lifesitenews--2020-10-28--Canada has a ‘state religion’ that promotes child sacrifice, sexual debauchery

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Two of my friends at a recent meeting spoke strongly about the separation of church and state in our country , Canada .
What they didn ’ t realize was that Canada has a state religion .
Our state acknowledges God in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms , which has become our state bible .
It acknowledges God , albeit a do-nothing God , a God that makes no demands , a God who lets you do whatever you like .
Like every religion , our state religion has beliefs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it enforces .
Our Canadian beliefs could be summed up by saying , “ anything goes among consenting adults , and consenting children , too , if close in age to each other ” .
Like all state religions , Canada uses the state to promote its lifestyles and the acceptance of all sexual practices .
The nine popes on the Supreme Court make laws requiring the acceptance of sexual conduct , and our government enforces this acceptance through Human Rights Commissions that act as a modern-day Spanish Inquisition .
Our state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , believes in child sacrifice through abortion , considered a natural accompaniment to promiscuous sex .
Every aspiring politician is compelled to worship this sexual culture through participation in gay parades .
Justin Trudeau was in four of them the year before he became prime minister , and now uses the government to finance them .
With the approval of mainstream media , our governments preach “ diversity ” and “ tolerance ” , but they will not tolerate those that embrace “ that old-time religion ” , namely , Christian sexual morality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They will not tolerate anyone that has different sexual values than those exhibited at gay parades .
It should come as no surprise , then , that our Prime Minister ( a self-professed Catholic ) can not tolerate employers who fail to acknowledge a belief in abortion , the value of same-sex sexual activities , and the right of all people to choose whatever sex they wish to be .
This is 2020 !
One must agree to believe in the above to qualify for a government subsidy to hire a summer student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet required to deny our faith in order to qualify for old age security and healthcare .
Before you apply for full-time work with the federal government , you should view the Gender-based Analysis test that the Government of Canada is implementing .
Some ( or all ) employees are required to take the test designed by pro-abortion ( and government-funded ) Status of Women Canada ( SOW Canada ) to ensure you are as confused about gender as they are .
Look it up here .
You and your children will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first acknowledging that God did not make all people male and female .
You can pick your own sex .
SOW Canada is a government tool used to evangelize and convert all people to Canadian sexual beliefs .
Christians know the importance of teaching children their faith and sacrifice to fund their own schools .
Governments also know the value of teaching children their values and want to use schools to indoctrinate children into our sexualized culture .
They are working to make Gay Clubs normal in all schools that receive public funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , homeschooled children have been removed from homes that did not stick to the sexualized curriculum .
Ever since the time of the Romans , Christians were marked by their commitment to charity and chastity .
Our enemies know that , too .
For that reason , we can expect an even bigger effort on the part of the government and media to inculcate government sexual values onto our children .
They know that a promiscuous youth will intuitively know they do not belong in God ’ s sight or in a Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that ?
Our media and misguided compassion resulted in many Christian leaders embracing the sexual values of our culture .
Christians ought to embrace chastity and connect sex to the procreation of children , not entertainment .
Many Christian churches are struggling to attract teens and young adults to the Christian faith .
That is because our churches are not engaged in teaching chastity as part of the good news .
They skip to the easy stuff , stuff that wins approval within the culture .

Like every religion, Canada's state religion has beliefs, values and rules relating to sexual conduct that it enforces
October 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Two of my friends at a recent meeting spoke strongly about the separation of church and state in our country, Canada. What they didn’t realize was that Canada has a state religion. Our state acknowledges God in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which has become our state bible. It acknowledges God, albeit a do-nothing God, a God that makes no demands, a God who lets you do whatever you like.
Like every religion, our state religion has beliefs, values and rules relating to sexual conduct that it enforces. Our Canadian beliefs could be summed up by saying, “anything goes among consenting adults, and consenting children, too, if close in age to each other”.
Like all state religions, Canada uses the state to promote its lifestyles and the acceptance of all sexual practices. The nine popes on the Supreme Court make laws requiring the acceptance of sexual conduct, and our government enforces this acceptance through Human Rights Commissions that act as a modern-day Spanish Inquisition. Our state religion, much like the ancient Aztecs, believes in child sacrifice through abortion, considered a natural accompaniment to promiscuous sex.
Every aspiring politician is compelled to worship this sexual culture through participation in gay parades. Justin Trudeau was in four of them the year before he became prime minister, and now uses the government to finance them.
With the approval of mainstream media, our governments preach “diversity” and “tolerance”, but they will not tolerate those that embrace “that old-time religion”, namely, Christian sexual morality. Diversity only goes so far. They will not tolerate anyone that has different sexual values than those exhibited at gay parades.
It should come as no surprise, then, that our Prime Minister (a self-professed Catholic) cannot tolerate employers who fail to acknowledge a belief in abortion, the value of same-sex sexual activities, and the right of all people to choose whatever sex they wish to be. This is 2020! One must agree to believe in the above to qualify for a government subsidy to hire a summer student.
Happily, we pensioners are not yet required to deny our faith in order to qualify for old age security and healthcare.
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What, if anything, did either party stand to gain from this contract?
Why and how was the $43.53 M contract awarded to WE Charity without going through a competitive bidding process?
And, was the Lobbying Act violated? The main concern is that the charity has deep connections with the Trudeau Family and other important government officials, and that serious conflicts of interests may have existed between members of government and the charity...and that laws may have been broken. Although an investigation into the connection between the federal government and WE Charity was launched, questions have not been answered. Instead, more questions have been brought up. Since the story broke, the Liberals have repeatedly delayed voting on the release of WE Charity documents. And, just recently, a motion, which was sponsored by the Conservatives in the House of Commons and which called for an investigation into the relationships between WE Charity and the government and Ministers of the Crown and their families, was defeated. But, the fact that the government and its political allies seem to be trying to bury this issue politically should not distract the attention of law enforcement who have a duty to ensure that government officials are held to account for serious breaches of conflict of interest. No government leader or official should behave as though they are above the law. Please SIGN this petition which calls on the RCMP to launch an independent investigation into the WE Charity controversy. Then, please SHARE with your like-minded family, friends and relations. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Politician accuses Trudeau of redacting ‘damning information’ in released docs on WE Charity scandal' 'Conservative MP grills Trudeau on family’s enrichment in WE Charity scandal' 'Scandal-plagued WE Charity shuts down Canadian operations, will leave ‘endowment’' Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Before you apply for full-time work with the federal government, you should view the Gender-based Analysis test that the Government of Canada is implementing. Some (or all) employees are required to take the test designed by pro-abortion (and government-funded) Status of Women Canada (SOW Canada) to ensure you are as confused about gender as they are. Look it up here. You and your children will not advance far in the civil service without first acknowledging that God did not make all people male and female. You can pick your own sex.
SOW Canada is a government tool used to evangelize and convert all people to Canadian sexual beliefs.
Christians know the importance of teaching children their faith and sacrifice to fund their own schools. Governments also know the value of teaching children their values and want to use schools to indoctrinate children into our sexualized culture. They are working to make Gay Clubs normal in all schools that receive public funding, even Christian schools. In Europe, homeschooled children have been removed from homes that did not stick to the sexualized curriculum.
Ever since the time of the Romans, Christians were marked by their commitment to charity and chastity. Our enemies know that, too. For that reason, we can expect an even bigger effort on the part of the government and media to inculcate government sexual values onto our children. They know that a promiscuous youth will intuitively know they do not belong in God’s sight or in a Christian church – but do our Christian leaders know that?
Our media and misguided compassion resulted in many Christian leaders embracing the sexual values of our culture. Christians ought to embrace chastity and connect sex to the procreation of children, not entertainment.
Many Christian churches are struggling to attract teens and young adults to the Christian faith. That is because our churches are not engaged in teaching chastity as part of the good news. They skip to the easy stuff, stuff that wins approval within the culture.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-28--Expert on communism says ‘political terror’ is coming to America no matter what

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The mainstream left is threatening to inflict “ political terror ” and violence against Trump and his supporters , even if Joe Biden wins the presidential election , Stella Morabito , an expert on cults and communist propaganda , wrote at The Federalist on October 26 .
Morabito , a senior contributor to The Federalist , wrote , “ I ’ m not talking specifically about the Antifa and Black Lives Matter street violence we ’ ve seen…I ’ m referring here to voices that normalize and promote open terror against any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those blessed by left-wing leaders , media , and Big Tech.
” Morabito listed seven “ open threats ” the left has made .
These include Nils Gilman , who is the head of “ the George Soros-funded Berggruen Institute , ” essentially calling for the execution of a Trump advisor ; a Salon article suggesting “ criminal charges ” be brought against Trump “ and his key followers , ” along with the launch of “ a serious campaign to change the hearts and minds of Americans who have been drawn to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann ’ s recent suggestion that everyone who supported Trump be prosecuted .
“ If the Democrats take over the reins of power — in an election , a coup , or a bought-and-paid-for ‘ color revolution ' — what happens to those who have supported Trump ?
” asked Morabito .
Take a look at this Aug. 1 Salon article , which argues that even if Biden wins , Trumpism “ will survive the election and continue to be an existential threat.
” Author Paul Rosenberg examines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other anti-Trump pundits who believe there is a lot of work to be done to force the “ de-trumpification ” of America .
They compare Trump supporters to Nazis or the Baathists of Saddam Hussein ’ s Iraq and describe America under Trump as a “ pathocracy.
” Rosenberg cites Feffer , who says the solution is “ to drain the swamp Trump created , bring criminal charges against the former president and his key followers , and launch a serious campaign to change the hearts and minds of Americans who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda.
” He even brings up the Nuremberg trials as instructive , trials that resulted in death sentences for 37 Nazis .
That isn ’ t good enough , however , according to Feffer .
It ’ s important to go after “ low-level participants ” to root out Trumpism .
It recommends enforcing this changing of “ hearts and minds ” so that there is “ an attitudinal shift that could lead to lasting transformation.
” This is not a far cry from re-education camps and coercive thought reform .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Weather Underground , said in an interview some 50 years ago that many people would be sent to “ re-education centers , ” where they would be taught “ the new way of thinking ” and that an estimated 25 million Americans would be killed because they could not be “ re-educated.
” As Morabito noted , former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann stated that Trump and his supporters “ must be prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society while we try to rebuild it.
” CNN contributor Reza Aslan took it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly called Trump a “ nationalist terror leader ” and demanded that Trump and his supporters be “ eradicated from society.
” Morabito also brought up recent attacks against American leaders .
Specifically , Morabito referenced the violent mob Sen. Rand Paul ( R-KY ) and his wife experienced when they left the Republican National Convention and the mock guillotine and Trump doll that agitators placed outside the White House .
Finally , Morabito warned that the left is turning to “ doxing ” – the publishing of personal information like addresses – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ The Media Manipulation Casebook ” is being used to gather personal information to expose Trump supporters and that Federal Election Commission data and other open-source materials are being used to target Trump ’ s donors .
“ If Democrats gain control of the White House and other branches , the left has spoken openly of their intent to punish a huge swath of Americans with a program that threatens to cancel them , impose thought-reform programs on them , and worse , ” predicted Morabito .
In closing , Morabito warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ societies filled with decent , normal people who descended into chaos and murder , often incited by propaganda from a heavily controlled media ” and that Americans must remain vigilant so that they “ don ’ t repeat some of the darkest days of history .
”

'If the Democrats take over the reins of power — in an election, a coup, or a bought-and-paid-for "color revolution" — what happens to those who have supported Trump?'
October 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The mainstream left is threatening to inflict “political terror” and violence against Trump and his supporters, even if Joe Biden wins the presidential election, Stella Morabito, an expert on cults and communist propaganda, wrote at The Federalist on October 26.
Morabito, a senior contributor to The Federalist, wrote, “I’m not talking specifically about the Antifa and Black Lives Matter street violence we’ve seen…I’m referring here to voices that normalize and promote open terror against any freedom-respecting person who has different views from those blessed by left-wing leaders, media, and Big Tech.”
Morabito listed seven “open threats” the left has made. These include Nils Gilman, who is the head of “the George Soros-funded Berggruen Institute,” essentially calling for the execution of a Trump advisor; a Salon article suggesting “criminal charges” be brought against Trump “and his key followers,” along with the launch of “a serious campaign to change the hearts and minds of Americans who have been drawn to this president’s agenda”; and former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann’s recent suggestion that everyone who supported Trump be prosecuted.
“If the Democrats take over the reins of power — in an election, a coup, or a bought-and-paid-for ‘color revolution' — what happens to those who have supported Trump?” asked Morabito.
She explained:
Take a look at this Aug. 1 Salon article, which argues that even if Biden wins, Trumpism “will survive the election and continue to be an existential threat.” Author Paul Rosenberg examines the arguments in writings by John Feffer and other anti-Trump pundits who believe there is a lot of work to be done to force the “de-trumpification” of America. They compare Trump supporters to Nazis or the Baathists of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and describe America under Trump as a “pathocracy.” Rosenberg cites Feffer, who says the solution is “to drain the swamp Trump created, bring criminal charges against the former president and his key followers, and launch a serious campaign to change the hearts and minds of Americans who have been drawn to this president’s agenda.” He even brings up the Nuremberg trials as instructive, trials that resulted in death sentences for 37 Nazis. That isn’t good enough, however, according to Feffer. It’s important to go after “low-level participants” to root out Trumpism. It recommends enforcing this changing of “hearts and minds” so that there is “an attitudinal shift that could lead to lasting transformation.” This is not a far cry from re-education camps and coercive thought reform.
In fact, Larry Grathwohl, a former member of Weather Underground, said in an interview some 50 years ago that many people would be sent to “re-education centers,” where they would be taught “the new way of thinking” and that an estimated 25 million Americans would be killed because they could not be “re-educated.”
As Morabito noted, former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann stated that Trump and his supporters “must be prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society while we try to rebuild it.”
CNN contributor Reza Aslan took it a step further than Olbermann when he openly called Trump a “nationalist terror leader” and demanded that Trump and his supporters be “eradicated from society.”
Morabito also brought up recent attacks against American leaders. Specifically, Morabito referenced the violent mob Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his wife experienced when they left the Republican National Convention and the mock guillotine and Trump doll that agitators placed outside the White House.
Finally, Morabito warned that the left is turning to “doxing” – the publishing of personal information like addresses – to target Trump supporters. She stated that “The Media Manipulation Casebook” is being used to gather personal information to expose Trump supporters and that Federal Election Commission data and other open-source materials are being used to target Trump’s donors.
“If Democrats gain control of the White House and other branches, the left has spoken openly of their intent to punish a huge swath of Americans with a program that threatens to cancel them, impose thought-reform programs on them, and worse,” predicted Morabito.
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In closing, Morabito warned Americans that history is “littered with societies filled with decent, normal people who descended into chaos and murder, often incited by propaganda from a heavily controlled media” and that Americans must remain vigilant so that they “don’t repeat some of the darkest days of history.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-28--Cdl Müller: Pope’s endorsement of homosexual civil unions has ‘no authority’ for Catholics

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In light of the recent and controversial words by Pope Francis endorsing civil unions for same-sex couples , Cardinal Gerhard Müller explained in a new interview today in Italy the nature of the papacy and the limits of its authority .
He insisted that the Pope has to serve God and His teaching , adding that there are moments where Catholics “ have to criticize many ideas and actions of individual Popes.
” Such questioning , however , does not lead to “ questioning the divine mission and mandate of the Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cardinal explained .
His words can be helpful for many Catholics who are facing the situation that they have to contradict their own Pope .
Speaking with the Italian newspaper La Verità , about the recent papal words about same-sex civil unions , Cardinal Müller pointed out that these “ private pastoral musings ” of the Pope are “ not a locus theologicus ” and have “ no authority for a Catholic Christian.
” “ The Faith stems from God 's Revelation and not from the manipulative wording and framing presented by theological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith stated .
He also insisted that “ marriage is a life-long union between a man and a woman , ” adding that “ any sexual union outside of marriage is objectively a grave sin.
” In a new documentary film that premiered in Italy on 21 October , Pope Francis called for homosexual civil unions to be legalized .
Speaking of homosexual civil unions , he said , “ What we have to create is a civil union law .
That way they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for that.
” Further commenting on these words coming from a Pope , Cardinal Müller points out that the papal limits have been defined by the Council of Florence , as well as the First and the Second Vatican Council , and that “ the authority of the papal teaching and governing office is not based on the limited personality of any occupier of the Throne of Peter.
” Starting with Peter , the prelate explained , the authority of the Pope is based on the “ divine mission.
” “ His authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all Catholics , ” Müller went on to say , “ is merely to profess that which was revealed to him by the heavenly Father : namely , that Jesus is not just some kind of prophet or moral model , but , rather , the Son of God ( Mt 16:16 ) , ” that is , “ the Son of the Most Holy Trinity , Who has revealed to us His Father ( Mt 11:27 ) and to Whom – as the Son – all power in heaven and on earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their successors , ” Cardinal Müller continued , “ only teach that which has been given to them by Jesus.
” In this sense , religious obedience is here a part “ of the supernatural Faith , which is directly aimed at God who does not and can not deceive.
” Such teaching excludes then a “ blind obedience toward man , as it is known in totalitarian systems and their personality cult of their leaders.
” When asked by La Verità about the fact that with his new statement , the Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2003 which ruled that the Church can not recognize civil unions of same-sex couples , the German prelate explained : Cardinal Müller made it clear that “ one can and must criticize many ideas and actions of individual popes without questioning the mission and mandate of the pope as the Successor of St. Peter.
” Even though Jesus made St Peter the first pope , but at the same time Jesus also “ heavily criticized ” him , especially for denying Christ during His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Augustine , as well as St. Thomas all praised St. Paul for his courage , for “ his most fervent criticism of Peter , ” and at the same time praised St. Peter for his “ humility , with which he accepted this fraternal correction.
” At the time , continued the German cardinal , “ St .
Peter did an immeasurable service for the unity of the Church.
” Müller presented this situation between St. Peter and St. Paul – where St. Paul withstood St. Peter to his face – as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ The exercise of the primacy of the Roman Church has always to be guided by the two Apostle princes who with their blood of martyrdom have bought for the Church of Rome the primacy in the communion with the episcopal local churches.
” Here , Cardinal Müller also insisted that there were moments in the history of the Church where popes have erred in the past .
“ It happened historically that even individual popes were insecure with regard to questions of the Faith or even gravely erred.
” Here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very limited nature of the dogma of papal infallibility .
The latter only takes effect when a pope speaks “ ex cathedra ” and presents to the entire Church “ a revealed doctrine of the Faith.
” Thus , a pope can not “ impose ” his “ subjective values and limited philosophical and theological theories ” upon the Church , as if they were “ revealed.
” Any new concept of revelation , according to which new inspirations could lead a pope to transcend that which has always been taught by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the prelate .
Here , the Cardinal rejects any theory , according to which there exists an ongoing revelation and that Pope Francis is now divinely inspired in his new ideas .
“ Revelation has definitively ended in its constitutive reality with the death of the last Apostle , ” Müller insisted .
“ Popes and bishops are merely servants of Christ and witnesses to the once and for all occurred Revelation of God in Jesus Christ , and not the recipients of a new revelation which surpasses Christ or even reduces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher knowledge of God.
” Any “ pseudo-intellectual talks of a paradigm shift ” is here clearly assessed as being “ an undisguised heresy which falsifies the Word of God and which turns the wine of the Marriage Feast of Cana back into water.
” In this sense , there is no way of “ absolutizing the ecclesial-political power of the Pope and of his mission , ” and , therefore , as Cardinal Müller stated , “ we justly defend the authentic teaching on the papacy toward those Catholics ” who do @ @

The former Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith explained the 'source, sense, and limits of papal authority,' noting that some popes have erred
October 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In light of the recent and controversial words by Pope Francis endorsing civil unions for same-sex couples, Cardinal Gerhard Müller explained in a new interview today in Italy the nature of the papacy and the limits of its authority. He insisted that the Pope has to serve God and His teaching, adding that there are moments where Catholics “have to criticize many ideas and actions of individual Popes.” Such questioning, however, does not lead to “questioning the divine mission and mandate of the Pope as Successor of Peter,” the Cardinal explained.
His words can be helpful for many Catholics who are facing the situation that they have to contradict their own Pope.
Speaking with the Italian newspaper La Verità, about the recent papal words about same-sex civil unions, Cardinal Müller pointed out that these “private pastoral musings” of the Pope are “not a locus theologicus” and have “no authority for a Catholic Christian.”
“The Faith stems from God's Revelation and not from the manipulative wording and framing presented by theological and political influencers,” the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith stated.
He also insisted that “marriage is a life-long union between a man and a woman,” adding that “any sexual union outside of marriage is objectively a grave sin.”
In a new documentary film that premiered in Italy on 21 October, Pope Francis called for homosexual civil unions to be legalized. Speaking of homosexual civil unions, he said, “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
Further commenting on these words coming from a Pope, Cardinal Müller points out that the papal limits have been defined by the Council of Florence, as well as the First and the Second Vatican Council, and that “the authority of the papal teaching and governing office is not based on the limited personality of any occupier of the Throne of Peter.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Ask Pope Francis to clarify and rectify scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions Show Petition Text 22787 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Remarks attributed to Pope Francis (and, not denied by the Vatican) in support of homosexual civil unions have caused grave scandal to the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify these heterodox and scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions, and which will be delivered both to the Vatican and to the Papal Nuncio of the United States (the Pope's official representative in the U.S.). As the last guarantor of the Faith, the Pope should clarify and rectify these remarks, which go against the perennial teaching of the Church, even including the teaching of his living predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. "What we have to create is a law of civil coexistence [meaning civil union law, for homosexuals]...," Pope Francis is reported to have remarked, in what is arguably his clearest statement of public support for a practice morally prohibited by official Catholic Church teaching. In fact, the Church has been crystal clear in Her opposition to homosexual unions. Just in 2003, Pope Saint John Paul II approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, titled 'Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons' and written by Cardinal Ratzinger (now, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), which concludes with the following: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." Cardinal Gerhard Müller commented: "Where there is tension between the plain and obvious Word of God and the infallible interpretation on the one hand, and private expressions of opinion even by the highest church authorities on the other, the principle always applies: in dubio pro DEO [When in doubt, be in favor of God]." And, Catholic theologian and apologist Scott Hahn, without directly quoting Pope Francis, shared on Facebook the 'Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,' published by the CDF in 1986, with the statement: "Holy Father, respectfully and humbly, I beg to differ... if that is indeed what you said. In any case, please clarify and rectify your statement, especially in view of the official teaching of our Lord through the magisterium of His Church." But, the silence from the Vatican has been deafening, with no clarification forthcoming. We must, therefore, ask the Pope for clarification in this serious matter. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify remarks attributed to him in support of homosexual civil unions. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Cdl. 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Starting with Peter, the prelate explained, the authority of the Pope is based on the “divine mission.” “His authority which calls for the religious obedience of all Catholics,” Müller went on to say, “is merely to profess that which was revealed to him by the heavenly Father: namely, that Jesus is not just some kind of prophet or moral model, but, rather, the Son of God (Mt 16:16),” that is, “the Son of the Most Holy Trinity, Who has revealed to us His Father (Mt 11:27) and to Whom – as the Son – all power in heaven and on earth is given.”
“The Apostles and their successors,” Cardinal Müller continued, “only teach that which has been given to them by Jesus.”
In this sense, religious obedience is here a part “of the supernatural Faith, which is directly aimed at God who does not and cannot deceive.” Such teaching excludes then a “blind obedience toward man, as it is known in totalitarian systems and their personality cult of their leaders.”
When asked by La Verità about the fact that with his new statement, the Pope actually contradicts a magisterial text issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2003 which ruled that the Church cannot recognize civil unions of same-sex couples, the German prelate explained:
First of all, the Pope has to be in accordance with the Revelation, as it is to be found and witnessed in Holy Scripture and in the Apostolic Tradition. Then he also has to recognize all dogmatic decisions of the previous councils and popes. Neither the current Pope nor his predecessors can impose their own subjective beliefs (on world politics, the education of children, or the art of cooking) upon the entire Church.
Cardinal Müller made it clear that “one can and must criticize many ideas and actions of individual popes without questioning the mission and mandate of the pope as the Successor of St. Peter.” Even though Jesus made St Peter the first pope, but at the same time Jesus also “heavily criticized” him, especially for denying Christ during His Passion.
Therefore, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, as well as St. Thomas all praised St. Paul for his courage, for “his most fervent criticism of Peter,” and at the same time praised St. Peter for his “humility, with which he accepted this fraternal correction.” At the time, continued the German cardinal, “St. Peter did an immeasurable service for the unity of the Church.”
Müller presented this situation between St. Peter and St. Paul – where St. Paul withstood St. Peter to his face – as a model for our Church also today: “The exercise of the primacy of the Roman Church has always to be guided by the two Apostle princes who with their blood of martyrdom have bought for the Church of Rome the primacy in the communion with the episcopal local churches.”
Here, Cardinal Müller also insisted that there were moments in the history of the Church where popes have erred in the past. “It happened historically that even individual popes were insecure with regard to questions of the Faith or even gravely erred.”
Here, the German cardinal reminded us of the very limited nature of the dogma of papal infallibility. The latter only takes effect when a pope speaks “ex cathedra” and presents to the entire Church “a revealed doctrine of the Faith.” Thus, a pope cannot “impose” his “subjective values and limited philosophical and theological theories” upon the Church, as if they were “revealed.”
Any new concept of revelation, according to which new inspirations could lead a pope to transcend that which has always been taught by the Catholic Church, is clearly being criticized by the prelate.
Here, the Cardinal rejects any theory, according to which there exists an ongoing revelation and that Pope Francis is now divinely inspired in his new ideas.
“Revelation has definitively ended in its constitutive reality with the death of the last Apostle,” Müller insisted. “Popes and bishops are merely servants of Christ and witnesses to the once and for all occurred Revelation of God in Jesus Christ, and not the recipients of a new revelation which surpasses Christ or even reduces him to a preliminary stage to a higher knowledge of God.”
Any “pseudo-intellectual talks of a paradigm shift” is here clearly assessed as being “an undisguised heresy which falsifies the Word of God and which turns the wine of the Marriage Feast of Cana back into water.”
In this sense, there is no way of “absolutizing the ecclesial-political power of the Pope and of his mission,” and, therefore, as Cardinal Müller stated, “we justly defend the authentic teaching on the papacy toward those Catholics” who do so.
Follow Maike Dr. Maike Hickson was born and raised in Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of Hannover, Germany, after having written in Switzerland her doctoral dissertation on the history of Swiss intellectuals before and during World War II. She now lives in the U.S. and is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits. Dr. Hickson published in 2014 a Festschrift, a collection of some thirty essays written by thoughtful authors in honor of her husband upon his 70th birthday, which is entitled A Catholic Witness in Our Time. Hickson has closely followed the papacy of Pope Francis and the developments in the Catholic Church in Germany, and she has been writing articles on religion and politics for U.S. and European publications and websites such as LifeSiteNews, OnePeterFive, The Wanderer, Rorate Caeli, Catholicism.org, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Notizie Pro-Vita, Corrispondenza Romana, Katholisches.info, Der Dreizehnte, Zeit-Fragen, and Westfalen-Blatt.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-28--Bishops for gay civil unions are washing their hands of damage to children

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — High-ranking Catholics who came out defending Pope Francis ’ heterodox support of same-sex civil unions , including a cardinal and bishop , are washing their hands of the damage those unions do to souls , especially to the souls of children .
Online statements defending the Pope ’ s recent remarks seemingly approving same-sex civil unions have been released by Cardinal Sean O ’ Malley of Boston , Massachussets , and Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock , Arkansas .
While both clergymen rightly affirm that Church teaching on the immorality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also maintain that the Church can support same-sex civil unions , completely ignoring the Church ’ s teaching explicitly prohibiting such unions .
Cardinal O ’ Malley ’ s argument that Pope Francis ’ statement “ is not an endorsement of homosexual activity ” has to contend with its real-life ripple effect .
Praise for Pope Francis ’ call for civil union laws give the impression that his words are not drawing people closer to Christ ’ s teaching — rather the opposite .
Many advocates of homosexual relationships seem to be enthusiastic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they see it as a form of support for homosexual relationships , if not an endorsement of them .
One Twitter user referred to Pope Francis ’ statement as an “ opening to homosexuality ” : “ Pope Francis ’ opening to homosexuality is one of the most historical changes I ’ ve witnessed in my life.
” Indiana attorney Kathleen DeLaney recently described how a teacher and a guidance counselor working for the archdiocese of Indianapolis were fired for being in a same-sex “ marriage.
” She sees Pope Francis ’ words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Archbishop of Indianapolis is clearly out of sync with his boss , the Pope in Rome , ” DeLaney said .
“ We hope that [ the Archbishop ] will seek to make amendments with our clients who were wrongfully terminated because of who they are and to whom they ’ re married , ” said DeLaney .
To some , the approval of civil unions naturally goes hand-in-hand with the approval of same-sex couples acting as parents .
CBS Boston reported that one woman in a homosexual “ marriage ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her kids : their family is welcome , and Catholic faith is a gift they can share together.
” From the practical consequences alone , it is easy to see how same-sex civil unions pose a huge moral problem , even aside from being a “ continuous proximate occasion ” of grave sin .
To take the approval of civil unions and run with it is to embrace a moral revolution .
Far from acknowledging the grave danger of living in actual mortal sin or its near occasion , Bishop Taylor claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond between persons of the same sex has the possibility of offering some good for those persons , especially when that bond is chaste in nature.
” Bishop Taylor went so far as to equate real injustices done to same-sex attracted people with the denial of legal benefits attached to an immoral union : “ We have an obligation to remove all the disadvantages that [ homosexuals ] suffer unjustly .
One of these injustices is the fact that in most societies the legal union of civil marriage conveys tangential benefits to incentivize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriage itself , and are denied to those who are not in a legal union.
” Bishop Taylor indirectly touched on one of the very reasons why the Church can not condone civil unions .
The Church , of course , is not against legal status for same-sex attracted people .
However , just as legal benefits incentivize marriage , they incentivize civil unions — and it would be a violation of the Church ’ s mission to support the incentivizing of grave sin or public scandal .
That is the true injustice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bishop Taylor speak as if the Church ’ s stance on the actual morality of homosexual acts can be separated from , or is irrelevant to , the Church ’ s stance regarding civil unions .
Bishop Taylor framed same-sex unions as isolated from Church matters : “ Notice that this union is civil , solely for the purpose of ensuring civil benefits .
It has no status in Church law , ” he said .
Cardinal O ’ Malley argued , “ Just as the Church does not campaign against civil laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriages that are not sacramental , even though such arrangements can be in violation of the laws of the Church , the Holy Father recognizes that in civil society there can be cogent reasons to enact such laws providing for civil unions which are not the same as the institution of marriage.
” These statements obscure the fact that the Church can never condone a law contrary to Her moral teaching .
Abortion is the most obvious example of this .
The same goes for “ second marriages ” — the Church can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second “ marriages ” permissible or tolerable .
Much less does it actively support them .
That civil unions don ’ t go so far as to pretend the impossible — that two people of the same sex can “ marry ” — does not make them permissible .
Same-sex civil unions are contrary to the Church ’ s moral teaching because , aside from the actual grave sins involved in what are probably the vast majority of them , they are , as Bishop Schneider pointed out , not only “ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant and immediate danger of mortal sin for the two involved persons.
” What makes civil unions especially grievous is that they involve one of the “ particular mortal sins that are so evil that they are said to be sins that cry to heaven for vengeance , ” namely sodomy ( Gn 18:20-21 , cf .
CCC # 867 ) .
Approval of civil unions denies the social Kingship of Christ Steve Skojec noted in his commentary on “ The True Social Kingship of Christ , “ It wouldn ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every Christian alive today would agree that Christ ’ s dominion over nature , over creatures , and the universe itself is absolute .
But this statement finds not a few objectors when applied to the civic sphere.
” He went on to quote Pope Pius XI ’ s 1925 Encyclical , Quas Primas , which declares that not just individuals and families , but political states — and by extension , their laws — are subject to Christ ’ s power : “ ‘ ... truly the whole of mankind is subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nor is there any difference in this matter between the individual and the family or the State ; for all men , whether collectively or individually , are under the dominion of Christ .
In him is the salvation of the individual , in him is the salvation of society.
” “ In a world wherein we speak so often of ‘ religious liberty ’ and the ‘ separation of Church and State , ’ it is difficult for us to conceptualize such a social reign of Christ , ” said Skojec .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Jesus Christ excluded from political life , with authority derived not from God but from man , the very basis of that authority has been taken away ...
The result is that human society is tottering to its fall , because it has no longer a secure and solid foundation.
” This much-forgotten nugget of Truth drives home that human law should conform to Christ ’ s law not only as a matter of right , but because it is precisely Christ ’ s law which will further true peace , justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When we divorce law from the first Lawgiver , by condoning civil unions , for example , we undermine those very benefits of society .
The question of same-sex civil unions goes even deeper than church law or human law .
They are contrary to the natural law , for the sexual acts involved in same-sex unions by their very nature exclude the gift of life .
( CCC # 2357 ) Even before our Lord Jesus Christ took His human nature and became the King of all governments through His human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a duty to legislate in accordance with the natural law .
“ Every humanly-created law is legitimate insofar as it is consistent with the natural moral law , ” according to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ( CDF ) .
Thus , an observant Jew , for instance , is bound to reject not only homosexual acts and same-sex “ marriage , ” but same-sex civil unions as well .
This is demonstrated by the fact that Halakha , or Jewish Law , “ holds that the ban on homosexuality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to Jew ( Sanh 58a : Maimonides , Melakhim 9:5 , 6 ) .
” In fact , no differentiation between civil and religious law exists in classical Judaism .
Civil unions are not a construct that the Church can wash its hands of and cleanly tuck away in the “ civil sphere.
” They are an affront to the very foundation of society , the family , and even an instrument of “ violence ” to children .
This is not a far-away figment of the imagination , because , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of civil unions is already being used to justify same-sex parenting .
The CDF stated that “ Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in [ same-sex ] unions would actually mean doing violence to these children , ” by placing them “ in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.
” If Cardinal O ’ Malley , Bishop Taylor , and Pope Francis will not heed Church law , nor Christ ’ s Social Kingship , nor natural law — will they at least come to the @ @ @ @ @

Pope Francis’ statement is already being used to justify same-sex parenting, which the Vatican previously emphasized does ‘violence’ to children.
October 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — High-ranking Catholics who came out defending Pope Francis’ heterodox support of same-sex civil unions, including a cardinal and bishop, are washing their hands of the damage those unions do to souls, especially to the souls of children.
Online statements defending the Pope’s recent remarks seemingly approving same-sex civil unions have been released by Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, Massachussets, and Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas.
While both clergymen rightly affirm that Church teaching on the immorality of homosexual acts has not changed, they also maintain that the Church can support same-sex civil unions, completely ignoring the Church’s teaching explicitly prohibiting such unions.
Cardinal O’Malley’s argument that Pope Francis’ statement “is not an endorsement of homosexual activity” has to contend with its real-life ripple effect. Praise for Pope Francis’ call for civil union laws give the impression that his words are not drawing people closer to Christ’s teaching — rather the opposite.
Many advocates of homosexual relationships seem to be enthusiastic about Pope Francis’ statement precisely because they see it as a form of support for homosexual relationships, if not an endorsement of them.
One Twitter user referred to Pope Francis’ statement as an “opening to homosexuality”: “Pope Francis’ opening to homosexuality is one of the most historical changes I’ve witnessed in my life.”
Pope Francis’ opening to homosexuality is one of the most historical changes I’ve witnessed in my life. “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God”. Amen �� #LGBTQ #PopeFrancis https://t.co/u9k3DNrFuv — Alberto Alemanno (@alemannoEU) October 21, 2020
Indiana attorney Kathleen DeLaney recently described how a teacher and a guidance counselor working for the archdiocese of Indianapolis were fired for being in a same-sex “marriage.” She sees Pope Francis’ words as a repudiation of the decision.
“The Archbishop of Indianapolis is clearly out of sync with his boss, the Pope in Rome,” DeLaney said. “We hope that [the Archbishop] will seek to make amendments with our clients who were wrongfully terminated because of who they are and to whom they’re married,” said DeLaney.
To some, the approval of civil unions naturally goes hand-in-hand with the approval of same-sex couples acting as parents. CBS Boston reported that one woman in a homosexual “marriage” “views the endorsement as a message to her kids: their family is welcome, and Catholic faith is a gift they can share together.”
From the practical consequences alone, it is easy to see how same-sex civil unions pose a huge moral problem, even aside from being a “continuous proximate occasion” of grave sin. To take the approval of civil unions and run with it is to embrace a moral revolution.
Far from acknowledging the grave danger of living in actual mortal sin or its near occasion, Bishop Taylor claimed in his statement that “a stable bond between persons of the same sex has the possibility of offering some good for those persons, especially when that bond is chaste in nature.”
Bishop Taylor went so far as to equate real injustices done to same-sex attracted people with the denial of legal benefits attached to an immoral union: “We have an obligation to remove all the disadvantages that [homosexuals] suffer unjustly. One of these injustices is the fact that in most societies the legal union of civil marriage conveys tangential benefits to incentivize marriage that are not intrinsically connected to marriage itself, and are denied to those who are not in a legal union.”
Bishop Taylor indirectly touched on one of the very reasons why the Church cannot condone civil unions. The Church, of course, is not against legal status for same-sex attracted people. However, just as legal benefits incentivize marriage, they incentivize civil unions — and it would be a violation of the Church’s mission to support the incentivizing of grave sin or public scandal. That is the true injustice.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Ask Pope Francis to clarify and rectify scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions Show Petition Text 22787 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Remarks attributed to Pope Francis (and, not denied by the Vatican) in support of homosexual civil unions have caused grave scandal to the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify these heterodox and scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions, and which will be delivered both to the Vatican and to the Papal Nuncio of the United States (the Pope's official representative in the U.S.). As the last guarantor of the Faith, the Pope should clarify and rectify these remarks, which go against the perennial teaching of the Church, even including the teaching of his living predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. "What we have to create is a law of civil coexistence [meaning civil union law, for homosexuals]...," Pope Francis is reported to have remarked, in what is arguably his clearest statement of public support for a practice morally prohibited by official Catholic Church teaching. In fact, the Church has been crystal clear in Her opposition to homosexual unions. Just in 2003, Pope Saint John Paul II approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, titled 'Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons' and written by Cardinal Ratzinger (now, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), which concludes with the following: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." Cardinal Gerhard Müller commented: "Where there is tension between the plain and obvious Word of God and the infallible interpretation on the one hand, and private expressions of opinion even by the highest church authorities on the other, the principle always applies: in dubio pro DEO [When in doubt, be in favor of God]." And, Catholic theologian and apologist Scott Hahn, without directly quoting Pope Francis, shared on Facebook the 'Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,' published by the CDF in 1986, with the statement: "Holy Father, respectfully and humbly, I beg to differ... if that is indeed what you said. In any case, please clarify and rectify your statement, especially in view of the official teaching of our Lord through the magisterium of His Church." But, the silence from the Vatican has been deafening, with no clarification forthcoming. We must, therefore, ask the Pope for clarification in this serious matter. 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Both Cardinal O’Malley and Bishop Taylor speak as if the Church’s stance on the actual morality of homosexual acts can be separated from, or is irrelevant to, the Church’s stance regarding civil unions.
Bishop Taylor framed same-sex unions as isolated from Church matters: “Notice that this union is civil, solely for the purpose of ensuring civil benefits. It has no status in Church law,” he said.
Cardinal O’Malley argued, “Just as the Church does not campaign against civil laws that allow for common-law marriage or second marriages that are not sacramental, even though such arrangements can be in violation of the laws of the Church, the Holy Father recognizes that in civil society there can be cogent reasons to enact such laws providing for civil unions which are not the same as the institution of marriage.”
These statements obscure the fact that the Church can never condone a law contrary to Her moral teaching. Abortion is the most obvious example of this. The same goes for “second marriages” — the Church cannot, and never has, declared second “marriages” permissible or tolerable. Much less does it actively support them.
That civil unions don’t go so far as to pretend the impossible — that two people of the same sex can “marry” — does not make them permissible. Same-sex civil unions are contrary to the Church’s moral teaching because, aside from the actual grave sins involved in what are probably the vast majority of them, they are, as Bishop Schneider pointed out, not only “a public scandal,” but a “constant and immediate danger of mortal sin for the two involved persons.”
What makes civil unions especially grievous is that they involve one of the “particular mortal sins that are so evil that they are said to be sins that cry to heaven for vengeance,” namely sodomy (Gn 18:20-21, cf. CCC #867).
Approval of civil unions denies the social Kingship of Christ
Steve Skojec noted in his commentary on “The True Social Kingship of Christ, “It wouldn’t be a daring wager to say that nearly every Christian alive today would agree that Christ’s dominion over nature, over creatures, and the universe itself is absolute. But this statement finds not a few objectors when applied to the civic sphere.”
He went on to quote Pope Pius XI’s 1925 Encyclical, Quas Primas, which declares that not just individuals and families, but political states — and by extension, their laws — are subject to Christ’s power:
“‘… truly the whole of mankind is subject to the power of Jesus Christ.’ Nor is there any difference in this matter between the individual and the family or the State; for all men, whether collectively or individually, are under the dominion of Christ. In him is the salvation of the individual, in him is the salvation of society.”
“In a world wherein we speak so often of ‘religious liberty’ and the ‘separation of Church and State,’ it is difficult for us to conceptualize such a social reign of Christ,” said Skojec.
Quas Primas continues, “With God and Jesus Christ excluded from political life, with authority derived not from God but from man, the very basis of that authority has been taken away … The result is that human society is tottering to its fall, because it has no longer a secure and solid foundation.”
This much-forgotten nugget of Truth drives home that human law should conform to Christ’s law not only as a matter of right, but because it is precisely Christ’s law which will further true peace, justice, order, and happiness in society.
When we divorce law from the first Lawgiver, by condoning civil unions, for example, we undermine those very benefits of society.
Civil unions violate natural law
The question of same-sex civil unions goes even deeper than church law or human law. They are contrary to the natural law, for the sexual acts involved in same-sex unions by their very nature exclude the gift of life. (CCC #2357)
Even before our Lord Jesus Christ took His human nature and became the King of all governments through His human nature and conquest, every government had a duty to legislate in accordance with the natural law. “Every humanly-created law is legitimate insofar as it is consistent with the natural moral law,” according to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).
Thus, an observant Jew, for instance, is bound to reject not only homosexual acts and same-sex “marriage,” but same-sex civil unions as well. This is demonstrated by the fact that Halakha, or Jewish Law, “holds that the ban on homosexuality applies universally, to non-Jew as well as to Jew (Sanh 58a: Maimonides, Melakhim 9:5, 6).” In fact, no differentiation between civil and religious law exists in classical Judaism.
Civil unions are not a construct that the Church can wash its hands of and cleanly tuck away in the “civil sphere.” They are an affront to the very foundation of society, the family, and even an instrument of “violence” to children. This is not a far-away figment of the imagination, because, as noted above, Pope Francis’ approval of civil unions is already being used to justify same-sex parenting.
The CDF stated that “Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in [same-sex] unions would actually mean doing violence to these children,” by placing them “in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.”
If Cardinal O’Malley, Bishop Taylor, and Pope Francis will not heed Church law, nor Christ’s Social Kingship, nor natural law — will they at least come to the defense of our children?
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lifesitenews--2020-10-28--Pro-life leaders ask bishops to declare voting for Biden is a ‘mortal sin’

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A new video shows pro-life leaders across the U.S. urging Catholic bishops @ @ @ @ @ sin of voting for pro-abortion candidates .
It is a compilation of statements from Joe @ @ @ @ @ , Monica Miller , Father Stephen Imbarrato , Mike McMonagle , David Vogel , and @ @ @ @ @ Miller of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society said , “ It is absolutely , morally @ @ @ @ @ bishop to point out that there can not be a vote for anyone , let @ @ @ @ @ supports the killing of innocent human life .
The bishops have to find their voice @ @ @ @ @ ”

PETITION UPDATE (3/15/21) -
Reports suggest that the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference (USCCB) is preparing a vote on what to do about pro-abortion Joe Biden (and, presumably, other abortion-promoting politicians) who continues to present himself (themselves) for Holy Communion.
Public excommunication would be a suitable response for Biden's obstinate, public and grave sin of scandalously promoting abortion.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this important petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (2/4/20)
Since Joe Biden was sworn-in on the 20th of January, he has wasted no time in signing Executive Orders to destroy the protections which former President Trump offered to the unborn and to the innocence and modesty of children of the United States.
In one executive order, Biden rescinded the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the federal government from spending taxpayer monies on abortion and the promotion of abortion.
And, in another executive order, Biden seeks to force girls' athletic programs, restrooms, and locker rooms to accept gender-confused males.
Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was shamefully silent throughout the presidential campaign on the pre-eminent issues of abortion and gender ideology, and what Biden vowed he would do as president, it is cold comfort that their pro-life office is now speaking up about this Administration's wilful disregard for human life and for God's design of human nature (i.e., two biological sexes).
Stated plainly, Joe Biden is as bad as he said he would be, and the bishop, acting in unison (as the USCCB) have an obligation to the Lord (first) and to the faithful (second) to refuse Holy Communion to this grave public sinner.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who continues to use the church as a backdrop for statements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, is now doing everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals as a unified body.
The USCCB, the organization to which every U.S. bishop belongs and which is staffed and led by bishops, remained disgracefully silent in the run-up to the election.
What were the bishops afraid of, losing their charitable tax status with the IRS, or being deprived of fat checks from the HHS (immigration programs) and USAID (foreign aid programs)?
Or, were they just too cowardly to clearly declare Christ's law to be above man's law and risk the ire of a Joe Biden as president?
Either way, the bishops’ lack of clarity in this regard is a terrible scandal in itself and probably greatly contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion, anti-Catholic Catholic to the presidency.
Given the fact that exit polling shows Catholics split their vote 50-50 for Trump and Biden, even a slight deviation in the heavily-Catholic swing-states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could have produced different results.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s pro-abortion stance collectively, but, again, they were overwhelmingly and shamefully silent.
Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office.
However, the bishops can, even now, mitigate the damage done by their inaction by taking the following steps: 1) Speak with one voice, as the USCCB, and plainly condemn Biden's pro-abortion stance; 2) Publicly advise Biden not to present himself for Holy Communion because of his scandalous position on abortion and homosexual "marriage;" and, 3) Tell Biden to publicly repent of publicly promoting the wilfull murder of the preborn, sins against nature, and diminishing the natural family.
Thankfully, some individual bishops have spoken out forcefully on Biden's scandalous behavior, and his standing in the Church.
On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.”
Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion."
But, to add insult to injury, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.”
And, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who uses the church as a backdrop to make sickening political advertisements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, says that he will do everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church
https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win
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PETITION UPDATE (9/29/20)
Cardinal Raymond Burke has stated that Democratic candidate Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion.
In an interview for Thomas McKenna's Catholic Action for Faith and Family podcast, Cardinal Burke states the following (starting around 5:00):
First of all, I would tell him [Biden] not to approach to receive Holy Communion, out of charity toward him, because that would be a sacrilege and endanger the salvation of his own soul.
But, also, he should not approach to receive Holy Communion because he gives scandal to everyone, because if someone says, 'I'm a devout Catholic," and, at the same time is promoting abortion, it gives the impression to others that it's acceptable for a Catholic to be in favor of abortion.
Of course, it's absolutely not acceptable, and never has been, and never will be.
We give thanks for Cardinal Burke's frankness and clarity. And, we call on every U.S. Catholic bishop to follow Cardinal Burke's lead and call out Joe Biden for his bloody-minded hypocrisy on the issue of abortion.
To reiterate: You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion.
Thank you for continuing to sign this urgent petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/17/20)
The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, keeps claiming to be Catholic but has said he will do everything in his power to support abortion.
And, with his pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has just cemented abortion into the Democrats' 2020 presidential ticket.
Indeed, Harris is vehemently pro-abortion.
During her time as attorney general of California, Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel).
And, last year, Harris unveiled a plan to essentially force pro-life states to seek permission from the federal government before pro-life laws can take effect.
Additionally, Harris has dangerous views on religious liberty and freedom of speech.
Harris displayed anti-Catholic bigotry in the confirmation hearings of Judge Brian Buescher. Harris cited his membership in the “all-male society” the Knights of Columbus and its stances against abortion and same-sex “marriage” as grounds for rejecting Buescher for a federal district court in Nebraska.
And, David Daleiden, head of the pro-life investigative group Center for Medical Progress, wrote that from his firsthand experience, he considers Harris the “greatest threat to First Amendment civil rights our country has ever seen.”
Joe Biden has seriously erred by taking on Kamala Harris as his running mate, further distancing himself from the truths of the Catholic Faith, especially that every life is sacred from conception till natural death.
Please CLICK HERE to read an article which details one U.S. bishop's warning about the Biden-Harris ticket.
And, please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition.
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Of course, these two things are incompatible: you cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion.
And, a "Catholic" politician's responsibility in this regard is absolute: On pain of serious sin, he or she can never promote abortion because abortion is the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings, and also because doing so causes grave scandal to the Church and the faithful.
Please SIGN this urgent petition asking the bishops of the United States to refuse to give Holy Communion to Joe Biden until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
Biden recently promised to “codify Roe v. Wade” as president, adding, "my Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate a woman’s protected, constitutional right to choose."
And, since starting his latest run for the presidency, Biden also flip-flopped against the Hyde Amendment, saying that he would allow federal funds to be spent on abortion - a position he claimed to be against for more than 40 years.
In short, Joe Biden will do everything in his power to enable and defend the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings.
So, this should not be a hard decision for our U.S. bishops. In fact, in another circumstance, it was already done by an Illinois bishop.
Indeed, Bishop Paprocki, of Springfield, Illinois, invoked Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law to withdraw Holy Communion from two Illinois state politicians who had worked to enact radical new abortion legislation in 2019.
Canon 915 states: "Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Of course, no-one, least of all the bishops, wants anyone to be deprived of Holy Communion.
A politician who publicly and obstinately advocates for the murder of innocent preborn babies puts himself out-of-communion with the Church and her teaching.
Pro-abortion politicians should not think that they can advocate for the murder of the unborn and receive the Body of Christ at the same time. This would be to defile the Eucharist while giving scandal to the faithful.
Depriving politicians of Holy Communion is not just meant to prevent scandal; it is also designed to bring a grave public sinner to repentance. In this way, such an action is meant to be for the good of their souls, too.
Thank you for SIGNING this urgent petition which calls on the U.S. Catholic bishops to refuse to admit Joe Biden to Holy Communion until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance
Catholic priest denies Joe Biden Holy Communion for pro-abortion stance - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-denies-joe-biden-holy-communion-for-pro-abortion-stance
Cardinal McCarrick and the Concealing of Rome’s Position on Denying Communion - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-mccarrick-and-the-concealing-of-romes-position-on-denying-communio
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lifesitenews--2020-10-28--El Paso Catholic bishop who joined BLM rally cancels all public Masses…again

EL PASO , Texas , October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- Bishop Mark J. Seitz has declared that all churches within El Paso County must return to suspended status from October 27 to November 8 due to reported a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area , according to yesterday ’ s Catholic Diocese of El Paso press release : “ Suspended status states that all church gatherings are limited to just those necessary to facilitate the gathering or live-streaming of Mass , not to exceed 10 people .
Funerals , weddings , baptisms , and similar liturgies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should either be postponed or held virtually .
Churches will be closed .
Confession is available by appointment only .
The Diocese will re-evaluate the next phase of church gatherings protocols after November 8th.
” Seitz himself tested positive for the virus and had mild symptoms earlier this month , but emerged from quarantine two weeks ago .
Seitz said that the “ entire community ought to be very concerned about the unprecedented number of positive cases that have been reported over the last several weeks.
” “ This virus is a mortal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this time .
We must come together as a community out of concern for all who are vulnerable among our families.
” Seitz recently wrote an article arguing against so-called ‘ single-issue voting.
’ In that article Seitz said that he is “ encouraged by [ Joe ] Biden ’ s campaign promises to address climate change , create a path to citizenship for the undocumented , restore protections for asylum seekers and never repeat the criminal practice of separating families at the border.
” Additionally , Seitz has written of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen kneeling in a public park with other demonstrators .
Pope Francis subsequently called Seitz to congratulate him on his involvement in the demonstration .


lifesitenews--2020-10-28--The fight is not pro-life vs. pro abortion: It’s pro-abortion vs. babies

October 28 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt have made national news for their exposure of Planned Parenthood ’ s sale of baby body parts .
They followed an undercover investigative method pioneered by Mark Crutcher , who used it to expose the same things as well as how the abortion industry covers up rape , sex trafficking , and other evils .
In today ’ s episode of The Van Maren Show , Mark Crutcher , the pioneer of going undercover to expose the abortion industry , joins Jonathon to discuss the pro-life movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on , and what the 2020 election means for the pro-life movement .
Crutcher is the founder of Life Dynamics , a ministry devoted to ending abortion , specifically through undercover investigative work and the exposure of the abortion industry .
Listen to the full interview : “ Life Dynamics is perhaps best known for our undercover stings and groundbreaking research into the abortion issue and the industry that capitalizes on it , ” According to the Life Dynamics website .
Crutcher begins his interview with Van Maren by discussing the true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells listeners that it isn ’ t pro-lifers versus pro-aborts .
It ’ s pro-aborts versus babies .
“ The war is not between the pro-life side and the pro-abortion side .
The war is between the pro-abortion side and the babies … It ’ s the babies that wind up in the dumpster.
” Crutcher continues , “ Basically , what we are is mercenaries .
We signed up to fight on the side of those who can ’ t fight for themselves .
That ’ s what we are.
” Crutcher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a weekend warrior to participating in debates to leading training seminars .
He realized through his debates that changing the minds of pro-aborts wasn ’ t necessarily the most effective way to end abortion .
He asked pro-lifers , ‘ If a pro-abort gave you a logical , rational argument that you agreed with , would you change your stance on life ?
’ The answer was a resounding no , and Crutcher saw that the same was true for the pro-aborts .
Instead , Crutcher saw that the pro-life movement needed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives .
He saw that exposing the evils of the industry and getting people out of that industry so that it would begin to crumble , would be the best way to reduce abortions .
He laid out his plan in the book Firestorm .
A wealthy donor reached out to him after reading the book and finally seeing a plan to end abortion , something he could never get from other pro-life organizations .
With the donor ’ s funding , Crutcher moved into the pro-life movement full-time and began his work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he created a cartoon book making fun of the abortion industry .
It didn ’ t have logical arguments against abortion , just jokes based in fact that highlighted the nature of the industry .
He took blond jokes , lawyer jokes , and other jokes making fun of a specific group and rewrote them for abortionists .
He then paired them with cartoons and sent books full of these cartoons to medical students and residents .
His goal was to show these students that becoming an abortionist wasn ’ t why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book exploded , and one medical student who was interviewed about it said , “ I ’ m pro-choice and this is the kind of thing you have to put up with when you decide to do elective abortions.
” In addition to his work to undermine the structure of the abortion industry , Crutcher also pioneered undercover work that exposed the evils that occur in the industry .
In 1999 , his group exposed the illegal sale of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities .
They also exposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion clinics as well as the industries cover-up of statutory rape .
Life Dynamics hired an actress to call the 836 Planned Parenthood facilities and other abortion centers across the U.S. posing as a 14-year-old impregnated by a 22-year-old man .
In this situation , the facility is REQUIRED by law to report her situation since it is statutory rape .
The actress spoke with 813 of the 836 facilities , and 91 % of those facilities agreed not to report her situation to the authorities .
Most of them even gave her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovering it , such as lying to her parents , teachers , giving fake names , etc .
The recordings of those phone calls can be found at LifeDynamics.com .
By not reporting statutory rape , these abortion locations are facilitating sex trafficking and abuse .
Last year , a missing young girl was found in Florida because of videos of her being raped on Pornhub .
She had been taken to Planned Parenthood at least once for an abortion , but the facility neglected to report the statutory rape , which could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sadly , situations like this are happening all the time ; young girls are stuck being abused because abortion facilities refuse to follow the law .
Life Dynamics and Crutcher also exposed the high frequency of girls being raped in abortion facilities .
Young girls come in to get an abortion and haven ’ t told their parents or anyone that they are getting one , or maybe even that they ’ re sexually active .
The abortionist and other workers know that they can ’ t tell anyone if they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they were doing at the abortion facility ?
Despite all the evidence Life Dynamics has in exposing the abortion industry , they are largely ignored by the mainstream media .
If their information was broadcast the way it would be if it were information about scandal and abuse in the pro-life movement , the abortion industry would practically be shut down .
Instead , just like with David Daleiden , the legal system and the media , focus on pointing the finger at the pro-lifers claiming the information was illegally obtained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ magic solution would be if we had an honest media.
” Crutcher thinks that Trump has done a good job of waking Americans up to the fact that the media is biased .
He shares a story of a Russian coworker who told him that American media is more dangerous than the Russian media because Russians know the news is fake , Americans believe the fake news .
Crutcher also warns that this election is crucial for the pro-life movement .
If Trump wins , pro-lifers need to resist the urge to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cause for them .
If Biden wins , pro-lifers need to resist the urge to become despondent and just give up .
The pro-life movement has made great progress , and Crutcher warns that we can ’ t stop pushing ahead now , no matter who wins .
He tells listeners that the daily number of abortions has dropped from a high of 5,000 a day to 2,000 a day .
We have to keep fighting and pushing to keep that number moving in the right direction , it ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maren Show is hosted on numerous platforms , including Spotify , SoundCloud , iTunes , and Google Play .
For a full listing of episodes , and to subscribe to various channels , visit our Acast webpage here .
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October 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt have made national news for their exposure of Planned Parenthood’s sale of baby body parts. They followed an undercover investigative method pioneered by Mark Crutcher, who used it to expose the same things as well as how the abortion industry covers up rape, sex trafficking, and other evils.
In today’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Mark Crutcher, the pioneer of going undercover to expose the abortion industry, joins Jonathon to discuss the pro-life movement, what pro-lifers really need to be focusing on, and what the 2020 election means for the pro-life movement.
Crutcher is the founder of Life Dynamics, a ministry devoted to ending abortion, specifically through undercover investigative work and the exposure of the abortion industry.
Listen to the full interview:
“Life Dynamics is perhaps best known for our undercover stings and groundbreaking research into the abortion issue and the industry that capitalizes on it,” According to the Life Dynamics website.
Crutcher begins his interview with Van Maren by discussing the true nature of the pro-life movement. He tells listeners that it isn’t pro-lifers versus pro-aborts. It’s pro-aborts versus babies.
“The war is not between the pro-life side and the pro-abortion side. The war is between the pro-abortion side and the babies … It’s the babies that wind up in the dumpster.”
Crutcher continues, “Basically, what we are is mercenaries. We signed up to fight on the side of those who can’t fight for themselves. That’s what we are.”
Crutcher’s pro-life involvement evolved from being a weekend warrior to participating in debates to leading training seminars. He realized through his debates that changing the minds of pro-aborts wasn’t necessarily the most effective way to end abortion. He asked pro-lifers, ‘If a pro-abort gave you a logical, rational argument that you agreed with, would you change your stance on life?’ The answer was a resounding no, and Crutcher saw that the same was true for the pro-aborts.
Instead, Crutcher saw that the pro-life movement needed to go after the abortion industry to save lives. He saw that exposing the evils of the industry and getting people out of that industry so that it would begin to crumble, would be the best way to reduce abortions.
He laid out his plan in the book Firestorm. A wealthy donor reached out to him after reading the book and finally seeing a plan to end abortion, something he could never get from other pro-life organizations. With the donor’s funding, Crutcher moved into the pro-life movement full-time and began his work to end abortion.
After writing Firestorm, he created a cartoon book making fun of the abortion industry. It didn’t have logical arguments against abortion, just jokes based in fact that highlighted the nature of the industry.
He took blond jokes, lawyer jokes, and other jokes making fun of a specific group and rewrote them for abortionists. He then paired them with cartoons and sent books full of these cartoons to medical students and residents. His goal was to show these students that becoming an abortionist wasn’t why they spent decades in school.
The book exploded, and one medical student who was interviewed about it said, “I’m pro-choice and this is the kind of thing you have to put up with when you decide to do elective abortions.”
In addition to his work to undermine the structure of the abortion industry, Crutcher also pioneered undercover work that exposed the evils that occur in the industry.
In 1999, his group exposed the illegal sale of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities.
They also exposed the abuse and assault that occurs at abortion clinics as well as the industries cover-up of statutory rape.
Life Dynamics hired an actress to call the 836 Planned Parenthood facilities and other abortion centers across the U.S. posing as a 14-year-old impregnated by a 22-year-old man. In this situation, the facility is REQUIRED by law to report her situation since it is statutory rape.
The actress spoke with 813 of the 836 facilities, and 91% of those facilities agreed not to report her situation to the authorities. Most of them even gave her advice on how to get around others discovering it, such as lying to her parents, teachers, giving fake names, etc. The recordings of those phone calls can be found at LifeDynamics.com.
By not reporting statutory rape, these abortion locations are facilitating sex trafficking and abuse. Last year, a missing young girl was found in Florida because of videos of her being raped on Pornhub. She had been taken to Planned Parenthood at least once for an abortion, but the facility neglected to report the statutory rape, which could have saved her from months of abuse. Sadly, situations like this are happening all the time; young girls are stuck being abused because abortion facilities refuse to follow the law.
Life Dynamics and Crutcher also exposed the high frequency of girls being raped in abortion facilities. Young girls come in to get an abortion and haven’t told their parents or anyone that they are getting one, or maybe even that they’re sexually active. The abortionist and other workers know that they can’t tell anyone if they’re raped — how would they explain what they were doing at the abortion facility?
Despite all the evidence Life Dynamics has in exposing the abortion industry, they are largely ignored by the mainstream media. If their information was broadcast the way it would be if it were information about scandal and abuse in the pro-life movement, the abortion industry would practically be shut down.
Instead, just like with David Daleiden, the legal system and the media, focus on pointing the finger at the pro-lifers claiming the information was illegally obtained.
Crutcher tells Van Maren, “The magic solution would be if we had an honest media.”
Crutcher thinks that Trump has done a good job of waking Americans up to the fact that the media is biased. He shares a story of a Russian coworker who told him that American media is more dangerous than the Russian media because Russians know the news is fake, Americans believe the fake news.
Crutcher also warns that this election is crucial for the pro-life movement. If Trump wins, pro-lifers need to resist the urge to take a break and assume Trump will champion the cause for them. If Biden wins, pro-lifers need to resist the urge to become despondent and just give up.
The pro-life movement has made great progress, and Crutcher warns that we can’t stop pushing ahead now, no matter who wins. He tells listeners that the daily number of abortions has dropped from a high of 5,000 a day to 2,000 a day. We have to keep fighting and pushing to keep that number moving in the right direction, it’s a life and death fight.
The Van Maren Show is hosted on numerous platforms, including Spotify, SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Play.
For a full listing of episodes, and to subscribe to various channels, visit our Acast webpage here.
To receive weekly emails when a new episode is uploaded, subscribe below:
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