lifesitenews--2020-06-01--Abp Viganò: Recognizing problems of Vatican II essential to fighting today’s crises

ROME , Italy , June 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In a recently published exchange of letters with a cloistered nun , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò argues that the Second Vatican Council is at the root of the current grave challenges embroiling the Church and the world , including the crisis developing out of the coronavirus pandemic .
The former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States says recognizing Vatican II ’ s role is essential to fighting the Church ’ s enemies today .
“ I believe that the essential point for effectively conducting a spiritual , doctrinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Church is the persuasion that the present crisis is the metastasis of the conciliar cancer , ” he wrote in a letter dated May 29 .
“ If we have not understood the causal relationship between Vatican II and its logical and necessary consequences over the course of the last sixty years , ” Viganò said , “ it will not be possible to steer the rudder of the Church back to the direction given it by her Divine Helmsman , the course that it maintained for two thousand years.
” Following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ they catechized us with the hateful phrase ‘ there is no going back ’ with regard to the Liturgy , the Faith , moral teaching , penance , asceticism.
” Now , “ we hear the same expressions slavishly repeated in the civil sphere , through which the attempt is made to indoctrinate the masses that ‘ nothing will be as it was before.
’ ” Thus , according to the former Apostolic Nuncio , “ Modernism and Covid-19 are part of the same brand.
” For people having “ their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to understand that the greatest fear of those who want us to believe that the race towards the abyss is both unavoidable and unstoppable is that we will not believe them , ignore them , and unmask their conspiracy.
” On May 8 , Viganò had released an “ Appeal for the Church and the world to Catholics and all people of good will , ” which was also signed by Cardinal Gerhard Müller , former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , and several other cardinals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is “ reason to believe , on the basis of official data on the incidence of the epidemic as related to the number of deaths , that there are powers interested in creating panic among the world ’ s population with the sole aim of permanently imposing unacceptable forms of restriction on freedoms , of controlling people and of tracking their movements .
The imposition of these illiberal measures is a disturbing prelude to the realization of a world government beyond all control.
” Following the publication of the Appeal , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , reached out to the archbishop .
Both Viganò ’ s response and the religious sister ’ s initial letter were first published by Italian journalist and Vatican expert Marco Tosatti .
They are reproduced in full below .
The archbishop also mentioned in his May 29 letter “ the epochal clash between Good and Evil , between the sons of Light and the sons of Darkness.
” Without naming names , he called out “ the top levels of the Hierarchy ” for “ openly placing themselves at the service of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands made by the United Nations for the globalist agenda , Masonic brotherhood , Malthusian ecologism , immigrationism.
” He argued that “ a single world religion without dogmas or morals , according to the wishes of Freemasonry ” is currently being created .
Speaking of Pope Francis , Viganò said “ it is obvious that Bergoglio , along with those who are behind him and support him , aspires to preside over this infernal parody of the Church of Christ.
” “ Behold how openly the proponents of world government and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the peoples may now be seen ; behold how , along with them , a neo-paganism is also openly revealing itself as the religious arm of this tyranny , defined by some as green apostasy , ” he wrote .
Beyond abandonment to Jesus Christ and Our Lady , Viganò also had a practical suggestion as “ our duty , today.
” He called on people who already understand the problems within the Church and the world “ to open the eyes of many people , both clergy and religious , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picture , limiting themselves to looking at reality only in a partial and disjointed way.
” Viganò is confident that “ [ a ] s soon as we have helped them to understand the mechanism , they will understand everything else.
” “ It is [ emphasis in the original ] possible to go back , dear Sister , ” the archbishop concluded his letter , “ it is possible to do so in such a way that the good that was fraudulently taken from us may be restored : but only in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , without yielding , without opportunism.
” Archbishop Viganò has been living in hiding since his August 2018 letter accusing Pope Francis of not enforcing the sanctions placed upon then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick .
McCarrick , who from 2000 until 2006 was the Archbishop of Washington , D.C. , was found guilty by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2019 of “ solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession , and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and with adults , with the aggravating factor of the abuse of power.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already knew about McCarrick ’ s crimes , including Pope Benedict , who imposed sanctions on him .
According to Viganò , “ the Cardinal was to leave the seminary where he was living , he was forbidden to celebrate [ Mass ] in public , to participate in public meetings , to give lectures , to travel , with the obligation of dedicating himself to a life of prayer and penance.
” A cloistered sister writes to Vigano .
The two letters .
I am a cloistered religious sister , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had with our spiritual Father .
Our conversation concerned your latest “ Appeal ” which has gone around the world to awaken consciences about the imminent danger that is underneath the mask of the “ coronavirus ” emergency .
And it is interesting to note that even non-believers are alarmed at the despotic course of events .
The situation is increasingly overwhelming , but the strategy being used by Bergoglio and the forces allied with him employs a technique of isolation and disintegration of any group that could possibly form a counter-force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the word “ resistance ” seems to me to be too “ human ” and somewhat insufficient .
It is most probable that in the near future the preparation for the manifestation of the Antichrist will become ever more imposed and oppressive , also due to the steps that Bergoglio himself will decide to take in preparation .
The objective , obviously , is to eliminate the “ hot heads ” – those who are subversive and who stand in the way of a plan that has already been designed and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be fully realized .
The concern that I expressed to our spiritual Father is the fact that there is no “ counter-organization ” even within the “ true Church ” that could be a sort of “ clandestine Church ” capable of mobilizing itself in a coordinated way to the extent that this may be possible .
The next steps [ of Bergoglio ] will be specifically aimed at immobilizing any sort of rebellion , in line with his “ strategy ” of isolation and rendering action impossible ( a strategy that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cloistered nun , I believe in very different “ strategies ” – supernatural strategies – that notably escape the notice of the most organized and totalitarian forces .
But the problem is that the time seems to me to be very short .
And in this regard , I am pleased to let you know that our Mother Abbess often reads to us at table from your lucid and well-outlined interventions .
Whenever the voice of rectitude and love for Christ and His Church is heard , one can not help but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me that I should write these reflections to you , encouraging you to continue going forward .
I will tell you right away that I am not a mystic nor even a saint , but I am speaking on behalf of many other silent voices of the Church to tell you that you are not alone and that the battle has only just begun .
Looking at the signatures of the Appeal it seems to me that there are many possibilities for working to create some sort of coordination , a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ army of the Immaculata ( …and I also include here non-believers as a “ potential members ” of the same army , even unknowingly ) .
If Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe called the Blessed Mother “ The Ever-Victorious One , ” it is also true that the Bull of Pius IX authoritatively declares her to be “ The Eternal Enemy ” of the devil .
And you know better than I that the battle to which I refer is precisely this one : the real stakes in this battle are the eternal salvation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor letter wants to be a small encouragement to you not to give up and also to continue in a constructive dialogue with those “ few ” but good clergy and religious who are suffering for the same reasons .
There could be many inspirations of the Holy Spirit in these souls in close collaboration .
As for the slanders , misunderstandings , and various personal attacks they are making you suffer , these are all things that you have known personally and that represent the jewels set in the crown that awaits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is not yet complete : the Immaculata wants to place the most precious jewels in it herself .
I would like to conclude with a reference to the famous miracle attributed to Saint Clare which caused the Saracens who were already on the walls of her monastery to flee and never return .
The miracle occurred as a result of her faith – she who was defined as the most faithful “ Footprint of the Mother of God ” – and it was in virtue of her love for the Most Blessed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sort of darkness .
I say this because “ these ” are the “ powers ” in which we trust and which are so feared by our enemies .
The miracle occurred only at the last moment , when all human hopes had been erased .
If the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart is not far off , now is the time of the battle , and she who is our Leader and Co-Redemptrix wants to see us fight , suffer , and implore Her Victory , which is already at the gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me patiently , and I humbly ask you for your blessing for me and for my entire community .
Please remember me in your daily Holy Mass .
Thank you very much for your letter , which I read attentively .
I fully share your clear and realistic vision of the present situation of crisis that involves the Church and the world .
With a supernatural gaze , corroborated by Sacred Scripture and various messages of Our Lady , we can understand that in this moment we can now see with greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clash between Good and Evil , between the sons of Light and the sons of Darkness .
What leaves one truly scandalized is seeing how the top levels of the Hierarchy are openly placing themselves at the service of the Prince of this world , adopting the demands made by the United Nations for the globalist agenda , Masonic brotherhood , Malthusian ecologism , immigrationism… What is being created is a single world religion without dogmas or morals , according to the wishes of Freemasonry…it is obvious that Bergoglio , along with those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , aspires to preside over this infernal parody of the Church of Christ .
I am sure that you have also noticed , dear Sister , the insistence of so many Prelates and of Catholic media on the presumed necessity of a New World Order : Cardinals and Bishops have spoken about it , as well as La Civiltà Cattolica , Vatican News , Avvenire and L ’ Osservatore Romano , with the arrogance of those who are able to say things that were once unheard of [ in Catholic circles ] thanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leadership of the hierarchy ] .
But on closer look , the ability of the wicked to move and act , to conceal their intentions , is much less than first thought : they are so certain of having already reached their objective that they have openly revealed their intentions with arrogance and ostentation , laying aside the prudence and astuteness that formerly permitted them to remain hidden .
Behold how openly the proponents of world government and the élites who want to impose their tyranny on the peoples may now be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , a neo-paganism is also openly revealing itself as the religious arm of this tyranny , defined by some as green apostasy .
We know who they are , what motivates their actions and what their goals are : behind them there is always the Prince of this world , against whom the Queen of Victories leads our battered militias , together with the far greater and terrible army of celestial hosts .
But since we have already chosen what side we are on in the field of battle , we must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already conquered , while he offers us the precious opportunity to weave for ourselves an especially glorious crown in these apocalyptic days .
I believe that the essential point for effectively conducting a spiritual , doctrinal and moral battle against the enemies of the Church is the persuasion that the present crisis is the metastasis of the conciliar cancer : If we have not understood the causal relationship between Vatican II and its logical and necessary consequences over the course of the last sixty years , it will not be possible to steer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the direction given it by her Divine Helmsman , the course that it maintained for two thousand years .
For decades they catechized us with the hateful phrase “ there is no going back ” with regard to the Liturgy , the Faith , moral teaching , penance , asceticism .
Today we hear the same expressions slavishly repeated in the civil sphere , through which the attempt is made to indoctrinate the masses that “ nothing will be as it was before.
” Modernism and Covid-19 are part of the same brand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaze towards the transcendent it is not difficult to understand that the greatest fear of those who want us to believe that the race towards the abyss is both unavoidable and unstoppable is that we will not believe them , ignore them , and unmask their conspiracy .
This is our duty , today : to open the eyes of many people , both clergy and religious , who have not yet put together the overall picture , limiting themselves to looking at reality only in a partial and disjointed way .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand the mechanism , they will understand everything else .
It is possible to go back , dear Sister , it is possible to do so in such a way that the good that was fraudulently taken from us may be restored : but only in the coherence of doctrine , without compromises , without yielding , without opportunism .
The Lord will deign to grant us a share in his victory , even if we are weak and without material means , only if we will abandon ourselves totally to him and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entrust myself to your prayers and to the prayers of your fellow Sisters , and I bless you and your entire community from my heart .

ROME, Italy, June 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In a recently published exchange of letters with a cloistered nun, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò argues that the Second Vatican Council is at the root of the current grave challenges embroiling the Church and the world, including the crisis developing out of the coronavirus pandemic. The former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States says recognizing Vatican II’s role is essential to fighting the Church’s enemies today.
“I believe that the essential point for effectively conducting a spiritual, doctrinal and moral battle against the enemies of the Church is the persuasion that the present crisis is the metastasis of the conciliar cancer,” he wrote in a letter dated May 29.
“If we have not understood the causal relationship between Vatican II and its logical and necessary consequences over the course of the last sixty years,” Viganò said, “it will not be possible to steer the rudder of the Church back to the direction given it by her Divine Helmsman, the course that it maintained for two thousand years.”
Following the Second Vatican Council, Viganò said, “they catechized us with the hateful phrase ‘there is no going back’ with regard to the Liturgy, the Faith, moral teaching, penance, asceticism.”
Now, “we hear the same expressions slavishly repeated in the civil sphere, through which the attempt is made to indoctrinate the masses that ‘nothing will be as it was before.’”
Thus, according to the former Apostolic Nuncio, “Modernism and Covid-19 are part of the same brand.” For people having “their gaze towards the transcendent it is not difficult to understand that the greatest fear of those who want us to believe that the race towards the abyss is both unavoidable and unstoppable is that we will not believe them, ignore them, and unmask their conspiracy.”
On May 8, Viganò had released an “Appeal for the Church and the world to Catholics and all people of good will,” which was also signed by Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and several other cardinals and bishops.
In it, he said there is “reason to believe, on the basis of official data on the incidence of the epidemic as related to the number of deaths, that there are powers interested in creating panic among the world’s population with the sole aim of permanently imposing unacceptable forms of restriction on freedoms, of controlling people and of tracking their movements. The imposition of these illiberal measures is a disturbing prelude to the realization of a world government beyond all control.”
Following the publication of the Appeal, a cloistered religious sister, who remains unnamed, reached out to the archbishop. Both Viganò’s response and the religious sister’s initial letter were first published by Italian journalist and Vatican expert Marco Tosatti. They are reproduced in full below.
The archbishop also mentioned in his May 29 letter “the epochal clash between Good and Evil, between the sons of Light and the sons of Darkness.”
Without naming names, he called out “the top levels of the Hierarchy” for “openly placing themselves at the service of the Prince of this world, adopting the demands made by the United Nations for the globalist agenda, Masonic brotherhood, Malthusian ecologism, immigrationism.”
He argued that “a single world religion without dogmas or morals, according to the wishes of Freemasonry” is currently being created. Speaking of Pope Francis, Viganò said “it is obvious that Bergoglio, along with those who are behind him and support him, aspires to preside over this infernal parody of the Church of Christ.”
“Behold how openly the proponents of world government and the élites who want to impose their tyranny on the peoples may now be seen; behold how, along with them, a neo-paganism is also openly revealing itself as the religious arm of this tyranny, defined by some as green apostasy,” he wrote.
Beyond abandonment to Jesus Christ and Our Lady, Viganò also had a practical suggestion as “our duty, today.” He called on people who already understand the problems within the Church and the world “to open the eyes of many people, both clergy and religious, who have not yet put together the overall picture, limiting themselves to looking at reality only in a partial and disjointed way.”
Viganò is confident that “[a]s soon as we have helped them to understand the mechanism, they will understand everything else.”
“It is [emphasis in the original] possible to go back, dear Sister,” the archbishop concluded his letter, “it is possible to do so in such a way that the good that was fraudulently taken from us may be restored: but only in the coherence of doctrine, without compromises, without yielding, without opportunism.”
Archbishop Viganò has been living in hiding since his August 2018 letter accusing Pope Francis of not enforcing the sanctions placed upon then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
McCarrick, who from 2000 until 2006 was the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2019 of “solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession, and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and with adults, with the aggravating factor of the abuse of power.”
However, some members of the hierarchy already knew about McCarrick’s crimes, including Pope Benedict, who imposed sanctions on him. According to Viganò, “the Cardinal was to leave the seminary where he was living, he was forbidden to celebrate [Mass] in public, to participate in public meetings, to give lectures, to travel, with the obligation of dedicating himself to a life of prayer and penance.”
A cloistered sister writes to Vigano. The two letters.
Reprinted with permission from Marco Tossati’s website.
Most Reverend Excellency Monsignor Carlo Viganò,
I am a cloistered religious sister, and I am writing to you after a conversation I had with our spiritual Father. Our conversation concerned your latest “Appeal” which has gone around the world to awaken consciences about the imminent danger that is underneath the mask of the “coronavirus” emergency. And it is interesting to note that even non-believers are alarmed at the despotic course of events. The situation is increasingly overwhelming, but the strategy being used by Bergoglio and the forces allied with him employs a technique of isolation and disintegration of any group that could possibly form a counter-force. I call it “counter-force” because the word “resistance” seems to me to be too “human” and somewhat insufficient.
It is most probable that in the near future the preparation for the manifestation of the Antichrist will become ever more imposed and oppressive, also due to the steps that Bergoglio himself will decide to take in preparation. The objective, obviously, is to eliminate the “hot heads” – those who are subversive and who stand in the way of a plan that has already been designed and that now waits for nothing else other than to be fully realized. The concern that I expressed to our spiritual Father is the fact that there is no “counter-organization” even within the “true Church” that could be a sort of “clandestine Church” capable of mobilizing itself in a coordinated way to the extent that this may be possible. The next steps [of Bergoglio] will be specifically aimed at immobilizing any sort of rebellion, in line with his “strategy” of isolation and rendering action impossible (a strategy that is no longer hidden).
As a cloistered nun, I believe in very different “strategies” – supernatural strategies – that notably escape the notice of the most organized and totalitarian forces. But the problem is that the time seems to me to be very short. And in this regard, I am pleased to let you know that our Mother Abbess often reads to us at table from your lucid and well-outlined interventions. Whenever the voice of rectitude and love for Christ and His Church is heard, one cannot help but recognize it.
The spiritual Father suggested to me that I should write these reflections to you, encouraging you to continue going forward. I will tell you right away that I am not a mystic nor even a saint, but I am speaking on behalf of many other silent voices of the Church to tell you that you are not alone and that the battle has only just begun.
Looking at the signatures of the Appeal it seems to me that there are many possibilities for working to create some sort of coordination, a “going forward together” as the little army of the Immaculata (…and I also include here non-believers as a “potential members” of the same army, even unknowingly). If Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe called the Blessed Mother “The Ever-Victorious One,” it is also true that the Bull of Pius IX authoritatively declares her to be “The Eternal Enemy” of the devil. And you know better than I that the battle to which I refer is precisely this one: the real stakes in this battle are the eternal salvation of many souls.
And so this poor letter wants to be a small encouragement to you not to give up and also to continue in a constructive dialogue with those “few” but good clergy and religious who are suffering for the same reasons. There could be many inspirations of the Holy Spirit in these souls in close collaboration. As for the slanders, misunderstandings, and various personal attacks they are making you suffer, these are all things that you have known personally and that represent the jewels set in the crown that awaits you…but it is a “crown” that is not yet complete: the Immaculata wants to place the most precious jewels in it herself.
I would like to conclude with a reference to the famous miracle attributed to Saint Clare which caused the Saracens who were already on the walls of her monastery to flee and never return. The miracle occurred as a result of her faith – she who was defined as the most faithful “Footprint of the Mother of God” – and it was in virtue of her love for the Most Blessed Sacrament, the True Light against any sort of darkness. I say this because “these” are the “powers” in which we trust and which are so feared by our enemies. The miracle occurred only at the last moment, when all human hopes had been erased. If the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart is not far off, now is the time of the battle, and she who is our Leader and Co-Redemptrix wants to see us fight, suffer, and implore Her Victory, which is already at the gates.
I thank you for having listened to me patiently, and I humbly ask you for your blessing for me and for my entire community. Please remember me in your daily Holy Mass.
In Corde Matris
Letter signed by a cloistered religious sister
29 May 2020
Saint Vigilius, Bishop and Martyr
***
Dear Sister,
Thank you very much for your letter, which I read attentively. I fully share your clear and realistic vision of the present situation of crisis that involves the Church and the world.
With a supernatural gaze, corroborated by Sacred Scripture and various messages of Our Lady, we can understand that in this moment we can now see with greater clarity the real dimension of the epochal clash between Good and Evil, between the sons of Light and the sons of Darkness. What leaves one truly scandalized is seeing how the top levels of the Hierarchy are openly placing themselves at the service of the Prince of this world, adopting the demands made by the United Nations for the globalist agenda, Masonic brotherhood, Malthusian ecologism, immigrationism… What is being created is a single world religion without dogmas or morals, according to the wishes of Freemasonry…it is obvious that Bergoglio, along with those who are behind him and support him, aspires to preside over this infernal parody of the Church of Christ.
I am sure that you have also noticed, dear Sister, the insistence of so many Prelates and of Catholic media on the presumed necessity of a New World Order: Cardinals and Bishops have spoken about it, as well as La Civiltà Cattolica, Vatican News, Avvenire and L’Osservatore Romano, with the arrogance of those who are able to say things that were once unheard of [in Catholic circles] thanks to the protection they enjoy [from the leadership of the hierarchy]. But on closer look, the ability of the wicked to move and act, to conceal their intentions, is much less than first thought: they are so certain of having already reached their objective that they have openly revealed their intentions with arrogance and ostentation, laying aside the prudence and astuteness that formerly permitted them to remain hidden. Behold how openly the proponents of world government and the élites who want to impose their tyranny on the peoples may now be seen; behold how, along with them, a neo-paganism is also openly revealing itself as the religious arm of this tyranny, defined by some as green apostasy. We know who they are, what motivates their actions and what their goals are: behind them there is always the Prince of this world, against whom the Queen of Victories leads our battered militias, together with the far greater and terrible army of celestial hosts. But since we have already chosen what side we are on in the field of battle, we must not fear, because Our Lord has already conquered, while he offers us the precious opportunity to weave for ourselves an especially glorious crown in these apocalyptic days.
I believe that the essential point for effectively conducting a spiritual, doctrinal and moral battle against the enemies of the Church is the persuasion that the present crisis is the metastasis of the conciliar cancer: If we have not understood the causal relationship between Vatican II and its logical and necessary consequences over the course of the last sixty years, it will not be possible to steer the rudder of the Church back to the direction given it by her Divine Helmsman, the course that it maintained for two thousand years. For decades they catechized us with the hateful phrase “there is no going back” with regard to the Liturgy, the Faith, moral teaching, penance, asceticism. Today we hear the same expressions slavishly repeated in the civil sphere, through which the attempt is made to indoctrinate the masses that “nothing will be as it was before.” Modernism and Covid-19 are part of the same brand, and for anyone who has their gaze towards the transcendent it is not difficult to understand that the greatest fear of those who want us to believe that the race towards the abyss is both unavoidable and unstoppable is that we will not believe them, ignore them, and unmask their conspiracy. This is our duty, today: to open the eyes of many people, both clergy and religious, who have not yet put together the overall picture, limiting themselves to looking at reality only in a partial and disjointed way. As soon as we have helped them to understand the mechanism, they will understand everything else.
It is possible to go back, dear Sister, it is possible to do so in such a way that the good that was fraudulently taken from us may be restored: but only in the coherence of doctrine, without compromises, without yielding, without opportunism. The Lord will deign to grant us a share in his victory, even if we are weak and without material means, only if we will abandon ourselves totally to him and to His Most Holy Mother.
I entrust myself to your prayers and to the prayers of your fellow Sisters, and I bless you and your entire community from my heart.
+ Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop
Translated by Giuseppe Pellegrino @pellegrino2020
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lifesitenews--2020-06-01--Arizona sues Google for deceptive tracking of smartphone users

ARIZONA , June 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The state of Arizona is suing Google for allegedly using deceptive practices to track the location of smartphone users without their knowledge , following a nearly two year investigation into the company .
“ While Google users are led to believe they can opt-out of location tracking , the company exploits other avenues to invade personal privacy , ” said Attorney General Mark Brnovich .
“ It ’ s nearly impossible to stop Google from tracking your movements without your knowledge or consent .
This is contrary to the Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innovative companies must operate within the law , ” he continued .
A press release published last week explains that the newly-launched lawsuit follows investigations dating back to August 2018 , after the publication of an Associated Press article entitled , `` Google tracks your movements , like it or not.
” “ Google told users that ‘ with Location History off , the places you go are no longer stored.
’ But as the AP article revealed , this statement was blatantly false — even with Location History off , Google surreptitiously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Web & App Activity and uses that information to sell ads , ” the statement published by Brnovich ’ s office reads .
“ In 2019 , over 80 % of Google ’ s revenues— $ 135 billion out of $ 161 billion total—were generated through advertising , ” the statement explains .
“ As outlined in the lawsuit filed by Arizona , Google 's advertising revenues are largely driven by the company 's collection of detailed data about its users , including location information , often done without the users ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Google uses “ deceptive and unfair practices ” in order to to collect as much user information as possible and that “ a misleading mess of settings ” make it “ exceedingly difficult for users to understand what ’ s being done with their data , let alone opt-out.
” In addition to making restitution to consumers , the lawsuit calls on the court to order that Google pay the state of Arizona “ a civil penalty of not more than $ 10,000 for each willful violation o f the Arizona Consumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injunction against Google preventing them from using the same business practices in future .
Google spokesman Jose Castaneda said in a widely published statement that the lawsuit “ mischaracterized ” the company ’ s services .
“ We have always built privacy features into our products and provided robust controls for location data .
We look forward to setting the record straight , ” he said .

‘It’s nearly impossible to stop Google from tracking your movements without your knowledge or consent,’ says Arizona’s Attorney General.
ARIZONA, June 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The state of Arizona is suing Google for allegedly using deceptive practices to track the location of smartphone users without their knowledge, following a nearly two year investigation into the company.
“While Google users are led to believe they can opt-out of location tracking, the company exploits other avenues to invade personal privacy,” said Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
“It’s nearly impossible to stop Google from tracking your movements without your knowledge or consent. This is contrary to the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and even the most innovative companies must operate within the law,” he continued.
A press release published last week explains that the newly-launched lawsuit follows investigations dating back to August 2018, after the publication of an Associated Press article entitled, “Google tracks your movements, like it or not.”
“Google told users that ‘with Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored.’ But as the AP article revealed, this statement was blatantly false — even with Location History off, Google surreptitiously collects location information through other settings such as Web & App Activity and uses that information to sell ads,” the statement published by Brnovich’s office reads.
“In 2019, over 80% of Google’s revenues—$135 billion out of $161 billion total—were generated through advertising,” the statement explains.
“As outlined in the lawsuit filed by Arizona, Google's advertising revenues are largely driven by the company's collection of detailed data about its users, including location information, often done without the users’ consent or knowledge.”
The lawsuit claims that Google uses “deceptive and unfair practices” in order to to collect as much user information as possible and that “a misleading mess of settings” make it “exceedingly difficult for users to understand what’s being done with their data, let alone opt-out.”
In addition to making restitution to consumers, the lawsuit calls on the court to order that Google pay the state of Arizona “a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each willful violation o f the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act” and to issue an injunction against Google preventing them from using the same business practices in future.
Google spokesman Jose Castaneda said in a widely published statement that the lawsuit “mischaracterized” the company’s services.
“We have always built privacy features into our products and provided robust controls for location data. We look forward to setting the record straight,” he said.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-29--Trump cuts ties with World Health Organization, depriving it of $450M annually

May 29 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – President Donald Trump announced today that the US will cut ties with the World Health Organization ( WHO ) which has been under heavy criticism for the way it handled the coronavirus as well as for it being strongly influenced by China .
“ China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying $ 40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying , which is approximately $ 450 million a year , ” Trump said .
Trump also challenged China for the way it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNBC reported .
“ The world needs answers from China on the virus .
We must have transparency .
Why is it that China shut off infected people from Wuhan to all other parts of China ?
” he asked .
“ It didn ’ t go to Beijing , ” the President added , “ it went nowhere else , but they allowed them to freely travel throughout the world , including Europe and the United States.
” Trump said Friday that the WHO “ failed to make the requested greatly needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs.
” LifeSite reported on May 19 on a letter by President Trump announcing that he temporarily halted funding for the WHO already on April 14 .
This temporary suspension of the more than $ 400 million which the United States sends the United Nations entity every year was related to a review of its “ role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well withdraw altogether membership from the WHO .
He wrote April 14 in a letter to WHO general-director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that if the WHO “ does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days , I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization.
” “ The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading , ” the President stated .
He accused the WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would have helped to constrain the spread of the virus early on .
“ Throughout this crisis , ” he added , “ the World Health Organization has been curiously insistent on praising China for its alleged ‘ transparency.
’ ” Many conservative Americans have welcomed Trump ’ s criticism of the WHO .
The organization has a well-know anti-life and anti-family agenda .
It heavily promotes abortion and contraception throughout the world .
During the coronacrisis , the WHO declared abortion to be “ essential.
” Steve Mosher , the head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China expert , has long pointed to the close connection between the WHO and Communist China which constantly violates human rights and is following a very strict population control .
He recently pointed out that Ghebreyesus and his senior adviser , Dr. Bruce Aylward , have been “ carrying water ” for the Chinese regime , from backing claims that the virus didn ’ t originate in China to praising the regime ’ s handling of the outbreak .

We will be today ‘terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs’
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May 29, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump announced today that the US will cut ties with the World Health Organization (WHO) which has been under heavy criticism for the way it handled the coronavirus as well as for it being strongly influenced by China.
“China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying $40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying, which is approximately $450 million a year,” Trump said.
Trump also challenged China for the way it handled the problem with the coronavirus, CNBC reported.
“The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency. Why is it that China shut off infected people from Wuhan to all other parts of China?” he asked. “It didn’t go to Beijing,” the President added, “it went nowhere else, but they allowed them to freely travel throughout the world, including Europe and the United States.”
Trump said Friday that the WHO “failed to make the requested greatly needed reform” and the U.S. “will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs.”
LifeSite reported on May 19 on a letter by President Trump announcing that he temporarily halted funding for the WHO already on April 14. This temporary suspension of the more than $400 million which the United States sends the United Nations entity every year was related to a review of its “role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.” Trump then also announced that he might very well withdraw altogether membership from the WHO. He wrote April 14 in a letter to WHO general-director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that if the WHO “does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization.”
“The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading,” the President stated. He accused the WHO of not passing on important medical findings that would have helped to constrain the spread of the virus early on. “Throughout this crisis,” he added, “the World Health Organization has been curiously insistent on praising China for its alleged ‘transparency.’”
Many conservative Americans have welcomed Trump’s criticism of the WHO. The organization has a well-know anti-life and anti-family agenda. It heavily promotes abortion and contraception throughout the world. During the coronacrisis, the WHO declared abortion to be “essential.”
Steve Mosher, the head of the Population Research Institute and a China expert, has long pointed to the close connection between the WHO and Communist China which constantly violates human rights and is following a very strict population control. He recently pointed out that Ghebreyesus and his senior adviser, Dr. Bruce Aylward, have been “carrying water” for the Chinese regime, from backing claims that the virus didn’t originate in China to praising the regime’s handling of the outbreak.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-28--ACLU launches lawsuit using pandemic to demand at-home abortion pills

BALTIMORE , Maryland , May 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A lawsuit filed Wednesday by pro-abortion activists seeks to remove restrictions on access to the abortion pill .
On behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other groups , the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) filed the complaint against the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) and the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland .
The plaintiffs used the fact that the coronavirus pandemic led to “ a massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical needs without unnecessary travel and in-person interactions that facilitate viral spread ” to demand easier access to the abortion pill .
According to the abortion activists , “ there is a striking exception ” to widespread telemedicine .
“ Defendants continue to subject mifepristone ( brand name Mifeprex ) , one of two FDA-approved prescription drugs used in combination to end an early pregnancy or to manage a miscarriage , to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy ( ‘ REMS ’ ) that mandates unnecessary travel and personal interactions , jeopardizing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the lawsuit stated .
Thus , women who want to have an abortion are required “ to travel to their clinician ’ s hospital , clinic , or medical office to pick up the pill.
” The lawsuit echoed claims made in a letter signed by 21 state attorneys general who wrote to FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn on March 30 “ to request that you increase access to reproductive health care , including safe and legal abortion , during this pandemic.
” “ ( W ) e urge you to waive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ REMS ) , or use FDA enforcement discretion , to allow certified prescribers to use telehealth for Mifepristone , the medication abortion prescription drug , ” the attorneys general , including those of California and New York , continued .
On April 14 , 159 members of Congress responded by sending a letter to Hahn , asking him “ to continue to robustly enforce ” REMS for the abortion pill .
“ The FDA has approved chemical abortion for use up to 10 weeks ’ gestation , but due to the attendant risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only a certified prescriber dispense the drugs after confirming the gestational age , ruling out ectopic pregnancy , and that the woman herself sign and retain a copy of the prescribers agreement , ” the pro-life legislators pointed out .
The term “ ectopic pregnancy ” refers to an embryo attaching outside the uterus .
The letter added , “ The involvement of a physician or other certified prescriber , who knows the state of a woman ’ s pregnancy and health , is critical for patient safety.
” On May 4 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seize websites of abortionists who are illegally offering abortion pills online in order “ to protect women from the distributers of abortion-inducing drugs who place lives at risk by circumventing your agency ’ s regulatory safeguards.
” The letter was signed , among others , by Marjorie Dannenfelser , president of the Susan B. Anthony List ; Kristan Hawkins , president of Students for Life of America ; Lila Rose , president of Live Action ; Father Frank Pavone , national director of Priests for Life ; and Jeanne Mancini , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life in the nation ’ s capital .
The pro-life leaders summarized how abortion pills are used .
“ Mifeprex ( or its recently-approved generic ) , used in combination with misoprostol , is the only FDA-approved regimen for drug-induced abortion .
Mifeprex is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy ( REMS ) , which , as stated in the warning letters , ‘ is intended to mitigate the risk of serious complications associated with Mifeprex.
’ Further , ‘ ( c ) onsistent with the REMS , Mifeprex is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet.
” The members of Congress , in their letter , listed several dangers associated with medical abortions .
Research proves , they pointed out , “ that as many as five to seven percent of women who take abortion drugs will require follow-up surgery , and three percent could end up in the emergency room.
” “ Self-managed abortions from home are especially dangerous ; in fact , half of abortion providers do not consider them safe , ” they explained .
Unbeknown to many , chemical abortions are actually reversible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a woman has taken the first abortion pill , there is still a chance her baby can be saved .
The Charlotte Lozier Institute explaind the abortion pill reversal procedure , which is simple and safe , in an infographic .
The medical abortion is committed by taking mifepristone , followed by misoprostol 24 to 72 hours later .
“ Mifepristone is a progesterone receptor blocker which causes separation of the placenta from the uterus which leads to the death of the embryo or fetus .
The misoprostol causes the uterus to contract @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” To reverse the medical abortion , women take progesterone , orally or as an injection , “ as soon as possible after taking the mifepristone but before taking the misoprostol.
” An entire website is dedicated to helping women with an abortion pill reversal .

Women who want abortions have been inconvenienced by restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the suit asserts.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A lawsuit filed Wednesday by pro-abortion activists seeks to remove restrictions on access to the abortion pill.
On behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other groups, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the complaint against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
The plaintiffs used the fact that the coronavirus pandemic led to “a massive, nationwide effort to meet patients’ medical needs without unnecessary travel and in-person interactions that facilitate viral spread” to demand easier access to the abortion pill.
According to the abortion activists, “there is a striking exception” to widespread telemedicine.
“Defendants continue to subject mifepristone (brand name Mifeprex), one of two FDA-approved prescription drugs used in combination to end an early pregnancy or to manage a miscarriage, to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (‘REMS’) that mandates unnecessary travel and personal interactions, jeopardizing the health and lives of patients and clinicians,” the lawsuit stated.
Thus, women who want to have an abortion are required “to travel to their clinician’s hospital, clinic, or medical office to pick up the pill.”
The lawsuit echoed claims made in a letter signed by 21 state attorneys general who wrote to FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn on March 30 “to request that you increase access to reproductive health care, including safe and legal abortion, during this pandemic.”
“(W)e urge you to waive its Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), or use FDA enforcement discretion, to allow certified prescribers to use telehealth for Mifepristone, the medication abortion prescription drug,” the attorneys general, including those of California and New York, continued.
On April 14, 159 members of Congress responded by sending a letter to Hahn, asking him “to continue to robustly enforce” REMS for the abortion pill.
“The FDA has approved chemical abortion for use up to 10 weeks’ gestation, but due to the attendant risks to the mother, FDA requires that only a certified prescriber dispense the drugs after confirming the gestational age, ruling out ectopic pregnancy, and that the woman herself sign and retain a copy of the prescribers agreement,” the pro-life legislators pointed out.
The term “ectopic pregnancy” refers to an embryo attaching outside the uterus.
The letter added, “The involvement of a physician or other certified prescriber, who knows the state of a woman’s pregnancy and health, is critical for patient safety.”
On May 4, pro-life leaders called on the FDA to seize websites of abortionists who are illegally offering abortion pills online in order “to protect women from the distributers of abortion-inducing drugs who place lives at risk by circumventing your agency’s regulatory safeguards.”
The letter was signed, among others, by Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List; Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America; Lila Rose, president of Live Action; Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life; and Jeanne Mancini, who is the organizer of the yearly March for Life in the nation’s capital.
The pro-life leaders summarized how abortion pills are used.
“Mifeprex (or its recently-approved generic), used in combination with misoprostol, is the only FDA-approved regimen for drug-induced abortion. Mifeprex is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), which, as stated in the warning letters, ‘is intended to mitigate the risk of serious complications associated with Mifeprex.’ Further, ‘(c)onsistent with the REMS, Mifeprex is not sold through retail pharmacies or over the internet.”
The members of Congress, in their letter, listed several dangers associated with medical abortions.
Research proves, they pointed out, “that as many as five to seven percent of women who take abortion drugs will require follow-up surgery, and three percent could end up in the emergency room.”
“Self-managed abortions from home are especially dangerous; in fact, half of abortion providers do not consider them safe,” they explained.
Unbeknown to many, chemical abortions are actually reversible for a short period of time.
Once a woman has taken the first abortion pill, there is still a chance her baby can be saved. The Charlotte Lozier Institute explaind the abortion pill reversal procedure, which is simple and safe, in an infographic.
The medical abortion is committed by taking mifepristone, followed by misoprostol 24 to 72 hours later. “Mifepristone is a progesterone receptor blocker which causes separation of the placenta from the uterus which leads to the death of the embryo or fetus. The misoprostol causes the uterus to contract and expel the remains of the child.”
To reverse the medical abortion, women take progesterone, orally or as an injection, “as soon as possible after taking the mifepristone but before taking the misoprostol.”
An entire website is dedicated to helping women with an abortion pill reversal.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-02--Canadian Catholic university raises pro-homosexual ‘Pride’ flag on campus

WATERLOO , Ontario , June 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — An Ontario Catholic university raised the pro-homosexual “ Pride ” flag on campus Monday to mark “ Pride ” month .
St. Jerome ’ s University , a publicly funded Catholic institution federated with the University of Waterloo , explained in a press release that it was doing so to be welcoming to all .
“ In recent years , it had become painfully evident that our decision not to fly the Pride flag was sending the wrong message ; namely , SJU was not a welcoming space @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” interim president Dr. Scott Kline said in the release .
“ This was never our intention and , in fact , that message contradicts our mission and dedication to being community builders .
For us , the flag represents our commitment to our students and to all members of the SJU community .
The time was right to provide a symbolic reminder that ‘ all are welcome in this place , ’ ” stated Kline .
“ As an academic community rooted in the Catholic tradition , the virtue of hospitality provides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reflect on how we treat our guests and to consider our place in the broader community.
” But the rainbow “ Pride ” flag must be seen as a symbol of the celebration of homosexuality and dominance of the LGBT agenda , as pointed out by LifeSite ’ s Doug Mainwaring .
Christian institutions might intend “ Pride ” flags to show “ inclusiveness and tolerance , ” but “ their presence is in reality a sign of the unabashed brazenness of the ancient enemy of Christ planting his flag wherever he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for himself , ” warned Mainwaring .
LifeSiteNews contacted Kline for a comment but did not receive a reply .
However , a number of SJU alumni took to Twitter to decry their alma mater ’ s move , including Campaign Life youth coordinator Josie Luetke .
Luetke was “ dismayed but not surprised ” by the decision , she told LifeSiteNews in an email .
“ While there are still some truly excellent professors at the university who I must recognize , it did become apparent to me early on in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at SJU were highly interested in manipulating or attempting to redefine Catholicism , ” she said .
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It was “ quite revealing that University of Waterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur tweeted in response : ‘ I wish more people were open to change and building a more inclusive society like this.
’ Indeed , change is what SJU is after , ” added Luetke .
Alumnus Paul Tuns , editor of Canada ’ s national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew Zettel , former president of the SJU students ’ union , also declared that SJU was losing its Catholic character : SJU is known for its high toleration of dissent .
In one notable instance , it invited transgender activist Sason Bear Bergman , a woman who presents herself as a man , who is married to J. Wallace Skelton , equity adviser for the Toronto District School Board , to speak at its 2015 symposium .
“ What bothers me the most is knowing that other Catholic youth like myself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s under the impression that it is an authentically Catholic university , and once there will unknowingly absorb false teachings , like this celebration of the LGBTQ agenda , ” Luetke told LifeSiteNews .
SJU describes itself on its website as “ historically associated with the educational vision of the Congregation of the Resurrection , ” a community of priests , brothers , and deacons founded in Poland in the nineteenth century .
“ The Congregation of the Resurrection and the Diocese of Hamilton ( which are affiliated with SJU ) , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting the faithful from this danger , and so , at the very least , ought to publicly reprimand SJU for this decision , ” Luetke said .
“ If they do not , their silence will serve as a fitting explanation as to how ‘ Catholic '' colleges like SJU are able to get away with all that they do .
”

St. Jerome’s University, a publicly funded Catholic institution federated with the University of Waterloo, explained in a press release that it was doing so to be welcoming to all.
WATERLOO, Ontario, June 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — An Ontario Catholic university raised the pro-homosexual “Pride” flag on campus Monday to mark “Pride” month.
St. Jerome’s University, a publicly funded Catholic institution federated with the University of Waterloo, explained in a press release that it was doing so to be welcoming to all.
“In recent years, it had become painfully evident that our decision not to fly the Pride flag was sending the wrong message; namely, SJU was not a welcoming space for people who identified as LGBTQ+,” interim president Dr. Scott Kline said in the release.
“This was never our intention and, in fact, that message contradicts our mission and dedication to being community builders. For us, the flag represents our commitment to our students and to all members of the SJU community. The time was right to provide a symbolic reminder that ‘all are welcome in this place,’” stated Kline.
“As an academic community rooted in the Catholic tradition, the virtue of hospitality provides direction to us. It calls us to reflect on how we treat our guests and to consider our place in the broader community.”
But the rainbow “Pride” flag must be seen as a symbol of the celebration of homosexuality and dominance of the LGBT agenda, as pointed out by LifeSite’s Doug Mainwaring.
Christian institutions might intend “Pride” flags to show “inclusiveness and tolerance,” but “their presence is in reality a sign of the unabashed brazenness of the ancient enemy of Christ planting his flag wherever he can to claim God’s people for himself,” warned Mainwaring.
LifeSiteNews contacted Kline for a comment but did not receive a reply. However, a number of SJU alumni took to Twitter to decry their alma mater’s move, including Campaign Life youth coordinator Josie Luetke.
As an alumna of @StJeromesUni, I am ashamed that SJU is making such a public mockery of its “Catholic heritage.” I call on @DioceseHamilton and @Fr_Toby to publicly condemn this move. https://t.co/3yw8lp3LEx — Josie Luetke (@JosieLuetke) June 1, 2020
Luetke was “dismayed but not surprised” by the decision, she told LifeSiteNews in an email.
“While there are still some truly excellent professors at the university who I must recognize, it did become apparent to me early on in my time there that many more of those at SJU were highly interested in manipulating or attempting to redefine Catholicism,” she said.
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It was “quite revealing that University of Waterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur tweeted in response: ‘I wish more people were open to change and building a more inclusive society like this.’ Indeed, change is what SJU is after,” added Luetke.
Alumnus Paul Tuns, editor of Canada’s national pro-life newspaper The Interim, echoed this.
St. Jerome's proudly displaying its taste for modern fashions and fetishes, but nary a sign of its Catholicism. Indeed, the crucifix & rainbow flag are incompatible. https://t.co/hB6l8Bicqe — Paul Tuns (@ptuns) June 1, 2020
Andrew Zettel, former president of the SJU students’ union, also declared that SJU was losing its Catholic character:
There is very little that distinguishes St. Jerome's from any other secular university or college. Despite vague ideas about “community” & “leadership”, SJU is not interested in genuinely forming young Catholic leaders. https://t.co/nvUfbRVzCi — Andrew Zettel (@Andrew_Zettel) June 1, 2020
SJU is known for its high toleration of dissent. In one notable instance, it invited transgender activist Sason Bear Bergman, a woman who presents herself as a man, who is married to J. Wallace Skelton, equity adviser for the Toronto District School Board, to speak at its 2015 symposium.
“What bothers me the most is knowing that other Catholic youth like myself will be lured to St. Jerome’s under the impression that it is an authentically Catholic university, and once there will unknowingly absorb false teachings, like this celebration of the LGBTQ agenda,” Luetke told LifeSiteNews.
SJU describes itself on its website as “historically associated with the educational vision of the Congregation of the Resurrection,” a community of priests, brothers, and deacons founded in Poland in the nineteenth century.
“The Congregation of the Resurrection and the Diocese of Hamilton (which are affiliated with SJU), I would think, bear some responsibility in protecting the faithful from this danger, and so, at the very least, ought to publicly reprimand SJU for this decision,” Luetke said.
“If they do not, their silence will serve as a fitting explanation as to how ‘Catholic” colleges like SJU are able to get away with all that they do.”
To express your concern, contact:
Bishop Douglas Crosby
Diocese of Hamilton
(905) 528-7988 x2222
Email form here.
SJU Interim President Scott Kline
519-884-8111 ext: 28289
[email protected]
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lifesitenews--2020-06-02--George Floyd’s brother discourages violent protesters: ‘Let’s do this another way’

MINNEAPOLIS , Minnesota , June 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Terrence Floyd called for an end to the violent activism and riots that have erupted across the United States after the alleged murder of his brother George Floyd , saying his brother wouldn ’ t condone such actions and that they won ’ t bring him back .
Instead , black Americans should respond to police brutality by getting politically involved , Floyd told the crowd gathered at the makeshift memorial marking the site of his brother ’ s death .
“ My family is a peaceful family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Floyd .
“ Let ’ s do this another way .
Let ’ s stop thinking that our place don ’ t matter , and vote .
... Let ’ s switch it up , do this peacefully , please , ” he said .
Floyd made his remarks when visiting the site in Powderhorn , a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis where 46-year-old George Floyd died May 25 as white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck while he lay handcuffed on the ground .
The viral video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded him crying , “ I can ’ t breathe , ” sparked peaceful protests against racism and police brutality , as well as riots , vandalism , arson , and assaults in cities across the United States .
Those who knew Floyd insist he wouldn ’ t condone the violence , a view Terrence Floyd reiterated .
“ I understand you all are upset , ” Floyd said .
“ I doubt you all half as upset as I am.
” “ So if I ’ m not over here wild enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here blowing up stuff , if I ’ m not over here messing up my community , then what are you all doing ?
” he said .
“ You all doing nothing , because that ’ s not going to bring my brother back , at all [ . ]
...
It may feel good for the moment , just like when you drink , but when you come down , you ’ re going to wonder what you did.
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Sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family is upset but is “ peaceful and God-fearing ” and is “ not going to be repetitious ” by imitating what took place after “ every case of police brutality ” — which is violence and the destruction of property that have not made any difference .
“ So let ’ s do this another way , ” he said .
“ Let ’ s stop thinking that our place don ’ t matter , and vote.
” He encouraged people to vote , not just for the president , but in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educate yourselves and know who you are voting for ” rather than relying on others to tell them whom to vote for .
“ And that ’ s how we ’ re going to hit them , because it ’ s a lot of us , ” Floyd said to cheers .
“ And we ’ re still going to do this peacefully .
That ’ s how we ’ re going to get them .
’ Cause we ’ re going to fool them .
They think we ’ re going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to switch it on them [ . ]
... [ L ] et ’ s switch it up , do this peacefully , please.
” Other sources have described George Floyd as a man of peace who helped pave the way for Christian missionaries in his old neighborhood in Houston , where he lived most of his life .
The father of two daughters , Floyd left Houston to find work in Minneapolis , where he worked as a truck-driver and a bouncer , most recently at Conga Latin Bistro .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Cup Foods convenience store the day he died .
Co-owner Mahmoud “ Mike ” Abumayyaleh told the media Floyd was a regular customer who had never caused trouble before .
Abumayyaleh was not in his shop when Floyd came in to buy cigarettes .
He says a teenage employee called the police after Floyd refused to give the cigarettes back .
On the transcript of the 911 call , the teenager told a dispatcher that Floyd was “ drunk , ” “ not in control of himself , ” and sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abumayyaleh said his nephew and a black female employee went outside to remonstrate with the police officer kneeling on Floyd ’ s neck .
He said also that he had viewed his shop ’ s security footage and could see that Floyd had not resisted arrest .
Chauvin , 44 , was fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter .

Floyd said his family is upset but is 'peaceful and God-fearing' and refuses to imitate what took place after 'every case of police brutality.'
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Terrence Floyd called for an end to the violent activism and riots that have erupted across the United States after the alleged murder of his brother George Floyd, saying his brother wouldn’t condone such actions and that they won’t bring him back.
Instead, black Americans should respond to police brutality by getting politically involved, Floyd told the crowd gathered at the makeshift memorial marking the site of his brother’s death.
“My family is a peaceful family; my family is a God-fearing family,” said Floyd.
“Let’s do this another way. Let’s stop thinking that our place don’t matter, and vote. … Let’s switch it up, do this peacefully, please,” he said.
Floyd made his remarks when visiting the site in Powderhorn, a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis where 46-year-old George Floyd died May 25 as white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck while he lay handcuffed on the ground.
The viral video of Floyd’s death, which recorded him crying, “I can’t breathe,” sparked peaceful protests against racism and police brutality, as well as riots, vandalism, arson, and assaults in cities across the United States.
Those who knew Floyd insist he wouldn’t condone the violence, a view Terrence Floyd reiterated.
WATCH: Full speech by George Floyd's brother, Terrence Floyd, at site of George Floyd's death. pic.twitter.com/piEcnilzCb — NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2020
“I understand you all are upset,” Floyd said. “I doubt you all half as upset as I am.”
“So if I’m not over here wild enough, if I’m not over here blowing up stuff, if I’m not over here messing up my community, then what are you all doing?” he said.
“You all doing nothing, because that’s not going to bring my brother back, at all[.] … It may feel good for the moment, just like when you drink, but when you come down, you’re going to wonder what you did.”
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Floyd said his family is upset but is “peaceful and God-fearing” and is “not going to be repetitious” by imitating what took place after “every case of police brutality” — which is violence and the destruction of property that have not made any difference.
“So let’s do this another way,” he said. “Let’s stop thinking that our place don’t matter, and vote.”
He encouraged people to vote, not just for the president, but in all levels of government and to “educate yourselves and know who you are voting for” rather than relying on others to tell them whom to vote for.
“And that’s how we’re going to hit them, because it’s a lot of us,” Floyd said to cheers.
“And we’re still going to do this peacefully. That’s how we’re going to get them. ’Cause we’re going to fool them. They think we’re going to do something, and we’re going to switch it on them[.] … [L]et’s switch it up, do this peacefully, please.”
Other sources have described George Floyd as a man of peace who helped pave the way for Christian missionaries in his old neighborhood in Houston, where he lived most of his life.
The father of two daughters, Floyd left Houston to find work in Minneapolis, where he worked as a truck-driver and a bouncer, most recently at Conga Latin Bistro.
He allegedly passed a counterfeit $20 bill at the Cup Foods convenience store the day he died. Co-owner Mahmoud “Mike” Abumayyaleh told the media Floyd was a regular customer who had never caused trouble before. Abumayyaleh was not in his shop when Floyd came in to buy cigarettes. He says a teenage employee called the police after Floyd refused to give the cigarettes back.
On the transcript of the 911 call, the teenager told a dispatcher that Floyd was “drunk,” “not in control of himself,” and sitting on a blue van parked outside.
Abumayyaleh said his nephew and a black female employee went outside to remonstrate with the police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck. He said also that he had viewed his shop’s security footage and could see that Floyd had not resisted arrest.
Chauvin, 44, was fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
LifeSite’s Dorothy Cummings McLean contributed to this report.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-02--Prominent Virginia conservatives: Time for Virginians to wake up, retake state from leftists

June 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Virginia ’ s conservative roots are being strained as pro-abortion Democratic governor Ralph Northam continues to hammer hard on people of faith and pro-lifers , especially during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in the state .
Conservatives are mobilizing to take back lost conservative seats this November , bring the Commonwealth back from blue to red , and reverse Northam ’ s leftist policies .
LifeSiteNews sat down with two prominent conservative voices working on the frontlines of the battle to protect life , liberty , and faith in the upcoming election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Family Foundation , describes “ a challenging moment for Virginians ” as churches are found to be “ non-essential ” and abortion facilities remain open for business .
Cobb is hoping the coronavirus crisis and Northam ’ s grip on the Commonwealth ’ s citizens “ is causing them to wake up ” and get out to vote in November .
She emphasized that voting matters and whom voters elect on the state level matters .
“ There ’ s a lot at stake , ” she notes , “ and we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more at stake than ever.
” This November vote will be unique , following the coronavirus lockdown , safety protocols , and the likelihood of absentee voting .
While she remains hopeful , Cobb realizes that “ there ’ s also this unusual moment where we don ’ t know what the group that will show up to vote , who will mail in their ballots , will look like.
” That being said , she hopes pro-lifers and Christians will remain energized right up until election time .
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A rising star in conservative politics , Nick Freitas hopes the same .
Freitas is the Republican nominee for the 7th U.S. Congressional District in Virginia , a highly sought-after seat that was lost in 2018 to pro-abortion candidate Abigail Spanberger .
Freitas garnered national attention back in March 2018 when he strongly criticized Democrats for their utter hypocrisy in the Virginia gun control debate in the House of Delegates .
Now he hopes to win back the 7th District and restore the life and family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notes that Democrats “ used to want it [ abortion ] to be safe , legal , and rare .
Now they want it to be anytime , anywhere , at taxpayer expense.
” A staunch pro-lifer and son of a single college mom , Freitas describes how the shift from a conservative worldview to a progressive one in the Commonwealth means that the moment Democrats gained control at the state level , “ they want taxpayer-subsidized abortion all the way up to birth , and according to Governor Northam , apparently afterwards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protection Act in Virginia and unequivocally defends the most vulnerable in society .
When asked about the possibility for Virginia ’ s shift back to its conservative roots , Freitas argues that “ the reason we ’ re in the situation we ’ re in is not because we don ’ t have enough Republicans in Virginia ; it ’ s because we don ’ t have enough Republicans who actually show up and vote consistently.
” He urges more Christians and people of faith to get out and vote this November .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives become “ far more organized than we ’ ve seen in recent history , at least on our side of the aisle , and I think that ’ s going to have positive impacts , both for the Commonwealth , with respect to Congress , the Senate , the Presidency.
” Much is at stake in the Commonwealth this November .
Virginians and American conservatives should be hopeful that getting out to the polls is the first step on the way to victory .

LifeSiteNews sat down with two prominent conservative voices working on the frontlines of the battle to protect life, liberty, and faith in the upcoming election.
June 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Virginia’s conservative roots are being strained as pro-abortion Democratic governor Ralph Northam continues to hammer hard on people of faith and pro-lifers, especially during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in the state. Conservatives are mobilizing to take back lost conservative seats this November, bring the Commonwealth back from blue to red, and reverse Northam’s leftist policies.
LifeSiteNews sat down with two prominent conservative voices working on the frontlines of the battle to protect life, liberty, and faith in the upcoming election.
Victoria Cobb, president of the Virginia Family Foundation, describes “a challenging moment for Virginians” as churches are found to be “non-essential” and abortion facilities remain open for business. Cobb is hoping the coronavirus crisis and Northam’s grip on the Commonwealth’s citizens “is causing them to wake up” and get out to vote in November.
She emphasized that voting matters and whom voters elect on the state level matters.
“There’s a lot at stake,” she notes, “and we’re hoping Virginians realize there’s more at stake than ever.”
This November vote will be unique, following the coronavirus lockdown, safety protocols, and the likelihood of absentee voting. While she remains hopeful, Cobb realizes that “there’s also this unusual moment where we don’t know what the group that will show up to vote, who will mail in their ballots, will look like.” That being said, she hopes pro-lifers and Christians will remain energized right up until election time.
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A rising star in conservative politics, Nick Freitas hopes the same.
Freitas is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 7th U.S. Congressional District in Virginia, a highly sought-after seat that was lost in 2018 to pro-abortion candidate Abigail Spanberger. Freitas garnered national attention back in March 2018 when he strongly criticized Democrats for their utter hypocrisy in the Virginia gun control debate in the House of Delegates. Now he hopes to win back the 7th District and restore the life and family values that liberals have flushed.
Freitas notes that Democrats “used to want it [abortion] to be safe, legal, and rare. Now they want it to be anytime, anywhere, at taxpayer expense.” A staunch pro-lifer and son of a single college mom, Freitas describes how the shift from a conservative worldview to a progressive one in the Commonwealth means that the moment Democrats gained control at the state level, “they want taxpayer-subsidized abortion all the way up to birth, and according to Governor Northam, apparently afterwards as well.” Freitas sponsored the Born-Alive Protection Act in Virginia and unequivocally defends the most vulnerable in society.
When asked about the possibility for Virginia’s shift back to its conservative roots, Freitas argues that “the reason we’re in the situation we’re in is not because we don’t have enough Republicans in Virginia; it’s because we don’t have enough Republicans who actually show up and vote consistently.”
He urges more Christians and people of faith to get out and vote this November. He is confident because he has seen conservatives become “far more organized than we’ve seen in recent history, at least on our side of the aisle, and I think that’s going to have positive impacts, both for the Commonwealth, with respect to Congress, the Senate, the Presidency.”
Much is at stake in the Commonwealth this November. Virginians and American conservatives should be hopeful that getting out to the polls is the first step on the way to victory.
June 3, 2020 update: This report now makes it clear that Freitas is a candidate for the Republican nomination.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-02--How Trump punished Chinese Communist Party for ‘smothering’ Hong Kong’s freedom

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June 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On Friday , President Donald Trump gave a nine-minute speech on U.S.-China policy that will change the world forever .
It did not receive the attention it deserved in America , given the ongoing rioting in major U.S. cities .
But I am sure that it was heard loud and clear in Beijing .
Trump began by announcing that he would be “ terminating our relationship with the WHO ” because it had failed America and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover up the “ Wuhan Virus.
” I am sure that the vast majority of Americans would agree that we should not be funding a so-called “ health ” organization whose actions contributed to the death of tens of thousands of Americans .
Trump had earlier given the head of WHO , Tedros Ghebreyesus , fair warning , telling him on April 14 that he was cutting off funding until major changes were made at the organization .
When Tedros did nothing , Trump acted .
You should always take this President at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his decision to condemn the Chinese Communist Party ’ s ( CCP ) decision to tear up its treaty with Great Britain and rule Hong Kong directly .
“ China has replaced its promised formula of ‘ one country , two systems ’ with ‘ one country , one system , ’ Trump said , adding that it was “ absolutely smothering Hong Kong ’ s freedom.
” I would say that the result of the CCP ’ s takeover of Hong Kong is better described as “ one country , one tyranny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quibble .
The Communists have unilaterally decided to make fundamental changes to Hong Kong ’ s Basic Law , imposing a new National Security Law that would “ prohibit any activity ( in Hong Kong ) that would seriously endanger national security.
” This action reduces the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , which was supposed to operate with a “ high degree of autonomy , ” to nothing more than a rubber-stamp parliament .
For ordinary Hong Kongers , it means that China ’ s feared secret police will move into Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party and its leaders .
Some say the Communists won ’ t overreach in Hong Kong because that would ultimately hurt China itself .
But I would have them call to mind Aesop ’ s fable about the scorpion and the frog .
The frog offered to carry the scorpion across the river if the scorpion promised not to sting it .
Halfway across the river , the scorpion stung it anyway , explaining to the dying frog that it couldn ’ t help itself because this was its very nature .
Communists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help repressing and tyrannizing — it ’ s in their very nature .
If the Chinese Communist Party is allowed to crush freedom in one place , it will be emboldened to threaten it in another , just as the Nazis were emboldened by their seizure of Czechoslovakia ’ s Sudetenland .
Trump understands this , and declared that he would be revoking Hong Kong ’ s special status under U.S. law .
The city will henceforth be treated the same as the rest of China for travel , customs , and trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been imposed on China will be imposed as well on Hong Kong .
He also promised to sanction Communist officials who are directing the crackdown there .
There are a number of other actions that the Committee on the Present Danger China , of which I am a member , are recommending that the President take in the days to come .
As we wrote last week , “ The Party ’ s so-called ‘ Great Firewall ’ is an instrument the CCP uses to enhance its efforts to propagandize its citizens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , that can contribute to future hostilities .
Priority should be given to penetrating and defeating ( it ) .
” America invented the internet , and retains the ability to level China ’ s “ Great Firewall.
” Trump has but to give the order .
Once it is taken down , the Chinese people will have access to information about what is happening in their own country and the world that is not subject to state censorship or control .
Among the other recommendations we made to the President were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made to stop the CCP ’ s horrific practice of killing prisoners for their organs .
Those sacrificed are often members of despised religious and ethnic minorities , such as Christians , Uyghur Muslims , or Tibetan Buddhists .
• Taiwan is likely to be the next target of CCP aggression , and all measures should be taken to protect the people who live there .
I lived in Hong Kong before the 1997 handover , and I shared the hope of the people of Hong Kong that it would become a beacon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Over the past 23 years , the city has proved that the people of China , like those in Taiwan , can live in peace , prosperity and freedom guided by democratic institutions .
That is , of course , precisely why the Chinese Communist Party is intent on destroying Hong Kong , and then moving on to destroy Taiwan as well .
Both have illustrated to the Chinese people that there are alternatives to living under a one-party dictatorship , and so are a threat to that dictatorship .
As long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself , the hope remained that , as the President put it , “ China would increasingly come to resemble its most radiant and dynamic city .
The rest of the world was electrified by a sense of optimism that Hong Kong was a glimpse into China ’ s future .
Not that Hong Kong would grow into a reflection of China ’ s past.
” That hope is now gone .
Clearly , this president is not afraid to make tough decisions .
These are given in the spirit of putting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not America alone .
Where the U.S. leads , others will follow .
The joint statement on Hong Kong , signed last week by the foreign ministers of Australia , Canada , the U.K. and the United States , is an example of this .
If there was ever a time for the Free World to come together and stand against Chinese Communist tyranny , it is now .
Steven W. Mosher @ StevenWMosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia : Why China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Order .

The President revoked Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law, and the city will be treated the same as the rest of China.
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June 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On Friday, President Donald Trump gave a nine-minute speech on U.S.-China policy that will change the world forever. It did not receive the attention it deserved in America, given the ongoing rioting in major U.S. cities. But I am sure that it was heard loud and clear in Beijing.
Trump began by announcing that he would be “terminating our relationship with the WHO” because it had failed America and the world by conspiring with China to cover up the “Wuhan Virus.”
I am sure that the vast majority of Americans would agree that we should not be funding a so-called “health” organization whose actions contributed to the death of tens of thousands of Americans.
Trump had earlier given the head of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, fair warning, telling him on April 14 that he was cutting off funding until major changes were made at the organization. When Tedros did nothing, Trump acted.
You should always take this President at his word.
Even more momentous was his decision to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) decision to tear up its treaty with Great Britain and rule Hong Kong directly. “China has replaced its promised formula of ‘one country, two systems’ with ‘one country, one system,’ Trump said, adding that it was “absolutely smothering Hong Kong’s freedom.”
I would say that the result of the CCP’s takeover of Hong Kong is better described as “one country, one tyranny,” but that is just a quibble.
The Communists have unilaterally decided to make fundamental changes to Hong Kong’s Basic Law, imposing a new National Security Law that would “prohibit any activity (in Hong Kong) that would seriously endanger national security.”
This action reduces the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, which was supposed to operate with a “high degree of autonomy,” to nothing more than a rubber-stamp parliament. For ordinary Hong Kongers, it means that China’s feared secret police will move into Hong Kong and arrest anyone who criticizes the Party and its leaders.
Some say the Communists won’t overreach in Hong Kong because that would ultimately hurt China itself. But I would have them call to mind Aesop’s fable about the scorpion and the frog. The frog offered to carry the scorpion across the river if the scorpion promised not to sting it. Halfway across the river, the scorpion stung it anyway, explaining to the dying frog that it couldn’t help itself because this was its very nature.
Communists, too, just can’t help repressing and tyrannizing — it’s in their very nature. If the Chinese Communist Party is allowed to crush freedom in one place, it will be emboldened to threaten it in another, just as the Nazis were emboldened by their seizure of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.
Trump understands this, and declared that he would be revoking Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law. The city will henceforth be treated the same as the rest of China for travel, customs, and trade purposes. The same tariffs that have been imposed on China will be imposed as well on Hong Kong. He also promised to sanction Communist officials who are directing the crackdown there.
There are a number of other actions that the Committee on the Present Danger China, of which I am a member, are recommending that the President take in the days to come.
As we wrote last week, “The Party’s so-called ‘Great Firewall’ is an instrument the CCP uses to enhance its efforts to propagandize its citizens, including by fostering animosity towards the United States, that can contribute to future hostilities. Priority should be given to penetrating and defeating (it).”
America invented the internet, and retains the ability to level China’s “Great Firewall.” Trump has but to give the order. Once it is taken down, the Chinese people will have access to information about what is happening in their own country and the world that is not subject to state censorship or control.
Among the other recommendations we made to the President were:
A national effort should be made to stop the CCP’s horrific practice of killing prisoners for their organs. Those sacrificed are often members of despised religious and ethnic minorities, such as Christians, Uyghur Muslims, or Tibetan Buddhists.
Taiwan is likely to be the next target of CCP aggression, and all measures should be taken to protect the people who live there.
I lived in Hong Kong before the 1997 handover, and I shared the hope of the people of Hong Kong that it would become a beacon of freedom for the rest of China. Over the past 23 years, the city has proved that the people of China, like those in Taiwan, can live in peace, prosperity and freedom guided by democratic institutions.
That is, of course, precisely why the Chinese Communist Party is intent on destroying Hong Kong, and then moving on to destroy Taiwan as well. Both have illustrated to the Chinese people that there are alternatives to living under a one-party dictatorship, and so are a threat to that dictatorship.
As long as Hong Kong was allowed to rule itself, the hope remained that, as the President put it, “China would increasingly come to resemble its most radiant and dynamic city. The rest of the world was electrified by a sense of optimism that Hong Kong was a glimpse into China’s future. Not that Hong Kong would grow into a reflection of China’s past.”
That hope is now gone.
Clearly, this president is not afraid to make tough decisions. These are given in the spirit of putting the interests of America First, although certainly not America alone. Where the U.S. leads, others will follow. The joint statement on Hong Kong, signed last week by the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the United States, is an example of this.
If there was ever a time for the Free World to come together and stand against Chinese Communist tyranny, it is now.
Steven W. Mosher @StevenWMosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.
Follow Steven Steven Mosher is an internationally recognised authority on China and population issues as well as an acclaimed author and speaker and founder and head of the Population Research Institute. He was the first American social scientist to visit mainland China in 1979 where he witnessed women being forced to have abortion under the new “one-child-policy” which he then exposed to the world. Mr. Mosher was a pro-choice atheist at the time, but witnessing these traumatic abortions led him to reconsider his convictions and to eventually become a practicing, pro-life Roman Catholic. Mosher has appeared numerous times before the US Congress as an expert in world population, China and human Rights abuses. He has also made TV appearances on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, 20/20, FOX and CNN news, as well as being a regular guest on talk radio shows across the nation. He is the author of the best-selling A Mother’s Ordeal: One woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child-Policy. His latest book is Bully of Asia, exposing the threat of China to the entire world at this time. Articles by Steve have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The New Republic, The Washington Post, National Review, Reason, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Freedom Review, Linacre Quarterly, Catholic World Report, Human Life Review, First Things, and numerous other publications. Steven Mosher lives in Virginia with his wife, Vera, and their nine children.
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