lifesitenews--2020-12-04--The SSPX, Church Militant, and LifeSite: a response

December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Dear LifeSite readers , we have received many responses regarding our initial coverage of allegations of sexual abuse within the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X .
What has been most disturbing in all this is the reaction from Church Militant .
We have been called “ frauds ” by Michael Voris , and this is particularly sad as I consider him a friend .
I ’ ll address these concerns in this special episode .
Let me begin with the mission of LifeSite , which is to educate and to activate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Truth – the Truth with a capital T – which is Jesus Christ .
We want every story , every video , every text to give glory to God .
That being said , we live in a fallen world and thus have to report on many horrible things .
Nevertheless the aim remains the same .
And when we report on horrible things , it ’ s to shine light on evil to cast it out , and to purify Holy Mother Church to better help her in her mission of getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s get to our coverage of the SSPX abuse cases .
First of all you should know how LifeSite got into this investigation in the first place .
It was Michael Voris asking us to engage in it .
At LifeSite we take all investigative journalism very seriously and so we had two reporters delving into the facts of the case for months .
They conducted dozens of interviews , they acquired court documents , police records , spoke to victims , spoke to priests of the Society , and chronicled their findings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commendation for their work .
Once we started looking into the situation , we discovered a definite bias against the SSPX on the part of Church Militant which in our studied analysis has led to some problems with their investigation .
Church Militant ’ s headline on their first story covering abuse cases in the SSPX was titled , “ SSPX : ‘ Sympathetic to Perverts ’ ” .
Their lead reporter on the story Christine Niles has called the SSPX a “ cult ” and their CEO Michael Voris has , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ Nazi pedophile cult.
” Let me be very up front about where LifeSite stands regarding the SSPX .
We stand where the Catholic Church does on this question .
Remember that Catholics are permitted to attend Masses at SSPX parishes , and thanks to Pope Francis , are able to have their confessions heard by SSPX priests and in 2017 the Vatican permitted the faithful to go have their marriages witnessed by SSPX priests .
Likely one of the best summaries of this comes in a post by Fr .
Z.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion on the SSPX .
Writing in September to Catholic Family News , Archbishop Vigano said , “ I consider Archbishop Lefebvre ( founder of the SSPX ) an exemplary confessor of the Faith , and I think that by now it is obvious that his denunciation of the Council and the modernist apostasy is more relevant than ever.
” .
The Archbishop commended the “ hidden and often silent work ” which “ has been carried out by the Society of Saint Pius X ” as deserving of “ recognition for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be extinguished at a moment in which celebrating the ancient Mass was considered subversive and a reason for excommunication.
” There is another heroic bishop who has expressed himself on this question – Bishop Athanasius Schneider .
Bishop Schneider ’ s vantage point is important especially since he was asked by the Vatican to make an official visit to SSPX seminaries on behalf of the Holy See .
He visited two SSPX seminaries in 2015 and shared his observations with the news service Adalente la Fe .
“ To my knowledge there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the clergy and faithful of the SSPX the official canonical recognition , ” he said .
Bishop Schneider noted “ the SSPX believes , worship and conducts a moral life as it was demanded and recognized by the Supreme Magisterium and was observed universally in the Church during a centuries long period.
” The bishop also notes that “ the SSPX recognizes the legitimacy of the Pope and the diocesan bishops and prays for them publicly and recognizes also the validity of the sacraments according to the editio typica of the new liturgical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should suffice for a canonical recognition of the SSPX on behalf of the Holy See.
” LifeSiteNews asked Bishop Schneider for his comment on investigations into sexual abuse by priests associated with the SSPX and in response he said : Recently , one could observe that the Society of St. Pius X ( SSPX ) has been made from various sides a target of attacks in connection with cases of sexual abuse .
The detection and transparent processing of cases of pedophilia should be done in a necessarily objective and thoroughgoing manner , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned and without making any exceptions .
However , one could get the impression that the SPPX would be the only Catholic religious organization that had to respond to such accusations .
It is difficult to simply dismiss the impression that some of the accusations were conducted in a biased manner .
If the SSPX is accused of failing to prevent and effectively manage cases of pedophilia on the part of its members , then for the sake of fairness , all dioceses around the world and all religious communities should as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one could find shortcomings maybe to the same or greater extent .
Furthermore , it is part of fundamental justice and logic that religious communities or dioceses can not be held responsible for the atrocities which their members or employees committed after they had been separated or dismissed from these communities .
If one were to follow such logic , the Augustinian order , for example , would have to be held responsible for the anti-Semitic statements of Martin Luther , their former member .
In coming to terms with atrocities committed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by truth and justice , without regard to the person .
On the other hand , this coming to terms with the past must not be used to unleash additional personal antipathies against a certain Church superior or against a certain religious community .
Emotional neutrality is necessary for a fair judgment .
The Word of God should be the guiding principle here : “ If you are angry , do not sin !
” ( Eph .
4:26 ) and “ The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our own story , I ’ ll be fully transparent .
I attend a Novus Ordo parish , with no local Latin Mass parish within several hours of my home .
When I travel I ’ m able to attend Latin Mass , and I nearly always do so with the Fraternity of St. Peter .
Some of our staff attend the Novus Ordo .
Others attend diocescan Traditional Latin Masses , others Fraternity of St. Peter Latin Masses , and still some attend SSPX Masses .
Our main investigator Stephen Kokx @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SSPX .
He himself attends SSPX Masses .
But he is by no means what an op-ed at Church Militant charges – an SSPX “ mole in LifeSiteNews.
” Stephen has done excellent work for us at LifeSite and is a true gift to our mission .
Everyone who knows him , knows him to be fair , objective , and truth-seeking .
In college , he was a liberal who voted for John Kerry and Barack Obama .
He came to an authentic Catholic faith 7 years ago at the age of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spiritual wilderness .
One of the most outlandish claims against LifeSite ’ s reporting is that Church Militant says their sources said “ Kokx had been ‘ harassing ’ victims with his questioning , impugning their integrity and calling into question their veracity.
” Church Militant reporter Christine Niles says “ Church Militant was shown his line of questioning , and we agree.
” We reviewed his questions and they are not out of line .
It is obviously difficult to ask questions of abuse victims and reporters must do so with care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ascertain the facts as there is ample evidence that at times accusers have given false testimony .
And finally , I wanted to address the situation with Michael Voris and Christine Niles personally .
I consider you both friends .
We have prayed together and conversed about the difficulties afflicting the Church and the world .
I admire your tenacity and your bravery , your professional look and feel in that amazing studio of yours , and your teaching of the faith especially in its difficult aspects .
I do believe we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe there is error in our brother ’ s approach .
But such disagreements should not involve ad hominem attacks , name-calling , and disparaging one another .
From my perspective we are all trying to fight the same fight : the fight for Truth , the fight for Christ against Satan and all his pomps and works .

December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Dear LifeSite readers, we have received many responses regarding our initial coverage of allegations of sexual abuse within the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X. What has been most disturbing in all this is the reaction from Church Militant. We have been called “frauds” by Michael Voris, and this is particularly sad as I consider him a friend. I’ll address these concerns in this special episode.
Let me begin with the mission of LifeSite, which is to educate and to activate people to change the culture to the Truth – the Truth with a capital T – which is Jesus Christ.
We want every story, every video, every text to give glory to God. That being said, we live in a fallen world and thus have to report on many horrible things. Nevertheless the aim remains the same. And when we report on horrible things, it’s to shine light on evil to cast it out, and to purify Holy Mother Church to better help her in her mission of getting souls to heaven.
Now let’s get to our coverage of the SSPX abuse cases. First of all you should know how LifeSite got into this investigation in the first place. It was Michael Voris asking us to engage in it. At LifeSite we take all investigative journalism very seriously and so we had two reporters delving into the facts of the case for months. They conducted dozens of interviews, they acquired court documents, police records, spoke to victims, spoke to priests of the Society, and chronicled their findings meticulously. Honestly, they deserve great commendation for their work.
Once we started looking into the situation, we discovered a definite bias against the SSPX on the part of Church Militant which in our studied analysis has led to some problems with their investigation.
Church Militant’s headline on their first story covering abuse cases in the SSPX was titled, “SSPX: ‘Sympathetic to Perverts’”. Their lead reporter on the story Christine Niles has called the SSPX a “cult” and their CEO Michael Voris has, on Twitter, referred to the SSPX as a “Nazi pedophile cult.”
Let me be very up front about where LifeSite stands regarding the SSPX. We stand where the Catholic Church does on this question. Remember that Catholics are permitted to attend Masses at SSPX parishes, and thanks to Pope Francis, are able to have their confessions heard by SSPX priests and in 2017 the Vatican permitted the faithful to go have their marriages witnessed by SSPX priests. Likely one of the best summaries of this comes in a post by Fr. Z.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano recently gave his opinion on the SSPX. Writing in September to Catholic Family News, Archbishop Vigano said, “I consider Archbishop Lefebvre (founder of the SSPX) an exemplary confessor of the Faith, and I think that by now it is obvious that his denunciation of the Council and the modernist apostasy is more relevant than ever.”. The Archbishop commended the “hidden and often silent work” which “has been carried out by the Society of Saint Pius X” as deserving of “recognition for not having allowed the flame of Tradition to be extinguished at a moment in which celebrating the ancient Mass was considered subversive and a reason for excommunication.”
There is another heroic bishop who has expressed himself on this question – Bishop Athanasius Schneider. Bishop Schneider’s vantage point is important especially since he was asked by the Vatican to make an official visit to SSPX seminaries on behalf of the Holy See. He visited two SSPX seminaries in 2015 and shared his observations with the news service Adalente la Fe.
“To my knowledge there are no weighty reasons in order to deny the clergy and faithful of the SSPX the official canonical recognition,” he said. Bishop Schneider noted “the SSPX believes, worship and conducts a moral life as it was demanded and recognized by the Supreme Magisterium and was observed universally in the Church during a centuries long period.” The bishop also notes that “the SSPX recognizes the legitimacy of the Pope and the diocesan bishops and prays for them publicly and recognizes also the validity of the sacraments according to the editio typica of the new liturgical books.”
His conclusion was “This should suffice for a canonical recognition of the SSPX on behalf of the Holy See.”
LifeSiteNews asked Bishop Schneider for his comment on investigations into sexual abuse by priests associated with the SSPX and in response he said:
Recently, one could observe that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has been made from various sides a target of attacks in connection with cases of sexual abuse. The detection and transparent processing of cases of pedophilia should be done in a necessarily objective and thoroughgoing manner, irrespective of the persons or ecclesiastical communities concerned and without making any exceptions. However, one could get the impression that the SPPX would be the only Catholic religious organization that had to respond to such accusations. It is difficult to simply dismiss the impression that some of the accusations were conducted in a biased manner. If the SSPX is accused of failing to prevent and effectively manage cases of pedophilia on the part of its members, then for the sake of fairness, all dioceses around the world and all religious communities should as well be investigated, where in some cases one could find shortcomings maybe to the same or greater extent. Furthermore, it is part of fundamental justice and logic that religious communities or dioceses cannot be held responsible for the atrocities which their members or employees committed after they had been separated or dismissed from these communities. If one were to follow such logic, the Augustinian order, for example, would have to be held responsible for the anti-Semitic statements of Martin Luther, their former member. In coming to terms with atrocities committed by clerics, one should be guided only by truth and justice, without regard to the person. On the other hand, this coming to terms with the past must not be used to unleash additional personal antipathies against a certain Church superior or against a certain religious community. Emotional neutrality is necessary for a fair judgment. The Word of God should be the guiding principle here: “If you are angry, do not sin!” (Eph. 4:26) and “The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20)
Getting back to our own story, I’ll be fully transparent. I attend a Novus Ordo parish, with no local Latin Mass parish within several hours of my home. When I travel I’m able to attend Latin Mass, and I nearly always do so with the Fraternity of St. Peter. Some of our staff attend the Novus Ordo. Others attend diocescan Traditional Latin Masses, others Fraternity of St. Peter Latin Masses, and still some attend SSPX Masses.
Our main investigator Stephen Kokx has no axe to grind with the SSPX. He himself attends SSPX Masses. But he is by no means what an op-ed at Church Militant charges – an SSPX “mole in LifeSiteNews.” Stephen has done excellent work for us at LifeSite and is a true gift to our mission. Everyone who knows him, knows him to be fair, objective, and truth-seeking. In college, he was a liberal who voted for John Kerry and Barack Obama. He came to an authentic Catholic faith 7 years ago at the age of 27 after spending many years in the spiritual wilderness.
One of the most outlandish claims against LifeSite’s reporting is that Church Militant says their sources said “Kokx had been ‘harassing’ victims with his questioning, impugning their integrity and calling into question their veracity.” Church Militant reporter Christine Niles says “Church Militant was shown his line of questioning, and we agree.”
We reviewed his questions and they are not out of line. It is obviously difficult to ask questions of abuse victims and reporters must do so with care, but we must also try to ascertain the facts as there is ample evidence that at times accusers have given false testimony.
And finally, I wanted to address the situation with Michael Voris and Christine Niles personally. I consider you both friends. We have prayed together and conversed about the difficulties afflicting the Church and the world. I admire your tenacity and your bravery, your professional look and feel in that amazing studio of yours, and your teaching of the faith especially in its difficult aspects.
I do believe we can respectfully challenge one another even when we believe there is error in our brother’s approach. But such disagreements should not involve ad hominem attacks, name-calling, and disparaging one another. From my perspective we are all trying to fight the same fight: the fight for Truth, the fight for Christ against Satan and all his pomps and works.
Follow John-Henry John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-04--Austin mayor told residents to stay home over COVID… while vacationing in Mexico

AUSTIN , Texas , December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In November , Austin Mayor Steve Adler released a video message urging residents to “ stay home if you can , ” in the interest of curbing the spread of COVID-19 .
What residents didn ’ t know at the time was that the message was filmed not from the Democrat ’ s home but from a vacation spot in Mexico .
`` We need to stay home if you can , '' Adler said in the address , first posted to Facebook on November 9 .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep the numbers down .
This is not the time to relax .
We may have to close things down if we 're not careful . ''
However , KVUE reported that Adler has now admitted that he had filmed the message from Cabo San Lucas , Mexico , where he was vacationing with eight people , consisting of both immediate and extended family members .
Two days before that , he hosted a 20-person wedding ceremony and reception for his daughter at Hotel Saint Cecilia .
At the time , Austin health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 10 people and to avoid non-essential travel , dining or shopping .
The group went to Mexico via private jet , and the mayor maintains that he and his guests practiced precautions throughout , including rapid testing , masking , and social distancing , and that the wedding was outdoors .
“ We aren ’ t asking people never to venture out , ” he said Wednesday ; “ we ask everyone to be as safe as possible in what they do.
” Later that day , Adler issued a more contrite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel .
I wouldn ’ t travel now , didn ’ t over Thanksgiving and won ’ t over Christmas .
But my fear is that this travel , even having happened during a safer period , could be used by some as justification for risky behavior .
In hindsight , and even though it violated no order , it set a bad example for which I apologize . ''
Adler joins a growing list of Democrat politicians , liberal personalities , and left-wing activists who have flouted their own coronavirus rules to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl ) ; riot and/or protest ( Black Lives Matter activists ) ; get their hair done ( Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ) ; disregard masks ( CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo ) , commit adultery ( UK researcher and early lockdown proponent Neil Ferguson ) , hold political celebrations ( Joe Biden supporters ) , mourn the dead ( attendees of the funeral of Rep. John Lewis , D-Georgia ) , or engage in “ non-essential ” holiday travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Steve Adler joins a list of Democrats who have ignored coronavirus rules to engage in various activities.
AUSTIN, Texas, December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In November, Austin Mayor Steve Adler released a video message urging residents to “stay home if you can,” in the interest of curbing the spread of COVID-19. What residents didn’t know at the time was that the message was filmed not from the Democrat’s home but from a vacation spot in Mexico.
“We need to stay home if you can,” Adler said in the address, first posted to Facebook on November 9. “Do everything you can to try to keep the numbers down. This is not the time to relax. We may have to close things down if we're not careful.”
However, KVUE reported that Adler has now admitted that he had filmed the message from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where he was vacationing with eight people, consisting of both immediate and extended family members. Two days before that, he hosted a 20-person wedding ceremony and reception for his daughter at Hotel Saint Cecilia.
At the time, Austin health officials were urging residents to limit gatherings to 10 people and to avoid non-essential travel, dining or shopping.
The group went to Mexico via private jet, and the mayor maintains that he and his guests practiced precautions throughout, including rapid testing, masking, and social distancing, and that the wedding was outdoors. “We aren’t asking people never to venture out,” he said Wednesday; “we ask everyone to be as safe as possible in what they do.”
Later that day, Adler issued a more contrite follow-up statement: “I regret this travel. I wouldn’t travel now, didn’t over Thanksgiving and won’t over Christmas. But my fear is that this travel, even having happened during a safer period, could be used by some as justification for risky behavior. In hindsight, and even though it violated no order, it set a bad example for which I apologize.”
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Adler joins a growing list of Democrat politicians, liberal personalities, and left-wing activists who have flouted their own coronavirus rules to enjoy fine dining (California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl); riot and/or protest (Black Lives Matter activists); get their hair done (Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi); disregard masks (CNN’s Chris Cuomo), commit adultery (UK researcher and early lockdown proponent Neil Ferguson), hold political celebrations (Joe Biden supporters), mourn the dead (attendees of the funeral of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia), or engage in “non-essential” holiday travel (Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker).
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lifesitenews--2020-12-04--Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud

December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A top civil liberties group has released bombshell new evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election , including an eyewitness report that up to 280,000 ballots “ disappeared ” from a trailer in Pennsylvania .
At a news conference on December 1 , the Amistad Project unveiled multiple whistleblower accounts and sworn testimony pointing to “ massive ballot fraud ” in the 2020 election .
The Amistad Project is an initiative of the pro-life , pro-family Thomas More Society that works to defend constitutional liberties and election integrity .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of affidavits and video interviews are being used in litigation by the Amistad Project to ensure election integrity and to uphold election laws in key battleground states , ” the Amistad Project said .
They stated that the accounts , largely from postal workers , “ reveal multi-state illegal efforts by USPS workers to influence the election in at least three of six swing states .
Details include potentially hundreds of thousands of completed absentee ballots being transported across three state lines , and a trailer filled with ballots disappearing in Pennsylvania.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in sworn declarations state that over 300,000 ballots are at issue in Arizona , 548,000 in Michigan , 204,000 in Georgia , and over 121,000 in Pennsylvania , ” the Amistad Project noted .
Up to 280,000 ballots “ disappeared ” in PA The Amistad Project ’ s conference highlighted the eyewitness account of Jesse Morgan , a driver for a USPS subcontractor , whose route runs through the Pennsylvanian cities of Lancaster and Harrisburg .
Pennsylvania suffered widespread issues ahead of the general election , like 29,000 glitched ballots for Pittsburgh voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nearby Republican county .
On October 21 , Morgan was instructed to deliver 24 bulk mail containers holding approximately 144,000-288,000 ballots from New York to Pennsylvania , according to the Amistad Project .
He observed written addresses and at least one postmark on some of the ballots , indicating that they already had been filled out by voters .
The Amistad Project said that when Morgan reached Harrisburg , “ a self- identified ‘ transportation supervisor ’ ” told him “ to drive the whole load to Lancaster without unloading the portion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lancaster and parking his truck “ in the normal place , ” Morgan found the next morning that the vehicle “ was gone , ” along with the ballot containers .
The ballots had traveled “ across three state lines , ” the Amistad Project said .
“ Mr .
Morgan experienced several odd behaviors by a select group of USPS personnel which postal experts in sworn statements indicate grossly deviate from normal procedure and behavior , ” the Amistad Project also related .
Morgan ’ s account wouldn ’ t be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania this year .
Days before the election , Butler County officials announced that thousands of mail-in ballots from the predominately Republican county simply disappeared in the mail .
As of October 29 , nearly 75 % of the 40,000 mail-in ballots requested by voters in the county remained unreturned .
Butler County blamed USPS , which has denied responsibility .
“ Sweeps ” of USPS facilities after the election led to the apparent discovery of 1,700 purportedly lost ballots from Pennsylvania .
An independent analysis of ballot return dates found that USPS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots altogether .
More than 30,000 ballots from the Keystone State either have no return dates or ones earlier than their send dates .
The press release from the Amistad Project ’ s news conference discussed additional reports by “ postal workers in Pennsylvania who were instructed to place Trump mail – including campaign literature – in undeliverable bins while making sure that Biden mail was delivered in a timely fashion.
” Amistad noted other USPS whistleblowers in Michigan and Wisconsin who swore to first-hand knowledge of systematic ballot backdating .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gregory Stenstrom , a forensic computer expert and Delaware County poll watcher who presented an affidavit alleging widespread fraud .
“ Mr .
Stenstrom in Delaware County witnessed unsupervised access by a vendor representing Dominion during which the vendor apparently violated election system certification protocols and inserted jump drives to download and update the aggregation machines counting the vote , ” the Amistad Project said .
Stenstrom detailed these charges at the voter fraud hearing held by the Pennsylvania State Senate last Friday , claiming that it is “ impossible to verify the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” from Delaware County .
“ I personally observed USB cards being uploaded to voting machines by the voting machine warehouse supervisor on multiple occasions , ” he said .
The supervisor , who was “ not being observed ” and “ not part of the process , ” inserted unidentified USBs into voting machines two dozen times , according to Strenstrom .
“ We have multiple other witnesses who saw it , including Democrat poll watchers , ” he continued .
Voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems , a top election technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rash of election day glitches that affected over 80,000 ballots in Georgia alone .
Several Pennsylvania counties reported Dominion machine breakdowns and other issues , like voters losing their votes after failing to handle Dominion ballot printouts properly .
The Trump campaign has said that they “ have testimony of different workers ” from Dominion “ admitting that they were trained how to dispose of Trump votes and add to Biden votes.
” Gregory Stenstrom also attested that he and a fellow poll watcher observed between 60,000-70,000 ballots kept in a back room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a picture in here of a large number of boxes that I took that were filled with what appeared to be ballots sitting by the BlueCrest machine , ” Strenstrom said .
“ They were there for about three hours and then they disappeared.
” He added that “ we just learned two days ago that virtually all chain of custody logs , records , yellow sheets , everything , was gone , ” “ All forensic evidence , all custody sheets ” from Delaware County “ are gone , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in where we have 100,000 to 120,000 ballots , both mail-in and USB , that are in question , ” Stenstrom concluded .
On November 17 , Steven J. Miller , a mathematics professor at Williams College , submitted yet another affidavit putting into question 90,000-100,000 absentee ballots from Pennsylvania .
His assessment relied on information provided by Voting Integrity Project , an election integrity group retained by the Amistad Project .
Data collected by the Voting Integrity Project has “ been used to identify hundreds of thousands of potentially fraudulent ballots in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Phill Kline , head of the Amistad Project .
Miller analyzed data from Voter Integrity Project ’ s election surveys and 2,684 phone interviews with registered Republican voters .
According to his affidavit , of the 1,706 Republicans who said they did not request a ballot , 556 nevertheless had ballots requested in their name .
463 of 1,150 who said they had requested a ballot and sent it back said that their ballots had not been counted .
Based on these ratios , Miller wrote : “ I estimate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requested by someone other than the registered Republican or requested and returned but not counted range from 89,397 to 98,801.
” The mathematics professor continued : “ Almost surely , the number of ballots requested by someone other than the registered Republican is between 37,001 and 58,914 , ” Miller stated .
“ Almost surely the number of ballots requested by registered Republicans and returned but not counted is in the range from 38,910 to 56,483.
” FEC chairman James Trainor noted that Miller “ would be qualified in almost any court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis “ adds to the conclusions that some level of voter fraud took place in this year 's election.
” “ The rush to certify results that are this suspicious from places with known election violations would nullify millions of votes that were legally cast by individual voters , ” Trainor concluded .

New evidence reveals 'multi-state illegal efforts by USPS workers to influence the election in at least three of six swing states'
December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A top civil liberties group has released bombshell new evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, including an eyewitness report that up to 280,000 ballots “disappeared” from a trailer in Pennsylvania.
At a news conference on December 1, the Amistad Project unveiled multiple whistleblower accounts and sworn testimony pointing to “massive ballot fraud” in the 2020 election. The Amistad Project is an initiative of the pro-life, pro-family Thomas More Society that works to defend constitutional liberties and election integrity.
“Evidence from these whistleblowers in the form of affidavits and video interviews are being used in litigation by the Amistad Project to ensure election integrity and to uphold election laws in key battleground states,” the Amistad Project said.
They stated that the accounts, largely from postal workers, “reveal multi-state illegal efforts by USPS workers to influence the election in at least three of six swing states. Details include potentially hundreds of thousands of completed absentee ballots being transported across three state lines, and a trailer filled with ballots disappearing in Pennsylvania.”
“Experts retained by the Amistad Project in sworn declarations state that over 300,000 ballots are at issue in Arizona, 548,000 in Michigan, 204,000 in Georgia, and over 121,000 in Pennsylvania,” the Amistad Project noted.
Up to 280,000 ballots “disappeared” in PA
The Amistad Project’s conference highlighted the eyewitness account of Jesse Morgan, a driver for a USPS subcontractor, whose route runs through the Pennsylvanian cities of Lancaster and Harrisburg. Pennsylvania suffered widespread issues ahead of the general election, like 29,000 glitched ballots for Pittsburgh voters and delays that impacted 60,000 people in a nearby Republican county.
On October 21, Morgan was instructed to deliver 24 bulk mail containers holding approximately 144,000-288,000 ballots from New York to Pennsylvania, according to the Amistad Project. He observed written addresses and at least one postmark on some of the ballots, indicating that they already had been filled out by voters.
The Amistad Project said that when Morgan reached Harrisburg, “a self- identified ‘transportation supervisor’” told him “to drive the whole load to Lancaster without unloading the portion intended for Harrisburg.” After arriving at Lancaster and parking his truck “in the normal place,” Morgan found the next morning that the vehicle “was gone,” along with the ballot containers. The ballots had traveled “across three state lines,” the Amistad Project said.
“Mr. Morgan experienced several odd behaviors by a select group of USPS personnel which postal experts in sworn statements indicate grossly deviate from normal procedure and behavior,” the Amistad Project also related.
Morgan’s account wouldn’t be the first example of mass ballot loss in Pennsylvania this year. Days before the election, Butler County officials announced that thousands of mail-in ballots from the predominately Republican county simply disappeared in the mail. As of October 29, nearly 75% of the 40,000 mail-in ballots requested by voters in the county remained unreturned. Butler County blamed USPS, which has denied responsibility.
“Sweeps” of USPS facilities after the election led to the apparent discovery of 1,700 purportedly lost ballots from Pennsylvania. An independent analysis of ballot return dates found that USPS may have mismanaged at least 100,000 Pennsylvania mail-in ballots altogether. More than 30,000 ballots from the Keystone State either have no return dates or ones earlier than their send dates.
The press release from the Amistad Project’s news conference discussed additional reports by “postal workers in Pennsylvania who were instructed to place Trump mail – including campaign literature – in undeliverable bins while making sure that Biden mail was delivered in a timely fashion.” Amistad noted other USPS whistleblowers in Michigan and Wisconsin who swore to first-hand knowledge of systematic ballot backdating.
100,000-120,000 ballots “impossible to verify”
The news conference also featured the testimony of Gregory Stenstrom, a forensic computer expert and Delaware County poll watcher who presented an affidavit alleging widespread fraud.
“Mr. Stenstrom in Delaware County witnessed unsupervised access by a vendor representing Dominion during which the vendor apparently violated election system certification protocols and inserted jump drives to download and update the aggregation machines counting the vote,” the Amistad Project said.
Stenstrom detailed these charges at the voter fraud hearing held by the Pennsylvania State Senate last Friday, claiming that it is “impossible to verify the validity of about 100,000 to 120,000 votes” from Delaware County.
“I personally observed USB cards being uploaded to voting machines by the voting machine warehouse supervisor on multiple occasions,” he said. The supervisor, who was “not being observed” and “not part of the process,” inserted unidentified USBs into voting machines two dozen times, according to Strenstrom. “We have multiple other witnesses who saw it, including Democrat poll watchers,” he continued.
Voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems, a top election technology vendor, have been linked to a rash of election day glitches that affected over 80,000 ballots in Georgia alone. Several Pennsylvania counties reported Dominion machine breakdowns and other issues, like voters losing their votes after failing to handle Dominion ballot printouts properly. The Trump campaign has said that they “have testimony of different workers” from Dominion “admitting that they were trained how to dispose of Trump votes and add to Biden votes.”
Gregory Stenstrom also attested that he and a fellow poll watcher observed between 60,000-70,000 ballots kept in a back room and never counted. “We have a picture in here of a large number of boxes that I took that were filled with what appeared to be ballots sitting by the BlueCrest machine,” Strenstrom said. “They were there for about three hours and then they disappeared.”
He added that “we just learned two days ago that virtually all chain of custody logs, records, yellow sheets, everything, was gone,” “All forensic evidence, all custody sheets” from Delaware County “are gone,” he said. “So we have a situation in where we have 100,000 to 120,000 ballots, both mail-in and USB, that are in question,” Stenstrom concluded.
Mathematician flags tens of thousands of absentee ballots
On November 17, Steven J. Miller, a mathematics professor at Williams College, submitted yet another affidavit putting into question 90,000-100,000 absentee ballots from Pennsylvania. His assessment relied on information provided by Voting Integrity Project, an election integrity group retained by the Amistad Project. Data collected by the Voting Integrity Project has “been used to identify hundreds of thousands of potentially fraudulent ballots in states where we filed litigation,” according to Phill Kline, head of the Amistad Project.
Miller analyzed data from Voter Integrity Project’s election surveys and 2,684 phone interviews with registered Republican voters. According to his affidavit, of the 1,706 Republicans who said they did not request a ballot, 556 nevertheless had ballots requested in their name. 463 of 1,150 who said they had requested a ballot and sent it back said that their ballots had not been counted.
Based on these ratios, Miller wrote: “I estimate that the number of ballots that were either requested by someone other than the registered Republican or requested and returned but not counted range from 89,397 to 98,801.”
The mathematics professor continued: “Almost surely, the number of ballots requested by someone other than the registered Republican is between 37,001 and 58,914,” Miller stated. “Almost surely the number of ballots requested by registered Republicans and returned but not counted is in the range from 38,910 to 56,483.”
FEC chairman James Trainor noted that Miller “would be qualified in almost any court in the country” and said that his analysis “adds to the conclusions that some level of voter fraud took place in this year's election.”
“The rush to certify results that are this suspicious from places with known election violations would nullify millions of votes that were legally cast by individual voters,” Trainor concluded.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-04--Canadian provincial leader boasts of ‘stealing Christmas’ to keep people ‘safe’

WINNIPEG , Manitoba , December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The leader of one of Canada ’ s most locked-down provinces boasted on Thursday that he is “ the guy who ’ s stealing Christmas ” to keep people in his province “ safe ” from COVID-19 .
“ I ’ m the guy who ’ s stealing Christmas , to keep you safe because you need to do this now , ” said the Progressive Conservative Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister to reporters at the end of his Thursday press conference .
Pallister suggested that not getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ love ” and “ care ” for each other .
“ Stay safe , protect each other , love each other , care for each other , you ’ ve got so many ways to show that , but don ’ t get together this Christmas , ” said Pallister .
Pallister and his government have enacted some of the most severe and restrictive COVID-19 lockdown measures in Canada , moving the entire province into the red “ critical ” phase of lockdown levels on November 12 .
The current measures are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the province ’ s chief public health officer , Dr. Brent Roussin , hinted that the harsh restrictions most likely will remain in place beyond that date .
The Manitoba government decreed that all churches “ must close ” and only “ provide services virtually.
” Before the “ critical ” lockdown level orders were enacted , regulations allowed churches in Winnipeg to operate at 15 percent capacity , and those in the rest of the province at 20 percent .
Social gatherings of any kind are not “ permitted ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ critical services ” can be open at 25 percent capacity .
This means that gyms , movie theaters , recreation centers , and museums are being ordered to close .
Restaurants can offer take-out only , but schools remain open .
Just recently , police in Winnipeg , which is Manitoba ’ s largest city and capital , put out a call to actively encourage its citizens to make use of COVID-19 “ snitch lines ” to report large private gatherings to the government .
Some churches — although not Catholic ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ churches , following government orders ) — have fought back .
Only recently , the Manitoba Church of God in Steinbach was handed a CA $ 5,000 fine after defying COVID-19 restrictions to hold an in-person service .
The same church again defied COVID-19 rules banning all church services other than virtual ones last Sunday , and held a drive-in service which saw the police block the parking lot of the church .
The pastor of the church , Tobias Tissen , forged ahead with the planned service but had to do so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a loudspeaker in the back of a truck .
He used the church ’ s Facebook page to give updates to his parishioners .
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms ( JCCF ) released a “ comprehensive Charter analysis of the Manitoba Government ’ s lockdown measures , ” going on to say that the Pallister government ’ s COVID-19 orders “ violate the Charter freedoms of citizens to move , travel , assemble , associate and worship , all while crippling society and the economy.
” “ The Province seems to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charter rights that protect their freedoms to assemble , associate , worship , and express themselves , ” said Allison Pejovic , a Winnipeg-based lawyer and a member of the Manitoba bar .
“ Manitobans are basically living under draconian restrictions .
They are being told that they can ’ t see their loved ones and friends , buy their children Christmas presents at the stores , and come together in worship during the Christmas season.
” On December 2 , the JCCF warned it will seek an injunction against the Manitoba government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not reverse course .
“ Premier Pallister has two days to reverse this decision , or the Justice Centre will file for an injunction to prevent the continual enforcement of fines and tickets against church goers , ” said the JCCF in their warning .
On December 3 , the JCCF released a bombshell charter analysis called “ Flying Blind , ” which shows how the Canadian and provincial government ’ s own data indicates that COVID-19 lockdowns have caused more harm than the virus .
“ Flying Blind explains how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; governments have relied on speculation and exaggerated estimates to justify Charter-violating lockdown policies , ” reads the analysis .
Pallister joins Ontario ’ s Premier Doug Ford , who in November said that he expects families to avoid “ holiday parties or large family dinners ” for 2020 in a politically correct announcement about “ Holiday Season Safety ” that did not mention Christmas at all .
In late October , Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that unless “ we ’ re really , really careful , ” Canadians might not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and friends , despite the fact he allegedly broke coronavirus restrictions himself to visit his family this Easter .
As of today , Manitoba lists 9,172 “ cases ” of COVID-19 with 362 deaths attributed to the virus .
The population of Manitoba is roughly 1.4 million , which means 0.03 % of the province ’ s population has died due to the coronavirus .
To contact Manitoba Members of the Legislative Assembly , please CLICK HERE .

‘Stay safe, protect each other, love each other, care for each other, you’ve got so many ways to show that, but don’t get together this Christmas,’ said Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The leader of one of Canada’s most locked-down provinces boasted on Thursday that he is “the guy who’s stealing Christmas” to keep people in his province “safe” from COVID-19.
“I’m the guy who’s stealing Christmas, to keep you safe because you need to do this now,” said the Progressive Conservative Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister to reporters at the end of his Thursday press conference.
Pallister suggested that not getting together for Christmas is a way to “love” and “care” for each other.
“Stay safe, protect each other, love each other, care for each other, you’ve got so many ways to show that, but don’t get together this Christmas,” said Pallister.
Pallister and his government have enacted some of the most severe and restrictive COVID-19 lockdown measures in Canada, moving the entire province into the red “critical” phase of lockdown levels on November 12.
The current measures are set to expire on December 11, but the province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, hinted that the harsh restrictions most likely will remain in place beyond that date.
The Manitoba government decreed that all churches “must close” and only “provide services virtually.” Before the “critical” lockdown level orders were enacted, regulations allowed churches in Winnipeg to operate at 15 percent capacity, and those in the rest of the province at 20 percent.
Social gatherings of any kind are not “permitted” in Manitoba, and only businesses listed as “critical services” can be open at 25 percent capacity. This means that gyms, movie theaters, recreation centers, and museums are being ordered to close. Restaurants can offer take-out only, but schools remain open.
Just recently, police in Winnipeg, which is Manitoba’s largest city and capital, put out a call to actively encourage its citizens to make use of COVID-19 “snitch lines” to report large private gatherings to the government.
Some churches — although not Catholic ones (as Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon closed churches, following government orders) — have fought back.
— Article continues below Petition — Canada: Sign the Geneva Consensus Declaration! Show Petition Text 6733 have signed the petition. Let's get to 7500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition On October 22nd, thirty-two nations signed the historic Geneva Consensus Declaration, including the co-sponsoring nations, the United States, Brazil, Hungary, Indonesia, and Uganda. However, Canada was not among the signatories. Please SIGN this joint petition, from LifeSite and Campaign Life Coalition, urging Canada to ratify the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which will put Canada at the forefront in the fight to protect genuine human rights. The Geneva Consensus Declaration takes a firm stance against invented human rights by saying, "there is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion." The Geneva Consensus Declaration further reaffirms: That "protecting the right to life" is an "essential priority."
The "inherent 'dignity and worth of the human person'" and that "'every human has the inherent right to life.'"
That "'the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and state,'" as the Declaration on the Rights of the Child stated. Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition to Canadian MPs, asking them to restore Canada's reputation as a world leader in human rights, and sign the Geneva Consensus Declaration. In the past, Canada had a reputation for supporting conventions and declarations that promote fundamental and universal principles, including the right to life and the centrality of the natural family in society. To that end, Canada signed declarations and conventions supporting the child and the natural family, like the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1990. However, in recent years, Canada has deviated from its commitments and its historic role in advancing genuine human rights. Instead, Canada has pushed a marginal agenda focused on newly-invented “rights” that are neither based in natural law nor in any international treaty. Among these are a false right to abortion, a false right to choose one’s gender, and a false right to sexual pleasure for children. Indeed, Canada has become a bully on the world stage, imposing its agenda on traditional peoples in developing nations, promoting abortion, gender theory, and radical sex education. It is time for Canada to stand up for genuine human rights like it once did, especially the right to life, and proclaim that the nuclear family is the basis of society. By ratifying the Geneva Consensus Declaration, Canada would join other nations in upholding these very things, and would recommit itself to safeguarding the rights and principles that it formerly promoted and defended. Please SIGN this petition calling on the Members of Parliament to sign the Geneva Consensus Declaration. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Information about the Geneva Consensus Declaration - https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/oga/global-health-diplomacy/protecting-life-global-health-policy/geneva-declaration.html The text of the Geneva Consensus Declaration - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/geneva-consensus-declaration-english.pdf CLC article, 'Canada Must Join the Geneva Consensus Declaration' - https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/clc-blog/id/118/title/canada-must-join-the-geneva-consensus LifeSite article, '32 nations, including US, declare ‘no international right to abortion’ at UN' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/32-nations-including-us-declare-no-international-right-to-abortion-at-un Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Only recently, the Manitoba Church of God in Steinbach was handed a CA$5,000 fine after defying COVID-19 restrictions to hold an in-person service.
The same church again defied COVID-19 rules banning all church services other than virtual ones last Sunday, and held a drive-in service which saw the police block the parking lot of the church. The pastor of the church, Tobias Tissen, forged ahead with the planned service but had to do so from the side of the highway with a loudspeaker in the back of a truck. He used the church’s Facebook page to give updates to his parishioners.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) released a “comprehensive Charter analysis of the Manitoba Government’s lockdown measures,” going on to say that the Pallister government’s COVID-19 orders “violate the Charter freedoms of citizens to move, travel, assemble, associate and worship, all while crippling society and the economy.”
“The Province seems to have completely ignored the fact that Manitobans have Charter rights that protect their freedoms to assemble, associate, worship, and express themselves,” said Allison Pejovic, a Winnipeg-based lawyer and a member of the Manitoba bar.
“Manitobans are basically living under draconian restrictions. They are being told that they can’t see their loved ones and friends, buy their children Christmas presents at the stores, and come together in worship during the Christmas season.”
On December 2, the JCCF warned it will seek an injunction against the Manitoba government to allow drive-in church services if Pallister does not reverse course.
“Premier Pallister has two days to reverse this decision, or the Justice Centre will file for an injunction to prevent the continual enforcement of fines and tickets against church goers,” said the JCCF in their warning.
On December 3, the JCCF released a bombshell charter analysis called “Flying Blind,” which shows how the Canadian and provincial government’s own data indicates that COVID-19 lockdowns have caused more harm than the virus.
“Flying Blind explains how the risks posed by COVID-19 have been mischaracterized; governments have relied on speculation and exaggerated estimates to justify Charter-violating lockdown policies,” reads the analysis.
Pallister joins Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford, who in November said that he expects families to avoid “holiday parties or large family dinners” for 2020 in a politically correct announcement about “Holiday Season Safety” that did not mention Christmas at all.
In late October, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that unless “we’re really, really careful,” Canadians might not be able to celebrate Christmas with family and friends, despite the fact he allegedly broke coronavirus restrictions himself to visit his family this Easter.
As of today, Manitoba lists 9,172 “cases” of COVID-19 with 362 deaths attributed to the virus. The population of Manitoba is roughly 1.4 million, which means 0.03% of the province’s population has died due to the coronavirus.
For respectful communications, please contact:
Premier of Manitoba — Brian Pallister
Phone: 204-945-3714
Fax: 204-949-1484
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @BrianPallister
204 Legislative Building
450 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8
To contact Manitoba Members of the Legislative Assembly, please CLICK HERE.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-04--Former Philly archbishop: Biden ‘not in full communion with the Catholic Church’

December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Former Vice President Joe Biden has demonstrated through his support of legal abortion and same-sex unions that he is “ not in full communion with the Catholic Church , ” former Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote Friday , contrary to the claims of some American Catholic leaders who have continued to recognize the presumptive future president as a Catholic in good standing .
As LifeSiteNews has previously covered , Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington , D.C. says he will administer Holy Communion to Biden , who claims to be Catholic , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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.
” But Chaput argues at First Things that it “ give [ s ] scandal ” for politicians such as Biden to receive Communion by “ creating the impression that the moral laws of the Church are optional.
” “ When bishops publicly announce their willingness to give Communion to Mr. Biden , without clearly teaching the gravity of his facilitating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval of same-sex relationships ) , they do a serious disservice to their brother bishops and their people , ” he continues .
“ The reason is obvious .
By his actions during the course of his public life , Mr. Biden has demonstrated that he is not in full communion with the Catholic Church .
To his credit , he has championed many causes and issues that do serve the common good .
However , many of his actions and words have also supported or smoothed the way for grave moral evils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the destruction of millions of innocent lives.
” “ Mr .
Biden has said that he will continue to advance those same policies as president , and thus should not receive Holy Communion , ” Chaput notes .
“ His stated intention requires a strong and consistent response from Church leaders and faithful.
” Chaput grants that it is “ not always wise or the best pastoral course ” to publicly deny Communion to politicians , particularly in a “ loud and forceful manner , ” but recalls that the Congregation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a proper course for handling such cases in 2004 : priests are to first privately tell a wayward congregant not to present themselves for Communion until they resolve the sin in question , and if the congregant refuses to do so but presents himself for Communion anyway , the priest must refuse him .
“ This is not a ‘ political ’ matter , and those who would describe it as such are either ignorant or willfully confusing the issue , ” Chaput stresses .
“ This is a matter of bishops ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integrity of the sacraments .
Moreover , there is also the pressing matter of pastoral concern for a man ’ s salvation .
At minimum , every bishop has the duty of privately discussing these vital moral issues and the destructive effect of receiving Communion unworthily with public figures who act contrary to Church teaching .
Reception of Communion is not a right but a gift and privilege ; and on the subject of ‘ rights , ’ the believing community has a priority right to the integrity of its belief and practice.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ take office as President of the United States next month unless President Donald Trump can convince officials in multiple states to invalidate a sufficient number of questionable mail ballots , supports effectively-unlimited abortion at taxpayer expense and comprehensive recognition and accomodation of homosexuality and gender fluidity at the expense of religious or conscience rights , despite his stated faith affiliation .

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.
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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.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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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.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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--2020-12-04--Doctors petition EU to stop all COVID vaccine studies due to grave risks

AMSTERDAM , Netherlands , December 4 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Due to significant safety concerns , a former vice president and chief scientist for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer , has joined a prominent German physician and past head of a local public health department in petitioning for the immediate suspension of all COVID-19 vaccine studies in Europe .
Dr. Michael Yeadon , who held Pfizer ’ s most senior research position in the field of allergy and respiratory medicines prior to his departure in 2011 , and epidemiologist and pulmonary specialist Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg have filed their petition with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is responsible for approving drugs in the European Union at large .
According to a report from 2020News , the two doctors “ demand that the studies — for the protection of the life and health of the volunteers — should not be continued until a study design is available that is suitable to address the significant safety concerns expressed by an increasing number of renowned scientists against the vaccine and the study design.
” The petitioners point out that PCR tests , which have been broadly used around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , are known by experts to lack accuracy , and are thus unsuitable for a serious study .
As an alternative , they demand that something called “ Sanger sequencing ” must be used .
Without such a change , “ neither the risk of disease nor a possible vaccine benefit can be determined with the necessary [ level of ] certainty , ” which is why , they affirm , due to this factor alone , “ testing the vaccine on humans is unethical.
” They also demand that “ risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partly originate from the nature of the corona viruses , ” must be excluded by means of animal experiments prior to tests being performed on human beings .
Such dangers include : • Infertility in Women : These vaccinations are expected to produce anti-bodies to attack “ spike proteins ” such as COVID-19 .
However , “ spike proteins also contain syncytin-homologous proteins , which are essential for the formation of the placenta in mammals such as humans.
” Therefore , the petitioners demand that “ [ it ] must be absolutely ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not trigger an immune reaction against this protein , “ as otherwise infertility of indefinite duration could result in vaccinated women.
” • Increased vulnerability to the virus : “ The formation of so-called ‘ non-neutralizing antibodies ’ can lead to an exaggerated immune reaction , especially when the test person is confronted with the real , ‘ wild ’ virus after vaccination.
” Past experiments on cats using this technology revealed that all of them “ that initially tolerated the vaccination well died after catching the wild virus.
” • Allergic or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer contain polyethylene glycol ( PEG ) .
70 % of people develop antibodies against this substance — this means that many people can develop allergic , potentially fatal reactions to the vaccination.
” • Unacceptable risk of long-term effects : “ The much too short duration of the study does not allow a realistic estimation of the late effects.
” As a hastily developed vaccine for the swine flu caused many cases of narcolepsy over the last decade , the doctors point out that if the vaccine is used without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be exposed to unacceptable risks .
As Dr. Yeadon and Dr. Wodarg have issued a “ Call for Help ” encouraging citizens of the EU , and others , to join them by co-signing their petition , LifeSite is responding in this effort asking our readers to demand an immediate suspension of these studies .
We are also encouraging all to co-sign their petition to the EMA .
The petition and directions can be found here .
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The renowned doctors mention infertility in women, increased vulnerability to the coronavirus, as well as allergic or even fatal reactions as risks associated with COVID vaccine studies.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, December 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Due to significant safety concerns, a former vice president and chief scientist for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, has joined a prominent German physician and past head of a local public health department in petitioning for the immediate suspension of all COVID-19 vaccine studies in Europe.
Dr. Michael Yeadon, who held Pfizer’s most senior research position in the field of allergy and respiratory medicines prior to his departure in 2011, and epidemiologist and pulmonary specialist Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg have filed their petition with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is responsible for approving drugs in the European Union at large.
According to a report from 2020News, the two doctors “demand that the studies — for the protection of the life and health of the volunteers — should not be continued until a study design is available that is suitable to address the significant safety concerns expressed by an increasing number of renowned scientists against the vaccine and the study design.”
The petitioners point out that PCR tests, which have been broadly used around the world as a means of detecting the COVID-19 virus, are known by experts to lack accuracy, and are thus unsuitable for a serious study. As an alternative, they demand that something called “Sanger sequencing” must be used.
Without such a change, “neither the risk of disease nor a possible vaccine benefit can be determined with the necessary [level of] certainty,” which is why, they affirm, due to this factor alone, “testing the vaccine on humans is unethical.”
They also demand that “risks already known from previous studies, which partly originate from the nature of the corona viruses,” must be excluded by means of animal experiments prior to tests being performed on human beings. Such dangers include:
Infertility in Women: These vaccinations are expected to produce anti-bodies to attack “spike proteins” such as COVID-19. However, “spike proteins also contain syncytin-homologous proteins, which are essential for the formation of the placenta in mammals such as humans.” Therefore, the petitioners demand that “[it] must be absolutely ruled out” that a coronavirus vaccine would not trigger an immune reaction against this protein, “as otherwise infertility of indefinite duration could result in vaccinated women.” Increased vulnerability to the virus: “The formation of so-called ‘non-neutralizing antibodies’ can lead to an exaggerated immune reaction, especially when the test person is confronted with the real, ‘wild’ virus after vaccination.” Past experiments on cats using this technology revealed that all of them “that initially tolerated the vaccination well died after catching the wild virus.” Allergic or even fatal reactions: “The mRNA vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer contain polyethylene glycol (PEG). 70% of people develop antibodies against this substance — this means that many people can develop allergic, potentially fatal reactions to the vaccination.” Unacceptable risk of long-term effects: “The much too short duration of the study does not allow a realistic estimation of the late effects.” As a hastily developed vaccine for the swine flu caused many cases of narcolepsy over the last decade, the doctors point out that if the vaccine is used without sufficient study, millions of healthy people will be exposed to unacceptable risks.
As Dr. Yeadon and Dr. Wodarg have issued a “Call for Help” encouraging citizens of the EU, and others, to join them by co-signing their petition, LifeSite is responding in this effort asking our readers to demand an immediate suspension of these studies. We are also encouraging all to co-sign their petition to the EMA. The petition and directions can be found here.
— Article continues below Petition — SIGN: Join petition calling for a stop to COVID vaccine testing in Europe Show Petition Text 16601 have signed the petition. Let's get to 17500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Concerns over the health and safety of the human test subjects in Pfizer's European COVID vaccine study have caused two eminent doctors to launch a petition calling for an immediate halt to those studies. On December 1, 2020, Dr. Michael Yeadon, an ex chief of research at Pfizer and Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, a lung specialist and former department head of public health lodged an appeal to the EMA, the European Medicine Agency responsible for approving drugs across the EU, asking them to suspend the ongoing Pfizer/BioNtech COVID vaccine study on BNT162b (EudraCT number 2020-002641-42). LifeSite is joining Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg in their call for an immediate suspension of this study and we are encouraging people to co-sign their petition to the EMA which is to be found in the petition section on this page. Please SIGN and SHARE this important petition, and then please contact the EMA at the address listed below, in the 'For More Information' section. In their application to the EMA, Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg give the following reasons why the Pfizer study could pose dangers to the health and safety of the study participants: First, the doctors say that the study design must be improved as the highly inaccurate PCR test is currently being used to detect the presence of COVID in the study participants. This means that the efficacy of the vaccine is in doubt. The doctors recommend changing from the PCR test to Sanger sequencing.
Second, and more important, the doctors advocate animal testing of the vaccine to exclude the possibility of the risks to the life and health of human participants from known side-effects of other similar studies on corona viruses. These side-effects can include: an exaggerated immune response when the subject comes into contact with the "real world" virus; possible infertility of an "indefinite duration" for women; severe allergic responses to polyethylene glycol which is contained in the mRNA vaccine being tested by Pfizer; and, other latent, serious side effects which, because of the short duration of the study, may only become known well after the conclusion of the study. Because of these unacceptable risks to the life and health of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID vaccine study participants, we are joining with Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg as co-signers of their petition to the European Medicine Agency, asking for an immediate halt to these studies. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING, today! And, after you have signed this petition, please send the sample email in the section below to the official European Medicine Agency email: [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION: Actual Petition Text (pdf): https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf Sample Email: Subject: Please act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon and stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b Dear Sir or Madam, I am hereby co-signing the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon to support their urgent request to stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b (EudraCT Number 2020-002641-42) and other clinical trials. The full text of the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon can be found here: https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf I hereby respectfully request that EMA act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon immediately. Regards, [Your name] **Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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