tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7246510489782376943..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Fools In CassocksFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-18711183221847716062013-11-13T07:44:27.008-05:002013-11-13T07:44:27.008-05:00If the majority of our non invited documentally ch...If the majority of our non invited documentally challenged future citizens (formerly known as illegal aliens) were Chinese and Buddhist, Russian Orthodox or (heaven forbid) Latin Mass loving Traditionalist Catholics, then the Bishops wouldn't give a flying feck about immigration "reform".<br />The bishops are under the illusion that most folks in Latin America are still Catholic. I can tell you that most of the illegals I know are either Pentecostal or just as non observant catholic as any American. <br />Not that that matters. The Church has always acknowledged that sovereign nations have every right and obligation to make fair and just immigration laws and to enforce their own borders. The position of the USCCB does not jibe with the actual teachings of the church! Still , that shouldn't come as a shock.<br />Anyways, they should take a lesson from the Pope...I mean Bishop of Rome... and not obsess on this. They need to worry about lonely old folks and not judging SSA priests. Marmota Monaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-80192687428161052542013-11-11T12:00:06.114-05:002013-11-11T12:00:06.114-05:00I'm not a Catholic, but as the Church has beco...I'm not a Catholic, but as the Church has become more 'third world' (Africa and Latin American) this has become more of an issue, and that won't change.<br />As the Church has been evaporating in Europe and European-derived countries it's being replaced by the 'social justice' oriented Catholicism.<br />Note that in the areas where the Church <i>is</i> growing are everything from nominally marxist to hardcore marxist.<br />This is <i>not</i> incompatible with the 'social issues' (anti birth control/abortion/homosexuality) as you might think. From the 70's onward communist countries openly began to <i>reject</i> the 'sexual revolution' their western fellow travelers pushed for as 'bourgeois'. While birth control and abortion were openly available (and even made mandatory in China) homosexuality and promiscuous sex were still officially strongly discouraged/treated as crimes. This also had the 'go along to get along' effect on the Church in terms of the redistributionist aspect of marxism. Conversely, marxist countries became more and more tolerant of the Catholic Church (and maintaining only a <i>official</i> facade of atheism - again with the exception of China).<br />Look at Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba many years ago, with the Soviet Union imploding Fidel Castro not only allowed the visit of the Pope he gave him full diplomatic treatment. Granted, it was an indirect way of begging with the cutoff of Soviet aid, but it also had the purpose of strengthening ties with the rest of Latin America.<br />Pope Francis was inevitable (despite his US critics) and he merely ratchets up the 'social justice' agenda began with John Paul II and toned down with Ratzinger (I choose to refer to him by his non-papal moniker, because he's now non-papal).<br />IMHO the reason Francis is toning down the sexual issues is because he wants more money to flow from ''the West'' to the 'third world' and he could care less about the behavior of the 'decadent' West but it makes for a good 'cash cow' for milking.<br />As for the scandal? He will do exactly what he already is doing - ignoring it and praying it ''just goes away'' - what ''the West'' considers ''horribly sinful'' (as well as criminal) is quite likely still standard procedure in 'third world' parishes (and was in the 'first world' until the late 70's).YIHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-45335451541792390212013-11-11T11:15:25.088-05:002013-11-11T11:15:25.088-05:00It is racism pure and simple. José Gomez is Mexic...It is racism pure and simple. José Gomez is Mexican first and American second (if he even considers himself American). This isn't about our broken immigration system it is about getting free stuff for your tribe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-60582342598451019992013-11-10T10:43:42.280-05:002013-11-10T10:43:42.280-05:00There's been one homily regarding immigration ...There's been one homily regarding immigration in my parish in GA. More covert than overt. We do have large Spanish congregation. IMO the check church is securing its future. I wish it put this much energy in fighting the HHS mandate in regards to providing abortion for all. Respect for the rule of law should be their concern, because this will only lead to more chaos and collapse of the entitlement state. Once that occurs they'll abandoned ship like rats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-16013240591980945652013-11-10T08:22:57.470-05:002013-11-10T08:22:57.470-05:00Your dear archbishop is obviously a dumbass.
Bob
...Your dear archbishop is obviously a dumbass.<br /><br />Bob<br />IIIidahobobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857771751176894988noreply@blogger.com