lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Canadian archbishop: Selling euthanasia as ‘solution’ to suffering is ‘misguided’

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OTTAWA , May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa said that trying to sell euthanasia and assisted suicide as a “ solution ” to a problem will lead to a different kind of “ infection ” in Canada of the continued devaluation of human life .
Prendergast said these words as part of his homily as the celebrant for the National Mass for Life , which was shown live from Ottawa ’ s Notre-Dame Cathedral on May 14 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
The National Mass for Life kicked off the fourth day of the 23rd annual Canadian March for Life .
The event is taking place virtually this year because of the coronavirus .
Prendergast began the Mass by saying that the Canadian March for Life is a celebration to “ witness the God-given dignity of the human person from the moment of conception until natural death.
” Prendergast said the goal of the Canadian March for life is to seek an abortion-free Canada .
“ We seek a Canada in which every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcomed into life , ” Prendergast said , adding that we seek legal reforms and a spiritual culture renewal , and that the path will be hard but “ we can not give up the fight.
” Prendergast then shifted his sermon to focus on the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada .
He spoke of how the coronavirus has shown to be particularly deadly to the elderly .
“ Selling euthanasia and assisted suicide as a solution to suffering is inviting a different kind of infection to sweep through our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the misguided quest for personal autonomy , ” Prendergast said in his homily .
“ I ask you , doesn ’ t every family deserve the right to the care that our elders need to sustain their lives , rather than an expedient means of ending it prematurely ?
” Prendergast said the coronavirus has put a spotlight on the fact that Canada ’ s elderly need better palliative care , and we as a nation need to rethink this “ precarious situation in which the elderly live.
” “ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to state boldly that consultations aimed at extending the scope of euthanasia and assisted suicide will place our frail senior citizens at even greater risk , as parliament now contemplates more accessible life-ending measures , ” Prendergast said .
“ Taking measures to end one ’ s life easier to access , while continuing to underfund good long-term care , sends a clear message .
It says the society values expediency over compassionate dignified health care and assistance.
” Prendergast added that better care for seniors should not be a “ privilege @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but a basic right for all of our older people.
” He stressed that compassionate palliative care is vital in Canada to have a respectful society , saying that competent palliative care is what the elderly truly need , instead of an “ incentive ” to seek an early death .
Euthanasia was legalized in Canada by Justin Trudeau 's Liberal Party in 2016 with Bill C-14 .
In February 2019 , Bill C-7 was introduced , which further expanded on Bill C-14 .
Bill C-7 came about as Trudeau 's acceptance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ruling struck down the requirement that a person ’ s “ natural death be reasonably foreseeable ” to qualify them for death by lethal injection .
Alex Schadenberg , executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition , warned on day three of the 2020 Virtual March for Life that Canada was on track to become “ worst ” assisted suicide jurisdiction in the world .
More than a thousand people tuned in during day three of the march to view a screening of a powerful film that deals with the realities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s kickoff of the 2020 Virtual March for Life , more than 3,000 tuned in to view a free screening of global pro-life advocate Obianuju Ekeocha ’ s documentary “ Strings Attached.
” Sunday ’ s event saw such high demand that for a brief time the site marchforlife.ca crashed .
Day two of Canada ’ s virtual March for Life featured two powerful pro-life films , “ Crescendo ” and “ Sing a Little Louder.
” More than a thousand tuned in to view the films , which included a conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocacy adviser , Mattea Merta , and the producer of the film , pro-life activist and film producer Jason Jones , who is the founder and president of Movie to Movement .
Day four saw a pro-life Mass in memory of Fr .
Alphonse de Valk , CSB , which was followed by the virtual candlelight vigil for victims of abortion .
After the airing of the National Mass for Life , many tuned in to view the Virtual March for Life event , which featured many prominent pro-life leaders , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered words of encouragement .
Campaign Life Coalition ( CLC ) decided in April to hold this year ’ s March for Life virtually , as the coronavirus health restrictions on public gatherings made it impossible to conduct the march in Ottawa .
CLC is the largest leading national pro-life and pro-family political lobbying group in Canada .
The CLC virtual Canadian March for Life started Sunday and continued until May 15 .
This year ’ s theme was “ Be not afraid Canada !
” Being in a virtual format , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the March ’ s usual mainstays , such as the candlelight vigil , Masses , and a rally .
The “ virtual ” march took place on Thursday , May 14 .
This day was chosen for the March as it is the same day 51 years ago in 1969 when abortion was legalized in Canada .
That was the day when then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau ( Justin Trudeau ’ s father ) passed a heavily criticized omnibus bill amending the Criminal Code to allow abortions to be done in hospitals .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court of Canada struck down the 1969 law as unconstitutional in the 1988 Morgentaler decision .
The law was removed on a technicality , however .
The court ruled that it violated a woman ’ s Charter right to security of the person since the law could not be applied equally across the country .
The court encouraged the Canadian Parliament to come up with replacement abortion legislation .
This effort failed when then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney ’ s draft law failed in a Senate tie vote .
Canada has since had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is permitted through all nine months of pregnancy .

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast denounced assisted suicide in the midst of the coronavirus and said an abortion-free Canada remains the goal.
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OTTAWA, May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa said that trying to sell euthanasia and assisted suicide as a “solution” to a problem will lead to a different kind of “infection” in Canada of the continued devaluation of human life.
Prendergast said these words as part of his homily as the celebrant for the National Mass for Life, which was shown live from Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral on May 14 (watch video here beginning at minute 21:29). The National Mass for Life kicked off the fourth day of the 23rd annual Canadian March for Life. The event is taking place virtually this year because of the coronavirus.
Prendergast began the Mass by saying that the Canadian March for Life is a celebration to “witness the God-given dignity of the human person from the moment of conception until natural death.”
Prendergast said the goal of the Canadian March for life is to seek an abortion-free Canada.
“We seek a Canada in which every unborn child is protected in law and welcomed into life,” Prendergast said, adding that we seek legal reforms and a spiritual culture renewal, and that the path will be hard but “we cannot give up the fight.”
Prendergast then shifted his sermon to focus on the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. He spoke of how the coronavirus has shown to be particularly deadly to the elderly.
“Selling euthanasia and assisted suicide as a solution to suffering is inviting a different kind of infection to sweep through our communities – the devaluation of human life out of the misguided quest for personal autonomy,” Prendergast said in his homily.
“I ask you, doesn’t every family deserve the right to the care that our elders need to sustain their lives, rather than an expedient means of ending it prematurely?”
Prendergast said the coronavirus has put a spotlight on the fact that Canada’s elderly need better palliative care, and we as a nation need to rethink this “precarious situation in which the elderly live.”
“We are called, dear brothers and sisters, to state boldly that consultations aimed at extending the scope of euthanasia and assisted suicide will place our frail senior citizens at even greater risk, as parliament now contemplates more accessible life-ending measures,” Prendergast said.
“Taking measures to end one’s life easier to access, while continuing to underfund good long-term care, sends a clear message. It says the society values expediency over compassionate dignified health care and assistance.”
Prendergast added that better care for seniors should not be a “privilege” only for the wealthy, “but a basic right for all of our older people.”
He stressed that compassionate palliative care is vital in Canada to have a respectful society, saying that competent palliative care is what the elderly truly need, instead of an “incentive” to seek an early death.
Euthanasia was legalized in Canada by Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party in 2016 with Bill C-14. In February 2019, Bill C-7 was introduced, which further expanded on Bill C-14.
Bill C-7 came about as Trudeau's acceptance to a Quebec court decision last September. That ruling struck down the requirement that a person’s “natural death be reasonably foreseeable” to qualify them for death by lethal injection.
Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, warned on day three of the 2020 Virtual March for Life that Canada was on track to become “worst” assisted suicide jurisdiction in the world.
More than a thousand people tuned in during day three of the march to view a screening of a powerful film that deals with the realities of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
For Sunday’s kickoff of the 2020 Virtual March for Life, more than 3,000 tuned in to view a free screening of global pro-life advocate Obianuju Ekeocha’s documentary “Strings Attached.” Sunday’s event saw such high demand that for a brief time the site marchforlife.ca crashed.
Day two of Canada’s virtual March for Life featured two powerful pro-life films, “Crescendo” and “Sing a Little Louder.”
More than a thousand tuned in to view the films, which included a conversation with CLC’s global policy and advocacy adviser, Mattea Merta, and the producer of the film, pro-life activist and film producer Jason Jones, who is the founder and president of Movie to Movement.
Day four saw a pro-life Mass in memory of Fr. Alphonse de Valk, CSB, which was followed by the virtual candlelight vigil for victims of abortion.
After the airing of the National Mass for Life, many tuned in to view the Virtual March for Life event, which featured many prominent pro-life leaders, as well as current pro-life politicians in Canada who offered words of encouragement.
Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) decided in April to hold this year’s March for Life virtually, as the coronavirus health restrictions on public gatherings made it impossible to conduct the march in Ottawa.
CLC is the largest leading national pro-life and pro-family political lobbying group in Canada. The CLC virtual Canadian March for Life started Sunday and continued until May 15. This year’s theme was “Be not afraid Canada!”
Being in a virtual format, the 2020 March for Life replicated some of the March’s usual mainstays, such as the candlelight vigil, Masses, and a rally.
The “virtual” march took place on Thursday, May 14. This day was chosen for the March as it is the same day 51 years ago in 1969 when abortion was legalized in Canada. That was the day when then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Justin Trudeau’s father) passed a heavily criticized omnibus bill amending the Criminal Code to allow abortions to be done in hospitals.
This law remained in effect until the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the 1969 law as unconstitutional in the 1988 Morgentaler decision. The law was removed on a technicality, however. The court ruled that it violated a woman’s Charter right to security of the person since the law could not be applied equally across the country.
The court encouraged the Canadian Parliament to come up with replacement abortion legislation. This effort failed when then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s draft law failed in a Senate tie vote. Canada has since had no abortion law at all, thus abortion is permitted through all nine months of pregnancy.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--WATCH: Country singer includes recorded heartbeat of unborn daughter in powerful new song

NASHVILLE , Tennessee , May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – American country singer Brett Young ’ s powerful new song “ Lady ” includes a recording of his unborn daughter ’ s heartbeat in the song ’ s background .
While Young sings , “ I remember when I first heard your heartbeat , ” his daughter ’ s fetal heartbeat , recorded during a visit with the doctor , can be heard beating in the background .
“ Yeah , she was a little musician before she knew it , ” Young said in an interview with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affection to his unborn child throughout his song , telling her she will “ always be my baby.
” He tells her to watch her mother to learn “ just how to be a lady.
” Young said in a video on May 4th that the message to his daughter was “ If you wan na really know how to be a lady , watch your mom.
” The song was released April 30 .
On May 1st , Young tweeted that he was “ so excited to finally introduce ‘ Lady ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily one of the most special songs I ’ ve ever written , ” he wrote .
He said in a May 4th video that he had already decided to write songs to his children after they were born , and he “ got to know them a little bit.
” However , even before his daughter was born , his love for her was growing and he “ started trying to put together ideas.
” In the song , Young remembers hearing his daughter ’ s heartbeat for the first time during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about eight weeks .
He sang in his song that this was the “ first time you ( his daughter ) ever scared me.
” He finished writing the song while his daughter was still in her mother ’ s womb .
A couple of months before the baby was born , Young discussed the song with songwriters Jon Nite and Ross Copperman .
He decided to make the song a tribute to both this wife and child .
The baby was born last October .
In a May 4th video , Young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about my daughter , but rather , it 's a message to my daughter about my wife her mom.
” Young decided to call the song “ Lady ” after his wife , who he called “ Lady ” for a long time .
“ I 'm excited to write that song ...
I hope it 's as meaningful to people listening that have children or a family or are planning to , ” Young said .
He concluded , “ it is really , really special to my wife and I. I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old enough to hear it and understand it and know that Daddy wrote her a song before she was even here with us .
”

Brett Young’s song encourages his unborn daughter to grow up to be a “lady” like her mom
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – American country singer Brett Young’s powerful new song “Lady” includes a recording of his unborn daughter’s heartbeat in the song’s background.
While Young sings, “I remember when I first heard your heartbeat,” his daughter’s fetal heartbeat, recorded during a visit with the doctor, can be heard beating in the background.
“Yeah, she was a little musician before she knew it,” Young said in an interview with People.
Young shows his love and affection to his unborn child throughout his song, telling her she will “always be my baby.” He tells her to watch her mother to learn “just how to be a lady.” Young said in a video on May 4th that the message to his daughter was “If you wanna really know how to be a lady, watch your mom.” The song was released April 30.
On May 1st, Young tweeted that he was “so excited to finally introduce ‘Lady’ to the world.”
“It is easily one of the most special songs I’ve ever written,” he wrote.
So excited to finally introduce “Lady” to the world. It is easily one of the most special songs I’ve ever written. Listen here: https://t.co/DzN4y0YD3a pic.twitter.com/qeAITDKHsT — Brett Young (@BrettYoungMusic) May 1, 2020
He said in a May 4th video that he had already decided to write songs to his children after they were born, and he “got to know them a little bit.” However, even before his daughter was born, his love for her was growing and he “started trying to put together ideas.”
In the song, Young remembers hearing his daughter’s heartbeat for the first time during an ultrasound, when the baby was about eight weeks. He sang in his song that this was the “first time you (his daughter) ever scared me.” He finished writing the song while his daughter was still in her mother’s womb.
A couple of months before the baby was born, Young discussed the song with songwriters Jon Nite and Ross Copperman. He decided to make the song a tribute to both this wife and child. The baby was born last October.
In a May 4th video, Young said that “the song isn't about my daughter, but rather, it's a message to my daughter about my wife her mom.”
Young decided to call the song “Lady” after his wife, who he called “Lady” for a long time.
“I'm excited to write that song … I hope it's as meaningful to people listening that have children or a family or are planning to,” Young said.
He concluded, “it is really, really special to my wife and I. I can't wait until my daughter's old enough to hear it and understand it and know that Daddy wrote her a song before she was even here with us.”
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Kenyan bishop warns COVID-19 researchers not to exploit Africans in vaccine testing

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May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As scientists race to develop a viable vaccine for COVID-19 , concerns about the final product and its implementation have similarly grown .
Now a Kenyan bishop is speaking out about the importance of carrying out testing in a safe and transparent manner .
“ Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is a grave matter at hand , it should not in any way be used to compromise the rights and dignity of the citizens ” of Kenya , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muranga said earlier this month , Catholic News Agency reported .
Bishop Wainaina was responding to reports that researchers currently developing COVID-19 drugs are planning on testing them in Kenya .
The head of one such study , Dr. Loice Achieng Ombajo , says he got approval from one government review body and is awaiting word back from two others .
But the bishop is concerned about the lack of public input on the approval process , as required by the country ’ s constitution .
“ Vaccines or drugs may have side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , so “ we must be convinced of the safety of the same and preservation of the citizens ' dignity … Everything should be done with maximum openness , and testing should not be carried out on unsuspecting citizens.
” “ All of us must remain vigilant to the foreign insurgences , including research agencies that plan to come and lure poor Kenyans with money , and instill fear of the disease in order to get people to agree to undergo trials of such vaccines and drugs , ” Wainaina declared .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is estimated to have seen more than 4.5 million cases of COVID-19 , with more than 306,000 deaths and 1.7 million recoveries .
Kenya has had just 781 cases , 45 deaths , and 284 recoveries .
In the United States , many of those deaths have occurred within nursing homes , and mounting evidence suggests that far more of the public has contracted and recovered from the virus than the official count indicates .
In response , many states have imposed strict limits on “ non-essential ” activity , including delays of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost , and steep declines have been seen in people seeking and receiving care for everything from cancer to heart disease .
Now , concern is building about the mental health toll of the lockdowns .
A growing number of medical experts argue that , in light of the fact that COVID-19 primarily affects the elderly and immunocompromised , but poses relatively little risk to the young , policymakers should pursue a narrower strategy of protecting the former groups while allowing the rest of society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we focus on the elderly , we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 percent down to fractions of a percent , ” says Dr. Donald Yealy , chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center .
Nevertheless , some politicians , such as the governors of California and Illinois , have gone so far as to claim that normal life can not resume until a vaccine or another form of cure has been developed and released .
While the media often fixates on parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side effects ( a subject of intense debate ) , they tend to overlook another group that generally supports vaccines in general while having an ethical conflict with vaccines derived from aborted babies ’ cells .
The Canadian government is currently working with the Chinese on one such vaccine .
Many are also concerned about the broader principles at stake , such as an individual ’ s right to decide how to best care for one ’ s self and one ’ s children .
LifeSiteNews has collected more than 395,000 signatures for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to take an eventual COVID-19 vaccine .
“ The so-called ‘ public health experts ’ have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis , ” the petition argues .
“ You should not , therefore , allow their opinions to rush decisions on policy regarding mandatory vaccination.
” “ If after sufficient study of the issue , a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated using a morally-produced vaccine , along with his children , that is his business , ” it reads .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permit the government to make that decision for us.
” Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews ’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world .

'Citizens' dignity' must be preserved, and they should not be instilled with 'fear of the disease in order to get people to agree to undergo trials,' the bishop said.
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May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As scientists race to develop a viable vaccine for COVID-19, concerns about the final product and its implementation have similarly grown. Now a Kenyan bishop is speaking out about the importance of carrying out testing in a safe and transparent manner.
“Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is a grave matter at hand, it should not in any way be used to compromise the rights and dignity of the citizens” of Kenya, Bishop James Wainaina of the Diocese of Muranga said earlier this month, Catholic News Agency reported.
Bishop Wainaina was responding to reports that researchers currently developing COVID-19 drugs are planning on testing them in Kenya. The head of one such study, Dr. Loice Achieng Ombajo, says he got approval from one government review body and is awaiting word back from two others. But the bishop is concerned about the lack of public input on the approval process, as required by the country’s constitution.
“Vaccines or drugs may have side effects on the citizens,” he said, so “we must be convinced of the safety of the same and preservation of the citizens' dignity … Everything should be done with maximum openness, and testing should not be carried out on unsuspecting citizens.”
“All of us must remain vigilant to the foreign insurgences, including research agencies that plan to come and lure poor Kenyans with money, and instill fear of the disease in order to get people to agree to undergo trials of such vaccines and drugs,” Wainaina declared.
As of May 15, the world is estimated to have seen more than 4.5 million cases of COVID-19, with more than 306,000 deaths and 1.7 million recoveries. Kenya has had just 781 cases, 45 deaths, and 284 recoveries.
In the United States, many of those deaths have occurred within nursing homes, and mounting evidence suggests that far more of the public has contracted and recovered from the virus than the official count indicates.
In response, many states have imposed strict limits on “non-essential” activity, including delays of non-urgent medical procedures. As a result, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost, and steep declines have been seen in people seeking and receiving care for everything from cancer to heart disease. Now, concern is building about the mental health toll of the lockdowns.
A growing number of medical experts argue that, in light of the fact that COVID-19 primarily affects the elderly and immunocompromised, but poses relatively little risk to the young, policymakers should pursue a narrower strategy of protecting the former groups while allowing the rest of society to resume normal life. “If we focus on the elderly, we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 percent down to fractions of a percent,” says Dr. Donald Yealy, chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Nevertheless, some politicians, such as the governors of California and Illinois, have gone so far as to claim that normal life cannot resume until a vaccine or another form of cure has been developed and released.
While the media often fixates on parents who oppose vaccines over their potential for side effects (a subject of intense debate), they tend to overlook another group that generally supports vaccines in general while having an ethical conflict with vaccines derived from aborted babies’ cells. The Canadian government is currently working with the Chinese on one such vaccine.
Many are also concerned about the broader principles at stake, such as an individual’s right to decide how to best care for one’s self and one’s children.
LifeSiteNews has collected more than 395,000 signatures for its petition opposing the prospect of forcing people to take an eventual COVID-19 vaccine.
“The so-called ‘public health experts’ have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis,” the petition argues. “You should not, therefore, allow their opinions to rush decisions on policy regarding mandatory vaccination.”
“If after sufficient study of the issue, a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated using a morally-produced vaccine, along with his children, that is his business,” it reads. “But we cannot and will not permit the government to make that decision for us.”
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--George Soros: We’re now in ‘revolutionary moment’ that allows us to achieve the ‘inconceivable’

May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Left-wing billionaire George Soros has indicated that the coronavirus pandemic paves the way for societal changes previously thought impossible , calling it “ the crisis of my lifetime.
” Soros had lived through the Second World War as a youth .
“ Even before the pandemic hit , I realized that we were in a revolutionary moment where what would be impossible or even inconceivable in normal times had become not only possible , but probably absolutely necessary , ” he said during an interview on May 11 .
Soros also said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangers.
” He was “ particularly concerned about the survival of the EU because it is an incomplete union.
” While , according to the Hungarian-born billionaire , the European Union was “ in the process of being created , ” that process “ was never completed.
” Thus , Soros said the EU was “ exceptionally vulnerable – more vulnerable than the US not just because it is an incomplete union but also because it is based on the rule of law.
” Soros also commented on a recent conflict between Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest court had ruled on May 5 that one of the EU ’ s Court of Justice decisions regarding policies of the European Central Bank ( ECB ) was not legally binding .
In turn , the European Court of Justice asserted that it alone had jurisdiction over the ECB .
In the interview , Soros sided with the EU .
“ When Germany joined the EU , it committed itself to abide by European law , ” he argued .
He voiced his fears that countries like Poland or Hungary might become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also “ the German court can question the decisions of the European Court of Justice.
” Soros asked , “ Can Hungary and Poland decide whether they follow European law or their own courts – whose legitimacy the EU has questioned ?
That question goes to the very heart of the EU , which is built on the rule of law.
” “ Poland has immediately risen to the occasion and asserted the supremacy of its government-controlled courts over European law .
In Hungary , Viktor Orbán has already used the COVID-19 emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dictator , ” Soros claimed .
The last election took place in 2018 , and the next one is scheduled for 2020 .
Additionally , a new poll has shown that the majority of Hungarians ( 54 percent ) seem to support the measures of the Orbán administration and would vote for him .
“ The ruling poses a threat that could destroy the European Union as an institution based on the rule of law , precisely because it was delivered by the German constitutional court , which is the most highly respected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the course of the interview , Soros again talked about his idea of having the EU issue perpetual bonds , which he called Consols .
With the money created through Consols , he would finance the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic , as well as climate change .
“ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe needs about €1 trillion ( $ 1.1 trillion ) to fight this pandemic , and she should have added another €1 trillion for climate change , ” according to Soros .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in normal times , but are ideal right now.
” However , he did not explain why the financial instrument is not appropriate for “ normal times , ” even though he himself characterized it as a perpetual bond .
In the course of the interview , Soros briefly talked about President Donald Trump , accusing him of wanting “ to be a dictator .
But he can not be one because there is a constitution in the United States that people still respect.
” While the constitution , according to Soros , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things , ” that does not prohibit the President from trying , “ because he is literally fighting for his life.
” “ I will also say that I have put my faith in Trump to destroy himself , and he has exceeded my wildest expectations , ” Soros added .
Soros is a prolific financier of left-wing causes throughout the United States and around the world , including abortion , euthanasia , population control , same-sex “ marriage , ” transgenderism , and more .
His Open Society Foundations spend almost $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including $ 150 million per year funding the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) , the leading abortion company Planned Parenthood , and other liberal groups .
He invested $ 5.1 million in a super PAC dedicated to funding groups working against Trump ’ s re-election ; and is an aggressive supporter of the European Union who has spent money in hopes of influencing the elections of multiple European nations .
In January , he announced the launch of an international network for educational institutions for the purpose of advancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and combating the rise of “ nationalism .
”

In a new interview, the left-wing billionaire called the coronavirus pandemic ‘the crisis of my lifetime.’
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May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Left-wing billionaire George Soros has indicated that the coronavirus pandemic paves the way for societal changes previously thought impossible, calling it “the crisis of my lifetime.” Soros had lived through the Second World War as a youth.
“Even before the pandemic hit, I realized that we were in a revolutionary moment where what would be impossible or even inconceivable in normal times had become not only possible, but probably absolutely necessary,” he said during an interview on May 11.
Soros also said that “Europe is facing several existential dangers.”
He was “particularly concerned about the survival of the EU because it is an incomplete union.” While, according to the Hungarian-born billionaire, the European Union was “in the process of being created,” that process “was never completed.”
Thus, Soros said the EU was “exceptionally vulnerable – more vulnerable than the US not just because it is an incomplete union but also because it is based on the rule of law.”
Soros also commented on a recent conflict between Germany and the EU. Germany’s highest court had ruled on May 5 that one of the EU’s Court of Justice decisions regarding policies of the European Central Bank (ECB) was not legally binding. In turn, the European Court of Justice asserted that it alone had jurisdiction over the ECB.
In the interview, Soros sided with the EU. “When Germany joined the EU, it committed itself to abide by European law,” he argued.
He voiced his fears that countries like Poland or Hungary might become more independent of the EU, if also “the German court can question the decisions of the European Court of Justice.”
Soros asked, “Can Hungary and Poland decide whether they follow European law or their own courts – whose legitimacy the EU has questioned? That question goes to the very heart of the EU, which is built on the rule of law.”
“Poland has immediately risen to the occasion and asserted the supremacy of its government-controlled courts over European law. In Hungary, Viktor Orbán has already used the COVID-19 emergency and a captured parliament to appoint himself dictator,” Soros claimed.
The last election took place in 2018, and the next one is scheduled for 2020.
Additionally, a new poll has shown that the majority of Hungarians (54 percent) seem to support the measures of the Orbán administration and would vote for him.
“The ruling poses a threat that could destroy the European Union as an institution based on the rule of law, precisely because it was delivered by the German constitutional court, which is the most highly respected institution in Germany,” Soros emphasized.
In the course of the interview, Soros again talked about his idea of having the EU issue perpetual bonds, which he called Consols. With the money created through Consols, he would finance the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as climate change.
“European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe needs about €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) to fight this pandemic, and she should have added another €1 trillion for climate change,” according to Soros.
He said Consols “should never be issued in normal times, but are ideal right now.” However, he did not explain why the financial instrument is not appropriate for “normal times,” even though he himself characterized it as a perpetual bond.
In the course of the interview, Soros briefly talked about President Donald Trump, accusing him of wanting “to be a dictator. But he cannot be one because there is a constitution in the United States that people still respect.”
While the constitution, according to Soros, “will prevent him from doing certain things,” that does not prohibit the President from trying, “because he is literally fighting for his life.”
“I will also say that I have put my faith in Trump to destroy himself, and he has exceeded my wildest expectations,” Soros added.
Soros is a prolific financier of left-wing causes throughout the United States and around the world, including abortion, euthanasia, population control, same-sex “marriage,” transgenderism, and more.
His Open Society Foundations spend almost $1 billion annually in 100 different countries, including $150 million per year funding the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the leading abortion company Planned Parenthood, and other liberal groups. He invested $5.1 million in a super PAC dedicated to funding groups working against Trump’s re-election; and is an aggressive supporter of the European Union who has spent money in hopes of influencing the elections of multiple European nations.
In January, he announced the launch of an international network for educational institutions for the purpose of advancing his interpretation of “democratic values” and combating the rise of “nationalism.”
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Experts warn of alarming spike in mental health emergencies caused by coronavirus lockdowns

May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As societies around the world remain heavily restricted in the name of containing COVID-19 , a growing chorus of voices is expressing concern that the lockdown efforts may actually be doing more harm than good to public health .
As of May 15 , the world is estimated to have seen more than 4.5 million cases of COVID-19 , with more than 306,000 deaths and 1.7 million recoveries .
In the United States , many of those deaths have occurred within nursing homes , and mounting evidence suggests that far more of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus than the official count indicates .
In response , many states have imposed strict limits on “ non-essential ” activity , including delays of non-urgent medical procedures .
As a result , hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost , and steep declines have been seen in people seeking and receiving care for everything from cancer to heart disease .
Now , concern is building about the mental health toll of the lockdowns .
As compiled by the right-leaning educational nonprofit Just Facts , several recent studies have found a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anywhere from a third to a half of US adults reporting that anxiety related to COVID-19 is significantly straining their mental health in a variety of ways , from fear of losing loved ones to frustration with losing their jobs through no fault of their own .
Just Facts also cites several studies affirming that such mental can be lethal , such as a 2004 Lancet paper finding that not only do “ stress and depression result in an impairment of the immune response and might promote the initiation and progression of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ lack of social interactions ” – such as the lack imposed by “ social distancing ” and home isolation – can be a contributing factor .
“ The isolation , the fear , the uncertainty , the economic turmoil – they all cause or could cause psychological distress , ” Devora Kestel , director of the World Health Organization ’ s ( WHO ) mental health department , acknowledged this week in a report to the United Nations .
Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons , a psychiatrist and director of the Institute for Marital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on Relevant Radio Wednesday , where he argued that reopening the economy as soon as possible was essential to curbing the mental health threat .
“ My recommendation is the implementation of the Turkish protocol which has successfully allowed adults to continue to work and to be protected from COVID morbidity and mortality through the use of HCQ [ hydroxychloroquine ] , which protects the lungs , etc .
and a Japanese antiviral [ favipiravir ] if HCQ is not effective , ” he explained .
The Turkish approach Fitzgibbons referenced is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
It only imposes general lockdowns during the weekends , and during the week only forbids those younger than 20 and older than 65 from leaving their homes .
`` Doctors prescribe hydroxychloroquine to everyone who is tested positive for coronavirus , '' explained Dr. Sema Turan , a member of the Turkish government 's coronavirus advisory board .
Together , HCQ and favipiravir seem to `` delay or eliminate the need for intensive care for patients , ” in his experience .
A growing number of medical experts also argue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that COVID-19 primarily affects the elderly and immunocompromised , but poses relatively little risk to the young , policymakers should pursue a narrower strategy of protecting the former groups while allowing the rest of society to resume normal life .
“ If we focus on the elderly , we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 % down to fractions of a percent , ” says Dr. Donald Yealy , chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center .
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its impact all over the world .

A growing chorus of voices is expressing concern that the lockdowns may actually be doing more harm than good to public health.
PETITION: No to mandatory vaccination for the coronavirus! Sign the petition here.
May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As societies around the world remain heavily restricted in the name of containing COVID-19, a growing chorus of voices is expressing concern that the lockdown efforts may actually be doing more harm than good to public health.
As of May 15, the world is estimated to have seen more than 4.5 million cases of COVID-19, with more than 306,000 deaths and 1.7 million recoveries. In the United States, many of those deaths have occurred within nursing homes, and mounting evidence suggests that far more of the public has contracted and recovered from the virus than the official count indicates.
In response, many states have imposed strict limits on “non-essential” activity, including delays of non-urgent medical procedures. As a result, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost, and steep declines have been seen in people seeking and receiving care for everything from cancer to heart disease. Now, concern is building about the mental health toll of the lockdowns.
As compiled by the right-leaning educational nonprofit Just Facts, several recent studies have found a number of warning signs, such as anywhere from a third to a half of US adults reporting that anxiety related to COVID-19 is significantly straining their mental health in a variety of ways, from fear of losing loved ones to frustration with losing their jobs through no fault of their own.
Just Facts also cites several studies affirming that such mental can be lethal, such as a 2004 Lancet paper finding that not only do “stress and depression result in an impairment of the immune response and might promote the initiation and progression of some types of cancer,” but that “lack of social interactions” – such as the lack imposed by “social distancing” and home isolation – can be a contributing factor.
“The isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil – they all cause or could cause psychological distress,” Devora Kestel, director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) mental health department, acknowledged this week in a report to the United Nations.
Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, a psychiatrist and director of the Institute for Marital Healing outside Philadelphia, agrees. He appeared on Relevant Radio Wednesday, where he argued that reopening the economy as soon as possible was essential to curbing the mental health threat.
“My recommendation is the implementation of the Turkish protocol which has successfully allowed adults to continue to work and to be protected from COVID morbidity and mortality through the use of HCQ [hydroxychloroquine], which protects the lungs, etc. and a Japanese antiviral [favipiravir] if HCQ is not effective,” he explained.
The Turkish approach Fitzgibbons referenced is far less restrictive than that of the United States. It only imposes general lockdowns during the weekends, and during the week only forbids those younger than 20 and older than 65 from leaving their homes.
“Doctors prescribe hydroxychloroquine to everyone who is tested positive for coronavirus,” explained Dr. Sema Turan, a member of the Turkish government's coronavirus advisory board. Together, HCQ and favipiravir seem to “delay or eliminate the need for intensive care for patients,” in his experience.
A growing number of medical experts also argue that, in light of the fact that COVID-19 primarily affects the elderly and immunocompromised, but poses relatively little risk to the young, policymakers should pursue a narrower strategy of protecting the former groups while allowing the rest of society to resume normal life. “If we focus on the elderly, we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1% down to fractions of a percent,” says Dr. Donald Yealy, chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Planned Parenthood spends $5 million to decry COVID-19’s impact on abortion ‘access’

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May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As the United States struggles to navigate the medical , social , and economic hardships of the response to COVID-19 , the nation ’ s largest abortion chain is preparing to devote large sums of money to spread the message that it is the true victim .
NBC News reported that Planned Parenthood Action Fund is rolling out a $ 5 million “ accountability ” campaign to pepper Arizona , Colorado , Florida , Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Nevada , Pennsylvania , Tennessee , and Wisconsin – most of which are battleground states for the November elections – with radio , internet , and snail mail advertising on state efforts to either continue or suspend abortions as part of COVID-19 emergency measirues .
The campaign is only the first part of the abortion giant ’ s election-season messaging related to the coronavirus , with Vice President of State Policy and Advocacy Rachel Sussman describing it as a “ starting point to help connect the dots for people ” between publici-health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from medical authorities has led many governors to order the temporary suspension of all or most “ non-urgent ” health appointments and elective medical procedures , both to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to free up time and resources to focus on infected patients .
Some have expressly included surgical abortions , to the abortion industry ’ s chagrin .
Planned Parenthood , which killed 345,672 preborn children last year while receiving more than $ 616 million from the federal government , has bitterly denounced those restrictions and sued for an exemption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fields across the country have accepted .
But pro-lifers argue that these “ safe , home abortions ” run the risk of placing additional , unnecessary strain on the healthcare system .
“ Elective abortion , both surgical and drug induced , also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms , ” the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( AAPLOG ) says .
“ Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion .
Approximately five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will require evaluation in an emergency room , most commonly for hemorrhage .
Surgical abortions can also result in hemorrhage .
Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.
” Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews ’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world .

The abortion purveyor is pouring money into battleground election states in an attempt to make the public believe its services are vital.
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May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As the United States struggles to navigate the medical, social, and economic hardships of the response to COVID-19, the nation’s largest abortion chain is preparing to devote large sums of money to spread the message that it is the true victim.
NBC News reported that Planned Parenthood Action Fund is rolling out a $5 million “accountability” campaign to pepper Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin – most of which are battleground states for the November elections – with radio, internet, and snail mail advertising on state efforts to either continue or suspend abortions as part of COVID-19 emergency measirues.
The campaign is only the first part of the abortion giant’s election-season messaging related to the coronavirus, with Vice President of State Policy and Advocacy Rachel Sussman describing it as a “starting point to help connect the dots for people” between publici-health decrees and abortion “access.”
Advice from medical authorities has led many governors to order the temporary suspension of all or most “non-urgent” health appointments and elective medical procedures, both to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to free up time and resources to focus on infected patients. Some have expressly included surgical abortions, to the abortion industry’s chagrin.
Planned Parenthood, which killed 345,672 preborn children last year while receiving more than $616 million from the federal government, has bitterly denounced those restrictions and sued for an exemption from the same compromises that actual medical fields across the country have accepted.
But pro-lifers argue that these “safe, home abortions” run the risk of placing additional, unnecessary strain on the healthcare system.
“Elective abortion, both surgical and drug induced, also generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms,” the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) says. “Most abortion providers instruct women to go to an emergency room if they have any concerning symptoms after the abortion. Approximately five percent of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in an emergency room, most commonly for hemorrhage. Surgical abortions can also result in hemorrhage. Emergency room personnel – who are already struggling to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – will be further strained to provide care to these women.”
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Was the coronavirus created by Chinese scientist who tried to cover her tracks – and failed?

Editor ’ s note : The following report provides an account of how the coronavirus was likely created in a biolab by a Chinese scientist who then tried to cover her tracks after it escaped .
May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Dr. Shi Zhengli , known as China ’ s batwoman , was worried .
Her creation , a highly infectious coronavirus , had leaked from her lab in October .
Early efforts to stop the widening circle of infections had failed .
It had spread like wildfire through the densely populated city of Wuhan .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source of the epidemic would be traced back to the Wuhan lab .
To muddy the waters , on January 3rd , China ’ s National Health Commission ordered all biolabs in China to destroy not only the samples of the SARS-CoV-2 that they had isolated from those infected , but also the genetic sequencing of the virus ’ RNA strand .
Dr. Shi must have been only too happy to cover her own tracks—evidence suggests she had already started doing so -- by destroying the evidence of the deadly virus ’ actual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the equivalent of trying to wipe the fingerprints from a gun that had just been used to commit murder .
The “ gun ” itself couldn ’ t be destroyed , however .
In fact , the murder weapon used was busy replicating itself by the billions within each and every person who came down with the China Virus .
Dr. Shi and her superiors , undoubtedly including Major General Chen Wei , the head of the PLA ’ s bioweapons program , knew that the coronavirus she had assembled using recombinant technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it would raise suspicions .
None of the other known beta-coronaviruses , the family from which her “ backbone ” coronavirus came from , had anything resembling the genetic sequence she had inserted to make it more infectious to humans .
To reinforce the “ Wet Market ” cover story , namely , that this new pathogen had come from nature and not from her lab , something had to be done .
And it had to be done quickly , since by then the China Coronavirus had spread to the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for its lack of transparency about the origins and characteristics of the virus was growing .
Dr. Shi decided to “ discover ” a new bat coronavirus that was very similar to the one she had created .
That “ discovery ” would prove that coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2 were found in nature , and so deflect the growing suspicion that she had engineered it in her lab .
The similarity between the two coronaviruses—including their common ability to infect humans -- would greatly reinforce her story that the SARS-CoV-2 had jumped from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through some intermediate species at the Wuhan wet market .
So , all Dr. Shi had to do was sit down before her computer keyboard , open a word file , and begin to fabricate the SARS-CoV-2 analogue that she would claim to have found in nature seven years before .
All she had to do was type in the genetic sequence of her own creation , SARS-CoV-2 , changing a few nucleotides now and again to mimic the “ random mutations ” that regularly occur in nature .
She could easily have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her task in a day , since all she was doing was entering in a string of letters alternating between the four nucleotides , A , T , G , and C. And coronaviruses contain less than 30,000 different nucleotides .
Dr. Shi registered her new virus on January 27th , 2020 , with the National Center for Biotechnology Information ( NCBI ) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health , the customary repository for such information .
She called it RaTG-13 , Ra for Rhinolophus affinis , the Latin name of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 2013 , the year she supposedly “ discovered ” it .
A lot of people have been taken in by Dr. Shi ’ s clever “ discovery , ” which is looking more and more like a forgery .
No one else has independently verified its existence .
No other lab has a sample of it , and no one else has ever sequenced it .
And of course , they likely never will , because more and more evidence suggests that it exists only in a string of letters on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it almost succeeded .
The Chinese virology community—following new , strict Party guidelines—has published a flurry of studies suggesting that the existence of RaTG-13 proves that SARS-CoV-2 came from nature .
They claim that other “ first cousins ” of the China Coronavirus will soon be found to exist in nature if we just keep looking .
They do genomic analyses showing that RaTG-13 and SARS-CoV-2 are 96 % identical throughout the whole sequence of the viral genome .
They calculate that the two share a common ancestor a few decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two virus genomes have in common is Dr. Shi herself , who engineered the one and appears to have fabricated the other .
As clever as Batwoman is , however , she did not commit the perfect deception .
She left behind a few key clues that reveal , as clearly as fingerprints on a murder weapon , what she was up to .
One blogger , writing at Nerd Has Power , has brilliantly teased these findings out of the data .
The blogger ’ s efforts can be read here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strong math background .
I offer here a summary of one of the blogger ’ s critiques , in the hope of making the blogger ’ s general line of argument accessible to the layman .
Because he published his raw data , I and others have been able to check and verify his work .
I offer here a summary of one of the blogger ’ s critiques , in the hope of making the blogger ’ s general line of argument accessible to the layman .
As viruses evolve , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the four nucleotides is randomly replaced by another .
Most of these random mutations do not produce changes in the amino acids that make up the protein .
Such mutations are called “ synonymous ” , since the three-nucleotide “ codon ” still codes for the same amino acid despite the change .
Like a synonym in a thesaurus , it “ looks ” different but “ means ” —in terms of the amino acid and resulting protein—the same thing .
But then there are “ non-synonymous ” mutations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulting amino acid and hence the configuration of the resulting protein .
In nature , the ratio of synonymous to non-synonymous is approximately 5:1 .
Here ’ s where Dr. Shi got into trouble .
When typing in the genomic sequence of her “ discovery ” she made way too many non-synonymous changes at the beginning .
Then , one-third of the way through the sequence , she apparently realized her error .
After that , she made way too few non-synonymous changes .
So while the entire genome has the expected 5:1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ratio is closer to 2:1 , and other long stretches where it is as high as 44:1 .
Nature ’ s mutations are random .
Dr. Shi ’ s “ mutations ” are not .
Dr. Lawrence Sellin has calculated that the odds that her “ mutations ” occurred naturally in just one area—the critical spike protein -- at almost ten million to one .
If RaTG-13 is merely a strategic deception , as I believe it is , then what real coronavirus did Dr. Shi enhance in “ Gain-of-Function ” research to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that a coronavirus from a People ’ s Liberation Army biolab may have played this role .
If Dr. Shi ’ s research was in any way connected with the PLA ’ s bioweapons research program , this would go a long way towards explaining China ’ s bizarre behavior – the secrecy , the serial lying , the brutal quarantine , the persecution of whistleblowers , the seeding of the virus around the world , and the furious rejection by Beijing of the idea of an international commission to investigate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It all seems wildly overwrought , even by the standards of a conspiratorial Communist Party whose leaders suffer from a pathological paranoia .
Be that as it may , there is one thing about Dr. Shi ’ s research that we do know with absolute , ironclad certainty : The U.S. was helping to fund it .
From 2013 onwards , the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases , run by the now-famous Dr. Anthony Fauci , gave $ 7.4 million for research involving gain-of-function work and collecting and studying bat coronaviruses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
Much of the rest went to other labs in China .
If Dr. Fauci was as familiar with the Chinese Communist Party as he is with viruses , he would not have sent the Wuhan Institute of Virology one thin dime .
He would have known that the PRC has a long-running program to develop bioweapons .
He would have concluded that China ’ s only BSL-4 high containment lab was the obvious place to carry out at least some of this research .
And he definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research he was funding had the potential to create “ Pathogens of Pandemic Potential ” that might not be used for peaceful ends .
Apparently none of these considerations ever crossed his mind .
Now that Western intelligence services have concluded that SARS-CoV-2 probably is a manmade chimera that leaked from a lab — a lab that he was funding — you might think that Dr. Fauci would be inclined to reevaluate the role he played in this global debacle .
Instead , he continues to tell us that there is “ no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Chinese lab ” and that there is “ no evidence ” that it leaked from the lab .
It is a sad end to a career that was at least long , if not particularly illustrious .
Steven W. Mosher @ StevenWMosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia : Why China ’ s Dream is the New Threat to World Order .

Dr. Shi Zhengli's January 2020 'discovery' was the equivalent of trying to wipe the fingerprints from a gun that had just been used to commit murder
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Editor’s note: The following report provides an account of how the coronavirus was likely created in a biolab by a Chinese scientist who then tried to cover her tracks after it escaped.
May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Dr. Shi Zhengli, known as China’s batwoman, was worried. Her creation, a highly infectious coronavirus, had leaked from her lab in October. Early efforts to stop the widening circle of infections had failed. It had spread like wildfire through the densely populated city of Wuhan.
The Communist authorities were also worried that the source of the epidemic would be traced back to the Wuhan lab. To muddy the waters, on January 3rd, China’s National Health Commission ordered all biolabs in China to destroy not only the samples of the SARS-CoV-2 that they had isolated from those infected, but also the genetic sequencing of the virus’ RNA strand. Dr. Shi must have been only too happy to cover her own tracks—evidence suggests she had already started doing so–by destroying the evidence of the deadly virus’ actual origins in her lab.
It was the equivalent of trying to wipe the fingerprints from a gun that had just been used to commit murder.
The “gun” itself couldn’t be destroyed, however. In fact, the murder weapon used was busy replicating itself by the billions within each and every person who came down with the China Virus.
Dr. Shi and her superiors, undoubtedly including Major General Chen Wei, the head of the PLA’s bioweapons program, knew that the coronavirus she had assembled using recombinant technology was so different from other known coronaviruses that it would raise suspicions. None of the other known beta-coronaviruses, the family from which her “backbone” coronavirus came from, had anything resembling the genetic sequence she had inserted to make it more infectious to humans.
To reinforce the “Wet Market” cover story, namely, that this new pathogen had come from nature and not from her lab, something had to be done. And it had to be done quickly, since by then the China Coronavirus had spread to the rest of the world. Anger against China for its lack of transparency about the origins and characteristics of the virus was growing.
Dr. Shi decided to “discover” a new bat coronavirus that was very similar to the one she had created. That “discovery” would prove that coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2 were found in nature, and so deflect the growing suspicion that she had engineered it in her lab.
The similarity between the two coronaviruses—including their common ability to infect humans–would greatly reinforce her story that the SARS-CoV-2 had jumped from a bat to a human, perhaps through some intermediate species at the Wuhan wet market.
So, all Dr. Shi had to do was sit down before her computer keyboard, open a word file, and begin to fabricate the SARS-CoV-2 analogue that she would claim to have found in nature seven years before. All she had to do was type in the genetic sequence of her own creation, SARS-CoV-2, changing a few nucleotides now and again to mimic the “random mutations” that regularly occur in nature.
She could easily have completed the “data entry” part of her task in a day, since all she was doing was entering in a string of letters alternating between the four nucleotides, A, U, G, and C. And coronaviruses contain less than 30,000 different nucleotides.
Dr. Shi registered her new virus on January 27th, 2020, with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the customary repository for such information. She called it RaTG-13, Ra for Rhinolophus affinis, the Latin name of the Intermediate Horseshoe Bat, and 13 for 2013, the year she supposedly “discovered” it.
A lot of people have been taken in by Dr. Shi’s clever “discovery,” which is looking more and more like a forgery. No one else has independently verified its existence. No other lab has a sample of it, and no one else has ever sequenced it. And of course, they likely never will, because more and more evidence suggests that it exists only in a string of letters on her computer.
It was a brilliant scheme, and it almost succeeded. The Chinese virology community—following new, strict Party guidelines—has published a flurry of studies suggesting that the existence of RaTG-13 proves that SARS-CoV-2 came from nature. They claim that other “first cousins” of the China Coronavirus will soon be found to exist in nature if we just keep looking. They do genomic analyses showing that RaTG-13 and SARS-CoV-2 are 96% identical throughout the whole sequence of the viral genome. They calculate that the two share a common ancestor a few decades back.
Actually, the only thing the two virus genomes have in common is Dr. Shi herself, who engineered the one and appears to have fabricated the other.
As clever as Batwoman is, however, she did not commit the perfect deception. She left behind a few key clues that reveal, as clearly as fingerprints on a murder weapon, what she was up to.
One blogger, writing at Nerd Has Power, has brilliantly teased these findings out of the data. The blogger’s efforts can be read here if you have a free afternoon and a strong math background. I offer here a summary of one of the blogger’s critiques, in the hope of making the blogger’s general line of argument accessible to the layman. Because he published his raw data, I and others have been able to check and verify his work. I offer here a summary of one of the blogger’s critiques, in the hope of making the blogger’s general line of argument accessible to the layman.
An Impossible Ratio: As viruses evolve, they mutate. That is to say, one of the four nucleotides is randomly replaced by another. Most of these random mutations do not produce changes in the amino acids that make up the protein. Such mutations are called “synonymous”, since the three-nucleotide “codon” still codes for the same amino acid despite the change. Like a synonym in a thesaurus, it “looks” different but “means”—in terms of the amino acid and resulting protein—the same thing.
But then there are “non-synonymous” mutations. These are mutations that do change the resulting amino acid and hence the configuration of the resulting protein. In nature, the ratio of synonymous to non-synonymous is approximately 5:1.
Here’s where Dr. Shi got into trouble. When typing in the genomic sequence of her “discovery” she made way too many non-synonymous changes at the beginning. Then, one-third of the way through the sequence, she apparently realized her error. After that, she made way too few non-synonymous changes. So while the entire genome has the expected 5:1 ratio, there are stretches where the ratio is closer to 2:1, and other long stretches where it is as high as 44:1.
Nature’s mutations are random. Dr. Shi’s “mutations” are not. Dr. Lawrence Sellin has calculated that the odds that her “mutations” occurred naturally in just one area—the critical spike protein–at almost ten million to one.
If RaTG-13 is merely a strategic deception, as I believe it is, then what real coronavirus did Dr. Shi enhance in “Gain-of-Function” research to create the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2? Evidence suggests that a coronavirus from a People’s Liberation Army biolab may have played this role.
If Dr. Shi’s research was in any way connected with the PLA’s bioweapons research program, this would go a long way towards explaining China’s bizarre behavior – the secrecy, the serial lying, the brutal quarantine, the persecution of whistleblowers, the seeding of the virus around the world, and the furious rejection by Beijing of the idea of an international commission to investigate the origin and spread of the disease. It all seems wildly overwrought, even by the standards of a conspiratorial Communist Party whose leaders suffer from a pathological paranoia.
Be that as it may, there is one thing about Dr. Shi’s research that we do know with absolute, ironclad certainty: The U.S. was helping to fund it. From 2013 onwards, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, run by the now-famous Dr. Anthony Fauci, gave $7.4 million for research involving gain-of-function work and collecting and studying bat coronaviruses, $600,000 of which went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Much of the rest went to other labs in China.
If Dr. Fauci was as familiar with the Chinese Communist Party as he is with viruses, he would not have sent the Wuhan Institute of Virology one thin dime. He would have known that the PRC has a long-running program to develop bioweapons. He would have concluded that China’s only BSL-4 high containment lab was the obvious place to carry out at least some of this research. And he definitely did know that the “Gain-of-Function” research he was funding had the potential to create “Pathogens of Pandemic Potential” that might not be used for peaceful ends.
Apparently none of these considerations ever crossed his mind.
Now that Western intelligence services have concluded that SARS-CoV-2 probably is a manmade chimera that leaked from a lab — a lab that he was funding — you might think that Dr. Fauci would be inclined to reevaluate the role he played in this global debacle.
Instead, he continues to tell us that there is “no scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab” and that there is “no evidence” that it leaked from the lab.
It is a sad end to a career that was at least long, if not particularly illustrious.
Steven W. Mosher @StevenWMosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.
Follow Steven Steven Mosher is an internationally recognised authority on China and population issues as well as an acclaimed author and speaker and founder and head of the Population Research Institute. He was the first American social scientist to visit mainland China in 1979 where he witnessed women being forced to have abortion under the new “one-child-policy” which he then exposed to the world. Mr. Mosher was a pro-choice atheist at the time, but witnessing these traumatic abortions led him to reconsider his convictions and to eventually become a practicing, pro-life Roman Catholic. Mosher has appeared numerous times before the US Congress as an expert in world population, China and human Rights abuses. He has also made TV appearances on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, 20/20, FOX and CNN news, as well as being a regular guest on talk radio shows across the nation. He is the author of the best-selling A Mother’s Ordeal: One woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child-Policy. His latest book is Bully of Asia, exposing the threat of China to the entire world at this time. Articles by Steve have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The New Republic, The Washington Post, National Review, Reason, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Freedom Review, Linacre Quarterly, Catholic World Report, Human Life Review, First Things, and numerous other publications. Steven Mosher lives in Virginia with his wife, Vera, and their nine children.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the coronavirus crisis , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united in praying the rosary together , at the same time , every day at 12:00 noon EST .
The rosary is led by Father Anthony Pillari , an American priest currently in Italy .
To date , Catholics from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Mexico , Chile , Brazil , Australia , New Zealand , the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as other countries , have been joining in .
The whole world – including the Church – has been thrown into chaos because of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
Thousands of people have passed away as a result of the viral outbreak , while thousands more have been sickened .
And , across the world , business has come to a grinding halt , resulting in sudden job loss and threatening economic recession .
If there ever was a time for prayer , this is it .
Catholics around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sacraments , but in many places are unable to access them because of bishops ’ orders or government restrictions .
We know that community with other believers is vital all the time , but especially during this time of global calls for “ sheltering-in-place ” and quarantine .
“ The rosary is the weapon for these times , ” St. Padre Pio said .
Through prayer , we can shape history , change the world , and bring this painful crisis to an end .
Join us today !
Send photos or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rosary with Father Pillari to [ email protected ]

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-05-15--Cdl. Zen condemns globalization, China’s encroachment on other nations

May 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Cardinal Joseph Zen has condemned the modern phenomenon of globalization while also calling out China for the role the country is playing in the world community , as well as among its own citizens .
“ In China the people are slaves under the Communist Party , ” the former bishop of Hong Kong pointed out in a blog post he contributed to , titled “ Preparing for Post-Pandemic Humanity.
” “ The fact is : a pandemic started in China and it spread quickly over the whole world , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must have something to do with globalization .
Globalization is a fact and the enormously increased mobility of the people explains , in part , the fast spreading of the pandemic.
” Cardinal Zen is one of three cardinals who signed the appeal “ for the Church and the world , ” warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is being used as a “ pretext ” by world leaders to “ control ” people and strip them of their fundamental rights , providing a “ disturbing prelude to the realization of a world government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post , published in English on May 13 , Zen used the coronavirus pandemic “ of apocalyptical dimension ” to encourage people to “ have a hard look at the journey in history of our humanity .
Can we be proud of our scientific progress , of the many possibilities of more consumption ?
” He pointed out that there are two aspects to globalization .
“ Pope John Paul II used to distinguish a ‘ globalization of solidarity ’ from a ‘ globalization of marginalization ’ , one is operated by people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all human beings , the other is driven by selfish interest of individuals and groups.
” In the course of his article , it became clear that his criticism of globalization , and China ’ s role in it , was specifically directed at the “ globalization of marginalization.
” While many people had welcomed globalization at first , Zen said , “ the actual outcome was [ very ] disappointing.
” According to Zen , “ the poor of the poor countries did not feel they got any help from this globalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people “ running the economic globalization are the world ’ s rich and strong.
” He specifically mentioned the World Bank and International Monetary Fund .
Zen lamented that too often , those kinds of organizations “ end up … helping the Governments of the poor countries , the rich and powerful people in those countries , not the poor people , because the poor people of the poor countries have not been invited to take active part in the process.
” “ The managers of the globalization plan the world economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation and needs , ” Zen continued .
“ Local governments and other operators , rich and powerful , may be more interested in getting the money into their own pockets rather than helping the poor people of their country.
” The cardinal then turned his attention to China .
In the past , Zen had severely criticized the Chinese treatment of the Catholic Church , as well as the deal Pope Francis made with China .
Even though China is widely considered to be rich and strong , Zen urged the readers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the people and the nation.
” “ In a totalitarian regime the people contribute to the wealth of the nation , but they don ’ t get a fair share in its prosperity .
In China the people are slaves under the Communist Party .
To slaves … is not allowed the luxury of dignity , ” Zen said in no uncertain terms .
At this point , even the people of China have become a problem , Zen said .
“ Under the dominion and bad example of their masters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtues .
In a world of ‘ struggle for survival ’ they make recourse to lies and violence , just like their masters .
China became a threat to the world.
” Zen compared China to the colonial powers of the time before the two world wars , coming to the conclusion that the “ new colonizers are worse than the old ones !
” The modern silk road , officially termed the Belt and Road Initiative , has been criticized , among others , by India ’ s Prime Minister Narendra Modi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enterprise ” threatening to leave “ debt and broken communities in its wake.
” The Chinese government took over a port in Sri Lanka .
It was handed over to China on a 99-year lease , which was immediately described by some as an erosion of Sri Lanka ’ s sovereignty .
The $ 1.3-billion port “ was opened seven years ago using debt from Chinese state-controlled entities , ” the Financial Times reported in 2017 .
“ But it has since struggled under heavy losses , making it impossible for Colombo to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that as the coronavirus has stopped life as virtually the entire world knew it , “ we realize how [ much ] more important is the truth , our right to information and the freedom of expression.
” “ In close contact with death we are encouraged to pursue the human and gospel values with more determination , ” the 88-year-old prelate said .
“ We discover that the real heroes are not those we use [ d ] to admire on the screen , but those who sacrifice themselves in serving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep clear and healthy our environment.
” “ Finally , ” he added , “ we appreciate our faith which teaches us that we are children of God , brothers and sisters in the human family .
Thank you Lord , for this lesson from the pandemic .
”

'In China the people are slaves under the Communist Party,' the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong declared, and 'the poor of the poor countries did not feel they got any help from this globalized economy of the world.'
May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Joseph Zen has condemned the modern phenomenon of globalization while also calling out China for the role the country is playing in the world community, as well as among its own citizens.
“In China the people are slaves under the Communist Party,” the former bishop of Hong Kong pointed out in a blog post he contributed to, titled “Preparing for Post-Pandemic Humanity.”
“The fact is: a pandemic started in China and it spread quickly over the whole world,” he wrote.
“The analysis: it must have something to do with globalization. Globalization is a fact and the enormously increased mobility of the people explains, in part, the fast spreading of the pandemic.”
Cardinal Zen is one of three cardinals who signed the appeal “for the Church and the world,” warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is being used as a “pretext” by world leaders to “control” people and strip them of their fundamental rights, providing a “disturbing prelude to the realization of a world government beyond all control.”
In his blog post, published in English on May 13, Zen used the coronavirus pandemic “of apocalyptical dimension” to encourage people to “have a hard look at the journey in history of our humanity. Can we be proud of our scientific progress, of the many possibilities of more consumption?”
He pointed out that there are two aspects to globalization. “Pope John Paul II used to distinguish a ‘globalization of solidarity’ from a ‘globalization of marginalization’, one is operated by people who care for the real good of all human beings, the other is driven by selfish interest of individuals and groups.”
In the course of his article, it became clear that his criticism of globalization, and China’s role in it, was specifically directed at the “globalization of marginalization.”
While many people had welcomed globalization at first, Zen said, “the actual outcome was [very] disappointing.”
According to Zen, “the poor of the poor countries did not feel they got any help from this globalized economy of the world.”
Instead, the people “running the economic globalization are the world’s rich and strong.” He specifically mentioned the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Zen lamented that too often, those kinds of organizations “end up … helping the Governments of the poor countries, the rich and powerful people in those countries, not the poor people, because the poor people of the poor countries have not been invited to take active part in the process.”
“The managers of the globalization plan the world economy with scarce consideration of the real local situation and needs,” Zen continued. “Local governments and other operators, rich and powerful, may be more interested in getting the money into their own pockets rather than helping the poor people of their country.”
The cardinal then turned his attention to China. In the past, Zen had severely criticized the Chinese treatment of the Catholic Church, as well as the deal Pope Francis made with China.
Even though China is widely considered to be rich and strong, Zen urged the readers of his blog post “to distinguish between the people and the nation.”
“In a totalitarian regime the people contribute to the wealth of the nation, but they don’t get a fair share in its prosperity. In China the people are slaves under the Communist Party. To slaves … is not allowed the luxury of dignity,” Zen said in no uncertain terms.
At this point, even the people of China have become a problem, Zen said. “Under the dominion and bad example of their masters, the Chinese people have lost their traditional virtues. In a world of ‘struggle for survival’ they make recourse to lies and violence, just like their masters. China became a threat to the world.”
Zen compared China to the colonial powers of the time before the two world wars, coming to the conclusion that the “new colonizers are worse than the old ones!”
The modern silk road, officially termed the Belt and Road Initiative, has been criticized, among others, by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He called it a “colonial enterprise” threatening to leave “debt and broken communities in its wake.”
The Chinese government took over a port in Sri Lanka. It was handed over to China on a 99-year lease, which was immediately described by some as an erosion of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.
The $1.3-billion port “was opened seven years ago using debt from Chinese state-controlled entities,” the Financial Times reported in 2017. “But it has since struggled under heavy losses, making it impossible for Colombo to repay its debts.”
Cardinal Zen pointed out that as the coronavirus has stopped life as virtually the entire world knew it, “we realize how [much] more important is the truth, our right to information and the freedom of expression.”
“In close contact with death we are encouraged to pursue the human and gospel values with more determination,” the 88-year-old prelate said. “We discover that the real heroes are not those we use[d] to admire on the screen, but those who sacrifice themselves in serving the sick, those who take care to keep clear and healthy our environment.”
“Finally,” he added, “we appreciate our faith which teaches us that we are children of God, brothers and sisters in the human family. Thank you Lord, for this lesson from the pandemic.”
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