lifesitenews--2020-03-05--German bishops publicize ‘blessing of departure’ for couples getting divorced

BONN , Germany , March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Several priests in Germany are offering “ a kind of blessing ” for Catholic couples getting a divorce .
According to an article published on the news website of the German bishops , some married couples , “ despite all the injuries they have suffered , wish to have a common ritual with which they symbolically want to release each other from their relationship.
” The article published by katholisch.de quoted Eva-Maria Ritz , who runs a diocesan counseling center for marriage , family , and life issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be something left to be said to each other in this case , ” she said of couples seeking a common ritual to “ end ” their marriage .
Ritz explained that the common rituals were copied from Protestant communities .
Diocesan counseling centers in Germany offer seminars for those who are divorced or living separated lives , the article continued .
Sometimes , special worship services are offered using “ certain rituals and symbols.
” These include “ a baking pan , shaped like a heart , filled with frozen water , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the ice melting with each touch , ” or “ a curtain at the church door , which is ripped up as the participants leave the church , as a sign for what they left behind.
” Manfred Belok , a professor of pastoral theology in Chur , Switzerland , wants to change Catholic teaching on marriage , the katholisch.de article reported .
“ I argue for a theology that recognizes the fragility of human relationships , ” Belok said .
Belok demanded “ a theology that takes into account the changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without constantly imputing personal guilt to those affected.
” “ No one enters a marriage with the reservation that it could be over in a few years .
But a marriage among Christians today looks different than it did in the past , and that is legitimate , ” he said , according to the article .
The Catholic Church teaches that a valid marriage is an indissoluble union that can not be broken by any earthly power .
Jesus teaches that what God has joined together , man must not put asunder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explains that marital problems are the result of sin .
“ According to faith the disorder we notice so painfully does not stem from the nature of man and woman , nor from the nature of their relations , but from sin .
As a break with God , the first sin had for its first consequence the rupture of the original communion between man and woman.
” “ Their relations were distorted by mutual recriminations ; their mutual attraction , the Creator ’ s own gift , changed into a relationship of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vocation of man and woman to be fruitful , multiply , and subdue the earth was burdened by the pain of childbirth and the toil of work , ” the Catechism describes as the consequences of original sin .
However , the Catechism does not stop there , adding that “ to heal the wounds of sin , man and woman need the help of the grace that God in his infinite mercy never refuses them .
Without his help man and woman can not achieve the union of their lives for which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ” Regarding divorced Catholics who are “ remarried ” according to civil law , Pope John Paul II called “ upon pastors and the whole community of the faithful to help the divorced , and with solicitous care to make sure that they do not consider themselves as separated from the Church , for as baptized persons they can , and indeed must , share in her life.
” In that regard , he encouraged them in his 1981 Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio “ to listen to the word of God , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to persevere in prayer , to contribute to works of charity and to community efforts in favor of justice , to bring up their children in the Christian faith , to cultivate the spirit and practice of penance and thus implore , day by day , God ’ s grace.
” John Paul II excluded divorced and “ remarried ” Catholics from receiving Holy Communion , since they are objectively living in a state of adultery .
Pope Francis , breaking with the tradition of the Church , appeared to allow a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to receive the Eucharist in his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia .
While the document itself is not clear on the issue , the bishops of Buenos Aires had welcomed the idea of admitting the divorced and “ remarried ” to Holy Communion in certain cases .
In a letter , the bishops supported the “ pastoral accompaniment ” of couples in irregular circumstances .
They also claimed there was “ a way of discernment ” that could eventually lead couples to the reception of the Eucharist .
In a private letter written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bishops of Buenos Aires on their interpretation of Amoris Laetitia .
They had “ fully grasped ” the meaning of his exhortation , Francis said , adding , “ No other interpretations are possible.
” At the end of 2017 , both the letter from the bishops of Buenos Aires and the response by Pope Francis were added to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis ( pages 1071-1074 ) , the official gazette of the Holy See , as “ authentic magisterium .
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An article on the bishops' website describes worship services with rituals that include passing around a baking pan with frozen water and ripping a curtain at the church door.
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BONN, Germany, March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Several priests in Germany are offering “a kind of blessing” for Catholic couples getting a divorce.
According to an article published on the news website of the German bishops, some married couples, “despite all the injuries they have suffered, wish to have a common ritual with which they symbolically want to release each other from their relationship.”
The article published by katholisch.de quoted Eva-Maria Ritz, who runs a diocesan counseling center for marriage, family, and life issues in Leipzig. “There may well be something left to be said to each other in this case,” she said of couples seeking a common ritual to “end” their marriage.
Ritz explained that the common rituals were copied from Protestant communities.
Diocesan counseling centers in Germany offer seminars for those who are divorced or living separated lives, the article continued. Sometimes, special worship services are offered using “certain rituals and symbols.”
These include “a baking pan, shaped like a heart, filled with frozen water, which is passed around in the pews, the ice melting with each touch,” or “a curtain at the church door, which is ripped up as the participants leave the church, as a sign for what they left behind.”
Manfred Belok, a professor of pastoral theology in Chur, Switzerland, wants to change Catholic teaching on marriage, the katholisch.de article reported. “I argue for a theology that recognizes the fragility of human relationships,” Belok said.
Belok demanded “a theology that takes into account the changed life and relationship situations of a person without constantly imputing personal guilt to those affected.”
“No one enters a marriage with the reservation that it could be over in a few years. But a marriage among Christians today looks different than it did in the past, and that is legitimate,” he said, according to the article.
The Catholic Church teaches that a valid marriage is an indissoluble union that cannot be broken by any earthly power. Jesus teaches that what God has joined together, man must not put asunder.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that marital problems are the result of sin.
“According to faith the disorder we notice so painfully does not stem from the nature of man and woman, nor from the nature of their relations, but from sin. As a break with God, the first sin had for its first consequence the rupture of the original communion between man and woman.”
“Their relations were distorted by mutual recriminations; their mutual attraction, the Creator’s own gift, changed into a relationship of domination and lust; and the beautiful vocation of man and woman to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth was burdened by the pain of childbirth and the toil of work,” the Catechism describes as the consequences of original sin.
However, the Catechism does not stop there, adding that “to heal the wounds of sin, man and woman need the help of the grace that God in his infinite mercy never refuses them. Without his help man and woman cannot achieve the union of their lives for which God created them ‘in the beginning.’”
Regarding divorced Catholics who are “remarried” according to civil law, Pope John Paul II called “upon pastors and the whole community of the faithful to help the divorced, and with solicitous care to make sure that they do not consider themselves as separated from the Church, for as baptized persons they can, and indeed must, share in her life.”
In that regard, he encouraged them in his 1981 Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio “to listen to the word of God, to attend the Sacrifice of the Mass, to persevere in prayer, to contribute to works of charity and to community efforts in favor of justice, to bring up their children in the Christian faith, to cultivate the spirit and practice of penance and thus implore, day by day, God’s grace.”
John Paul II excluded divorced and “remarried” Catholics from receiving Holy Communion, since they are objectively living in a state of adultery.
Pope Francis, breaking with the tradition of the Church, appeared to allow a pathway for the divorced and “remarried” to receive the Eucharist in his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia.
While the document itself is not clear on the issue, the bishops of Buenos Aires had welcomed the idea of admitting the divorced and “remarried” to Holy Communion in certain cases. In a letter, the bishops supported the “pastoral accompaniment” of couples in irregular circumstances.
They also claimed there was “a way of discernment” that could eventually lead couples to the reception of the Eucharist.
In a private letter written in September 2016, Pope Francis congratulated the bishops of Buenos Aires on their interpretation of Amoris Laetitia. They had “fully grasped” the meaning of his exhortation, Francis said, adding, “No other interpretations are possible.”
At the end of 2017, both the letter from the bishops of Buenos Aires and the response by Pope Francis were added to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis (pages 1071-1074), the official gazette of the Holy See, as “authentic magisterium.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--Colombian court rejects case that could have introduced abortion on demand up to 16 weeks

COLOMBIA , March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Colombia ’ s Constitutional Court has rejected a proposal that would have introduced abortion on demand to the country during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy .
Colombia ’ s criminal code prohibits abortion in all circumstances , but the law is not enforced .
Instead , the country follows a 2006 Constitutional Court ruling that allows abortion in cases of rape , disability , or any “ health ” risk to the mother .
According to a report by Al-Jazeera , the court was responding to a legal challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bernal sought a total ban on abortion .
Bernal brought the challenge after a 22-year-old woman in Colombia aborted her baby at seven months , with a psychological assessment declaring that she was suffering from depression as a result of pregnancy .
The challenge created the opportunity for one judge to instead propose legalizing abortion in the first four months of pregnancy .
However , the court ultimately voted 6 to 3 not to rule on the case , thus maintaining the current status quo .
The court reportedly described Bernal ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ineptitude ” and said that she had “ not presented sufficient arguments ” to merit reconsidering the court ’ s past decisions .
While the court debated the case , both pro-life and pro-abortion activists gathered in the streets .
The pro-life group reportedly wore blue and chanted “ Yes to life , ” with abortion advocates wearing green and chanting “ Yes to abortion.
” Roughly 90 percent of Colombia ’ s population identifies as Christian , with 70 to 80 percent of those people Catholic .
The Al-Jazeera report cites a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggested that nearly 70 percent of the country was opposed to the legalization of abortion during the first four months of pregnancy .
But Cristina Rosero , a pro-abortion lawyer at the Center for Reproductive Rights in Bogota , told Al-Jazeera that the case has launched a public conversation that she expects to continue .
“ It opens the doors for advances which have n't happened in 14 years , ” she said .
“ This is a huge step because it means that the public debate is going forward and the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ por la Vida ( Together for Life ) , a Colombian pro-life organization , welcomed the court ’ s vote .
The decision “ is a clear sign that the tide is changing in favor of the most innocent and helpless babies to be born and their mothers and fathers , ” the group said in a statement .
“ The decision issued today by the Constitutional Court in which it declares an inhibitory sentence against the lawsuit presented by Dr. Natalia Bernal , shows the power of the pro-civil society that managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who sought to violate the fundamental right to life when proposing indiscriminate abortion until 16 weeks , ” the statement reads .
“ However , we regret that the court has not ruled in substance and has set aside the sustained demand of Dr. Bernal , ” the statement continues .
“ Colombian society has awakened and will continue until the right to life is fully respected from the moment of conception until its natural death.
” Jesus Magaña , a Colombian pro-life leader , told LifeSiteNews that the pro-life movement in Colombia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the court 's decision and work with politicians to ensure that all lives are protected from the moment of conception .
“ We have had a bad situation in Colombia for the past 16 years , ” Magana said , “ but we believe this can be a moment that brings us together to defend the lives of all Colombians .
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However, the court ultimately voted 6 to 3 not to rule on the case, thus maintaining the current status quo.
COLOMBIA, March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Colombia’s Constitutional Court has rejected a proposal that would have introduced abortion on demand to the country during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Colombia’s criminal code prohibits abortion in all circumstances, but the law is not enforced. Instead, the country follows a 2006 Constitutional Court ruling that allows abortion in cases of rape, disability, or any “health” risk to the mother.
According to a report by Al-Jazeera, the court was responding to a legal challenge brought by a lawyer named Natalia Bernal. Bernal sought a total ban on abortion. Bernal brought the challenge after a 22-year-old woman in Colombia aborted her baby at seven months, with a psychological assessment declaring that she was suffering from depression as a result of pregnancy.
The challenge created the opportunity for one judge to instead propose legalizing abortion in the first four months of pregnancy.
However, the court ultimately voted 6 to 3 not to rule on the case, thus maintaining the current status quo.
The court reportedly described Bernal’s petition as one of “substantial ineptitude” and said that she had “not presented sufficient arguments” to merit reconsidering the court’s past decisions.
While the court debated the case, both pro-life and pro-abortion activists gathered in the streets. The pro-life group reportedly wore blue and chanted “Yes to life,” with abortion advocates wearing green and chanting “Yes to abortion.”
Roughly 90 percent of Colombia’s population identifies as Christian, with 70 to 80 percent of those people Catholic.
The Al-Jazeera report cites a February poll by Colombian magazine Semana which suggested that nearly 70 percent of the country was opposed to the legalization of abortion during the first four months of pregnancy.
But Cristina Rosero, a pro-abortion lawyer at the Center for Reproductive Rights in Bogota, told Al-Jazeera that the case has launched a public conversation that she expects to continue.
“It opens the doors for advances which haven't happened in 14 years,” she said. “This is a huge step because it means that the public debate is going forward and the people are ready for a conversation.”
Unidos por la Vida (Together for Life), a Colombian pro-life organization, welcomed the court’s vote. The decision “is a clear sign that the tide is changing in favor of the most innocent and helpless babies to be born and their mothers and fathers,” the group said in a statement.
“The decision issued today by the Constitutional Court in which it declares an inhibitory sentence against the lawsuit presented by Dr. Natalia Bernal, shows the power of the pro-civil society that managed to defeat the speech of Judge Linares who sought to violate the fundamental right to life when proposing indiscriminate abortion until 16 weeks,” the statement reads.
“However, we regret that the court has not ruled in substance and has set aside the sustained demand of Dr. Bernal,” the statement continues.
“Colombian society has awakened and will continue until the right to life is fully respected from the moment of conception until its natural death.”
Jesus Magaña, a Colombian pro-life leader, told LifeSiteNews that the pro-life movement in Colombia now needs to build on the success of the court's decision and work with politicians to ensure that all lives are protected from the moment of conception.
“We have had a bad situation in Colombia for the past 16 years,” Magana said, “but we believe this can be a moment that brings us together to defend the lives of all Colombians.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--US bishop calls for investigation after report links Catholic Relief Services to condom promotion

PETITION : Urge US bishops to stop Catholic Relief Services ' condom promotion !
Sign the petition here .
March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas called for an investigation into Catholic Relief Services , the U.S. bishops ’ international aid agency , after its promotion of contraception in Africa was uncovered by the Lepanto Institute and recently reported by LifeSiteNews .
The yearlong investigation by the Lepanto Institute president Michael Hichborn revealed that Catholic Relief Services ( CRS ) instructs teens and children as young as age 10 to “ always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official international aid agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) and has in recent years joined forces with other international secular aid agencies – USAID , PEPFAR and the Global Fund – in promoting practices that are antithetical to Catholic moral teaching .
“ This report by the Lepanto Institute must be proven to be false , ” tweeted Bishop Strickland .
“ If what Lepanto says is accurate , then we should call for a thorough investigation of CRS .
The confusion must stop .
Promoting contraception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devastation.
” “ We 're very grateful to Bishop Strickland for taking our report seriously and calling for a full investigation into CRS , ” Hichborn told LifeSiteNews in an email .
“ Sadly , our discovery regarding the condom documents is n't even the worst we 've found , ” added Hichborn .
“ Our sincere hope is that more bishops will see what is being done in the name of the Church and put a firm end to it.
” • One document produced and copyrighted by CRS in 2017 says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use should be correct and consistent for any occasional sexual intercourse or with a non-regular partner.
” • Another CRS-produced document from 2017 ( also in French ) says , “ You can do a number of things to stay as healthy as possible ... ( such as ) use a condom during sex to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases , including HIV , and pregnancies ” and then later adds , “ For adolescents who need access to HIV prevention methods , such as condoms , it is important for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” • In March 2019 , we provided our initial findings regarding these documents to CRS officials and were promised answers .
Not only were we never provided answers , but several of the documents disappeared from the CRS.org website , and other condom-promoting documents appeared later in the year .
• A CRS-produced document that was published in December 2019 indicates to a counselor that a core idea being taught to adolescents in a CRS-run program is “ delaying sex , limiting the number of sexual partners , and always using a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lepanto Institute have launched an urgent joint petition to all U.S. Catholic bishops , asking them to conduct their own investigation of CRS via a disinterested third party .
The petition also urges America ’ s bishops to withhold funding from the normal Lenten collection for Catholic Relief Services “ until it can be definitively proved that the agency has absolutely stopped projects that oppose Catholic sexual teaching.
” “ CRS should not benefit from unsuspecting Catholics in the pews who think that their donations are only going to feed impoverished Africans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bishops .
The petition can be found here .

Bishop Joseph Strickland tweeted that the Lepanto Institute report 'must be proven to be false' and the 'confusion must stop.'
PETITION: Urge US bishops to stop Catholic Relief Services' condom promotion! Sign the petition here.
March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas called for an investigation into Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international aid agency, after its promotion of contraception in Africa was uncovered by the Lepanto Institute and recently reported by LifeSiteNews.
The yearlong investigation by the Lepanto Institute president Michael Hichborn revealed that Catholic Relief Services (CRS) instructs teens and children as young as age 10 to “always” use condoms.
CRS is the official international aid agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and has in recent years joined forces with other international secular aid agencies – USAID, PEPFAR and the Global Fund – in promoting practices that are antithetical to Catholic moral teaching.
“This report by the Lepanto Institute must be proven to be false,” tweeted Bishop Strickland. “If what Lepanto says is accurate, then we should call for a thorough investigation of CRS. The confusion must stop. Promoting contraception is immoral & we are reaping sins devastation.”
This report by the Lepanto Institute must be proven to be false. If what Lepanto says is accurate then we should call for a thorough investigation of CRS. The confusion must stop. Promoting contraception is immoral & we are reaping sins devastation. https://t.co/vaXNpbHuoG — Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) March 4, 2020
“We're very grateful to Bishop Strickland for taking our report seriously and calling for a full investigation into CRS,” Hichborn told LifeSiteNews in an email.
“Sadly, our discovery regarding the condom documents isn't even the worst we've found,” added Hichborn. “Our sincere hope is that more bishops will see what is being done in the name of the Church and put a firm end to it.”
Shocking discoveries
The Lepanto Institute investigation found:
One document produced and copyrighted by CRS in 2017 says (in French), “Condom use should be correct and consistent for any occasional sexual intercourse or with a non-regular partner.”
Another CRS-produced document from 2017 (also in French) says, “You can do a number of things to stay as healthy as possible … (such as) use a condom during sex to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and pregnancies” and then later adds, “For adolescents who need access to HIV prevention methods, such as condoms, it is important for them to know where to access them.”
In March 2019, we provided our initial findings regarding these documents to CRS officials and were promised answers. Not only were we never provided answers, but several of the documents disappeared from the CRS.org website, and other condom-promoting documents appeared later in the year.
A CRS-produced document that was published in December 2019 indicates to a counselor that a core idea being taught to adolescents in a CRS-run program is “delaying sex, limiting the number of sexual partners, and always using a condom are good practices.”
Petition: Duplicity must stop
LifeSiteNews and the Lepanto Institute have launched an urgent joint petition to all U.S. Catholic bishops, asking them to conduct their own investigation of CRS via a disinterested third party.
The petition also urges America’s bishops to withhold funding from the normal Lenten collection for Catholic Relief Services “until it can be definitively proved that the agency has absolutely stopped projects that oppose Catholic sexual teaching.”
“CRS should not benefit from unsuspecting Catholics in the pews who think that their donations are only going to feed impoverished Africans,” the petition suggests to the bishops.
The petition can be found here.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-04--Cinderella remake to feature ‘genderless’ fairy godmother played by gay man

CULVER CITY , California , March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Cinderella ’ s fairy godmother will be portrayed as “ genderless ” by a homosexual male actor in a remake of the classic fairytale by Columbia Pictures .
Emmy-award winning Billy Porter , who identifies with his same-sex attractions , will be cast as Cinderella ’ s magic-weaving godparent .
Porter , celebrated in Broadway circles for wearing women ’ s clothing , told CBS on Monday that he thought it “ profound ” that he was playing the role .
“ It hit me when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how profound it is that I am playing the fairy godmother — they call it the Fab G , '' he said , without specifying who “ they ” were .
`` Magic has no gender , '' he continued .
“ We are presenting this character as genderless .
That ’ s how I ’ m playing it .
And it ’ s really powerful.
” Porter did not explain why he believes that erasing the female identity of the most famous godmother in European folklore is powerful .
Novelist and pro-life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told LifeSiteNews that there is a certain amount of power involved when male actors appropriate women ’ s roles .
“ It is so hard for female actors to get any roles after the age of 35 , ” Nash said .
“ It is powerful when men take over a women ’ s role because misogynists have been trying to erase female identity for centuries , ” she continued .
“ They ’ ve just found a ‘ woke ’ way of doing it.
” Nash noted that the swapping of male @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of the British pantomime tradition , in which men still dress up as older women characters ( including the Fab G in panto versions of Cinderella ) and women used to dress up as the hero , but that there is no tradition of men playing women ’ s roles in film .
If there were , there would be even fewer good roles for women , Nash said .
“ You already have a situation where there are , I think , seven strong male roles for every one female , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so long theatre was a male-only domain , ” she explained .
“ So if you take a really strong female role and give it to a man , you ’ re doing what has always been done to squeeze women out of the industry .
There ’ s absolutely no excuse for it.
” Nash said she wouldn ’ t take her children to the new Cinderella , which is scheduled to appear in 2021 , because they would just find a man playing a “ genderless ” fairy godmother ridiculous .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a genderless human being , like it or not , ” said Nash .
British pantomime , a Christmas staple , often includes lascivious jokes and double entendres that are meant to entertain adults while going over the heads of innocent children .
The appropriation of a strong female role by a man who identifies as LGBT may be an double entendre in itself , as a “ fairy ” is a slang and sometimes offensive word for a man who experiences same-sex attractions .
The filming of the gender-erasing Cinderella follows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the youngest children , notably the “ Drag Queen Story Hour ” that began in the United Kingdom and spread to Canada and the United States .

Actor Billy Porter called it 'profound' and 'really powerful' to remove gender from the female character.
CULVER CITY, California, March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Cinderella’s fairy godmother will be portrayed as “genderless” by a homosexual male actor in a remake of the classic fairytale by Columbia Pictures.
Emmy-award winning Billy Porter, who identifies with his same-sex attractions, will be cast as Cinderella’s magic-weaving godparent. Porter, celebrated in Broadway circles for wearing women’s clothing, told CBS on Monday that he thought it “profound” that he was playing the role.
“It hit me when I was on the set last week, how profound it is that I am playing the fairy godmother — they call it the Fab G,” he said, without specifying who “they” were.
“Magic has no gender,” he continued.
“We are presenting this character as genderless. That’s how I’m playing it. And it’s really powerful.”
Porter did not explain why he believes that erasing the female identity of the most famous godmother in European folklore is powerful.
Novelist and pro-life women’s rights activitist Fiorella Nash told LifeSiteNews that there is a certain amount of power involved when male actors appropriate women’s roles.
“It is so hard for female actors to get any roles after the age of 35,” Nash said.
“It is powerful when men take over a women’s role because misogynists have been trying to erase female identity for centuries,” she continued.
“They’ve just found a ‘woke’ way of doing it.”
Nash noted that the swapping of male and female roles is a “staple” of the British pantomime tradition, in which men still dress up as older women characters (including the Fab G in panto versions of Cinderella) and women used to dress up as the hero, but that there is no tradition of men playing women’s roles in film.
If there were, there would be even fewer good roles for women, Nash said.
“You already have a situation where there are, I think, seven strong male roles for every one female, and that’s partly because for so long theatre was a male-only domain,” she explained.
“So if you take a really strong female role and give it to a man, you’re doing what has always been done to squeeze women out of the industry. There’s absolutely no excuse for it.”
Nash said she wouldn’t take her children to the new Cinderella, which is scheduled to appear in 2021, because they would just find a man playing a “genderless” fairy godmother ridiculous.
“There’s no such thing as a genderless human being, like it or not,” said Nash.
British pantomime, a Christmas staple, often includes lascivious jokes and double entendres that are meant to entertain adults while going over the heads of innocent children. The appropriation of a strong female role by a man who identifies as LGBT may be an double entendre in itself, as a “fairy” is a slang and sometimes offensive word for a man who experiences same-sex attractions.
The filming of the gender-erasing Cinderella follows a vogue in gender-bending entertainment for even the youngest children, notably the “Drag Queen Story Hour” that began in the United Kingdom and spread to Canada and the United States.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-04--Latin American bishops to ask Pope for married priests in wake of new Amazon exhortation

MAINZ , Germany , March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Monsignor Pirmin Spiegel , the head of the German bishops ' relief agency Misereor , announced at a press conference of the German Bishops ' Conference today that certain bishops of Latin America will soon ask Pope Francis for permission to ordain married priests .
This piece of news comes as a confirmation of several recent statements by close collaborators of the Pope who kept repeating that his post-synodal exhortation Querida Amazonia did not close the door to the married priesthood .
The German bishops are currently meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One of the topics on their agenda is the Pope ’ s new Amazon exhortation .
During today 's press conference , Monsignor Spiegel announced that “ next week , there will take place different meetings in Brazil ” with the intention of discussing the implications of Querida Amazonia .
Upon a question by a journalist concerning the possibility of ordaining viri probati – the priestly ordination of morally proven married men – Spiegel came back to these meetings with more information and said that “ according to our knowledge [ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panel ] , the bishops will make formal requests in Rome , ” since the Pope himself “ encouraged ” them to make “ concrete proposals.
” That is to say , these bishops intend to ask Pope Francis to give them permission to ordain married priests .
Spiegel also stated that “ celibacy is a disciplinary form ” that also “ can be changed.
” The Brazilian bishops under the influence of Cardinal Claudío Hummes and Bishop Erwin Kräutler have already established in 2016 a commission that is studying the question of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with these two prelates , they have been the leading force at the Amazon Synod .
Kräutler had met with Pope Francis in April of 2014 , and the Pope then asked him with regard to the lack of priests in the Amazon to make “ courageous proposals.
” This episcopal move on the part of the Amazon bishops as announced today by Spiegel was to be expected in light of several statements of prelates who either played a key role at the October 2019 Amazon Synod in Rome or who are close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Brazilian Cardinal Hummes , who is also the head of the Amazonian ecclesial network REPAM in Brazil and a member of the drafting committee of the synod 's final document , shortly after the publication of the Pope 's exhortation Querida Amazonia stated that the discussion of married priests has not been closed .
Some Catholic commentators on both dissident and faithful sides of the Church believed that , since Pope Francis did not explicitly endorse the married priesthood in Querida Amazonia , he had actually ruled it out .
Others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ formally present ” the synod 's final document .
Therefore , Francis does not rescind anything from what was stated in the synod 's final document which not only asked for the married priesthood , but also for a further exploration of ministries for women for the Amazon region.. Next to Hummes , there were several other voices – among them Cardinal Oswald Gracias , a member of the Pope 's Council of Cardinals – who insisted that now it is up to the local bishops in the Amazon to request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married priests , pointing out that this step is possible by canon law since the Eastern Churches , too , have already an established married priesthood .
This is also what Bishop Schick of Bamberg said at today 's press conference of the German Bishops ' Conference in Mainz .
The press conference was dedicated to the theme of Querida Amazonia and its consequences for the Church .
Bishop Schick , who is the supervising bishop of the episcopal relief agency Misereor – and thus deeply involved in the discussions in the Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding the Churches there – said that the synod 's final document “ is valid ” and is “ to be implemented.
” “ That applies also to the viri probati , ” he added .
“ I can imagine , ” Schick continued , “ that this will be done by way of a dispensation , ” that “ bishops in the Amazon , ” similar to the case of Protestant ministers who convert to the Catholic Faith and wish to become married Catholic priests , “ receive a dispensation ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it seems nearly a question of formality until such men are going to be ordained in the Amazon region .
It is therefore no surprise that the news of this new move on the part of the Latin American bishops is being revealed at a German bishops ' press conference .
Monsignor Pirmin Spiegel and Father Michael Heinz , the heads of the two relief agencies – Misereor and Adveniat – both have been heavily involved in the preparations of the Amazon Synod , personally , organizationally , as well as financially .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spoke at the official press conferences of the event in Rome .
The final word , of course , lies in the hands of Pope Francis here .
New path for women 's access to Church ministries But next to the married priesthood , the female diaconate was also very close to the hearts of the German bishops who hoped to advance the influence of women in the Church .
Therefore , Monsignor Spiegel also stressed at today 's press conference that Pope Francis , with his February 12 exhortation Querida Amazonia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path for women 's access to Church ministries that needs now further to be worked out .
Spiegel stated that the viri probati debate is really subordinate to the more important role of women .
It is about “ institutionalizing other offices and ministries ” which should not be “ a copy of a clerical priesthood.
” It is a completely new approach .
Thus , it is about a laicization of the Church and of an enhancement of women 's leadership in the local Church .
This question , the clergyman explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question of the viri probati.
” “ When this [ larger , more comprehensive ] question is being dealt with , the question of the viri probati will automatically be a consequence of it , ” he concluded .
Víctor Manuel Fernández , a papal ghostwriter and Argentine Archbishop of La Plata , has stressed at the end of February that Querida Amazonia actually opens up a completely new field of influence for women by reducing the priesthood 's duties to the exercise of two Sacraments – the Sacraments of the Eucharist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own power , while there will be “ authority ” given to lay people – male and female .
That is to say , the transformation proposed by Pope Francis is that women may lead parishes , administer certain sacraments and are thus the dominant presence in a parish , while a priest might travel from parish to parish and administer “ his ” two Sacraments ( with an additional Sacrament of Extreme Unction which includes Confession ) .
This concept , however , is a revolutionary change of the priesthood and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the priesthood that come along with priestly ordination : the teaching , sanctifying , and governing offices .
Canon law still holds that a priest exercises the governing offices in the Church .
Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes , in a response to Querida Amazonia , has pointed to exactly this weakness of the text .
He insisted that the priest 's mission – which is to act in the person of Christ , representing Our Lord on earth and administering His Sacraments – contains all three offices , thus also the governing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be found in Querida Amazonia might very well lead to a largely laicized Church with a marginalized priesthood .
This would be in opposition to the intentions of the Church 's Founder , Jesus Christ , who laid the responsibility of His Church into the hands of twelve men , who were both priests and bishops .
Let us also remember that we have already now quite some experience with the methods of Pope Francis .
For example , when in April of 2016 , he published his post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family , many conservative Catholic commentators insisted that the Pope had not changed any teaching or practice with regard to Communion for “ remarried ” divorcees .
However , the pastoral guidelines around the world that were subsequently published by national bishops ' conferences – or by regional bishops ' conferences , such as the bishops of the Buenos Aires region – all took advantage of certain footnotes and somewhat implicit statements in Amoris Laetitia in order to allow “ remarried ” divorcees to receive Holy Communion .
And then Pope Francis even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Buenos Aires region , for everybody to see .
Thus , it is now to be expected that something similarly revolutionary might happen in the Amazon region ( and later elsewhere ) .
The scenario would be that the local bishops would ask Pope Francis for a dispensation with regard to married priests , and that the Pope then would grant it .
Additionally , a new female ministry – without ordination , which is at this point a step too far – would also be established , “ with authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ female ministry would fundamentally reshape the Catholic Church in certain areas in the world , such as also in Germany , whose bishops would quickly follow the Amazonian bishops .
The next weeks should give us some more indications as to the next steps on the part of some of the Amazonian bishops as well as of Pope Francis himself .

MAINZ, Germany, March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Monsignor Pirmin Spiegel, the head of the German bishops' relief agency Misereor, announced at a press conference of the German Bishops' Conference today that certain bishops of Latin America will soon ask Pope Francis for permission to ordain married priests.
This piece of news comes as a confirmation of several recent statements by close collaborators of the Pope who kept repeating that his post-synodal exhortation Querida Amazonia did not close the door to the married priesthood.
The German bishops are currently meeting in Mainz for their annual spring assembly. One of the topics on their agenda is the Pope’s new Amazon exhortation.
During today's press conference, Monsignor Spiegel announced that “next week, there will take place different meetings in Brazil” with the intention of discussing the implications of Querida Amazonia. Upon a question by a journalist concerning the possibility of ordaining viri probati – the priestly ordination of morally proven married men – Spiegel came back to these meetings with more information and said that “according to our knowledge [and he looked to his colleagues at the panel], the bishops will make formal requests in Rome,” since the Pope himself “encouraged” them to make “concrete proposals.” That is to say, these bishops intend to ask Pope Francis to give them permission to ordain married priests.
Spiegel also stated that “celibacy is a disciplinary form” that also “can be changed.”
The Brazilian bishops under the influence of Cardinal Claudío Hummes and Bishop Erwin Kräutler have already established in 2016 a commission that is studying the question of the ordination of married priests, and with these two prelates, they have been the leading force at the Amazon Synod. Kräutler had met with Pope Francis in April of 2014, and the Pope then asked him with regard to the lack of priests in the Amazon to make “courageous proposals.”
This episcopal move on the part of the Amazon bishops as announced today by Spiegel was to be expected in light of several statements of prelates who either played a key role at the October 2019 Amazon Synod in Rome or who are close collaborators of Pope Francis.
For example, Brazilian Cardinal Hummes, who is also the head of the Amazonian ecclesial network REPAM in Brazil and a member of the drafting committee of the synod's final document, shortly after the publication of the Pope's exhortation Querida Amazonia stated that the discussion of married priests has not been closed.
Some Catholic commentators on both dissident and faithful sides of the Church believed that, since Pope Francis did not explicitly endorse the married priesthood in Querida Amazonia, he had actually ruled it out. Others, however, pointed out that he announces to “formally present” the synod's final document. Therefore, Francis does not rescind anything from what was stated in the synod's final document which not only asked for the married priesthood, but also for a further exploration of ministries for women for the Amazon region..
Next to Hummes, there were several other voices – among them Cardinal Oswald Gracias, a member of the Pope's Council of Cardinals – who insisted that now it is up to the local bishops in the Amazon to request from the Pope a formal dispensation for married priests, pointing out that this step is possible by canon law since the Eastern Churches, too, have already an established married priesthood.
This is also what Bishop Schick of Bamberg said at today's press conference of the German Bishops' Conference in Mainz. The press conference was dedicated to the theme of Querida Amazonia and its consequences for the Church. Bishop Schick, who is the supervising bishop of the episcopal relief agency Misereor – and thus deeply involved in the discussions in the Amazon, since the German bishops are heavily funding the Churches there – said that the synod's final document “is valid” and is “to be implemented.”
“That applies also to the viri probati,” he added. “I can imagine,” Schick continued, “that this will be done by way of a dispensation,” that “bishops in the Amazon,” similar to the case of Protestant ministers who convert to the Catholic Faith and wish to become married Catholic priests, “receive a dispensation” to ordain well-prepared married men. For Schick it seems nearly a question of formality until such men are going to be ordained in the Amazon region.
It is therefore no surprise that the news of this new move on the part of the Latin American bishops is being revealed at a German bishops' press conference. Monsignor Pirmin Spiegel and Father Michael Heinz, the heads of the two relief agencies – Misereor and Adveniat – both have been heavily involved in the preparations of the Amazon Synod, personally, organizationally, as well as financially. They also participated at the synod itself and spoke at the official press conferences of the event in Rome.
The final word, of course, lies in the hands of Pope Francis here.
New path for women's access to Church ministries
But next to the married priesthood, the female diaconate was also very close to the hearts of the German bishops who hoped to advance the influence of women in the Church. Therefore, Monsignor Spiegel also stressed at today's press conference that Pope Francis, with his February 12 exhortation Querida Amazonia, now opens up a completely new path for women's access to Church ministries that needs now further to be worked out.
Spiegel stated that the viri probati debate is really subordinate to the more important role of women. It is about “institutionalizing other offices and ministries” which should not be “a copy of a clerical priesthood.” It is a completely new approach. Thus, it is about a laicization of the Church and of an enhancement of women's leadership in the local Church. This question, the clergyman explained, “is far more decisive than the question of the viri probati.”
“When this [larger, more comprehensive] question is being dealt with, the question of the viri probati will automatically be a consequence of it,” he concluded.
Víctor Manuel Fernández, a papal ghostwriter and Argentine Archbishop of La Plata, has stressed at the end of February that Querida Amazonia actually opens up a completely new field of influence for women by reducing the priesthood's duties to the exercise of two Sacraments – the Sacraments of the Eucharist and of Penance – and by reducing their own power, while there will be “authority” given to lay people – male and female. That is to say, the transformation proposed by Pope Francis is that women may lead parishes, administer certain sacraments and are thus the dominant presence in a parish, while a priest might travel from parish to parish and administer “his” two Sacraments (with an additional Sacrament of Extreme Unction which includes Confession).
This concept, however, is a revolutionary change of the priesthood and a reduction of the traditional three-fold offices of the priesthood that come along with priestly ordination: the teaching, sanctifying, and governing offices. Canon law still holds that a priest exercises the governing offices in the Church.
Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, in a response to Querida Amazonia, has pointed to exactly this weakness of the text. He insisted that the priest's mission – which is to act in the person of Christ, representing Our Lord on earth and administering His Sacraments – contains all three offices, thus also the governing office. The proposal that is to be found in Querida Amazonia might very well lead to a largely laicized Church with a marginalized priesthood.
This would be in opposition to the intentions of the Church's Founder, Jesus Christ, who laid the responsibility of His Church into the hands of twelve men, who were both priests and bishops.
Let us also remember that we have already now quite some experience with the methods of Pope Francis. For example, when in April of 2016, he published his post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia dealing with the topic of marriage and the family, many conservative Catholic commentators insisted that the Pope had not changed any teaching or practice with regard to Communion for “remarried” divorcees. However, the pastoral guidelines around the world that were subsequently published by national bishops' conferences – or by regional bishops' conferences, such as the bishops of the Buenos Aires region – all took advantage of certain footnotes and somewhat implicit statements in Amoris Laetitia in order to allow “remarried” divorcees to receive Holy Communion. And then Pope Francis even explicitly gave his approval to the guidelines of the Buenos Aires region, for everybody to see.
Thus, it is now to be expected that something similarly revolutionary might happen in the Amazon region (and later elsewhere). The scenario would be that the local bishops would ask Pope Francis for a dispensation with regard to married priests, and that the Pope then would grant it. Additionally, a new female ministry – without ordination, which is at this point a step too far – would also be established, “with authority” and many competences. This new female ministry would fundamentally reshape the Catholic Church in certain areas in the world, such as also in Germany, whose bishops would quickly follow the Amazonian bishops.
The next weeks should give us some more indications as to the next steps on the part of some of the Amazonian bishops as well as of Pope Francis himself.
Follow Maike Dr. Maike Hickson was born and raised in Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of Hannover, Germany, after having written in Switzerland her doctoral dissertation on the history of Swiss intellectuals before and during World War II. She now lives in the U.S. and is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits. Dr. Hickson published in 2014 a Festschrift, a collection of some thirty essays written by thoughtful authors in honor of her husband upon his 70th birthday, which is entitled A Catholic Witness in Our Time. Hickson has closely followed the papacy of Pope Francis and the developments in the Catholic Church in Germany, and she has been writing articles on religion and politics for U.S. and European publications and websites such as LifeSiteNews, OnePeterFive, The Wanderer, Rorate Caeli, Catholicism.org, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Notizie Pro-Vita, Corrispondenza Romana, Katholisches.info, Der Dreizehnte, Zeit-Fragen, and Westfalen-Blatt.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-04--Connecticut’s first-ever March for Life rally set for next month at state capital

HARTFORD , March 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pro-life activists are gathering in Hartford , Connecticut next month for the state ’ s first-ever formal Connecticut March for Life , complete with pro-life speakers to rally the crowd against abortion-on-demand .
On the morning of April 15 , pro-lifers will gather at Hartford ’ s Bushnell Theater and march as one to the state capital , where a rally will be held .
The event is being organized in partnership with the national March for Life , the Family Institute of Connecticut , and the Connecticut Catholic Conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excited to have a day where all people can come together in common purpose to celebrate life and to commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice for all of our citizens , especially the most vulnerable – the unborn , ” said Christopher Healy , executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference .
“ On April 15th , we will make our voice heard in Hartford , that every unborn child should be welcomed in life and protected in law , ” said executive director Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of Connecticut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Family Institute of Connecticut will also be hosting a pro-life speakers ’ panel at Trumbull ’ s St. Therese Church on March 30 , headlined by Population Research Institute founder Steven Mosher .
An expert on China and population control whose work is also featured at LifeSiteNews , Mosher is a prolific author and public speaker who has testified before Congress on the one-child policy and other human-rights abuses by the Chinese regime .
“ In his talk , Steven will discuss how the present anti-Christian , cultural trajectory of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violations of the human rights of our children -- and to attacks on their very lives , ” the announcement reads .
“ He will share his thoughts on what can be done to reverse this peril .
Both events are free to attend .
Further details can be found at the March for Life and Family Institute of Connecticut ’ s websites .

HARTFORD, March 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-life activists are gathering in Hartford, Connecticut next month for the state’s first-ever formal Connecticut March for Life, complete with pro-life speakers to rally the crowd against abortion-on-demand.
On the morning of April 15, pro-lifers will gather at Hartford’s Bushnell Theater and march as one to the state capital, where a rally will be held. The event is being organized in partnership with the national March for Life, the Family Institute of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Catholic Conference.
“We are extremely grateful and excited to have a day where all people can come together in common purpose to celebrate life and to commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice for all of our citizens, especially the most vulnerable – the unborn,” said Christopher Healy, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference.
“On April 15th, we will make our voice heard in Hartford, that every unborn child should be welcomed in life and protected in law,” said executive director Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of Connecticut.
Two weeks before the March, the Family Institute of Connecticut will also be hosting a pro-life speakers’ panel at Trumbull’s St. Therese Church on March 30, headlined by Population Research Institute founder Steven Mosher. An expert on China and population control whose work is also featured at LifeSiteNews, Mosher is a prolific author and public speaker who has testified before Congress on the one-child policy and other human-rights abuses by the Chinese regime.
“In his talk, Steven will discuss how the present anti-Christian, cultural trajectory of the United States and Europe has led to increased violations of the human rights of our children — and to attacks on their very lives,” the announcement reads. “He will share his thoughts on what can be done to reverse this peril.
Both events are free to attend. Further details can be found at the March for Life and Family Institute of Connecticut’s websites.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--Elizabeth Warren’s presidential race implosion reveals huge chasm between Dem elites and voters

March 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – With Elizabeth Warren ’ s decision to drop out of the 2020 presidential race , the progressive pundits have flung themselves into fits of mourning .
Warren was , we are being told , a magnificent candidate , with her penchant for perfect plans and her brilliance rendering her the obvious choice .
The fact that people obviously did not see her this way has the commentariat calling out the stupidity of Democratic primary voters , with Megan Garber in The Atlantic announcing that “ America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren , ” among dozens of other hard-to-make-up headlines .
It must first be pointed out that America didn ’ t punish Elizabeth Warren for anything : It was the Democrats who decided to go with one of two geriatric white men over her .
That is the sort of thing that Democrats claim to care quite a lot about , so perhaps a bit of soul-searching about the obvious chasm between the professed values of the Democratic elites and the preferences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One obvious factor that nobody likes to discuss is the fact that African American voters are actually far , far more socially conservative than white Democratic voters — they lean heavily left economically , but are not , as a demographic , big fans of the LGBT agenda .
( That is one of the key but unspoken reasons Pete Buttigieg could not get any traction in the black community . )
We ’ ve seen this all before .
When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump , many progressives claimed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Over and over again , we were told that she was the most competent and qualified candidate ever to run for the White House , and those parroting this line did not seem to realize that many Americans simply thought that was nonsense .
Many Americans felt that Clinton had spent her entire career fighting for things they found reprehensible , and were willing to gamble on a Trump presidency to avoid handing her the keys to the Oval Office .
But apparently there is no such thing as a bad female @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , that is ) — only bad and stupid voters who do not understand what is good for them .
Much of this has to do with abortion .
Millions of Americans will crawl over glass to vote for a presidential candidate they dislike personally because he doesn ’ t believe it is a moral good to butcher babies in the womb throughout all nine months of pregnancy .
To millions of people , Clinton , Warren — and yes , Sanders and Biden , too — are champions of a kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rising .
Elizabeth Warren , that paragon of righteousness that everyone was too blind to appreciate , voted against protecting children that survived an abortion in a 2019 vote .
To accept the premise that a Democratic candidate is the best man or woman for the job is to first accept the premise that killing the weakest and most vulnerable members of the human family is a right rather than the greatest stain on America since slavery .
So no , Elizabeth Warren did not lose because she was a woman .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same way Hillary Clinton lost because she was Hillary Clinton .
Millions of Americans would be happy to vote for a female presidential candidate , but somehow I doubt that the commentators mourning Warren ’ s departure would be as supportive of Nikki Haley , for example .
And that ’ s because , like most Americans , it isn ’ t the gender of the candidate they really care about .
It is the candidate ’ s values .
If Nikki Haley runs for president , we will be seeing these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they directed at Sarah Palin .
Because the only female candidates these people want to see are those who affirm that the destruction of preborn children in the womb is a prerequisite for women ’ s liberation .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he and author Mary Eberstadt discuss the decline in religious belief in western civilization .
Did the secularization of society lead to the death of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the family lead to the secularization of society ?
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

March 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – With Elizabeth Warren’s decision to drop out of the 2020 presidential race, the progressive pundits have flung themselves into fits of mourning.
Warren was, we are being told, a magnificent candidate, with her penchant for perfect plans and her brilliance rendering her the obvious choice. The fact that people obviously did not see her this way has the commentariat calling out the stupidity of Democratic primary voters, with Megan Garber in The Atlantic announcing that “America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence” and Jessica Valentia sniffling that “It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren,” among dozens of other hard-to-make-up headlines.
It must first be pointed out that America didn’t punish Elizabeth Warren for anything: It was the Democrats who decided to go with one of two geriatric white men over her. That is the sort of thing that Democrats claim to care quite a lot about, so perhaps a bit of soul-searching about the obvious chasm between the professed values of the Democratic elites and the preferences of their voters might be in order. One obvious factor that nobody likes to discuss is the fact that African American voters are actually far, far more socially conservative than white Democratic voters — they lean heavily left economically, but are not, as a demographic, big fans of the LGBT agenda. (That is one of the key but unspoken reasons Pete Buttigieg could not get any traction in the black community.)
We’ve seen this all before. When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump, many progressives claimed that she lost because she was a woman. Over and over again, we were told that she was the most competent and qualified candidate ever to run for the White House, and those parroting this line did not seem to realize that many Americans simply thought that was nonsense. Many Americans felt that Clinton had spent her entire career fighting for things they found reprehensible, and were willing to gamble on a Trump presidency to avoid handing her the keys to the Oval Office. But apparently there is no such thing as a bad female candidate (or at least a Democratic one, that is) — only bad and stupid voters who do not understand what is good for them.
Much of this has to do with abortion. Millions of Americans will crawl over glass to vote for a presidential candidate they dislike personally because he doesn’t believe it is a moral good to butcher babies in the womb throughout all nine months of pregnancy. To millions of people, Clinton, Warren — and yes, Sanders and Biden, too — are champions of a kill count that sits at 65 million and rising. Elizabeth Warren, that paragon of righteousness that everyone was too blind to appreciate, voted against protecting children that survived an abortion in a 2019 vote. To accept the premise that a Democratic candidate is the best man or woman for the job is to first accept the premise that killing the weakest and most vulnerable members of the human family is a right rather than the greatest stain on America since slavery.
So no, Elizabeth Warren did not lose because she was a woman. She lost because she was Elizabeth Warren, the same way Hillary Clinton lost because she was Hillary Clinton. Millions of Americans would be happy to vote for a female presidential candidate, but somehow I doubt that the commentators mourning Warren’s departure would be as supportive of Nikki Haley, for example. And that’s because, like most Americans, it isn’t the gender of the candidate they really care about. It is the candidate’s values. If Nikki Haley runs for president, we will be seeing these same commentators explode with the same vitriol they directed at Sarah Palin.
Because the only female candidates these people want to see are those who affirm that the destruction of preborn children in the womb is a prerequisite for women’s liberation.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he and author Mary Eberstadt discuss the decline in religious belief in western civilization. Did the secularization of society lead to the death of the family, or did the death of the family lead to the secularization of society?
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
Follow Jonathon Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States. He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. Jonathon’s first book, The Culture War, was released in 2016.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--Pro-life group hoping to outdo Planned Parenthood in annual fundraiser face-off

March 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Heroic Media , an organization that uses targeted internet advertising to connect women facing unexpected pregnancies with pro-life pregnancy centers , is hosting a fundraising luncheon event tomorrow in which they hope to outdo a Planned Parenthood ’ s fundraising awards event , which is scheduled for the same time .
According to a press statement from the group , “ The head-to-head fundraisers have competed for years .
Last year , Heroic Media 's garnered $ 1.4 million while the Planned Parenthood luncheon raised $ 2.2 million with tickets priced at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heroic Media ’ s Vice President of Marketing , Innovation and Technology , says of their mission : “ When I joined heroic media I found a Charlotte Lozier Institute report showing that about 50 % of women do n't even know what a pregnancy Help Center is , and with my background in marketing I knew that was not good news for the pro-life movement .
Because it 's really simple : if women do n't know about pregnancy help centers , then women wo n't go to pregnancy health centers.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will help abortion-minded women and babies across the United States.
” “ It puts a spotlight on the diabolical work that Planned Parenthood is doing to deceive women at a time when they are most apt to make the irreversible choice to abort their preborn child , ” he said .
This year , New England Patriots ’ all-star tight end Benjamin Watson and his wife Kirsten are honorary chairs for the event .
Filmmaker Jason Jones will address the event 's attendees .
Jones and Watson have produced a new documentary — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About Abortion in America — to be released later this year .
The latter spoke at a pro-life rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday as the court heard oral arguments on a Louisiana pro-life law .
The National Prayer Luncheon for Life takes place in the Dallas area and is free to attend in person or online ( live-streamed ) , but reservations are required .

March 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Heroic Media, an organization that uses targeted internet advertising to connect women facing unexpected pregnancies with pro-life pregnancy centers, is hosting a fundraising luncheon event tomorrow in which they hope to outdo a Planned Parenthood’s fundraising awards event, which is scheduled for the same time.
According to a press statement from the group, “The head-to-head fundraisers have competed for years. Last year, Heroic Media's free event garnered $1.4 million while the Planned Parenthood luncheon raised $2.2 million with tickets priced at $250 each.”
Brett Attebery, Heroic Media’s Vice President of Marketing, Innovation and Technology, says of their mission: “When I joined heroic media I found a Charlotte Lozier Institute report showing that about 50% of women don't even know what a pregnancy Help Center is, and with my background in marketing I knew that was not good news for the pro-life movement. Because it's really simple: if women don't know about pregnancy help centers, then women won't go to pregnancy health centers.”
Attebery told LifeSiteNews that the luncheon “will help abortion-minded women and babies across the United States.”
“It puts a spotlight on the diabolical work that Planned Parenthood is doing to deceive women at a time when they are most apt to make the irreversible choice to abort their preborn child,” he said.
This year, New England Patriots’ all-star tight end Benjamin Watson and his wife Kirsten are honorary chairs for the event.
Filmmaker Jason Jones will address the event's attendees. Jones and Watson have produced a new documentary — Divided Hearts of America: The Truth About Abortion in America — to be released later this year. The latter spoke at a pro-life rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday as the court heard oral arguments on a Louisiana pro-life law.
The National Prayer Luncheon for Life takes place in the Dallas area and is free to attend in person or online (live-streamed), but reservations are required.
Friday, March 6, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--US archbishop forbids priests banning Communion on tongue as response to Coronavirus

March 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A U.S. Archdiocese has issued guidelines affirming the right of Catholics to continue to receive Holy Communion on the tongue in response to local priests who were banning the practice due to the Coronavirus .
The Catholic Archdiocese of Portland , Oregon , headed by Archbishop Alexander Sample , stated in the guidelines that it had received calls from concerned parishioners who stated that they had been denied Holy Communion on the tongue or have been told that Holy Communion on the tongue has been banned in certain parishes .
“ After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to clearly communicate that a parish can not ban the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue , nor may an Ordinary or Extraordinary minister refuse a person requesting Holy Communion on the tongue .
[ Cf : Redemptionis Sacramentum 92 .
“ Each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue at his choice.
” ] , ” the guidelines stated .
The Archdiocese said that it had consulted two physicians regarding the matter , one of whom was a specialist in immunology for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that done properly the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue or in the hand pose a more or less equal risk .
The risk of touching the tongue and passing the saliva on to others is obviously a danger however the chance of touching someone ’ s hand is equally probable and one ’ s hands have a greater exposure to germs.
” The Archdiocese said that it is “ most important that Ordinary and Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are able to distribute Holy Communion without risk of touching the hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be instructed how to receive Holy Communion properly either on the tongue or in the hand.
” “ If Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion feel uncomfortable distributing Holy Communion either in the hand or on the tongue they should be excused from this Ministry , ” the statement concluded .
The statement comes as more and more dioceses around the world are banning Communion on the tongue and even Communion altogether as the threat of an epidemic looms .
Catholic News Agency ( CNA ) reports that in the neighboring Archdiocese of Seattle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directives , saying that “ Communion hosts should be received only in the hand , not on the tongue.
” Both the Portland and Seattle archdioceses agree , however , that Communion should only be given under the species of bread , that the sick should stay home from Mass , and that everyone should practice good hygiene and “ avoid hand-to-hand contact during the Our Father and the sign of peace.
” CNA also reports that some dioceses in Japan have suspended all Masses for several weeks due to the ongoing concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report more than 1,000 people in Japan have contracted coronavirus , and , of March 4 , 12 people in the country have died .
A number of dioceses in France have already taken the step of banning Communion on the tongue , while still allowing Communion in the hand .
Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi , auxiliary of Malta , has also issued a directive to churches in the country banning Communing on the tongue “ pending further directives.
” In response to the coronavirus , Catholic authorities in Jerusalem , Singapore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of dioceses in the U.S and other parts of the world have also issued either directives or guidelines in favor of giving Communion in the hand but not on the tongue .
Bishop Athanasius Schneider , along with a number of Catholic priests and members of the Catholic laity , have argued , however , that Communion on the hand , in fact , carries a greater risk of passing on viruses than Communion on the tongue .
“ From a hygienic point of view , the hand carries a huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmitted through the hands .
Whether by shaking other people ’ s hands or frequently touching objects , such as door handles or handrails and grab bars in public transport , germs can quickly pass from hand to hand ; and with these unhygienic hands and fingers people then touch often their nose and mouth .
Also , germs can sometimes survive on the surface of the touched objects for days .
According to a 2006 study , published in the journal ‘ BMC Infectious Diseases ’ , influenza viruses and similar viruses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as e.g .
door handles or handrails and handles in transport and public buildings for a few days , ” he said .
He described any ban on Communion in the mouth as “ unfounded compared to the great health risks of Communion in the hand in the time of a pandemic.
” Schneider said it ’ s as if some Church authorities are using the coronavirus as a “ pretext ” to trivialize reception of Communion .
“ It seems also that some of them have a kind of cynical joy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trivialization and de-sacralization of the Most Holy and Divine Body of Christ in the Eucharistic sacrament , exposing the Body of the Lord himself to the real dangers of irreverence ( loss of fragments ) and sacrileges ( theft of consecrated hosts ) , ” he said .
Schneider said nobody can “ force ” a Catholic to receive the Body of Christ in a way that “ constitutes a risk of the loss of the fragments , and a decrease in reverence , as is the way of receiving Communion in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communion rather than receiving Communion in a trivial manner .
In an article on the New Liturgical Movement website , Dr. Peter Kwasniewski highlighted a letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , dated 24 July 2009 , the year of the “ Swine Flu ” pandemic .
The letter states that the faithful “ always ” have the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue .
Dr. Kwasnieski additionally cites four pertinent texts , all explaining that Catholic faithful should not be obliged to receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tongue .
Letter of April 3 , 1985 , from the Congregation for Divine Worship to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops [ Prot .
720/85 ] : Response by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , Notitiae ( April 1999 ) : Query : Whether in dioceses where it is allowed to distribute Communion in the hands of the faithful , a priest or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion may restrict communicants to receive Communion only in their hands , not on the tongue .
Response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very documents of the Holy See that in dioceses where the Eucharistic bread is put in the hands of the faithful , the right to receive the Eucharistic bread on the tongue still remains intact to the faithful .
Therefore , those who restrict communicants to receive Holy Communion only on in the hands are acting against the norms , as are those who refuse to Christ ’ s faithful [ the right ] to receive Communion in the hand in dioceses that enjoy this indult .
General Instruction of the Roman Missal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , November 12 , 2002 ; US edition 2011 , n. 161 : Redemptionis Sacramentum—Instruction On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist , the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , March 25 , 2004 , art .
92 : U.S.-based priest Fr .
John Zuhlsdorf explained on his popular blog that based on his experience of “ nearly three decades of distributing Communion in both ways , ” he doesn ’ t believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Communion on the tongue .
Fr .
Zuhlsdorf states : “ When distributing Communion directly on the tongue , I rarely , rarely , have any contact with the tongue .
When distributing on the hand , there is often , quite often , contact with the communicant ’ s fingers or palms.
” “ I don ’ t buy for a moment that pushing for Communion on the hand reduces the risk of spread of disease .
I think that proper Communion on the tongue is safer , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ can not require Communion in the hand at the Traditional Latin Mass.
” “ The legislation of Summorum Pontificum is for the universal Latin Church and bishops can not override it .
The Instruction Universae Ecclesiae 28 says that Summorum Pontificum derogates from all liturgical law after 1962 that doesn ’ t agree with the laws of 1962.
” He said that if the coronavirus situation gets worse , so that there is “ truly a great risk of contagion when out and around , A ) you don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t have to go to Communion to fulfill your obligation .
You can make a spiritual Communion , since you are in the state of grace .
Father could , in fact , opt not to distribute Communion .
”

Archdiocese of Portland: 'Communion on the tongue or in the hand pose a more or less equal risk'
March 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A U.S. Archdiocese has issued guidelines affirming the right of Catholics to continue to receive Holy Communion on the tongue in response to local priests who were banning the practice due to the Coronavirus.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, headed by Archbishop Alexander Sample, stated in the guidelines that it had received calls from concerned parishioners who stated that they had been denied Holy Communion on the tongue or have been told that Holy Communion on the tongue has been banned in certain parishes.
“After consulting with the Archbishop this office would like to clearly communicate that a parish cannot ban the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue, nor may an Ordinary or Extraordinary minister refuse a person requesting Holy Communion on the tongue. [Cf: Redemptionis Sacramentum 92. “Each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue at his choice.”],” the guidelines stated.
The Archdiocese said that it had consulted two physicians regarding the matter, one of whom was a specialist in immunology for the State of Oregon.
“They agreed that done properly the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue or in the hand pose a more or less equal risk. The risk of touching the tongue and passing the saliva on to others is obviously a danger however the chance of touching someone’s hand is equally probable and one’s hands have a greater exposure to germs.”
The Archdiocese said that it is “most important that Ordinary and Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are able to distribute Holy Communion without risk of touching the hands or the tongue. Parishioners should also be instructed how to receive Holy Communion properly either on the tongue or in the hand.”
“If Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion feel uncomfortable distributing Holy Communion either in the hand or on the tongue they should be excused from this Ministry,” the statement concluded.
The statement comes as more and more dioceses around the world are banning Communion on the tongue and even Communion altogether as the threat of an epidemic looms.
Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports that in the neighboring Archdiocese of Seattle, Archbishop Paul Etienne has issued contrary directives, saying that “Communion hosts should be received only in the hand, not on the tongue.”
Both the Portland and Seattle archdioceses agree, however, that Communion should only be given under the species of bread, that the sick should stay home from Mass, and that everyone should practice good hygiene and “avoid hand-to-hand contact during the Our Father and the sign of peace.”
CNA also reports that some dioceses in Japan have suspended all Masses for several weeks due to the ongoing concerns about the coronavirus epidemic. According to the report more than 1,000 people in Japan have contracted coronavirus, and, of March 4, 12 people in the country have died.
A number of dioceses in France have already taken the step of banning Communion on the tongue, while still allowing Communion in the hand. Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, auxiliary of Malta, has also issued a directive to churches in the country banning Communing on the tongue “pending further directives.” In response to the coronavirus, Catholic authorities in Jerusalem, Singapore, the Philippines, England & Wales, a number of dioceses in the U.S and other parts of the world have also issued either directives or guidelines in favor of giving Communion in the hand but not on the tongue.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider, along with a number of Catholic priests and members of the Catholic laity, have argued, however, that Communion on the hand, in fact, carries a greater risk of passing on viruses than Communion on the tongue.
“From a hygienic point of view, the hand carries a huge amount of bacteria. Many pathogens are transmitted through the hands. Whether by shaking other people’s hands or frequently touching objects, such as door handles or handrails and grab bars in public transport, germs can quickly pass from hand to hand; and with these unhygienic hands and fingers people then touch often their nose and mouth. Also, germs can sometimes survive on the surface of the touched objects for days. According to a 2006 study, published in the journal ‘BMC Infectious Diseases’, influenza viruses and similar viruses can persist on inanimate surfaces, such as e.g. door handles or handrails and handles in transport and public buildings for a few days,” he said.
He described any ban on Communion in the mouth as “unfounded compared to the great health risks of Communion in the hand in the time of a pandemic.”
Schneider said it’s as if some Church authorities are using the coronavirus as a “pretext” to trivialize reception of Communion.
“It seems also that some of them have a kind of cynical joy to spread more and more the process of trivialization and de-sacralization of the Most Holy and Divine Body of Christ in the Eucharistic sacrament, exposing the Body of the Lord himself to the real dangers of irreverence (loss of fragments) and sacrileges (theft of consecrated hosts),” he said.
Schneider said nobody can “force” a Catholic to receive the Body of Christ in a way that “constitutes a risk of the loss of the fragments, and a decrease in reverence, as is the way of receiving Communion in the hand.”
He recommended making a Spiritual Communion rather than receiving Communion in a trivial manner.
In an article on the New Liturgical Movement website, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski highlighted a letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, dated 24 July 2009, the year of the “Swine Flu” pandemic.
The letter states that the faithful “always” have the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue.
This Dicastery observes that its instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum (25 March 2004) clearly stipulates that “each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue” (n.92), nor is it licit to deny Holy Communion to any of Christ’s faithful who are not impeded by law from receiving the Holy Eucharist (cf. n. 91).
Dr. Kwasnieski additionally cites four pertinent texts, all explaining that Catholic faithful should not be obliged to receive Communion on the hand, rather than the tongue.
Letter of April 3, 1985, from the Congregation for Divine Worship to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops [Prot. 720/85]:
The Holy See, since 1969, while maintaining the traditional manner of distributing communion, has granted to those Episcopal Conferences that have requested it, the faculty of distributing communion by placing the host in the hands of the faithful… The faithful are not to be obliged to adopt the practice of communion in the hand. Each one is free to communicate in one way or the other.
Response by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Notitiae (April 1999):
Query: Whether in dioceses where it is allowed to distribute Communion in the hands of the faithful, a priest or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion may restrict communicants to receive Communion only in their hands, not on the tongue. Response: Certainly it is clear from the very documents of the Holy See that in dioceses where the Eucharistic bread is put in the hands of the faithful, the right to receive the Eucharistic bread on the tongue still remains intact to the faithful. Therefore, those who restrict communicants to receive Holy Communion only on in the hands are acting against the norms, as are those who refuse to Christ’s faithful [the right] to receive Communion in the hand in dioceses that enjoy this indult.
General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, November 12, 2002; US edition 2011, n. 161:
If Communion is given only under the species of bread, the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each, saying, The Body of Christ. The communicant replies, Amen, and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or, where this is allowed, in the hand, the choice lying with the communicant.
Redemptionis Sacramentum—Instruction On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, March 25, 2004, art. 92:
Although each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue, at his choice, if any communicant should wish to receive the Sacrament in the hand, in areas where the Bishops’ Conference with the recognition of the Apostolic See has given permission, the sacred host is to be administered to him or her.
U.S.-based priest Fr. John Zuhlsdorf explained on his popular blog that based on his experience of “nearly three decades of distributing Communion in both ways,” he doesn’t believe that Communion in the hand is safer than Communion on the tongue.
Fr. Zuhlsdorf states: “When distributing Communion directly on the tongue, I rarely, rarely, have any contact with the tongue. When distributing on the hand, there is often, quite often, contact with the communicant’s fingers or palms.”
“I don’t buy for a moment that pushing for Communion on the hand reduces the risk of spread of disease. I think that proper Communion on the tongue is safer,” he said.
The priest stated that a bishop “cannot require Communion in the hand at the Traditional Latin Mass.”
“The legislation of Summorum Pontificum is for the universal Latin Church and bishops cannot override it. The Instruction Universae Ecclesiae 28 says that Summorum Pontificum derogates from all liturgical law after 1962 that doesn’t agree with the laws of 1962.”
He said that if the coronavirus situation gets worse, so that there is “truly a great risk of contagion when out and around, A) you don’t have an obligation to fulfill and B) you don’t have to go to Communion to fulfill your obligation. You can make a spiritual Communion, since you are in the state of grace. Father could, in fact, opt not to distribute Communion.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-05--Dem politician cheers lunatic’s boast to spread coronavirus at Trump MAGA rallies

DENVER , Colorado , March 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Democrat Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca has been urged to resign after she enthusiastically supported a tweet suggesting that liberals infected with the coronavirus attend Make America Great Again rallies in order to contaminate Trump supporters .
CdeBaca , who describes herself as a Democratic Socialist , exclaimed , “ # solidarity Yaaas !
!
” as she retweeted a posting which read , “ For the record , if I do get the coronavirus I ’ m attending every MAGA rally I can.
” “ Democrat Denver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in ‘ solidarity ’ with someone who says that they [ sic ] if they get the coronavirus that they will attend as many Trump rallies as possible , ” tweeted Ryan Saavedra .
“ She appears to have made the statement on her government Twitter account , ” he added .
Although the original Tweet has since been deleted , CdeBaca has not retracted her words , telling local media outlet Denver7 , “ I wouldn ’ t say I regret [ it ] .
” “ I think that what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … this is a tool , this is a tactic to undermine Democratic Socialists , ” she continued , “ to undermine this movement that is really happening across the country at different levels of government.
” The Colorado Republican Party quickly called for the councilwoman ’ s resignation .
“ Councilwoman CdeBaca praising a social media post calling for Trump supporters to be infected with the coronavirus is simply disgusting , ” said State GOP Executive Director Lx Fangonilo .
“ There can be no room in our politics for wishing harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Democrats in Colorado and across the country need to condemn this evil statement.
” The backlash on social media has also been fierce .
Ian Miles Cheong , managing editor of Human Events , suggested that CdeBaca apparently wants to use the coronavirus as “ a weapon ” against Trump supporters .
JD Rucker , Editor-in-Chief of the NOQ Report , said , “ Even in this polarized political atmosphere , under no circumstances should anyone wish the coronavirus to infect opposition supporters.
” “ There is no justification for this whatsoever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should disavow Candi CdeBaca immediately.
” Benny Johnson , Chief Creative Officer for Turning Point USA , said that CdeBaca ’ s endorsement of the deliberate spread of the coronavirus is “ sick , ” and encouraged his Twitter followers to demand her resignation .

DENVER, Colorado, March 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Democrat Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca has been urged to resign after she enthusiastically supported a tweet suggesting that liberals infected with the coronavirus attend Make America Great Again rallies in order to contaminate Trump supporters.
CdeBaca, who describes herself as a Democratic Socialist, exclaimed, “#solidarity Yaaas!!” as she retweeted a posting which read, “For the record, if I do get the coronavirus I’m attending every MAGA rally I can.”
“Democrat Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca says that she stands in ‘solidarity’ with someone who says that they [sic] if they get the coronavirus that they will attend as many Trump rallies as possible,” tweeted Ryan Saavedra.
“She appears to have made the statement on her government Twitter account,” he added.
Democrat Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca says that she stands in “solidarity” with someone who says that they if they get the coronavirus that they will attend as many Trump rallies as possible She appears to have made the statement on her government Twitter account https://t.co/YySSLhcNBZ pic.twitter.com/fJV0nJycHR — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 3, 2020
Although the original Tweet has since been deleted, CdeBaca has not retracted her words, telling local media outlet Denver7, “I wouldn’t say I regret [it].”
“I think that what we are failing to recognize [is]… this is a tool, this is a tactic to undermine Democratic Socialists,” she continued, “to undermine this movement that is really happening across the country at different levels of government.”
The Colorado Republican Party quickly called for the councilwoman’s resignation.
“Councilwoman CdeBaca praising a social media post calling for Trump supporters to be infected with the coronavirus is simply disgusting,” said State GOP Executive Director Lx Fangonilo. “There can be no room in our politics for wishing harm on Americans who have different political beliefs. Democrats in Colorado and across the country need to condemn this evil statement.”
The backlash on social media has also been fierce.
Ian Miles Cheong, managing editor of Human Events, suggested that CdeBaca apparently wants to use the coronavirus as “a weapon” against Trump supporters.
Democrat Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca appears to say that she stands in with apparently using the coronavirus as a weapon against supporters of President Donald Trump. https://t.co/gxbHSD8cnR pic.twitter.com/F9WMdyvMcP — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 3, 2020
JD Rucker, Editor-in-Chief of the NOQ Report, said, “Even in this polarized political atmosphere, under no circumstances should anyone wish the coronavirus to infect opposition supporters.”
“There is no justification for this whatsoever,” continued Rucker. “Democrats should disavow Candi CdeBaca immediately.”
Even in this polarized political atmosphere, under no circumstances should anyone wish the #coronavirus to infect opposition supporters. There is no justification for this whatsoever. Democrats should disavow @CandiCdeBaca immediately. h/t @RealSaavedra https://t.co/Z51OU6I8RE — JD Rucker (@JDRucker) March 3, 2020
Benny Johnson, Chief Creative Officer for Turning Point USA, said that CdeBaca’s endorsement of the deliberate spread of the coronavirus is “sick,” and encouraged his Twitter followers to demand her resignation.
Democrats in Colorado are calling for Trump supporters to be purposefully infected with Coronavirus.
Democrat Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca endorsed the deliberate spread of Coronavirus at @realDonaldTrump rallies.
Sick.
Demand her resignation.
Call her office: 303-830-8242 pic.twitter.com/NmtLKEZRVQ — Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 3, 2020
Other Twitter users were equally critical.
Are you kidding me? Can we please have a bit of humanity and care for human life? Stop spreading hate, what ever side you're on. Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca Tweets ‘solidarity’ for spreading coronavirus at Trump rallies https://t.co/N84O9Sl9C2 — Megan �� ���� (@the_silkyway) March 4, 2020
Liberalism is a mental disorder. Candi CdeBaca is the latest evidence. https://t.co/WkeKMWkjrW — WKiraW (@WKiraW) March 4, 2020
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