lifesitenews--2020-03-02--Cdl Zen: I have evidence Vatican secretary of state ‘manipulated’ Francis on China deal

HONG KONG , China , March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Chinese cardinal Joseph Zen said he has “ evidence ” that Cardinal Pietro Parolin , the Vatican ’ s secretary of state , “ manipulated ” Pope Francis regarding the secret deal between China and the Vatican .
“ Given , however , the intelligence of His Eminence [ Cardinal Parolin ] , it is difficult for me to believe he was deceived , and more probable he wanted to deceive others , ” Zen , the former bishop of Hong Kong , wrote in an open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reacted to a letter written by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re , who was made dean of the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis in January .
His first official communication in his new position was a letter to all cardinals , in which he heavily criticized Zen for his opposition to the deal between China and the Holy See .
According to Re , “ the expression ‘ independent Church ’ can not be interpreted in an absolute manner , as ‘ separation ’ from the Pope , as it has been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change of meaning of the word “ independence ” exists “ only in the mind of His Eminence the Secretary of State , caused perhaps by a faulty translation of the Chinese by a young clerk of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
” This clerk , Zen continued , had some responsibility for at least ten errors in the translation of the letter Pope Benedict XVI had sent to Catholics in China in 2007 .
In this context , Zen expressed his suspicion that Cardinal Parolin willfully wanted to deceive Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he repeated .
“ I have evidence that Parolin manipulated the Holy Father , who always showed me great affection , but never responded to my questions.
” Cardinal Re also mentioned that Zen had affirmed “ several times that no deal would have been better than a ‘ bad deal.
’ ” “ The last three Popes did not share such a position and have supported and accompanied the crafting of the Accord which , at the present , appeared to be the only one possible , ” Re added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the interview book Last Testament , written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Peter Seewald .
Asked about the “ Ostpolitik ” of Pope John Paul II , Benedict said the plans of Cardinal Agostino Casaroli had failed .
The new direction of the Polish pope resulted from his personal experience and contacts with communist governments , Benedict explained .
John Paul thought being conciliatory and accepting compromises was a mistake .
Instead , he wanted to oppose communism forcefully .
Benedict confirmed to Seewald that he shared the vision of Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Re ’ s claim that the deal had been approved by Pope Benedict XVI .
“ It would have been sufficient to show me the signed text , which even to this day I have not been permitted to see , ” as well as the evidence of the archive .
Re said he had seen the draft of the deal in the archive , which he claimed was approved at the time by Benedict .
“ It would just be left to explain why it was not signed , then , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courage in venturing into issues that you also recognize to be ‘ complex , ’ jeopardizing the prestige of your newly begun honorable office .
But it is known that today there is a vice Pope who manages to encourage all servants of the Holy See , ” he wrote at the beginning of his letter .
Zen encouraged Catholics in China “ to withdraw to the state of the catacombs , without opposing any injustice ; otherwise they would end up losing more.
” If Chinese Catholics can not in good conscience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ official church ” in China , they should stay underground , he said .
Until recently , the popes had condemned the “ official church ” in strong terms .
“ In recent years , for various reasons , you , my brother bishops , have encountered difficulties , since persons who are not ‘ ordained , ’ and sometimes not even baptized , control and take decisions concerning important ecclesial questions , including the appointment of bishops , in the name of various State agencies , ” Pope Benedict wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have witnessed a demeaning of the Petrine and episcopal ministries by virtue of a vision of the Church according to which the Supreme Pontiff , the bishops and the priests risk becoming de facto persons without office and without power.
” Before Cardinal Zen ’ s own response to Cardinal Re , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò had already come out in support of the Chinese bishop , calling Re ’ s letter “ ignominious and shameful.
“ Like Zen , Viganò is convinced that Pope Benedict did not approve the agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We all know of his strenuous resistance and repeated disapproval of the conditions imposed by a persecutory and bloody regime , ” Viganò said .
He summarized the actions of the Vatican during the Francis pontificate as delivering “ the Chinese Martyr Church into the hands of the Enemy.
” “ It did so by signing the Secret Pact ; it did so by legitimizing excommunicated ‘ bishops ’ who are agents of the regime ; it did so by the deposition of legitimate bishops ; it did so by forcing faithful priests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ succumbed to the Communist dictatorship ; it does so on a daily basis by keeping silent about the persecutory fury that has gained unprecedented strength , precisely since the signing of that unfortunate Agreement.
” “ It is now doing so with this ignoble letter to all the cardinals , which is aimed at accusing you , denigrating you , and isolating you , ” Viganò told Zen .
In a video interview last February , Cardinal Zen explained to LifeSiteNews the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association “ has always been objectively schismatic ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the blessing from the Holy See.
” At the time , he said of Cardinal Parolin , “ I ’ m sorry to say , he is not a man of faith because he despises the heroes of faith .
”

'Given ... the intelligence of His Eminence, it is difficult for me to believe he was deceived, and more probable he wanted to deceive others,' Zen wrote in an open letter.
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HONG KONG, China, March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Chinese cardinal Joseph Zen said he has “evidence” that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, “manipulated” Pope Francis regarding the secret deal between China and the Vatican.
“Given, however, the intelligence of His Eminence [Cardinal Parolin], it is difficult for me to believe he was deceived, and more probable he wanted to deceive others,” Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, wrote in an open letter published on his website.
Zen reacted to a letter written by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who was made dean of the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis in January. His first official communication in his new position was a letter to all cardinals, in which he heavily criticized Zen for his opposition to the deal between China and the Holy See.
According to Re, “the expression ‘independent Church’ cannot be interpreted in an absolute manner, as ‘separation’ from the Pope, as it has been in the past.”
Zen replied that the change of meaning of the word “independence” exists “only in the mind of His Eminence the Secretary of State, caused perhaps by a faulty translation of the Chinese by a young clerk of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.”
This clerk, Zen continued, had some responsibility for at least ten errors in the translation of the letter Pope Benedict XVI had sent to Catholics in China in 2007.
In this context, Zen expressed his suspicion that Cardinal Parolin willfully wanted to deceive Pope Francis. “The facts are these,” he repeated. “I have evidence that Parolin manipulated the Holy Father, who always showed me great affection, but never responded to my questions.”
Cardinal Re also mentioned that Zen had affirmed “several times that no deal would have been better than a ‘bad deal.’”
“The last three Popes did not share such a position and have supported and accompanied the crafting of the Accord which, at the present, appeared to be the only one possible,” Re added.
In his response, Zen pointed to the interview book Last Testament, written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Peter Seewald. Asked about the “Ostpolitik” of Pope John Paul II, Benedict said the plans of Cardinal Agostino Casaroli had failed.
The new direction of the Polish pope resulted from his personal experience and contacts with communist governments, Benedict explained. John Paul thought being conciliatory and accepting compromises was a mistake. Instead, he wanted to oppose communism forcefully.
Benedict confirmed to Seewald that he shared the vision of Pope John Paul II.
Zen further questioned Re’s claim that the deal had been approved by Pope Benedict XVI. “It would have been sufficient to show me the signed text, which even to this day I have not been permitted to see,” as well as the evidence of the archive.
Re said he had seen the draft of the deal in the archive, which he claimed was approved at the time by Benedict.
“It would just be left to explain why it was not signed, then,” Zen added.
Cardinal Zen offered some additional subtle criticism.
“I admire your courage in venturing into issues that you also recognize to be ‘complex,’ jeopardizing the prestige of your newly begun honorable office. But it is known that today there is a vice Pope who manages to encourage all servants of the Holy See,” he wrote at the beginning of his letter.
Zen encouraged Catholics in China “to withdraw to the state of the catacombs, without opposing any injustice; otherwise they would end up losing more.” If Chinese Catholics cannot in good conscience join the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, the “official church” in China, they should stay underground, he said.
Until recently, the popes had condemned the “official church” in strong terms.
“In recent years, for various reasons, you, my brother bishops, have encountered difficulties, since persons who are not ‘ordained,’ and sometimes not even baptized, control and take decisions concerning important ecclesial questions, including the appointment of bishops, in the name of various State agencies,” Pope Benedict wrote in his 2007 letter.
“Consequently, we have witnessed a demeaning of the Petrine and episcopal ministries by virtue of a vision of the Church according to which the Supreme Pontiff, the bishops and the priests risk becoming de facto persons without office and without power.”
Before Cardinal Zen’s own response to Cardinal Re, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò had already come out in support of the Chinese bishop, calling Re’s letter “ignominious and shameful.“
Like Zen, Viganò is convinced that Pope Benedict did not approve the agreement between China and the Vatican. “We all know of his strenuous resistance and repeated disapproval of the conditions imposed by a persecutory and bloody regime,” Viganò said.
He summarized the actions of the Vatican during the Francis pontificate as delivering “the Chinese Martyr Church into the hands of the Enemy.”
“It did so by signing the Secret Pact; it did so by legitimizing excommunicated ‘bishops’ who are agents of the regime; it did so by the deposition of legitimate bishops; it did so by forcing faithful priests to register with a church that has succumbed to the Communist dictatorship; it does so on a daily basis by keeping silent about the persecutory fury that has gained unprecedented strength, precisely since the signing of that unfortunate Agreement.”
“It is now doing so with this ignoble letter to all the cardinals, which is aimed at accusing you, denigrating you, and isolating you,” Viganò told Zen.
In a video interview last February, Cardinal Zen explained to LifeSiteNews the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association “has always been objectively schismatic” and remains that way, “but with the blessing from the Holy See.”
At the time, he said of Cardinal Parolin, “I’m sorry to say, he is not a man of faith because he despises the heroes of faith.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--This man works to save gays from sin. His worst opposition comes from Catholic bishops

March 2 , 2020 ( CatholicCulture.org ) — Joseph Sciambra is an angry man .
He has plumbed the depths of the homosexual subculture .
He has suffered for his involvement in promiscuity , pornography , drug abuse and self-abuse .
He is still paying the price , in physical and psychological suffering .
He has watched one friend after another die of AIDS .
Now , having rediscovered his Catholic faith and reformed his life , he watches in frustration as Catholic priests encourage young men to explore the same path that nearly led him to ruin , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his book Disordered [ Amazon carries only the Kindle version ; hard copies are available through the author ’ s web site ] , Sciambra tells how he became immersed in the reckless life of San Francisco ’ s notorious Castro district .
In sometimes graphic detail he describes the degrading sexual practices that were accepted there — practices that were driven by emotional desperation .
( This book will stay on a high shelf ; I would not want impressionable young people to discover this sort of moral squalor . )
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spare himself ; he details his own sins .
At the same time he manages to give the reader a strong sense of how horribly unhappy he was .
This book vividly illustrates how serious sin leads to a life of desolation .
Finally this self-destructive young man reaches a point of no return .
His health breaks down completely ; he is near death , and not terribly interested in staying alive .
But he calls out for help , his mother responds , and he begins the long road to physical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reader , the spiritual conversion came just in time ; I could not have stomached much more of the gut-wrenching tour through a world of joyless perversion and exploitation .
But Sciambra ’ s story is not over by any means .
For one thing there is the story of the conversion itself .
It is always fascinating to see how the “ Hound of Heaven ” chases down an errant soul .
In Sciambra ’ s case , there is the gradual realization that for all of his life he has longed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can admire and trust , until at last he encounters the God-Man who alone can fill that aching need .
But there is more to it , unfortunately .
Sciambra can not forget that when he first began to explore the homosexual life , he was encouraged by Catholic priests .
This was not an isolated incident .
On several occasions , priests to whom young Sciambra turned for counsel gave him the same sort of advice : to embrace his homosexuality , to continue doing the very things that were torturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , the pattern continued after his conversion experience .
Recovering his faith , his health , and his sanity , he stayed for a while with a religious community — and discovered the homosexual subculture there .
When he reported the problem to Church officials , expecting some quick response , he was sorely disappointed .
And it continues to this day .
Spurred on by the zeal of a convert and by the memory of friends who died miserably of self-inflicted diseases , Sciambra has taken it upon himself to act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travels back to Castro , distributing rosary beads .
He goes to Gay Pride parades and tells participants that Jesus loves them .
He tries , in his own unconventional ways , to spread the healing message of the Gospel .
And he is angry , because he receives no help from the Church he loves .
Worse than that : he encounters opposition — not just occasionally but consistently .
Bishops who endorse the subversive message of Father James Martin will , of course , not take the time to speak with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a reputation for orthodoxy — avoid him as well .
He is a pariah .
So Sciambra has taken his cause to the internet .
With a very active presence on social media , he denounces the gay subculture within the Church and the negligence of the hierarchy that enables that subculture to flourish .
He does not pull his punches .
Disordered is an odd book which , to be frank , could have benefited from the work of a good editor .
There are some syntactical errors , some repetitious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization of the material .
But the raw presentation also sometimes conveys a sense of urgency that enhances the power of the presentation .
After telling his life story , Sciambra adds a number of essays , all involving the challenges of dealing with homosexuality .
By the end , the author ’ s message is abundantly clear .
But the final essay in the book is another autobiographical account , of a very different nature .
Sciambra tells how he and his father narrowly avoided death in a forest fire .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — literally driving through the flames — furnishes a stirring conclusion to the book , and a fitting metaphor for Sciambra ’ s life .

Joseph Sciambra tries to spread the healing message of the Gospel in the USA's gay neighborhoods. And he is angry, because he receives no help from the Church he loves.
March 2, 2020 (CatholicCulture.org) — Joseph Sciambra is an angry man. He has plumbed the depths of the homosexual subculture. He has suffered for his involvement in promiscuity, pornography, drug abuse and self-abuse. He is still paying the price, in physical and psychological suffering. He has watched one friend after another die of AIDS. Now, having rediscovered his Catholic faith and reformed his life, he watches in frustration as Catholic priests encourage young men to explore the same path that nearly led him to ruin, and Catholic bishops refuse to intervene.
In his book Disordered [Amazon carries only the Kindle version; hard copies are available through the author’s web site], Sciambra tells how he became immersed in the reckless life of San Francisco’s notorious Castro district. In sometimes graphic detail he describes the degrading sexual practices that were accepted there — practices that were driven by emotional desperation. (This book will stay on a high shelf; I would not want impressionable young people to discover this sort of moral squalor.) In full confessional mode, Sciambra does not spare himself; he details his own sins. At the same time he manages to give the reader a strong sense of how horribly unhappy he was. This book vividly illustrates how serious sin leads to a life of desolation.
Finally this self-destructive young man reaches a point of no return. His health breaks down completely; he is near death, and not terribly interested in staying alive. But he calls out for help, his mother responds, and he begins the long road to physical recovery and moral reform.
For this reader, the spiritual conversion came just in time; I could not have stomached much more of the gut-wrenching tour through a world of joyless perversion and exploitation. But Sciambra’s story is not over by any means.
For one thing there is the story of the conversion itself. It is always fascinating to see how the “Hound of Heaven” chases down an errant soul. In Sciambra’s case, there is the gradual realization that for all of his life he has longed for an intimate relationship with a man he can admire and trust, until at last he encounters the God-Man who alone can fill that aching need.
But there is more to it, unfortunately. Sciambra cannot forget that when he first began to explore the homosexual life, he was encouraged by Catholic priests.
I will never forget how, during a failed dinner party intervention organized by my parents, the habitually happy priest they invited to set their wayward son on the right path — patted me on the back and said I was doing just fine; I belonged in the Castro with those who understood me.
This was not an isolated incident. On several occasions, priests to whom young Sciambra turned for counsel gave him the same sort of advice: to embrace his homosexuality, to continue doing the very things that were torturing and corrupting his soul.
Sad to say, the pattern continued after his conversion experience. Recovering his faith, his health, and his sanity, he stayed for a while with a religious community — and discovered the homosexual subculture there. When he reported the problem to Church officials, expecting some quick response, he was sorely disappointed.
At best, the response I received was one of cold suspicion… In the all-male gay community, I could not find a single man; in the all-male hierarchy of the Catholic Church, I discovered the same dilemma. For a minute, I considered walking away. This isn’t worth it. But, where could I go? The anguish I endured in the Catholic Church surpassed that which I experienced in the Castro.
And it continues to this day. Spurred on by the zeal of a convert and by the memory of friends who died miserably of self-inflicted diseases, Sciambra has taken it upon himself to act as a missionary to homosexuals. He travels back to Castro, distributing rosary beads. He goes to Gay Pride parades and tells participants that Jesus loves them. He tries, in his own unconventional ways, to spread the healing message of the Gospel. And he is angry, because he receives no help from the Church he loves.
Worse than that: he encounters opposition — not just occasionally but consistently. Bishops who endorse the subversive message of Father James Martin will, of course, not take the time to speak with Sciambra. But other bishops — those with a reputation for orthodoxy — avoid him as well. He is a pariah.
So Sciambra has taken his cause to the internet. With a very active presence on social media, he denounces the gay subculture within the Church and the negligence of the hierarchy that enables that subculture to flourish. He does not pull his punches.
Before I started this outreach, I thought my struggle would be with the secular gay community. No, that has not been the battle front. There is a gay civil war in the Church. Those that stand up for truth are few and ill-equipped; we have almost no support from the hierarchy. Meanwhile the gay-affirmative side controls entire parishes and LGBT ministries in almost every major archdiocese… they also determine who speaks at the largest gathering of Catholics in the United States: the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.
Disordered is an odd book which, to be frank, could have benefited from the work of a good editor. There are some syntactical errors, some repetitious passages, and some overall problems with organization of the material. But the raw presentation also sometimes conveys a sense of urgency that enhances the power of the presentation.
After telling his life story, Sciambra adds a number of essays, all involving the challenges of dealing with homosexuality. By the end, the author’s message is abundantly clear. But the final essay in the book is another autobiographical account, of a very different nature. Sciambra tells how he and his father narrowly avoided death in a forest fire. The tale of his frantic, last-ditch escape — literally driving through the flames — furnishes a stirring conclusion to the book, and a fitting metaphor for Sciambra’s life.
Published with permission from CatholicCulture.org.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--Judge Roy Moore stands up for pro-life, pro-family principles when no one else will

March 2 , 2020 ( MassResistance ) — Recently we all were reminded why Judge Roy Moore , who is again running for the US Senate in Alabama , is so hated by the Republican establishment , as well as the Left .
On February 20 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision overturning Mississippi ’ s recent law banning abortion when a baby ’ s heartbeat can be detected .
What shocked people was that one of the judges who signed the opinion was Judge Jim Ho , a Trump appointee who is considered a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Horowitz explained , people shouldn ’ t be surprised .
The 1973 SCOTUS Roe v Wade decision says that abortion is a constitutional right .
“ Conservative ” judges believe that a Supreme Court ruling is “ the law ” and lower courts may not contradict that .
( Of course , leftist Obama judges have no qualms about contradicting anything . )
But since the Supreme Court does not revisit a decision unless a lower court first contradicts it , horrible Supreme Court decisions like Roe v Wade will never be overturned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then , conservative Supreme Court justices are usually reluctant to overturn a previous decision if it ’ s now considered to be “ settled law .
” Of course , the US Constitution never intended the courts to do anything more than adjudicate between aggrieved parties .
As Abraham Lincoln and so many others observed , the courts were not meant to have the sole power to decide Constitutional issues , and create new laws from that .
It ’ s simply wrong , and causes much of the political anarchy we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moore turned that all on its head .
He did so very publicly , as a public official , and was willing to put his job on the line .
Many rightly consider him America ’ s greatest conservative figure since Phyllis Schlafly .
Two issues stand out : The Ten Commandments .
Every US state ’ s constitution references God or God ’ s law .
In 2001 , as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court , Judge Moore had a granite monument of the Ten Commandments installed in the lobby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — not in a courtroom , just the lobby of the building .
Moore wanted to underscore the truth that America has always held that God ’ s law is the basis of civil law .
In 2003 a federal court decided that this violated a US Supreme Court ruling declaring that the United States must now recognize as constitutional the “ separation of church and state.
” which meant that no mention of God could be allowed in official life .
Judge Moore said NO , he would not abide by that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Judiciary removed him from office .
In 2012 , Judge Moore was elected again as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court .
Gay marriage .
In 2006 , Alabama voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution declaring that marriage is only between one man and one woman .
In 2015 , the US Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell that the US Constitution allows for “ gay marriage .
” But Judge Moore ordered the state ’ s probate judges to obey the Alabama Constitution and refuse to issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law Center filed a lawsuit to force the issue .
When Moore refused , the Alabama Court of the Judiciary again removed him from office .
The court said he had “ demonstrated unwillingness to follow clear law.
” But that ’ s the point — the Obergefell opinion was not a “ law ” at all .
Are there any other “ conservative ” judges in America who would stand up and do the right thing , no matter what ?
Left-wing public officials constantly trash traditional values and become hysterical if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result , right-wing officials everywhere have kowtowed and become whimpering cowards .
It ’ s now the GOP establishment ’ s modus operandi , from top to bottom .
But not Roy Moore .
He has been fearlessly outspoken on more of the Left ’ s sacred-cow “ culture war ” issues than any conservative public figure .
He has reminded people that putting a child into a home to be raised by two homosexuals is a terribly dysfunctional environment and harmful to the child .
He has praised Christian values in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as perversion .
He has publicly rejected the theory of evolution , pointing out that there ’ s no actual scientific evidence of it .
He has talked about the dangers of Sharia law coming to the United States .
A man like Judge Moore , who doesn ’ t just rock the boat but capsizes it , has sworn enemies from two directions : the Left , and the Republican establishment ( that wants to “ get along ” and not make waves ) .
So it ’ s no surprise that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for US Senate in 2017 , both groups had him in their crosshairs .
And we all know what happened next .
As much as conservatives across America were sickened by the disgusting fabricated “ sexual predator ” lies about Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings , those paled in comparison to the absurd lies and bizarre distortions about Judge Moore that were flooded into the public forum in the weeks before his US Senate election .
Enough has been written debunking all the fabrications against Moore .
The Left and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The assault on his character was incredibly sleazy and dishonest , but sadly , it did its job .
But the real disgrace was on the Right .
Unlike with Kavanaugh , the Republican Party threw Roy Moore under the bus .
And even the major pro-family groups , including one that had raised money on Roy Moore by having him at their national conference just weeks earlier , turned their back on him .
Why ?
Because of their fear of his acting or speaking honestly on those issues — which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Even now , a major conservative political site declined to carry this article . )
I spoke to Judge Moore a few months ago .
He is not like normal , weak men .
He ’ s not letting up a bit .
He is certainly not quitting .
He ’ s a true inspiration in these dark , “ culture war ” times .
If America had just a few more leaders like him , we ’ d be in much better shape .

Roy Moore has been fearlessly outspoken on more of the Left’s sacred-cow “culture war” issues than any conservative public figure.
March 2, 2020 (MassResistance) — Recently we all were reminded why Judge Roy Moore, who is again running for the US Senate in Alabama, is so hated by the Republican establishment, as well as the Left.
On February 20 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision overturning Mississippi’s recent law banning abortion when a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. What shocked people was that one of the judges who signed the opinion was Judge Jim Ho, a Trump appointee who is considered a solid constitutionalist.
But as columnist Daniel Horowitz explained, people shouldn’t be surprised. The 1973 SCOTUS Roe v Wade decision says that abortion is a constitutional right. “Conservative” judges believe that a Supreme Court ruling is “the law” and lower courts may not contradict that. (Of course, leftist Obama judges have no qualms about contradicting anything.)
But since the Supreme Court does not revisit a decision unless a lower court first contradicts it, horrible Supreme Court decisions like Roe v Wade will never be overturned by so-called conservative judges. And even then, conservative Supreme Court justices are usually reluctant to overturn a previous decision if it’s now considered to be “settled law. ”
Of course, the US Constitution never intended the courts to do anything more than adjudicate between aggrieved parties. As Abraham Lincoln and so many others observed, the courts were not meant to have the sole power to decide Constitutional issues, and create new laws from that. It’s simply wrong, and causes much of the political anarchy we have today.
A true constitutionalist
In his career Judge Roy Moore turned that all on its head. He did so very publicly, as a public official, and was willing to put his job on the line. Many rightly consider him America’s greatest conservative figure since Phyllis Schlafly. Two issues stand out:
The Ten Commandments. Every US state’s constitution references God or God’s law. In 2001, as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Judge Moore had a granite monument of the Ten Commandments installed in the lobby of the state’s Judicial Building — not in a courtroom, just the lobby of the building. Moore wanted to underscore the truth that America has always held that God’s law is the basis of civil law.
In 2003 a federal court decided that this violated a US Supreme Court ruling declaring that the United States must now recognize as constitutional the “separation of church and state.” which meant that no mention of God could be allowed in official life. Judge Moore said NO, he would not abide by that contrived ruling. So the Alabama Court of the Judiciary removed him from office.
In 2012, Judge Moore was elected again as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Gay marriage. In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution declaring that marriage is only between one man and one woman. In 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell that the US Constitution allows for “gay marriage. ” But Judge Moore ordered the state’s probate judges to obey the Alabama Constitution and refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit to force the issue. When Moore refused, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary again removed him from office. The court said he had “demonstrated unwillingness to follow clear law.” But that’s the point — the Obergefell opinion was not a “law” at all.
Are there any other “conservative” judges in America who would stand up and do the right thing, no matter what?
Left-wing public officials constantly trash traditional values and become hysterical if anyone even disagrees with them. As a result, right-wing officials everywhere have kowtowed and become whimpering cowards. It’s now the GOP establishment’s modus operandi, from top to bottom.
But not Roy Moore. He has been fearlessly outspoken on more of the Left’s sacred-cow “culture war” issues than any conservative public figure. He has reminded people that putting a child into a home to be raised by two homosexuals is a terribly dysfunctional environment and harmful to the child. He has praised Christian values in government. He has described LGBT behaviors as perversion. He has publicly rejected the theory of evolution, pointing out that there’s no actual scientific evidence of it. He has talked about the dangers of Sharia law coming to the United States.
A man like Judge Moore, who doesn’t just rock the boat but capsizes it, has sworn enemies from two directions: the Left, and the Republican establishment (that wants to “get along” and not make waves). So it’s no surprise that when Roy Moore won the Republican primary for US Senate in 2017, both groups had him in their crosshairs.
And we all know what happened next.
As much as conservatives across America were sickened by the disgusting fabricated “sexual predator” lies about Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings, those paled in comparison to the absurd lies and bizarre distortions about Judge Moore that were flooded into the public forum in the weeks before his US Senate election.
Enough has been written debunking all the fabrications against Moore. The Left and their allies in the mainstream media piled on. The assault on his character was incredibly sleazy and dishonest, but sadly, it did its job.
But the real disgrace was on the Right. Unlike with Kavanaugh, the Republican Party threw Roy Moore under the bus. And even the major pro-family groups, including one that had raised money on Roy Moore by having him at their national conference just weeks earlier, turned their back on him. Why? Because of their fear of his acting or speaking honestly on those issues — which ordinary Americans are faced with every day. (Even now, a major conservative political site declined to carry this article.)
I spoke to Judge Moore a few months ago. He is not like normal, weak men. He’s not letting up a bit. He is certainly not quitting. He’s a true inspiration in these dark, “culture war” times.
If America had just a few more leaders like him, we’d be in much better shape.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--Diocese uses poster of topless men embracing to promote pro-gay workshop

AUSTRIA , March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The Austrian diocese of Graz-Seckau is hosting an event on March 14 promoting homosexuality .
On the official website of the diocese , the event , “ Sexualities 2020 : fact check , ” is being advertised by showing the naked upper body of one man embracing the naked upper body of another from behind .
“ Sexuality is important .
And sometimes complicated , ” the diocese states about the event on its website .
“ Knowledge , attitudes , conventions , and experiences in this area are subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to accompany and support people in the Church context well , it is helpful to comprehend what various scientific disciplines are currently saying on these topics.
” Alexander Tschugguel , the Austrian founder of the St. Boniface Institute , countered that “ human nature doesn ’ t ever change.
” Things like attitudes and experiences are subjective , he told LifeSiteNews , “ and as such have nothing to do with objective truth.
” According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church , homosexual acts are gravely sinful .
“ Basing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity , tradition has always declared that ‘ homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.
’ They are contrary to the natural law .
They close the sexual act to the gift of life .
They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity .
Under no circumstances can they be approved , ” the Catechism explains .
The website of the diocese of Graz-Seckau states that participants in the event will focus on what the insights of medicine , psychology , and moral theology mean “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pastoral care , liturgy , and education.
” Tschugguel demonstrated the absurdity of such efforts by suggesting that one imagine that the Church had adopted the “ insights ” of the Roman Empire — for instance , the gladiatorial games — or the “ insights ” of the Third Reich and communism .
Fr .
Gero Weishaupt , a professor of canon law in Austria and the Netherlands , spoke of a “ scandalous event , whose demands do not correspond to the moral teaching on the Church.
” He told LifeSiteNews that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out to the bishop .
If the bishop does not remove the scandal , they can get in touch with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Congregation for Bishops .
Scandal is defined by the catechism as “ an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil .
The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor ’ s tempter .
He damages virtue and integrity ; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death .
Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexander Tschugguel said various diocesan organizations in Austria focus on homosexuality .
They are called DAHOP and are some sort of a diocesan task force , supposedly focusing on pastoral care for homosexuals .
In the diocese of Linz , DAHOP is hosting an event on March 20 called “ And God saw that it was good : Lesbian , Bisexual , and Gay people in the Church.
” According to the invitation , “ The Good News , whose core is love , does not distinguish people according to their sexual orientation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children of God !
’ and ‘ It 's good the way you are !
’ is also and especially a message of the Catholic Church !
” the website of the retreat center continues .
Tschugguel demanded clarity from the bishops .
“ We don ’ t want them to mislead the people , ” he said .
“ People who have to live with those challenges don ’ t have an easy life , in many ways , ” Tschugguel explained .
“ The duty of the Church is essential — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , leading them to health of soul.
” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger published a letter , approved by Pope John Paul II , “ on the pastoral care of homosexual persons ” in 1986 , when he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith .
In his letter , he pointed out that confusion has been caused by a false understanding of the Bible .
This false exegesis “ claims variously that Scripture has nothing to say on the subject of homosexuality , or that it somehow tacitly approves of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moral injunctions are so culture-bound that they are no longer applicable to contemporary life .
These views are gravely erroneous.
” Ratzinger clarified that a homosexual act “ is not a complementary union , able to transmit life ; and so it thwarts the call to a life of that form of self-giving which the Gospel says is the essence of Christian living.
” While homosexuals can be “ generous and giving of themselves , ” he said , “ when they engage in homosexual activity they confirm within themselves a disordered sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1986 , Ratzinger identified an “ enormous pressure , ” even within the Church , to change the teaching on homosexuality .
“ The Church ’ s ministers must ensure that homosexual persons in their care will not be misled by this point of view , ” he cautioned .
Directly focusing on pastoral care for people with same-sex attraction , Ratzinger said they are called “ to enact the will of God in their life by joining whatever sufferings and difficulties they experience in virtue of their condition to the sacrifice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That Cross , for the believer , is a fruitful sacrifice since from that death come life and redemption .
While any call to carry the cross or to understand a Christian ’ s suffering in this way will predictably be met with bitter ridicule by some , it should be remembered that this is the way to eternal life for all who follow Christ.
” “ No authentic pastoral program will include organizations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin , ” he said .

‘Knowledge, attitudes, conventions and experiences in this area are subject to major changes,’ the diocese claims.
AUSTRIA, March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The Austrian diocese of Graz-Seckau is hosting an event on March 14 promoting homosexuality. On the official website of the diocese, the event, “Sexualities 2020: fact check,” is being advertised by showing the naked upper body of one man embracing the naked upper body of another from behind.
“Sexuality is important. And sometimes complicated,” the diocese states about the event on its website. “Knowledge, attitudes, conventions, and experiences in this area are subject to major changes. In order to be able to accompany and support people in the Church context well, it is helpful to comprehend what various scientific disciplines are currently saying on these topics.”
Alexander Tschugguel, the Austrian founder of the St. Boniface Institute, countered that “human nature doesn’t ever change.” Things like attitudes and experiences are subjective, he told LifeSiteNews, “and as such have nothing to do with objective truth.”
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, homosexual acts are gravely sinful.
“Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.’ They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved,” the Catechism explains.
The website of the diocese of Graz-Seckau states that participants in the event will focus on what the insights of medicine, psychology, and moral theology mean “for concrete work in pastoral fields like pastoral care, liturgy, and education.”
Tschugguel demonstrated the absurdity of such efforts by suggesting that one imagine that the Church had adopted the “insights” of the Roman Empire — for instance, the gladiatorial games — or the “insights” of the Third Reich and communism.
Fr. Gero Weishaupt, a professor of canon law in Austria and the Netherlands, spoke of a “scandalous event, whose demands do not correspond to the moral teaching of the Church.”
He told LifeSiteNews that Catholics have the right to point this out to the bishop. If the bishop does not remove the scandal, they can get in touch with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Congregation for Bishops.
Scandal is defined by the catechism as “an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor’s tempter. He damages virtue and integrity; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death. Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offense.”
Alexander Tschugguel said various diocesan organizations in Austria focus on homosexuality. They are called DAHOP and are some sort of a diocesan task force, supposedly focusing on pastoral care for homosexuals.
In the diocese of Linz, DAHOP is hosting an event on March 20 called “And God saw that it was good: Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay people in the Church.”
According to the invitation, “The Good News, whose core is love, does not distinguish people according to their sexual orientation!”
“‘You are beloved children of God!’ and ‘It's good the way you are!’ is also and especially a message of the Catholic Church!” the website of the retreat center continues.
Tschugguel demanded clarity from the bishops. “We don’t want them to mislead the people,” he said.
“People who have to live with those challenges don’t have an easy life, in many ways,” Tschugguel explained. “The duty of the Church is essential — namely, to bring them the truth, leading them to health of soul.”
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger published a letter, approved by Pope John Paul II, “on the pastoral care of homosexual persons” in 1986, when he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
In his letter, he pointed out that confusion has been caused by a false understanding of the Bible. This false exegesis “claims variously that Scripture has nothing to say on the subject of homosexuality, or that it somehow tacitly approves of it, or that all of its moral injunctions are so culture-bound that they are no longer applicable to contemporary life. These views are gravely erroneous.”
Ratzinger clarified that a homosexual act “is not a complementary union, able to transmit life; and so it thwarts the call to a life of that form of self-giving which the Gospel says is the essence of Christian living.”
While homosexuals can be “generous and giving of themselves,” he said, “when they engage in homosexual activity they confirm within themselves a disordered sexual inclination which is essentially self-indulgent.”
Already in 1986, Ratzinger identified an “enormous pressure,” even within the Church, to change the teaching on homosexuality.
“The Church’s ministers must ensure that homosexual persons in their care will not be misled by this point of view,” he cautioned.
Directly focusing on pastoral care for people with same-sex attraction, Ratzinger said they are called “to enact the will of God in their life by joining whatever sufferings and difficulties they experience in virtue of their condition to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross.”
“That Cross, for the believer, is a fruitful sacrifice since from that death come life and redemption. While any call to carry the cross or to understand a Christian’s suffering in this way will predictably be met with bitter ridicule by some, it should be remembered that this is the way to eternal life for all who follow Christ.”
Ratzinger encouraged bishops to provide true pastoral care to homosexuals.
“No authentic pastoral program will include organizations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral. A truly pastoral approach will appreciate the need for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin,” he said.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--French dioceses ban Holy Communion on tongue as coronavirus spreads

March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — “ We have been warned !
The mystics and the Virgin Mary in her great apparitions had announced it to us .
Today our faith is being tested and God ’ s Church is being tested to a great extent.
” Father Raphaël d ’ Anselme , parish priest of Saint-Patern in Vannes , Brittany , opened his Sunday homily on March 1 with an explicit reminder that the present restrictions being placed upon Catholic Masses and the distribution of Holy Communion because of the coronavirus are akin to “ persecution.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on spiritual Communion , delivered from the traditional pulpit in the middle of the church .
The faithful were astounded to learn that they would not be able to receive the consecrated Host at the end of the Mass .
A large number of French dioceses have decided to take special measures to help avoid spreading the coronavirus , including by the banning of Communion on the tongue .
This was also the case in Vannes , where Catholics have been invited by Bishop Raymond Centène either to receive Holy Communion in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of desire .
In the Saint-Patern parish , which offers the traditional Mass every Sunday morning and most days during the week , it was decided that Communion in the hand was not an option for this rite , and only the celebrating priest took the Host .
After Mass , many faithful gathered under the porch of the typical Breton 19th-century church to voice their sadness , incomprehension , and sometimes even anger at the parish priests ’ reluctant decision to follow the civil authorities ’ behest .
Why pick on churches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just back from Paris , where he had ridden on the metro at peak hour , all the travelers tightly squashed together in hot , stuffy trains .
This is allowed .
In a recent letter , Bishop Athanasius Schneider called the obligation to give Communion in the hand an “ abuse of authority ” because it incurs the loss of consecrated fragments and a “ decrease of reverence.
” He underscored that it is “ no more hygienic than Communion in the mouth.
” “ If the Church in our day does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increase the faith , reverence , and security measures for the Body of Christ , all security measures for humans will be in vain , ” he wrote .
But this is only the beginning .
In some places , such as the diocese of Beauvais , in the Oise department in the north of France , and — since Monday afternoon — in Vannes , in the Breton department of Morbihan , all public masses have been prohibited following talks between the bishops and the local “ prefects ” who represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Morbihan are considered especially at risk , with 38 of the 191 French “ COVID-19 ” contaminations — at the time of writing — having occurred in Oise , while in the western part of the Morbihan , another unexpected 13 have been listed over the last two days around the river port of Auray .
All schools in the area have been shut down for two weeks , and Masses will also be behind closed doors in parishes and religious communities until March 14 .
Is the psychosis justified ?
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to slow down and if possible contain the propagation of the virus , which is slightly more deadly and more easily spread than the common flu .
With about one in five cases requiring hospitalization and oxygen , fears are that French hospitals will be overrun while health care professionals will be at extra risk of being obliged to take sick leave because of contamination .
But while shopping centers and public transport remain open and only gatherings of 5,000 people and more have been banned all over France , the particular attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is all the more so since France — which after Italy is the second most hit country in Europe — has decided that , the second stage of contamination having been reached , with infections in different parts of the country , there will no longer be a systematic quarantine for travelers coming back from high-risk countries such as China , Iran , and Italy .
Children back from winter holidays in these countries will be allowed to go right back to school .
At the beginning of Lent , the decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic faithful either to receive Communion in the hand or to go without it — as is the case for the many thousands of traditional Catholics who go to Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite in France — is being considered as a sobering appeal to penance and a wake-up call at a time when they consider access to the sacraments as a given .
During his homily in Vannes , Father d ’ Anselme told the faithful they should pray to Blessed Imelda , who as an eleven year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desire : to receive Our Lord in Communion at a time when First Communion was commonly given at 14 .
She obtained a miracle when , during Mass , a consecrated Host escaped from the priest ’ s ciborium and placed itself over the young girl ’ s head .
Because of this sign , the priest decided to give her the Host after all — and she died , “ of love , ” during her prayer of thanksgiving .
The priest also quoted Saint Julienne Falconieri , who because of illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : as she lay dying , a priest placed a consecrated Host on her breast , where she miraculously absorbed it .
Finally , he recalled in his sermon that the faithful should also invoke St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus , who had to wait until she was 13 in order to receive her First Holy Communion .
Remarkably , some churches and communities have continued to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue .
The Saint-Eugène Sainte-Cécile parish in Paris maintained the traditional Communion rite on Sunday .
Canon Marc Guelfucci , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his homily that Communion would be given as usual on the tongue and that the priests would simply be taking precautions , regularly using antiseptic wipes during the distribution .
Bishop Pascal Roland , of the diocese of Belley-Ars , decided not to give in to panic .
He published the following strong statement on the diocese ’ s website : More than the coronavirus epidemic , we should dread the epidemic of fear !
For my part , I refuse to give in to collective panic and to submit to the precautionary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil institutions .
I do not intend , therefore , to issue any special instructions for my diocese : will Christians stop gathering together to pray ?
Will they give up frequenting and helping their fellow human beings ?
Apart from the elementary precautionary measures that all spontaneously take so as not to contaminate others when they are ill , it is not appropriate to add even more .
Rather , we should remember that in much more serious situations , those of the great plagues , at a time when sanitary resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populations distinguished themselves through collective prayer , as well as by helping the sick , assisting the dying and burying the dead .
In short , the followers of Christ have neither turned away from God nor shunned their fellow human beings .
Quite the contrary !
Does not the collective panic we are witnessing today reveal our distorted relationship with the reality of death ?
Does it not manifest the anxiety-provoking effects of the loss of God ?
We want to hide the fact that we are mortal and , having closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our being , we lose our footing .
Because we have more and more elaborate and more efficient techniques at our disposal , we pretend to master everything and we conceal the fact that we are not the masters of life !
By the way , let us note that the occurrence of this epidemic at the time of the debates on the laws of bioethics opportunely reminds us of our human frailty !
And this global crisis at least has the advantage of reminding us that we live in a common house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interdependent , and that it is more urgent to cooperate than to close our borders !
We all seem to have lost our minds !
In any case , we are living a lie .
Why suddenly focus our attention on the coronavirus alone ?
Why hide the fact that every year in France , the ordinary seasonal flu makes between 2 and 6 million people sick and causes about 8,000 deaths ?
We also seem to have removed from our collective memory the fact that alcohol is responsible for 41,000 deaths per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 73,000 are attributed to tobacco !
Far be it from me , then , to prescribe the closing of churches , the suppression of Masses , the abandonment of the gesture of peace during the Eucharist , the imposition of this or that mode of Communion reputed to be more hygienic ( having said that , everyone will always be able to do as he or she wishes ! )
, because a church is not a place of risk , but a place of salvation .
It is a space where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus Christ , and where through him , with him and in him , we learn together to be living beings .
A church must remain what it is : a place of hope !
Should we be cloistered at home ?
Is it really necessary to ransack the local supermarket and build up reserves in order to prepare for a siege ?
No !
For a Christian does not fear death .
He is not unaware that he is mortal , but he knows in whom he has put his trust .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I am the resurrection and life .
Whoever believes in me , though he die , yet shall he live ; whoever hasteth and believeth in me shall never die ” ( John 11:25–26 ) .
He knows that he is inhabited and animated by “ the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead ” ( Romans 8:11 ) .
Also , a Christian does not belong to himself ; his life is given , because he follows Jesus , who teaches : “ Whoever wants to save his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses his life for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel will save it ” ( Mark 8:35 ) .
He does not expose himself unduly , but neither does he seek to preserve himself .
Following in the footsteps of his crucified Master and Lord , he learns to give himself generously to the service of his most fragile brothers and sisters , in the perspective of eternal life .
So let us not give in to the epidemic of fear !
Let us not be the living dead !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not let your hope be stolen away from you !

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Analysis
March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — “We have been warned! The mystics and the Virgin Mary in her great apparitions had announced it to us. Today our faith is being tested and God’s Church is being tested to a great extent.” Father Raphaël d’Anselme, parish priest of Saint-Patern in Vannes, Brittany, opened his Sunday homily on March 1 with an explicit reminder that the present restrictions being placed upon Catholic Masses and the distribution of Holy Communion because of the coronavirus are akin to “persecution.” There was complete silence during his homily on spiritual Communion, delivered from the traditional pulpit in the middle of the church. The faithful were astounded to learn that they would not be able to receive the consecrated Host at the end of the Mass.
A large number of French dioceses have decided to take special measures to help avoid spreading the coronavirus, including by the banning of Communion on the tongue. This was also the case in Vannes, where Catholics have been invited by Bishop Raymond Centène either to receive Holy Communion in the hands or to make a spiritual Communion of desire.
In the Saint-Patern parish, which offers the traditional Mass every Sunday morning and most days during the week, it was decided that Communion in the hand was not an option for this rite, and only the celebrating priest took the Host.
After Mass, many faithful gathered under the porch of the typical Breton 19th-century church to voice their sadness, incomprehension, and sometimes even anger at the parish priests’ reluctant decision to follow the civil authorities’ behest.
Why pick on churches? they asked. One churchgoer was just back from Paris, where he had ridden on the metro at peak hour, all the travelers tightly squashed together in hot, stuffy trains. This is allowed.
In a recent letter, Bishop Athanasius Schneider called the obligation to give Communion in the hand an “abuse of authority” because it incurs the loss of consecrated fragments and a “decrease of reverence.” He underscored that it is “no more hygienic than Communion in the mouth.”
“If the Church in our day does not endeavor again with the utmost zeal to increase the faith, reverence, and security measures for the Body of Christ, all security measures for humans will be in vain,” he wrote.
But this is only the beginning. In some places, such as the diocese of Beauvais, in the Oise department in the north of France, and — since Monday afternoon — in Vannes, in the Breton department of Morbihan, all public masses have been prohibited following talks between the bishops and the local “prefects” who represent the central government powers.
Both Oise and Morbihan are considered especially at risk, with 38 of the 191 French “COVID-19” contaminations — at the time of writing — having occurred in Oise, while in the western part of the Morbihan, another unexpected 13 have been listed over the last two days around the river port of Auray. All schools in the area have been shut down for two weeks, and Masses will also be behind closed doors in parishes and religious communities until March 14.
Is the psychosis justified? According to medical authorities, the idea is to slow down and if possible contain the propagation of the virus, which is slightly more deadly and more easily spread than the common flu. With about one in five cases requiring hospitalization and oxygen, fears are that French hospitals will be overrun while health care professionals will be at extra risk of being obliged to take sick leave because of contamination.
But while shopping centers and public transport remain open and only gatherings of 5,000 people and more have been banned all over France, the particular attention given to Catholic churches is remarkable. It is all the more so since France — which after Italy is the second most hit country in Europe — has decided that, the second stage of contamination having been reached, with infections in different parts of the country, there will no longer be a systematic quarantine for travelers coming back from high-risk countries such as China, Iran, and Italy. Children back from winter holidays in these countries will be allowed to go right back to school.
At the beginning of Lent, the decision to suspend Masses or to oblige the Catholic faithful either to receive Communion in the hand or to go without it — as is the case for the many thousands of traditional Catholics who go to Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite in France — is being considered as a sobering appeal to penance and a wake-up call at a time when they consider access to the sacraments as a given.
During his homily in Vannes, Father d’Anselme told the faithful they should pray to Blessed Imelda, who as an eleven year-old child in 19th-century Italy had only one desire: to receive Our Lord in Communion at a time when First Communion was commonly given at 14. She obtained a miracle when, during Mass, a consecrated Host escaped from the priest’s ciborium and placed itself over the young girl’s head. Because of this sign, the priest decided to give her the Host after all — and she died, “of love,” during her prayer of thanksgiving.
The priest also quoted Saint Julienne Falconieri, who because of illness was incapable of holding down any nourishment: as she lay dying, a priest placed a consecrated Host on her breast, where she miraculously absorbed it. Finally, he recalled in his sermon that the faithful should also invoke St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who had to wait until she was 13 in order to receive her First Holy Communion.
Remarkably, some churches and communities have continued to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue. The Saint-Eugène Sainte-Cécile parish in Paris maintained the traditional Communion rite on Sunday. Canon Marc Guelfucci, the parish priest, made clear during his homily that Communion would be given as usual on the tongue and that the priests would simply be taking precautions, regularly using antiseptic wipes during the distribution.
Bishop Pascal Roland, of the diocese of Belley-Ars, decided not to give in to panic. He published the following strong statement on the diocese’s website:
More than the coronavirus epidemic, we should dread the epidemic of fear! For my part, I refuse to give in to collective panic and to submit to the precautionary principle that seems to be operating in civil institutions. I do not intend, therefore, to issue any special instructions for my diocese: will Christians stop gathering together to pray? Will they give up frequenting and helping their fellow human beings? Apart from the elementary precautionary measures that all spontaneously take so as not to contaminate others when they are ill, it is not appropriate to add even more. Rather, we should remember that in much more serious situations, those of the great plagues, at a time when sanitary resources were not those of today, Christian populations distinguished themselves through collective prayer, as well as by helping the sick, assisting the dying and burying the dead. In short, the followers of Christ have neither turned away from God nor shunned their fellow human beings. Quite the contrary! Does not the collective panic we are witnessing today reveal our distorted relationship with the reality of death? Does it not manifest the anxiety-provoking effects of the loss of God? We want to hide the fact that we are mortal and, having closed ourselves off from the spiritual dimension of our being, we lose our footing. Because we have more and more elaborate and more efficient techniques at our disposal, we pretend to master everything and we conceal the fact that we are not the masters of life! By the way, let us note that the occurrence of this epidemic at the time of the debates on the laws of bioethics opportunely reminds us of our human frailty! And this global crisis at least has the advantage of reminding us that we live in a common house, that we are all vulnerable and interdependent, and that it is more urgent to cooperate than to close our borders! We all seem to have lost our minds! In any case, we are living a lie. Why suddenly focus our attention on the coronavirus alone? Why hide the fact that every year in France, the ordinary seasonal flu makes between 2 and 6 million people sick and causes about 8,000 deaths? We also seem to have removed from our collective memory the fact that alcohol is responsible for 41,000 deaths per year, while it is estimated that 73,000 are attributed to tobacco! Far be it from me, then, to prescribe the closing of churches, the suppression of Masses, the abandonment of the gesture of peace during the Eucharist, the imposition of this or that mode of Communion reputed to be more hygienic (having said that, everyone will always be able to do as he or she wishes!), because a church is not a place of risk, but a place of salvation. It is a space where we welcome the One who is Life, Jesus Christ, and where through him, with him and in him, we learn together to be living beings. A church must remain what it is: a place of hope! Should we be cloistered at home? Is it really necessary to ransack the local supermarket and build up reserves in order to prepare for a siege? No! For a Christian does not fear death. He is not unaware that he is mortal, but he knows in whom he has put his trust. He believes in Jesus who tells him: “I am the resurrection and life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live; whoever hasteth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25–26). He knows that he is inhabited and animated by “the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead” (Romans 8:11). Also, a Christian does not belong to himself; his life is given, because he follows Jesus, who teaches: “Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel will save it” (Mark 8:35). He does not expose himself unduly, but neither does he seek to preserve himself. Following in the footsteps of his crucified Master and Lord, he learns to give himself generously to the service of his most fragile brothers and sisters, in the perspective of eternal life. So let us not give in to the epidemic of fear! Let us not be the living dead! As Pope Francis would say: do not let your hope be stolen away from you!
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--Huge success for petition supporting Catholics who oppose German bishops’ ‘Protestantizing&#82

Huge success for petition supporting Catholics who oppose German bishops’ ‘Protestantizing’ Church

PETITION : Join faithful German Catholics in resisting bishops ’ plan to ‘ Protestantize ’ Church '' Sign the petition here .
March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Momentum keeps growing for LifeSite ’ s new petition calling for Catholics around the world to support a group of 20 German scholars , journalists , pro-family activists , and representatives of faithful Catholic organizations who have come out publicly to “ oppose ” the German bishops ’ so-called “ synodal path.
” “ For a petition with a rather esoteric name and for what appears , on its face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this appeal for Catholics to stand with other Catholics , in defense of the Faith , has done exceedingly well , ” said Scott Schittl , one of LifeSite ’ s campaign coordinators .
“ Let us give thanks to God for the sensus fidelium.
” The “ synodal path ” is a convention of the Catholic Church in Germany , which , like other synods , aims to discuss problems particular to Germany at the beginning of the 21st century .
What makes the “ synodal path ” different from most synods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the aim of dissenting from the Church ’ s sexual teaching , her ban on female ordination , and her apostolic discipline of priestly celibacy .
And at its first gathering at the end of January , a majority of the 230 synodal members voted against a proposal that only those votes that are in accordance with the Church ’ s teaching will be passed on to the general assembly .
Faithful German Catholics are terrified that the German bishops ’ plan will “ Protestantize ” the Catholic Church and “ destroy ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany .
The petition , therefore , is directed to the German bishops and CCed to Pope Francis , and pledges moral and prayerful support to faithful German Catholics who have signed the petition text , entitled “ We Remain Catholic — A Call to Resistance against the Synodal Path.
” “ Over 8,300 people have already signed the petition in less than a week , which means that this issue has pricked the Catholic world ’ s conscience , ” Schittl stated .
“ The German bishops , proceeding as they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unto themselves.
” Prominent cardinals such as Gerhard Müller , Paul Josef Cordes , Walter Brandmüller , and Rainer Woelki have already warned that this synodal path might turn into a schism .
Cardinal Gerhard Müller — the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — called this synodal path “ suicidal ” and warned that it might very well “ rescind the Constitution of the Church of Divine Right.
” Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes , a retired curial cardinal , stated in an interview with the Italian website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ‘ synodal path , ’ the German bishops ’ conference has started a very dangerous ecclesial process .
De facto , the possibility for a schism is now opened up.
” And Cardinal Walter Brandmüller recently published a detailed analysis of one of the preparatory documents of the synodal path , in which he detected many thoughts similar to the ones of Martin Luther .
This Church historian and dubia cardinal also warns against a Protestantization of the Church and against the destruction of her hierarchical structure as established by Jesus Christ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign this urgent petition , standing with faithful German Catholics in defense of the Church today .

Faithful German Catholics are terrified that the German bishops' 'synodal path' will 'Protestantize' will 'destroy' the substance of the Catholic Church in Germany.
PETITION: Join faithful German Catholics in resisting bishops’ plan to ‘Protestantize’ Church” Sign the petition here.
March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Momentum keeps growing for LifeSite’s new petition calling for Catholics around the world to support a group of 20 German scholars, journalists, pro-family activists, and representatives of faithful Catholic organizations who have come out publicly to “oppose” the German bishops’ so-called “synodal path.”
“For a petition with a rather esoteric name and for what appears, on its face, to be a localized issue, this appeal for Catholics to stand with other Catholics, in defense of the Faith, has done exceedingly well,” said Scott Schittl, one of LifeSite’s campaign coordinators. “Let us give thanks to God for the sensus fidelium.”
The “synodal path” is a convention of the Catholic Church in Germany, which, like other synods, aims to discuss problems particular to Germany at the beginning of the 21st century.
What makes the “synodal path” different from most synods is that its preparatory documents indicate clearly the aim of dissenting from the Church’s sexual teaching, her ban on female ordination, and her apostolic discipline of priestly celibacy. And at its first gathering at the end of January, a majority of the 230 synodal members voted against a proposal that only those votes that are in accordance with the Church’s teaching will be passed on to the general assembly.
Faithful German Catholics are terrified that the German bishops’ plan will “Protestantize” the Catholic Church and “destroy” the substance of the Catholic Church in Germany.
The petition, therefore, is directed to the German bishops and CCed to Pope Francis, and pledges moral and prayerful support to faithful German Catholics who have signed the petition text, entitled “We Remain Catholic — A Call to Resistance against the Synodal Path.”
“Over 8,300 people have already signed the petition in less than a week, which means that this issue has pricked the Catholic world’s conscience,” Schittl stated. “The German bishops, proceeding as they are, must think they are a law unto themselves.”
Prominent cardinals such as Gerhard Müller, Paul Josef Cordes, Walter Brandmüller, and Rainer Woelki have already warned that this synodal path might turn into a schism.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller — the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — called this synodal path “suicidal” and warned that it might very well “rescind the Constitution of the Church of Divine Right.”
Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, a retired curial cardinal, stated in an interview with the Italian website La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana that “with the ‘synodal path,’ the German bishops’ conference has started a very dangerous ecclesial process. De facto, the possibility for a schism is now opened up.”
And Cardinal Walter Brandmüller recently published a detailed analysis of one of the preparatory documents of the synodal path, in which he detected many thoughts similar to the ones of Martin Luther. This Church historian and dubia cardinal also warns against a Protestantization of the Church and against the destruction of her hierarchical structure as established by Jesus Christ Himself.
Readers can CLICK HERE to sign this urgent petition, standing with faithful German Catholics in defense of the Church today.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--Nick Sandmann’s lawyers to file new lawsuits against ABC, CBS, New York Times

March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Nicholas Sandmann , the Catholic teenager falsely accused by the mainstream media of harassing a Native American protester at the 2019 March for Life , will file new lawsuits against five additional media companies , according to a report by Fox 19 .
Last month , CNN settled a $ 250 million lawsuit that Sandmann had brought against them , and a number of other suits against individuals and media giants remain pending , including a $ 275 million suit against NBCUniversal and a $ 250 million suit against The Washington Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attorneys last week reportedly submitted a status report with the U.S. District Court in Covington , Kentucky , stating that they intend to file complaints against Gannett , ABC , CBS , The New York Times and Rolling Stone before March 9 .
“ All of the future defendants listed above have published or republished statements made by Nathan Phillips and others that Nicholas blocked or otherwise restricted Phillips ’ free movement and would not allow Phillips to retreat at the National Mall on January 18 , 2019 .
Nicholas reserves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court or any other court against any other potential defendant not listed above , subject to the applicable statute of limitations , ” the report reads .
Immediately after last year ’ s March for Life in Washington , D.C. , the press erupted with claims that a video showed boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky harassing Phillips , a Native American activist , outside the Lincoln Memorial .
But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed that Phillips was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Sandmann ’ s face , while the boys had merely performed school cheers in hopes of drowning out racist taunts from members of the Black Hebrew Israelites fringe group .
As additional video came to light , many journalists and other public figures quickly deleted their snap condemnations of the students , and some either tried to keep the original narrative alive or refused to unequivocally retract or apologize for their initial claims , leading to various lawsuits on behalf of the boys .
Sandmann ’ s legal team stresses that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teen ’ s sake but to deter the press from smearing others in the future .
Attorneys Robert Barnes and Kevin Murphy have also filed defamation suits on behalf of eight other Covington students , targeting Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Deb Haaland , CNN ’ s Ana Navarro , The New York Times ’ Maggie Haberman , ABC News ’ Matthew Dowd , ex-CNN personalities Kathy Griffin and Reza Aslan , Kentucky entrepreneur Adam Edelen , Princeton University ’ s Kevin Kruse , left-wing activist Shaun King , Mother Jones editor-in-chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jacobson .
In January , Sandmann posted pictures of himself back at this year ’ s March for Life , tweeting , “ I will never pass on an opportunity to March for Life !
” President Donald Trump later thanked Sandmann on Twitter for the positive review the pro-life teen gave his speech at the 47th annual March for Life .

Previous suits against NBC and The Washington Post have yet to be decided.
March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Nicholas Sandmann, the Catholic teenager falsely accused by the mainstream media of harassing a Native American protester at the 2019 March for Life, will file new lawsuits against five additional media companies, according to a report by Fox 19.
Last month, CNN settled a $250 million lawsuit that Sandmann had brought against them, and a number of other suits against individuals and media giants remain pending, including a $275 million suit against NBCUniversal and a $250 million suit against The Washington Post.
In addition to these, Sandmann’s attorneys last week reportedly submitted a status report with the U.S. District Court in Covington, Kentucky, stating that they intend to file complaints against Gannett, ABC, CBS, The New York Times and Rolling Stone before March 9.
“All of the future defendants listed above have published or republished statements made by Nathan Phillips and others that Nicholas blocked or otherwise restricted Phillips’ free movement and would not allow Phillips to retreat at the National Mall on January 18, 2019. Nicholas reserves his right to file complaints in this Court or any other court against any other potential defendant not listed above, subject to the applicable statute of limitations,” the report reads.
Immediately after last year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., the press erupted with claims that a video showed boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky harassing Phillips, a Native American activist, outside the Lincoln Memorial.
But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed that Phillips was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus and decided to beat a drum inches from Sandmann’s face, while the boys had merely performed school cheers in hopes of drowning out racist taunts from members of the Black Hebrew Israelites fringe group.
As additional video came to light, many journalists and other public figures quickly deleted their snap condemnations of the students, and some either tried to keep the original narrative alive or refused to unequivocally retract or apologize for their initial claims, leading to various lawsuits on behalf of the boys.
Sandmann’s legal team stresses that the dollar amounts are not sought for the teen’s sake but to deter the press from smearing others in the future.
Attorneys Robert Barnes and Kevin Murphy have also filed defamation suits on behalf of eight other Covington students, targeting Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Deb Haaland, CNN’s Ana Navarro, The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, ABC News’ Matthew Dowd, ex-CNN personalities Kathy Griffin and Reza Aslan, Kentucky entrepreneur Adam Edelen, Princeton University’s Kevin Kruse, left-wing activist Shaun King, Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery, and Rewire editor-in-chief Jodi Jacobson.
In January, Sandmann posted pictures of himself back at this year’s March for Life, tweeting, “I will never pass on an opportunity to March for Life!” President Donald Trump later thanked Sandmann on Twitter for the positive review the pro-life teen gave his speech at the 47th annual March for Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-03--Surge in states seeking to protect kids from transgender surgery, hormones

March 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The vote was unanimous .
As the chairman ’ s gavel came down sharply , he declared , “ The bill is passed !
” And the crowds in the gallery erupted in applause and cheers .
The bill was a no-brainer , banning any medical treatment for anorexia/bulemia that affirmed the delusion of obesity in a normal weight individual .
The bill banned all therapies enabling the struggler to continue harsh dieting , purging , and severe fasting .
Counseling to bring the person ’ s confused perception in line with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most beneficial , time-proven protocol .
And , of course , I am making all this up .
There has been no such bill that I know of , and probably won ’ t be .
Because it ’ s obvious that anorexia harms the body .
Anorexia depends on a powerful delusion , one that should never be affirmed .
And people who respect science and common sense recognize this .
Gender dysphoria is a delusion as well .
Affirmation “ treatments ” to produce an imagined gender switch also harm the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banning any therapeutic , medical or surgical action that supports this delusion and damages an undiseased body , is the sane and healthy thing to do .
Especially when minor children are the victims .
Bills recommending bans on this child butchery are now filed in South Carolina , Florida , Missouri , Ohio , Illinois , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Kentucky , Alabama and Georgia ( just introduced ) .
Many are named the “ Vulnerable Child Protection Act.
” A bill in Colorado was introduced but killed by the Democrats there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held up by a Republican committee chair .
A South Dakota bill passed its House but has been declared dead for now in that state ’ s compromised GOP Senate .
We hear that calls in SD were overwhelmingly in favor of this ban , but for some reason , the GOP went the other way .
They don ’ t care about public opinion , about voters ?
Must be big money talking somewhere .
The Georgia bill ( HB 1060 ) is late in the session , and calls need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any hope of moving forward .
But let ’ s not give up on any state .
Banning this grotesque treatment is the right thing to do .
I was told in confidence that one state ’ s GOP-commissioned private survey of suburban women voters found 80 percent support these bans .
Lawmakers , take note .
The public is with you on this , and more are climbing on the ban bandwagon every day .
Still , the resistance , even if misguided , is fierce , with influential health groups like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-mutilation .
So we must move decisively to protect minor children from counselors and doctors whose hearts have been kidnapped by an evil agenda .
Because what kind of witch doctor calmly takes the scalpel to carve away the healthy breasts of a 16-year-old girl -- even younger in some cases ?
Or delivers a shot of estrogen to begin the chemical castration of a 14-year-old-boy ?
Something has gone seriously wrong for any health professional to harm children in this way .
Many say they support these treatments because , otherwise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a parent ’ s worst nightmare , but it ’ s a manipulation trap .
Those who “ transition ” still have a high suicide risk — are parents told that ?
And since when does simply retaining your biological birth body put you at risk of suicide ?
Only in the highly-fabled world of the “ LGBTQ ” movement , where evil is good and good is evil .
Tucker Carlson recently gave an impassioned plea for sense on child gender medical experimentation , and the clip from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ohio , following an February 11 press conference held by Citizens for Community Values , one parent gave this heartfelt statement : “ Our children are being told that their bodies are wrong .
These parents and families who encompass over 100 family members in Ohio , are suffering each and every day and are heartbroken by the results of an ‘ affirmation-only ’ policy imposed by our medical system ...
This approach has hijacked facts and science , resulting in a deep broken trust by parents ... We are here to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traffickers such as the Human Rights Campaign , ACLU , PFLAG , Pure Romance , Planned Parenthood , Equality Ohio and every trans lobby in Ohio , that their statements are lies to perpetuate medical fraud .
We will not stand for this.
” Yet the mainstream press did not quote this mom but instead cranked out the usual biased genuflections to “ LGBTQ ” talking points .
The Cincinnati Enquirer carried this headline : “ Ohio bill would punish doctors who help transgender kids transition .
Opponents decry ‘ fear-mongering.
’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homosexual pressure group Equality Ohio that simply the existence of a bill like this harms transgender youth .
So concerned parents might lose the Constitutional right to speak or lobby for the redress of grievances , in other words , if the loving and respectful “ LGBTQ ” lobby gets its way ?
How long before the mere existence of people like you and me who hold such opinions is considered a threat ?
Elect Democrats in November , and as radical as that party has become , we will find out how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s now coming out of the closet is their hatred of Christians , conservatives and anyone who interferes with the goal of transforming truth , compromising health and smashing innocence .
Because this child mutilation never has to happen .
Many of these kids became confused after incessant propaganda through pro- “ LGBT ” lessons , misleading school programs , duplicitous counselors and deceptive library books even for lower grades .
The young people now willingly taking the poison and submitting to the sacrificial knife are carefully duped victims of educational and medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next phase coming -- growing numbers of de-transitioners .
They are now broadcasting their stories , young adults horrified as they face the reality of distorted bodies and compromised futures .
Here ’ s just one of many examples .
Yes , God is mercifully able to redeem the spirits and souls , but in too many cases , the anatomical consequences are permanent .
And many are screaming , “ Why didn ’ t the doctors — and my parents — keep me from going down this road ?
”

Bills recommending bans on this child butchery are now filed in almost a dozen states.
PETITION: Ban puberty blockers on children for 'gender transition' Sign the petition here.
March 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The vote was unanimous. As the chairman’s gavel came down sharply, he declared, “The bill is passed!” And the crowds in the gallery erupted in applause and cheers.
The bill was a no-brainer, banning any medical treatment for anorexia/bulemia that affirmed the delusion of obesity in a normal weight individual. The bill banned all therapies enabling the struggler to continue harsh dieting, purging, and severe fasting. Counseling to bring the person’s confused perception in line with sound health and reality was declared the most beneficial, time-proven protocol.
And, of course, I am making all this up. There has been no such bill that I know of, and probably won’t be.
Because it’s obvious that anorexia harms the body. Anorexia depends on a powerful delusion, one that should never be affirmed. And people who respect science and common sense recognize this.
Gender dysphoria is a delusion as well. Affirmation “treatments” to produce an imagined gender switch also harm the body, and that’s why banning any therapeutic, medical or surgical action that supports this delusion and damages an undiseased body, is the sane and healthy thing to do.
Especially when minor children are the victims.
Bills recommending bans on this child butchery are now filed in South Carolina, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia (just introduced). Many are named the “Vulnerable Child Protection Act.” A bill in Colorado was introduced but killed by the Democrats there. The bill in Idaho is being held up by a Republican committee chair.
A South Dakota bill passed its House but has been declared dead for now in that state’s compromised GOP Senate. We hear that calls in SD were overwhelmingly in favor of this ban, but for some reason, the GOP went the other way. They don’t care about public opinion, about voters?
Must be big money talking somewhere.
The Georgia bill (HB 1060) is late in the session, and calls need to be made asap if this bill has any hope of moving forward.
But let’s not give up on any state. Banning this grotesque treatment is the right thing to do. I was told in confidence that one state’s GOP-commissioned private survey of suburban women voters found 80 percent support these bans.
Lawmakers, take note. The public is with you on this, and more are climbing on the ban bandwagon every day.
Still, the resistance, even if misguided, is fierce, with influential health groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics now insanely pro-mutilation.
So we must move decisively to protect minor children from counselors and doctors whose hearts have been kidnapped by an evil agenda.
Because what kind of witch doctor calmly takes the scalpel to carve away the healthy breasts of a 16-year-old girl — even younger in some cases? Or delivers a shot of estrogen to begin the chemical castration of a 14-year-old-boy?
Something has gone seriously wrong for any health professional to harm children in this way. Many say they support these treatments because, otherwise, these kids are likely to commit suicide.
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, but it’s a manipulation trap. Those who “transition” still have a high suicide risk — are parents told that? And since when does simply retaining your biological birth body put you at risk of suicide? Only in the highly-fabled world of the “LGBTQ” movement, where evil is good and good is evil.
Tucker Carlson recently gave an impassioned plea for sense on child gender medical experimentation, and the clip from his show is going viral.
In Ohio, following an February 11 press conference held by Citizens for Community Values, one parent gave this heartfelt statement:
“Our children are being told that their bodies are wrong. These parents and families who encompass over 100 family members in Ohio, are suffering each and every day and are heartbroken by the results of an ‘affirmation-only’ policy imposed by our medical system … This approach has hijacked facts and science, resulting in a deep broken trust by parents … We are here to tell the cult leaders in Ohio, gender traffickers such as the Human Rights Campaign, ACLU, PFLAG, Pure Romance, Planned Parenthood, Equality Ohio and every trans lobby in Ohio, that their statements are lies to perpetuate medical fraud. We will not stand for this.”
Yet the mainstream press did not quote this mom but instead cranked out the usual biased genuflections to “LGBTQ” talking points. The Cincinnati Enquirer carried this headline: “Ohio bill would punish doctors who help transgender kids transition. Opponents decry ‘fear-mongering.’”
This article even quoted the statement by homosexual pressure group Equality Ohio that simply the existence of a bill like this harms transgender youth.
So concerned parents might lose the Constitutional right to speak or lobby for the redress of grievances, in other words, if the loving and respectful “LGBTQ” lobby gets its way?
How long before the mere existence of people like you and me who hold such opinions is considered a threat? Elect Democrats in November, and as radical as that party has become, we will find out how far they will go. What’s now coming out of the closet is their hatred of Christians, conservatives and anyone who interferes with the goal of transforming truth, compromising health and smashing innocence.
Because this child mutilation never has to happen. Many of these kids became confused after incessant propaganda through pro-“LGBT” lessons, misleading school programs, duplicitous counselors and deceptive library books even for lower grades. The young people now willingly taking the poison and submitting to the sacrificial knife are carefully duped victims of educational and medical malpractice.
So that’s the next phase coming — growing numbers of de-transitioners. They are now broadcasting their stories, young adults horrified as they face the reality of distorted bodies and compromised futures. Here’s just one of many examples.
Yes, God is mercifully able to redeem the spirits and souls, but in too many cases, the anatomical consequences are permanent.
And many are screaming, “Why didn’t the doctors — and my parents — keep me from going down this road?”
Why indeed.
Linda Harvey is president of Mission America
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