numerically a minority but are powerful and organized , with the purpose of demolishing the institution that they represent ; both of them abuse their own power against the law ; both of them accuse those who denounce their abuses of being the enemy of the institution , when in reality the denouncers are defending the institution from their destructive intent .
Finally , both of them are distinguished by a bleak mediocrity .
If canonically it is unthinkable to excommunicate a Catholic for the mere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , politically and strategically this abuse would allow Bergoglio to expel his adversaries from the Church , consolidating his own power .
And I repeat : we are not talking about a legitimate operation , but of an abuse that , despite being an abuse , no one would be able to prevent , since “ the First See is judged by none ” – prima Sedes a nemine judicatur .
And since the deposition of a heretical Pope is a canonically unresolved question on which there is no unanimous consent of canonists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heresy would be going down a dead end and would obtain a result only with great difficulty .
And it is exactly this , in my opinion , that Bergoglio ’ s “ magic circle ” wants to achieve : to reach the paradoxical situation in which the one who is recognized as Pope is at the same time in a state of schism with the Church he governs , while those who are declared by him to be schismatic for disobedience will find themselves expelled from the Church because of the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s action is above all directed outside the Church .
The encyclical Fratelli Tutti is an ideological manifesto in which there is nothing Catholic and nothing for Catholics – it is the umpteenth embrassons-nous [ “ let ’ s embrace ” ] of the Masonic matrix , in which universal brotherhood is obtained not , as the Gospel teaches , in recognizing the common fatherhood of God through belonging to the one Church , but rather by the flattening of all religions into a lowest common denominator that is expressed in solidarity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With this way of acting , Bergoglio is a candidate for “ pontiff ” of a new religion , with new commandments , new morals , and new liturgies .
He distances himself from the Catholic religion and from Christ , and consequently from the Hierarchy and the faithful , disavowing them and leaving them at the mercy of the globalist dictatorship .
Those who do not adapt to this new code will therefore be ostracized by society and by this new “ church ” as a foreign body .
On October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for peace along with representatives of the world religions : the motto of that ecumenical ceremony was “ No one is saved alone.
” But that prayer was addressed indiscriminately to both the True God as well as to the false gods of the pagans , making it clear that the ecumenism propagated by Bergoglio has as its goal the exclusion of Our Lord from human society , because Jesus Christ is considered “ divisive , ” “ a stumbling stone.
” This modern man thinks that he can obtain peace by leaving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I am the Way , the Truth , and the Life ; no one comes to the Father except through Me ” ( Jn 14:6 ) .
It is painful to note that this apostasy of formerly Christian nations is accompanied by Jorge Mario Bergoglio , who ought to be the Vicar of Christ , not his enemy .
Three days ago , the press announced that the Pope will not celebrate Midnight Mass on Christmas .
I will limit myself to one observation : a few days ago , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency , ” it was possible to celebrate an ecumenical rite in the presence of the faithful and the civil authorities , all wearing masks .
And yet , on the contrary , someone has decided that it would be imprudent to celebrate the Birth of the Savior on the Holy Night of Christmas in the far vaster space of the Vatican Basilica .
If this decision is confirmed , we will know that Jorge Mario Bergoglio prefers to celebrate himself by supporting the mainstream thought and syncretistic ideology of the New World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foot of the manger where the King of Kings is placed .

And it is exactly this, in my opinion, that Bergoglio’s 'magic circle' wants to achieve: to reach the paradoxical situation in which the one who is recognized as Pope is at the same time in a state of schism with the Church he governs, while those who are declared by him to be schismatic for disobedience will find themselves expelled from the Church because of the fact that they are Catholic.
October 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Yesterday, on the occasion of the Rome Film Festival, the director Evgeny Afineevsky presented a documentary called Francesco, which proposes several interviews done with Jorge Mario Bergoglio over the course of the last few years of his pontificate. Among other disconcerting statements, there are several about the legitimization of homosexual civil unions: “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they [homosexuals] are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
I think that both the simple faithful as well as bishops and priests feel betrayed by what Bergoglio has affirmed. It is not necessary to be theologians to understand that the approval of civil unions is in clear contradiction of the Magisterial documents of the Church, including recent ones. Such approval also constitutes a very grave “assist” to the LGBTQ ideology which today is being imposed on the global level.
In the coming days the Italian Parliament will be discussing the approval of the so-called Zan law [against so-called “homophobia”] proposed by the Democratic Party (PD). In the name of protecting homosexuals and trans-sexuals, it will be considered a crime to affirm that the natural family is the building block of human society, and those who affirm that sodomy is a sin that cries out to God for vengeance will be punished. Bergoglio’s words have already been received by the gay lobby worldwide as an authoritative support for their claims.
Carefully reading Bergoglio’s statements, someone has already observed that it does not include an approval of homosexual marriage, but only a gesture of welcome – perhaps poorly formulated – towards those who ask the secular state for juridical protection. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has already unequivocally clarified that in no case may a Catholic approve of civil unions, because they constitute a legitimization of public concubinage and are only a step towards the legal recognition of so-called homosexual marriages. So much so that in Italy today it is even possible for people of the same sex to “marry” each other, after having been assured for years – even by self-styled Catholic politicians – that [civil unions] would in no way question marriage as it is defined in the Italian Constitution.
After all, experience teaches us that when Bergoglio says something, he does it with a very precise purpose: to make others interpret his words in the broadest possible sense. The front pages of newspapers all over the world are announcing today: “The Pope Approves Gay Marriage” – even if technically this is not what he said. But this was exactly the result that he and the Vatican gay lobby wanted. Then the Vatican Press Office will perhaps say that what Bergoglio said was misunderstood, that this was an old interview, and that the Church reaffirms its condemnation of homosexuality as intrinsically disordered. But the damage has been done, and even any steps backwards from the scandal that has been stirred up will ultimately be a step forward in the direction of mainstream thought and what is politically correct. Let us not forget the nefarious results of his famous utterance in 2013 – “Who am I to judge?” – which earned him a place on the cover of The Advocate along with the title “Man of the Year.”
Bergoglio has declared: “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.” All the baptized are children of God: this is what the Gospel teaches. But these children may be either good or evil, and if they break God’s Commandments, the fact that they are His children will not prevent them from being punished, just as an Italian who steals does not avoid going to prison solely because of the fact that he is a citizen of the nation where he commits the crime. The Mercy of God does not prescind from Justice, and if we think of how in order to redeem us the Lord shed His Blood on the Cross, we cannot but strive for holiness, conforming our behavior to His will. Our Lord has said: “You are my friends, if you do what I command you” (Jn 15:14).
If familial or social exclusion results from provocative behaviors or from ideological claims that cannot be shared – I am thinking of Gay Pride – this is only the result of an attitude of challenge, and thus such exclusion has its origin in those who use that attitude to hurt their neighbor. If instead that discrimination results only from being a person who behaves like everyone else with respect for others and without any imposition of one’s own lifestyle, it should be rightly condemned.
We know very well that what the homosexualist lobby wants to obtain is not the integration of normal and honest people but rather the imposition of seriously sinful, socially destabilizing models of life that have always been exploited to demolish the family and society. It is no coincidence that the promotion of the homosexual agenda is part of the globalist project, in conjunction with the destruction of the natural family.
One of the most ardent supporters of the LGBTQ agenda and of the indiscriminate welcoming of homosexuals in the Church, the Jesuit James Martin, has been made a Consultor in the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See. As soon as the news came out about Bergoglio’s statements, Martin stormed social media with tweets, expressing his uncontainable satisfaction with this action which, in contrast, scandalized the majority of the faithful.
Along with Father Martin, there are cardinals, bishops, monsignors, priests, and other clerics who belong to the so-called “lavender mafia.” Some of these have been investigated and condemned for very grave crimes, almost always linked to homosexual environments. How can we think that a clique of homosexuals in the command post does not have every interest in pushing Bergoglio to defend a vice that they share and practice?
In fact, I would say that it is part of Bergoglio’s intended behavior that he plays with equivocation and provocation – such as when he said, “God is not Catholic,” or when he leaves it to others to finish a discourse which he initiates. We have seen this with Amoris Laetitia: although he did not clearly contradict Catholic doctrine on the impossibility of the divorced and remarried accessing the Sacraments, he allowed other bishops to do so, later approving their statements and stubbornly remaining silent in response to the Dubia of the four Cardinals.
It may be asked: why would the Pope act in this way, especially when his predecessors were always very clear on moral matters? I do not know what Bergoglio has in mind: I limit myself to making sense of his actions and words. And I think I can affirm that what emerges is an attitude that is deliberately two-faced and Jesuitical. Behind all of his utterances there is the effort to arouse the reaction of the healthy part of the Church, provoking it with heretical statements, with disconcerting gestures, with documents that contradict the Magisterium. And at the same time, his statements please his supporters, above all non-Catholics and those who are Catholic in name only.
By dint of provoking, he hopes that some bishop will grow tired of daily feeling afflicted by his doctrine and morals; he hopes that a group of cardinals will formally accuse him of heresy and call for his deposition. And by doing so, Bergoglio would have the pretext of accusing these prelates of being “enemies of the Pope,” of placing themselves outside the Church, of wanting a schism. Obviously, it is not those who want to remain faithful to the Magisterium who separate themselves from the Church: this would be absurd.
In a certain way, Bergoglio’s behavior is of the same matrix as that of the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte: both of them, in hindsight, were desired in their roles by the same élite, who are numerically a minority but are powerful and organized, with the purpose of demolishing the institution that they represent; both of them abuse their own power against the law; both of them accuse those who denounce their abuses of being the enemy of the institution, when in reality the denouncers are defending the institution from their destructive intent. Finally, both of them are distinguished by a bleak mediocrity.
If canonically it is unthinkable to excommunicate a Catholic for the mere fact that he wishes to remain so, politically and strategically this abuse would allow Bergoglio to expel his adversaries from the Church, consolidating his own power. And I repeat: we are not talking about a legitimate operation, but of an abuse that, despite being an abuse, no one would be able to prevent, since “the First See is judged by none” – prima Sedes a nemine judicatur. And since the deposition of a heretical Pope is a canonically unresolved question on which there is no unanimous consent of canonists, anyone who would accuse Bergoglio of heresy would be going down a dead end and would obtain a result only with great difficulty.
And it is exactly this, in my opinion, that Bergoglio’s “magic circle” wants to achieve: to reach the paradoxical situation in which the one who is recognized as Pope is at the same time in a state of schism with the Church he governs, while those who are declared by him to be schismatic for disobedience will find themselves expelled from the Church because of the fact that they are Catholic.
Bergoglio’s action is above all directed outside the Church. The encyclical Fratelli Tutti is an ideological manifesto in which there is nothing Catholic and nothing for Catholics – it is the umpteenth embrassons-nous [“let’s embrace”] of the Masonic matrix, in which universal brotherhood is obtained not, as the Gospel teaches, in recognizing the common fatherhood of God through belonging to the one Church, but rather by the flattening of all religions into a lowest common denominator that is expressed in solidarity, respect for the environment, and pacifism.
With this way of acting, Bergoglio is a candidate for “pontiff” of a new religion, with new commandments, new morals, and new liturgies. He distances himself from the Catholic religion and from Christ, and consequently from the Hierarchy and the faithful, disavowing them and leaving them at the mercy of the globalist dictatorship. Those who do not adapt to this new code will therefore be ostracized by society and by this new “church” as a foreign body.
On October 20 in Rome, Pope Francis prayed for peace along with representatives of the world religions: the motto of that ecumenical ceremony was “No one is saved alone.” But that prayer was addressed indiscriminately to both the True God as well as to the false gods of the pagans, making it clear that the ecumenism propagated by Bergoglio has as its goal the exclusion of Our Lord from human society, because Jesus Christ is considered “divisive,” “a stumbling stone.” This modern man thinks that he can obtain peace by leaving aside the One who said of Himself: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jn 14:6). It is painful to note that this apostasy of formerly Christian nations is accompanied by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who ought to be the Vicar of Christ, not his enemy.
Three days ago, the press announced that the Pope will not celebrate Midnight Mass on Christmas. I will limit myself to one observation: a few days ago, in the midst of the full-fledged “Covid emergency,” it was possible to celebrate an ecumenical rite in the presence of the faithful and the civil authorities, all wearing masks. And yet, on the contrary, someone has decided that it would be imprudent to celebrate the Birth of the Savior on the Holy Night of Christmas in the far vaster space of the Vatican Basilica.
If this decision is confirmed, we will know that Jorge Mario Bergoglio prefers to celebrate himself by supporting the mainstream thought and syncretistic ideology of the New World Order, rather than kneeling at the foot of the manger where the King of Kings is placed.
+ Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop
22 October 2020
Official translation
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--Bishop Schneider calls faithful to pray for Pope Francis to ‘convert’

October 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The Catholic Faith in the voice of the Magisterium of all times , the sense of the faith of the faithful ( sensus fidelium ) as well as common sense clearly reject any civil union of two persons of the same sex , a union which has the aim that these persons seek sexual pleasure from each other .
Even if persons living in such unions should not engage in mutual sexual pleasure — which in reality has been shown to be quite unrealistic — such unions represent a great scandal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fornication against nature and a continuous proximate occasion of sin .
Those who advocate same-sex civil unions are therefore also culpable of creating a kind of structure of sin , in this case of the juridical structure of habitual fornication against nature , since homosexual acts belong to sins which cry to heaven , as the Catechism of the Catholic Church says ( see n. 1867 ) .
Those who advocate same-sex civil unions are ultimately unjust and even cruel against those persons who are living in these unions , because these persons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will be solidified in their interior psychological dichotomy , since their reason tells them , that homosexual acts are against reason and against the explicit will of God , the Creator and Redeemer of men .
Every true Catholic , every true Catholic priest , every true Catholic bishop must with deep sorrow and a weeping heart regret and protest against the unheard fact , that Pope Francis , the Roman Pontiff , the successor of the apostle Peter , the Vicar of Christ on earth , uttered in the documentary film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 , 2020 , as part of the Rome Film Festival , his support for civil same-sex unions .
Such support of the pope means support for a structure of sin , for a lifestyle against the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue , which was written with the fingers of God on stone tables on Sinai ( see Ex .
31:18 ) and delivered by the hands of Angels to men ( see Gal .
3:19 ) .
What God has written with His hand , even a pope can not erase nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tongue .
The Pope can not behave as if he were God or an incarnation of Jesus Christ , modifying these words of the Lord : “ You have heard that it was said , ‘ You shall not commit adultery.
’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart ” ( Mt 5:27-28 ) and instead of this say , more or less , the following : “ You have heard that it was said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ if a man lies with a male as with a woman , both of them have committed an abomination ’ ( Lev .
20:13 ) , ‘ men who practice homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God ’ ( 1 Cor .
6:9 ) ; ‘ the practice of homosexuality is contrary to sound doctrine ’ ( 1 Tim .
1:10 ) .
But I say to you that for persons who feel same-sex attraction “ we have to create a civil union law .
That way they are legally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Church , and the Pope above all , should always remind others of these serious words of Our Lord : “ Anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven ” ( Mt .
5:19 ) .
Every pope has to take very much to heart what the First Vatican Council proclaimed : “ The Holy Spirit was not promised to the successors of Peter that by His revelation they might make known new doctrine , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and faithfully expound Revelation , the Deposit of Faith , delivered through the Apostles.
” ( Dogmatic Constitution Pastor aeternus , chap .
4 ) The advocating of a legal union so that a lifestyle against the explicit Commandment of God , against human nature and against human reason will be legally covered , is a new doctrine , which “ sews cushions under every elbow and makes pillows for the heads of persons ” ( Ez .
13:18 ) , a new doctrine that “ perverts the grace of our God into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a doctrine which is evidently against Divine Revelation and the perennial teaching of the Church of all times .
Such a doctrine is scheming with sin , and is therefore a most anti-pastoral measure .
To promote a juridical lifestyle of sin is against the core of the Gospel itself , since persons in same-sex unions through their sexual acts grievously offend God .
Our Lady of Fatima made the maternal appeal to all humanity to stop offending God , who is already too much offended .
The following voice of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus Christ , Our Divine Master , the Eternal Truth , and the voice of the Church and the popes of all times : • “ Civil law can not contradict right reason without losing its binding force on conscience.
” ( cf .
John Paul II , Encyclical Evangelium vitae , 72 ) • “ Laws in favor of homosexual unions are contrary to right reason because they confer legal guarantees , analogous to those granted to marriage , to unions between persons of the same sex .
Given the values at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could not grant legal standing to such unions without failing in its duty to promote and defend marriage as an institution essential to the common good ” ( Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons , n. 6 ) • “ It might be asked how a law can be contrary to the common good if it does not impose any particular kind of behavior , but simply gives legal recognition to a de facto reality which does not seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this area , one needs first to reflect on the difference between homosexual behavior as a private phenomenon and the same behavior as a relationship in society , foreseen and approved by the law , to the point where it becomes one of the institutions in the legal structure .
This second phenomenon is not only more serious , but also assumes a more far-reaching and profound influence , and would result in changes to the entire organization of society , contrary to the common good .
Civil laws are structuring principles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for good or for ill .
They “ play a very important and sometimes decisive role in influencing patterns of thought and behavior ” .
Lifestyles and the underlying presuppositions these express not only externally shape the life of society , but also tend to modify the younger generation ’ s perception and evaluation of forms of behavior .
Legal recognition of homosexual unions would obscure certain basic moral values and cause a devaluation of the institution of marriage.
” ( ibid . )
• “ Sexual relations are human when and insofar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistance of the sexes in marriage and are open to the transmission of new life.
” ( ibid.
, n. 7 ) • “ By putting homosexual unions on a legal plane analogous to that of marriage and the family , the State acts arbitrarily and in contradiction with its duties.
” ( ibid.
, n. 8 ) • “ The denial of the social and legal status of marriage to forms of cohabitation that are not and can not be marital is not opposed to justice ; on the contrary , justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for holding that such unions are harmful to the proper development of human society , especially if their impact on society were to increase.
” ( ibid . )
• “ It would be gravely unjust to sacrifice the common good and just laws on the family in order to protect personal goods that can and must be guaranteed in ways that do not harm the body of society ” ( ibid.
, n. 9 ) • There is always “ a danger that legislation which would make homosexuality a basis for entitlements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homosexual orientation to declare his homosexuality or even to seek a partner in order to exploit the provisions of the law ” ( Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Some considerations concerning the response to legislative proposals on the non-discrimination of homosexual persons , July 24 , 1992 , n. 14 ) All Catholics whether they be lay faithful as little children , as young men and young women , as fathers and mothers of family , or as consecrated persons , as cloistered nuns , as priests and as bishops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the faith which was once and for ever delivered to the Saints , ” ( Jude 3 ) , and who are for this reason despised and marginalized at the periphery in the life of the Church of our days , should weep and cry to God that , through the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary , who in Fatima said that people should stop offending God , who is already too offended , Pope Francis may convert and retract formally his approval for the civil same-sex unions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Lord has commanded him ( see Luke 22:32 ) .
All these little ones in the Church ( children , young men , young women , fathers and mothers of family , cloistered nuns , priests , bishops ) would surely say to Pope Francis : Most Holy Father , for the sake of the salvation of your own immortal soul , for the sake of the souls of all those persons who through your approval of the same-sex unions are by their sexual acts grievously offending God and exposing their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost , convert , retract your approval and proclaim with all your predecessors the following unchangeable teaching of the Church : “ The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons can not lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions.
” ( Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons , n. 11 ) “ Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 can not fail to defend these values , for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself.
” ( ibid.
, n. 11 ) By the incredible approval of same-sex unions through the pope , all the true children of the Church feel like orphans , no more hearing the clear and unambiguous voice of the Pope , who should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Deposit of Faith , delivered through the Apostles .
The true children of the Church of our days might use these words of Psalm 137 , saying : We feel as if in exile , by the rivers of Babylon , weeping when remembering Zion , when remembering the luminous and crystal-clear teaching of the popes , of our Holy Mother Church .
Yet we unshakably believe in the words of Our Lord , that the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church .
The Lord will come , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the fourth watch of the night , to calm the storm within the Church , to calm the storm within the papacy of our days , and He will say : “ Take heart ; it is I .
Do not be afraid .
O you of little faith , why did you doubt ?
And when they got into the boat , the wind ceased.
” ( Mt .
14:27 ; 32-33 ) Our Lord will say also to Pope Francis : “ For what does it profit a man , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and suffers the loss of his own soul ?
Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul ?
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels : and then will he render to every man according to his works.
” ( Mt .
16:26-27 ) ; and Our Lord will say in addition to Pope Francis : “ I have prayed that your own faith may not fail ; and that once you have converted , you must strengthen your brothers ” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Edward Pentin ’ s blog .
It is published with permission from Bp .
Schneider .

October 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The Catholic Faith in the voice of the Magisterium of all times, the sense of the faith of the faithful (sensus fidelium) as well as common sense clearly reject any civil union of two persons of the same sex, a union which has the aim that these persons seek sexual pleasure from each other. Even if persons living in such unions should not engage in mutual sexual pleasure — which in reality has been shown to be quite unrealistic — such unions represent a great scandal, a public recognition of the sins of fornication against nature and a continuous proximate occasion of sin. Those who advocate same-sex civil unions are therefore also culpable of creating a kind of structure of sin, in this case of the juridical structure of habitual fornication against nature, since homosexual acts belong to sins which cry to heaven, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church says (see n. 1867). Those who advocate same-sex civil unions are ultimately unjust and even cruel against those persons who are living in these unions, because these persons will be confirmed in mortal sin, they will be solidified in their interior psychological dichotomy, since their reason tells them, that homosexual acts are against reason and against the explicit will of God, the Creator and Redeemer of men.
Every true Catholic, every true Catholic priest, every true Catholic bishop must with deep sorrow and a weeping heart regret and protest against the unheard fact, that Pope Francis, the Roman Pontiff, the successor of the apostle Peter, the Vicar of Christ on earth, uttered in the documentary film “Francesco” that premiered on October 21, 2020, as part of the Rome Film Festival, his support for civil same-sex unions. Such support of the pope means support for a structure of sin, for a lifestyle against the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue, which was written with the fingers of God on stone tables on Sinai (see Ex. 31:18) and delivered by the hands of Angels to men (see Gal. 3:19). What God has written with His hand, even a pope cannot erase nor rewrite with his hand or with his tongue. The Pope cannot behave as if he were God or an incarnation of Jesus Christ, modifying these words of the Lord: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Mt 5:27-28) and instead of this say, more or less, the following: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’, ‘if a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination’ (Lev. 20:13), ‘men who practice homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God’ (1 Cor. 6:9); ‘the practice of homosexuality is contrary to sound doctrine’ (1 Tim. 1:10). But I say to you that for persons who feel same-sex attraction “we have to create a civil union law. That way they are legally covered”.
Every Shepherd of the Church, and the Pope above all, should always remind others of these serious words of Our Lord: “Anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven” (Mt. 5:19). Every pope has to take very much to heart what the First Vatican Council proclaimed: “The Holy Spirit was not promised to the successors of Peter that by His revelation they might make known new doctrine, but that by His assistance they might inviolably keep and faithfully expound Revelation, the Deposit of Faith, delivered through the Apostles.” (Dogmatic Constitution Pastor aeternus, chap. 4)
The advocating of a legal union so that a lifestyle against the explicit Commandment of God, against human nature and against human reason will be legally covered, is a new doctrine, which “sews cushions under every elbow and makes pillows for the heads of persons” (Ez. 13:18), a new doctrine that “perverts the grace of our God into sexual pleasure” (Jude 4), a doctrine which is evidently against Divine Revelation and the perennial teaching of the Church of all times. Such a doctrine is scheming with sin, and is therefore a most anti-pastoral measure. To promote a juridical lifestyle of sin is against the core of the Gospel itself, since persons in same-sex unions through their sexual acts grievously offend God. Our Lady of Fatima made the maternal appeal to all humanity to stop offending God, who is already too much offended.
The following voice of the Magisterium is faithfully echoing the voice of Jesus Christ, Our Divine Master, the Eternal Truth, and the voice of the Church and the popes of all times:
“Civil law cannot contradict right reason without losing its binding force on conscience.” (cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Evangelium vitae, 72)
“Laws in favor of homosexual unions are contrary to right reason because they confer legal guarantees, analogous to those granted to marriage, to unions between persons of the same sex. Given the values at stake in this question, the State could not grant legal standing to such unions without failing in its duty to promote and defend marriage as an institution essential to the common good” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons, n. 6)
“It might be asked how a law can be contrary to the common good if it does not impose any particular kind of behavior, but simply gives legal recognition to a de facto reality which does not seem to cause injustice to anyone. In this area, one needs first to reflect on the difference between homosexual behavior as a private phenomenon and the same behavior as a relationship in society, foreseen and approved by the law, to the point where it becomes one of the institutions in the legal structure. This second phenomenon is not only more serious, but also assumes a more far-reaching and profound influence, and would result in changes to the entire organization of society, contrary to the common good. Civil laws are structuring principles of man’s life in society, for good or for ill. They “play a very important and sometimes decisive role in influencing patterns of thought and behavior”. Lifestyles and the underlying presuppositions these express not only externally shape the life of society, but also tend to modify the younger generation’s perception and evaluation of forms of behavior. Legal recognition of homosexual unions would obscure certain basic moral values and cause a devaluation of the institution of marriage.” (ibid.)
“Sexual relations are human when and insofar as they express and promote the mutual assistance of the sexes in marriage and are open to the transmission of new life.” (ibid., n. 7)
“By putting homosexual unions on a legal plane analogous to that of marriage and the family, the State acts arbitrarily and in contradiction with its duties.” (ibid., n. 8)
“The denial of the social and legal status of marriage to forms of cohabitation that are not and cannot be marital is not opposed to justice; on the contrary, justice requires it. There are good reasons for holding that such unions are harmful to the proper development of human society, especially if their impact on society were to increase.” (ibid.)
“It would be gravely unjust to sacrifice the common good and just laws on the family in order to protect personal goods that can and must be guaranteed in ways that do not harm the body of society” (ibid., n. 9)
There is always “a danger that legislation which would make homosexuality a basis for entitlements could actually encourage a person with a homosexual orientation to declare his homosexuality or even to seek a partner in order to exploit the provisions of the law” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Some considerations concerning the response to legislative proposals on the non-discrimination of homosexual persons, July 24, 1992, n. 14)
All Catholics whether they be lay faithful as little children, as young men and young women, as fathers and mothers of family, or as consecrated persons, as cloistered nuns, as priests and as bishops, are inviolably keeping and “fighting for the faith which was once and for ever delivered to the Saints,” (Jude 3), and who are for this reason despised and marginalized at the periphery in the life of the Church of our days, should weep and cry to God that, through the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who in Fatima said that people should stop offending God, who is already too offended, Pope Francis may convert and retract formally his approval for the civil same-sex unions, in order to confirm his brethren, as the Lord has commanded him (see Luke 22:32).
All these little ones in the Church (children, young men, young women, fathers and mothers of family, cloistered nuns, priests, bishops) would surely say to Pope Francis: Most Holy Father, for the sake of the salvation of your own immortal soul, for the sake of the souls of all those persons who through your approval of the same-sex unions are by their sexual acts grievously offending God and exposing their souls to the danger to be eternally lost, convert, retract your approval and proclaim with all your predecessors the following unchangeable teaching of the Church:
“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.” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons, n. 11)
“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.” (ibid., n. 11)
By the incredible approval of same-sex unions through the pope, all the true children of the Church feel like orphans, no more hearing the clear and unambiguous voice of the Pope, who should inviolably keep and faithfully expound Revelation, the Deposit of Faith, delivered through the Apostles.
The true children of the Church of our days might use these words of Psalm 137, saying: We feel as if in exile, by the rivers of Babylon, weeping when remembering Zion, when remembering the luminous and crystal-clear teaching of the popes, of our Holy Mother Church. Yet we unshakably believe in the words of Our Lord, that the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church. The Lord will come, even if He will come late, only in the fourth watch of the night, to calm the storm within the Church, to calm the storm within the papacy of our days, and He will say: “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid. O you of little faith, why did you doubt? And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.” (Mt. 14:27;32-33) Our Lord will say also to Pope Francis: “For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and suffers the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.” (Mt. 16:26-27); and Our Lord will say in addition to Pope Francis: “I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and that once you have converted, you must strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32)
This article originally appeared on Edward Pentin’s blog. It is published with permission from Bp. Schneider.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--‘Well beyond’ court packing: Biden proposes commission to transform Supreme Court

October 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In an apparent attempt to defuse lingering question as to whether he would “ pack ” the Supreme Court as president , Democrat nominee Joe Biden will establish a “ bipartisan commission of scholars ” to propose ways to “ reform ” the federal judiciary , if elected .
“ Court-packing ” refers to expanding the number of Supreme Court justices to rig outcomes in the president ’ s favor , which President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously attempted in hopes of stopping the court from striking down his New Deal economic policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for doing the same if they regain power , particularly as a response to the impending confirmation of President Donald Trump ’ s third Supreme Court nominee , Judge Amy Coney Barrett .
In a new interview with 60 Minutes , the former vice president said he will ask a “ bipartisan commission of scholars ” to “ come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it ’ s getting out of whack.
” “ And it ’ s not about court packing , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of other things that our constitutional scholars have debated and I ’ ve looked to see what recommendations that commission might make.
” “ There ’ s a number of alternatives that are — go well beyond packing , ” he added .
“ The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football , whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want .
Presidents come and go .
Supreme Court justices stay for generations.
” For weeks , Biden and his running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) have come under fire for their refusal to say whether they support court-packing .
Earlier this month , Biden said voters will “ know my opinion on court packing ” when the election is over , and “ don ’ t deserve ” to know beforehand .
His latest proposal appears to be an attempt to satisfy those in his base who want court-packing without explicitly endorsing the practice , which has outraged even some moderates .
“ Truly radical , ” responded Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) , who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of Supreme Court justices at its current number of nine .
“ Our constitutional rights hang in the balance , and we are One Vote Away .
”

Biden said he will ask a ‘bipartisan commission of scholars’ for recommendations ‘as to how to reform the court system.’
October 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In an apparent attempt to defuse lingering question as to whether he would “pack” the Supreme Court as president, Democrat nominee Joe Biden will establish a “bipartisan commission of scholars” to propose ways to “reform” the federal judiciary, if elected.
“Court-packing” refers to expanding the number of Supreme Court justices to rig outcomes in the president’s favor, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously attempted in hopes of stopping the court from striking down his New Deal economic policies. Modern Democrats and their supporters have called for doing the same if they regain power, particularly as a response to the impending confirmation of President Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
In a new interview with 60 Minutes, the former vice president said he will ask a “bipartisan commission of scholars” to “come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it’s getting out of whack.”
“And it’s not about court packing,” Biden said. “There’s a number of other things that our constitutional scholars have debated and I’ve looked to see what recommendations that commission might make.”
“There’s a number of alternatives that are — go well beyond packing,” he added. “The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football, whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want. Presidents come and go. Supreme Court justices stay for generations.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge the U.S. Senate to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Show Petition Text 24868 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 Judge Amy Coney Barrett Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images PETITION UPDATE (10/26//2020) In a resounding victory for supporters of life, family and freedom, the U.S. Senate has just confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States! Justice Barrett was sworn-in by Justice Clarence Thomas and will swiftly fill the vacant seat and immediately begin participating in Supreme Court hearings. The petitions signed by many of you - there are now over 40,000 signatures - supporting Judge Amy Coney Barrett were sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as to the Officers of the USCCB. Thank you for signing these petitions. 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Please watch and read EXCLUSIVE LifeSite videos and articles about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's hearings: YouTube Videos: 'We are people of faith, the true body of Christ': Christians pray for SCOTUS confirmation hearings' '"That's your job": Judge Barrett responds to relevance of Obamacare to SCOTUS confirmation' Articles: 'Senator who badgered Barrett about Catholicism in 2017 presses her on abortion at confirmation hearing' 'Hawley, Barrett dismantle religious tests for office at Supreme Court hearing' 'Ted Cruz at Barrett hearing warns Democrats want to ‘erase’ religious liberty' ______________________________________________________________ Conservatives and Christians asked President Trump to deliver a proven constitutional originalist with a solid pro-life background, and he did. Now, let's not be outdone by Leftist organizations which will be mobilizing their forces to write, call and visit their senators' constituency offices. Please SIGN this urgent petition - to Senate Leadership - asking them to quickly confirm Barrett as the next Supreme Court justice. Then, please take a couple of minutes to CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS using their numbers below, and politely urge them to confirm Barrett. When Amy Coney Barrett's senate confirmation hearing begins on Monday, October 12th, the mother of seven and devout Catholic is expected to face fierce opposition. Of course, the anticipated attacks have nothing to do with Barrett's legal credentials, which are uniformly top-notch. Instead, they have to do with her faith in Jesus and with her belief that life begins at conception. This is nothing short of anti-Christian bigotry which cannot be tolerated. The fact is, Amy Coney Barrett is the best candidate for the job, and she urgently needs our support. By signing the petition, we can unite to powerfully speak with one voice. 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For weeks, Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) have come under fire for their refusal to say whether they support court-packing. Earlier this month, Biden said voters will “know my opinion on court packing” when the election is over, and “don’t deserve” to know beforehand. His latest proposal appears to be an attempt to satisfy those in his base who want court-packing without explicitly endorsing the practice, which has outraged even some moderates.
“Truly radical,” responded Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has proposed a constitutional amendment to lock the number of Supreme Court justices at its current number of nine. “Our constitutional rights hang in the balance, and we are One Vote Away.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-23--US bishop on aborted babies: ‘Their blood cries out for justice’

GREEN BAY , Wisconsin , October 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Referring to the number of 61 million babies killed in abortion in the United States since 1973 , Bishop David L. Ricken said , “ Their blood cries out for justice .
Let it not continue.
” In his message on October 18 , 2020 , the bishop of Green Bay , Wisconsin , reminded the faithful of the sanctity of life and the need to create a culture of life .
As part of the series of pro-life rosaries with the bishops of Wisconsin leading up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouraged Catholic voters to vote for life because it is “ an issue of humanity , ” not just a Catholic issue .
“ Life begins at conception … Every person conceived is created by God and has a right to be born and to live , because every life is sacred , ” he said .
After asking why the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) made the right to life the preeminent priority of the Catholic Church in the United States , Ricken explained , “ The answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life is sacred.
” “ Did you know that it ’ s 61 million now ?
61 million innocent lives have been taken in the womb in the United States since 1973 , when the Roe v. Wade decision in the Supreme Court sanctioned and legalized abortion , ” he added .
Ricken explained further , “ The right to be born and the right to live is the most fundamental and foundational human right .
That right is the sine qua non , which is Latin for ‘ without which ’ there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right , there is no right , no other right .
And no other right applies.
” He then pointed to the “ signs of hope ” and the “ great strides [ we have made ] in honoring the dignity of our unborn brothers and sisters as well as providing for the care of their mothers.
” He identified the good that ultrasounds and the work of hundreds of pregnancy centers and clinics have been able to accomplish throughout the U.S .
Moreover , Ricken affirmed the ministries working to help women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn help other women make the decision to choose life .
“ [ Those women ] don ’ t want them to be trapped in that cycle of death , ” he said .
“ We can have hope that there is a new generation now .
A young generation that calls itself the pro-life generation , which is speaking boldly in defense of all life and working with great zeal to change the law as we know it , as well as to care for those in need , ” declared Ricken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-life advocates are already doing , but he also encouraged people to mobilize for mission .
He said , “ There is still much to do … As the protection and care for life increases , your prayers and your cooperation with the Holy Spirit will be needed even more.
” “ More and more people are going to wake up to what abortion really is and what it does .
And , the secrets will be hidden no more .
We will need to be there for people when they realize that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ricken said .
He advised the faithful that they will need to support women and families undergoing crises even more and help with adoption services .
“ We will need to put our words and prayers into action in a multitude of tangible ways , ” he noted .
Ricken also reminded Catholics that even though building a culture of life is a huge and difficult task , “ God ’ s love is up to it.
” For this reason , he encouraged them to invoke the powerful intercession of Our Lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help them build a culture of life .
He also thanked people who have been involved with the pro-life movement , specifically 40 Days for Life , an international 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting .
“ You , too , are having a lasting impact for life , ” he said .
Not only did Bishop Ricken encourage people to build a culture of life , he also encouraged them to take action .
He urged anyone who has experienced or been involved with an abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to confession , and embrace Jesus ’ mercy .
Finally , he enjoined all Catholics to elect pro-life candidates to public office .
“ [ V ] ote for life … Every child has a right to be born and a right to live , ” he said emphatically .
“ As a nation , let ’ s protect that right once again .
Brothers and sisters , the insanity must stop .
Bloodshed and destruction of the body and soul of these the most innocent of human beings , innocent children in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ womb .
That must stop , ” he declared .
In closing , Bishop Ricken declared that the unborn child deserves to be protected because it is the most vulnerable life , and has rights , too .
He also observed abortion has been the cause of many other problems in the U.S. , and that the nation needs to heal from this sin .

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, October 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Referring to the number of 61 million babies killed in abortion in the United States since 1973, Bishop David L. Ricken said, “Their blood cries out for justice. Let it not continue.”
In his message on October 18, 2020, the bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, reminded the faithful of the sanctity of life and the need to create a culture of life.
As part of the series of pro-life rosaries with the bishops of Wisconsin leading up to the presidential election, Bishop Ricken encouraged Catholic voters to vote for life because it is “an issue of humanity,” not just a Catholic issue.
“Life begins at conception … Every person conceived is created by God and has a right to be born and to live, because every life is sacred,” he said.
After asking why the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) made the right to life the preeminent priority of the Catholic Church in the United States, Ricken explained, “The answer is really very simple: because every life is sacred.”
“Did you know that it’s 61 million now? 61 million innocent lives have been taken in the womb in the United States since 1973, when the Roe v. Wade decision in the Supreme Court sanctioned and legalized abortion,” he added.
Ricken explained further, “The right to be born and the right to live is the most fundamental and foundational human right. That right is the sine qua non, which is Latin for ‘without which’ there are no other rights. Without this right, there is no right, no other right. And no other right applies.”
He then pointed to the “signs of hope” and the “great strides [we have made] in honoring the dignity of our unborn brothers and sisters as well as providing for the care of their mothers.” He identified the good that ultrasounds and the work of hundreds of pregnancy centers and clinics have been able to accomplish throughout the U.S.
Moreover, Ricken affirmed the ministries working to help women find healing from their abortions and in turn help other women make the decision to choose life. “[Those women] don’t want them to be trapped in that cycle of death,” he said.
“We can have hope that there is a new generation now. A young generation that calls itself the pro-life generation, which is speaking boldly in defense of all life and working with great zeal to change the law as we know it, as well as to care for those in need,” declared Ricken.
Ricken affirmed the good work that pro-life advocates are already doing, but he also encouraged people to mobilize for mission. He said, “There is still much to do … As the protection and care for life increases, your prayers and your cooperation with the Holy Spirit will be needed even more.”
“More and more people are going to wake up to what abortion really is and what it does. And, the secrets will be hidden no more. We will need to be there for people when they realize that has been in their life,” Ricken said.
He advised the faithful that they will need to support women and families undergoing crises even more and help with adoption services. “We will need to put our words and prayers into action in a multitude of tangible ways,” he noted.
Ricken also reminded Catholics that even though building a culture of life is a huge and difficult task, “God’s love is up to it.”
For this reason, he encouraged them to invoke the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Innocents to help them build a culture of life. He also thanked people who have been involved with the pro-life movement, specifically 40 Days for Life, an international 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting.
“You, too, are having a lasting impact for life,” he said.
Not only did Bishop Ricken encourage people to build a culture of life, he also encouraged them to take action. He urged anyone who has experienced or been involved with an abortion in some way to repent, go to confession, and embrace Jesus’ mercy.
Finally, he enjoined all Catholics to elect pro-life candidates to public office. “[V]ote for life … Every child has a right to be born and a right to live,” he said emphatically.
“As a nation, let’s protect that right once again. Brothers and sisters, the insanity must stop. Bloodshed and destruction of the body and soul of these the most innocent of human beings, innocent children in the womb and children just outside the womb. That must stop,” he declared.
In closing, Bishop Ricken declared that the unborn child deserves to be protected because it is the most vulnerable life, and has rights, too. He also observed abortion has been the cause of many other problems in the U.S., and that the nation needs to heal from this sin.
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