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This is from a blog called: The thoughts of a Regular Guy, and I have bolded what seemed most relavent.
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A veritable regiment of Catholic liberals have been campaigning on-line for Catholic pro-lifers to understand their position that just because they are "pro-choice," or oppose a government ban on abortion, doesn't make them "pro-abortion."They tell us that they believe that abortion cannot be ended by outlawing it. That instead, they believe that we must win "hearts and minds," that abortion must be fought by keeping it legal and dissuading those in the position of seeking abortions.
If this describes you, I've good news for you: I understand your position.You're lying.
It's possible that you're lying to yourselves. But you are certainly lying to the rest of us. You would never consider being "pro-choice" on torture. You would not tolerate someone who was "pro-choice" on racial discrimination. You do not honor those (like Stephen Douglas) who were "pro-choice" on slavery. You do not repect those who are "pro-choice" about unjsut war. You don't believe in allowing states to be "pro-choice" on capital punishment.You're certainly not "pro-choice" regarding rape, murder, kidnapping, wife-beating, carjacking, lynching of blacks or gays, political graft, corporate corruption, or bank robbery.
None of those things are tolerable in a free society, and you support and agree with the laws that forbid them. If I were to advocate the legalization of any of those things, you would rightly think me a supporter of them.
But abortion? You're comfortable with abortion. You're quite content that abortion is championed by your political heroes. It gives you not even the slightest pause. You've spent the last six months arguing whether Hillary Clinton was better than Barack Obama or vice versa, without the slightest consideration that they are the two most prominent and ardent supporters of the killing of innocents in the world today. You don't give a shit about that.
Nearly 50 million innocents have been lost to abortion in the U.S., and your primary effort as Catholics is to do your utmost to distract Catholics from their efforts to fight abortion. You don't pray rosaries at abortion clinics, you don't write about the evils of abortion in your columns, blogs and websites, and you certainly don't trouble yourself to vote against candidates who support abortion rights. No, you tell people that they cannot oppose abortion in their way, but only in your way. And what's your way of opposing abortion? Doing nothing other than telling pro-lifers not to fight abortion, as though nothing can be done at all unless everyone adopts your ineffectual methods.
As Archbishop Naumann recently wrote, if every Catholic Democrat in America objected to the pro-abortion plank in the Democratic Party platform, it would change tomorrow. But there is no credible effort in the Democratic Party to eliminate the pro-abortion plank. You pretend to care about something called "reducing the number of abortions", but you intentionally pretend that abortion is caused by poverty (as though rich people don't seek abortions), or a lack of sex education (as though contraceptive use prevents abortion). And you ignore the fact that the unborn human life is a human, with human dignity, with human rights, and that to be content to only "reduce the number" of instances in which their lives are cruelly snuffed out is to ignore and even deny their personhood. That you would not take such a tack with any other evil, betrays your willful support for abortion -- for the burning with acid, for the chopping up and removal of fetuses piecemeal, for suctioning brains out of skulls of almost-born babies, and even for withholding medical care for the survivors of abortion.
There is no proportionate reason to support the pro-abortion candidates put forth by the Democratic Party. You have swallowed abortion whole, digested it, and made it part of your being. Perhaps you say that you don't support Obama because of his position on abortion, but in spite of it. And that makes it OK. Bullshit. Obama's position on abortion would repel anyone who was taught by the Church about human dignity, who had not made themselves a willing participant in the culture of death.
And then you lie to the world that you are a good and faithful Catholic. You may even believe your lies yourself. But I do not. And I cannot imagine that Our Lord will be fooled come the day of your judgment.I pray you repent before it's too late for you.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
More Incense, Less Nonsense!
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No other religion would dare to have something so awesome! Well we also have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass -- as far as awesome goes.
Creative Minority Report: More Incense, Less Nonsense! - A Catholic Blog: Religion, Politics, Current Events, Humor, and more.
No other religion would dare to have something so awesome! Well we also have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass -- as far as awesome goes.
Monday, July 14, 2008
A short update for the home-parish bulletin:
Dear Folks,
First of all I have to write this with my tail between my legs, since it has been so long since I have updated you all my great experience of being in Rome. It is one of my goals to be much more consistent with this during my second and following years. Next I am very grateful for all the generosity that a number of you have shown, especially in your prayers. You have no idea how much this helps me on a daily basis.
The year has flown buy and it has been filled with many great experiences, and also a number of opportunities to continue to grown in conformity to Christ as a priest. I have discovered again and again the beauty and joy of this vocation; and as this year end I look forward to the experiences that another year brings. One of the largest high lights of the year was the very unexpected opportunity to meet the Holy Father, and serve for one of his Masses. You perhaps tasted this to some extent when he visited the United States this past April. I have had the chance to see him on a routine basis, for large masses and for the weekly public blessing, and my affection for him as grown greatly. The Church is very fortunate to have him as her universal pastor.
There have also been sacrifices with being over here. I have two young nieces and one young nephew, and they are growing and I cannot be there to share in those experiences. It has also been difficult to learn the Italian language. I enjoy the language greatly, but it seems like ever bit of progress I make, there is much more to learn. I value this experience greatly though, since I think it helps me to understand the large number of immigrants we have in the area and their struggles to adjust to the local culture and language.
There have also been changes at the parish while I have been gone. A number of you have written me about missing the presence of a priest at the parish. This is understandable. The Eucharist is the "source and summit of the Catholic Faith" (from Saint Pope Pius X and repeated in the documents of the Second Vatican Council), and without a priest there is not daily Eucharist. All the other ministries of the Church flow from this "font of water and blood," so even if you are not a daily Mass goer, the change is very noticeable. I pray that this is time teaching all of us to have a greater appreciation for the Eucharist. Not that it was lacking before, but it is a mystery so profound that we can always dive deeper into it. I have heard many good things about the Deacon that the parish has been entrusted to. This is a new thing, and it sound like it is working very well.
This summer I will be at a seminar in Poland. The name of the seminar is: The Tertio Millennio Seminar on Faith and Free Society. The discussion topic is based on the social teachings of John Paul II, and focuses on one questions: In a free society should religious organizations have a voice, and how does it exercise this voice? This should be very interesting since half of the seminar participants will be from Easter Europe, which has only recently become a free society. As the Second Vatican Council re-affirms, in continuation with Church teaching, religious bodies always have a voice in society. It is a public entity, so it by its very nature it should influence the public life. This is what it means for the Church to be a prophetic sign in the World. This has recently been a debate in the United States with a variety of issues, including the definition of marriage, and also the presidential election. But it also has bearing on each of you, since it means that a Catholic cannot be a private Catholic, but public. The Church is only a sign in the midst of the world in so far as her members, all of you, carry her message into the world. Think about how much God trusts us, loves us, and has faith in us to trust His Message to us? It really should inspire awe.
After that I will be on parish internship in Lancaster experience. It should be an interesting experience to see how the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith is lived out and expressed in a different culture. What can they teach us about our life as Catholics? What experiences can I bring back to the diocese of Green Bay? What gifts from my own experiences can I bring them? These will be my reflection questions during those weeks.
I will continue to keep the parish in prayer, and ask that you prayers continue for me. Together each of us are members of the one Body of Christ, and this made very real in the Mass, but also our prayers for one another. If any of you have any questions you would like to ask me, or will be in Rome, I welcome you emails at roman.seminarian.gbdioc@gmail.com.
I hope that your summer is filled with many blessings,
Bill Brunner, Jr.,
Seminarian for the Diocese of Green Bay
First of all I have to write this with my tail between my legs, since it has been so long since I have updated you all my great experience of being in Rome. It is one of my goals to be much more consistent with this during my second and following years. Next I am very grateful for all the generosity that a number of you have shown, especially in your prayers. You have no idea how much this helps me on a daily basis.
The year has flown buy and it has been filled with many great experiences, and also a number of opportunities to continue to grown in conformity to Christ as a priest. I have discovered again and again the beauty and joy of this vocation; and as this year end I look forward to the experiences that another year brings. One of the largest high lights of the year was the very unexpected opportunity to meet the Holy Father, and serve for one of his Masses. You perhaps tasted this to some extent when he visited the United States this past April. I have had the chance to see him on a routine basis, for large masses and for the weekly public blessing, and my affection for him as grown greatly. The Church is very fortunate to have him as her universal pastor.
There have also been sacrifices with being over here. I have two young nieces and one young nephew, and they are growing and I cannot be there to share in those experiences. It has also been difficult to learn the Italian language. I enjoy the language greatly, but it seems like ever bit of progress I make, there is much more to learn. I value this experience greatly though, since I think it helps me to understand the large number of immigrants we have in the area and their struggles to adjust to the local culture and language.
There have also been changes at the parish while I have been gone. A number of you have written me about missing the presence of a priest at the parish. This is understandable. The Eucharist is the "source and summit of the Catholic Faith" (from Saint Pope Pius X and repeated in the documents of the Second Vatican Council), and without a priest there is not daily Eucharist. All the other ministries of the Church flow from this "font of water and blood," so even if you are not a daily Mass goer, the change is very noticeable. I pray that this is time teaching all of us to have a greater appreciation for the Eucharist. Not that it was lacking before, but it is a mystery so profound that we can always dive deeper into it. I have heard many good things about the Deacon that the parish has been entrusted to. This is a new thing, and it sound like it is working very well.
This summer I will be at a seminar in Poland. The name of the seminar is: The Tertio Millennio Seminar on Faith and Free Society. The discussion topic is based on the social teachings of John Paul II, and focuses on one questions: In a free society should religious organizations have a voice, and how does it exercise this voice? This should be very interesting since half of the seminar participants will be from Easter Europe, which has only recently become a free society. As the Second Vatican Council re-affirms, in continuation with Church teaching, religious bodies always have a voice in society. It is a public entity, so it by its very nature it should influence the public life. This is what it means for the Church to be a prophetic sign in the World. This has recently been a debate in the United States with a variety of issues, including the definition of marriage, and also the presidential election. But it also has bearing on each of you, since it means that a Catholic cannot be a private Catholic, but public. The Church is only a sign in the midst of the world in so far as her members, all of you, carry her message into the world. Think about how much God trusts us, loves us, and has faith in us to trust His Message to us? It really should inspire awe.
After that I will be on parish internship in Lancaster experience. It should be an interesting experience to see how the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith is lived out and expressed in a different culture. What can they teach us about our life as Catholics? What experiences can I bring back to the diocese of Green Bay? What gifts from my own experiences can I bring them? These will be my reflection questions during those weeks.
I will continue to keep the parish in prayer, and ask that you prayers continue for me. Together each of us are members of the one Body of Christ, and this made very real in the Mass, but also our prayers for one another. If any of you have any questions you would like to ask me, or will be in Rome, I welcome you emails at roman.seminarian.gbdioc@gmail.com.
I hope that your summer is filled with many blessings,
Bill Brunner, Jr.,
Seminarian for the Diocese of Green Bay
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Benedicamus Dominus! Deo Gratias
His Holiness, Benedict XVI, has appointed the 12th bishop of the See of Green Bay,
Most Reverend David Ricken
Every family needs a father. Each particular church is in many ways a family of faith. For almost a year, the Church of Green Bay has not had a father, since Bishop Zubik was called to his home see of Pittsburg. This past Tuesday, July 9, 2008, Holy Mother Church has provided another father for the Church of Green Bay in the person of Most Rev. David L. Ricken. He comes to us from the diocese of Cheyenne. He was worked hard there especially in promoting the faith through education. This has included even co-founding a new Catholic college in the classical liberal arts traditions. We welcome him to our diocese. Please keep him, and the diocese of Green Bay in your prayers -- as the installation date approaches on the feast of Saint Augustine, August 28, 2008. Also keep the diocese of Cheyenne in prayers, as for now their shepherd is Christ (from the Letters of Saint Ignatius).I hope to come home for the installation, and even have permission to. I need to finance it myself though, so please also keep this intention in prayers.
Benedicamus Dominus,
Deo Gratias!
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