Posted on 01/02/2007 5:40:11 AM PST by veritas2002
I would only add that the development of self-discipline is so crucial to success in life that eludes the victims of liberals. That's why distributing free condoms doesn't help people much. Catholic education was based on a discipline that public schools lack.
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Another poster on an earlier thread said that Wuerl, while he may be conservative in some ways and is opposed to abortion, is a big-time Dem. This poster was not hoping for much from him. I hope he proves us wrong. The bishops have been getting away with this "seamless garment" thing, which essentially means that accepting Dem welfare-state positions is as important as protecting the unborn, for so long that I think they've become very confused.
Abp Wuerl is expected to be appointed a Cardinal later this year, btw, as is normal for the DC bishop.
Yeah, and perhaps Not!
The film clip used by TV news to show the 'dignitaries' visiting Ford's remains in the Rotunda, has President and Mrs Bush bowing their heads, his parents walking up to the casket, the Clintions smirking, and Ms Pelosi making a very grand Sign of the Cross.
It is a terrible shame that she and our senator, Barbara Mikulski, who both had 16 years of Catholic education, are such terrible representatives of our Faith, and of Baltimore; and in Nancy's case - of Trinity University. I'm sure the founders of the order who run Trinity, the Sisters of Noter Dame de Namur, are spinning in their graves. Unfortunately, too many modern nuns believe so wholeheartedly in the platform of the dem party, that they either 'overlook' the plank on abortion accessibility, or actively support abortion in the name of the "poor."
Don't get mad at people who didn't vote because they did not have a decent person to vote for. I agree that people should vote, but the GOP blew it by claiming to be socially conservative and then getting out of control with spending, pandering to big business, and forgetting who got them in power. The President, as good a man as he appears to be, hasn't helped either. In 2008 we need to have a candidate around whom we can rally. We need someone of real faith and moral fiber. Brownback is the only one I see out there who fills the bill, but it would be great if 3 or 4 people like him stepped up (Santorum, etc.).
Sorry to say, but it basically depends on who you are and/or how much money you have.
The blame cuts both ways. The Republican leadership thought they could spend two years kicking their base in the face and the base would have no choice but to vote for them anyway. As it turned out, they were wrong.
Then there are the conservative purists who are unwilling to compromise, who let the party go down to defeat by withholding their votes.
Both are to blame.
I spend the past couple of years warning that Bush was alienating his base. And I spent the month before the election warning Freepers to get out and vote. The distasteful part of that is that many of them would have to hold their noses and vote for candidates who didn't deserve their support. But it was better than letting the Democrats in the gate, and I pushed strongly to vote--especially for people like Rick Santorum who really deserved our votes.
Now the election is past, and we need to absorb two lessons. The base needs to learn how to work together better--fiscal liberals, social conservatives, gun advocates, immigration controllers. Whatever our bottom lines are, we need to compromise a little and work together.
BUT. The election is over, and the Republican party needs to learn something from it. Not more compromise and shift to the center, but cleaning up corruption, and supporting a the coalition that their base is. They need to be pro-life, pro-family, pro-freedom, pro tax cuts, pro spending controls.
I'm not sure if either group has learned the right lesson, but it won't help if every faction tries to blame somebody else. The pols need to do better, the social conservatives need to do better, the fiscal conservatives need to do better, we all need to work together.
following the rules of the Catholic Church is no mean feat. Those who DO observe Catholicism in all its demands and richness deserve to be respected by the Church's declining participation in apostate Pelosi's use of its facilities and her alleged identification with the Church.
I am NOT a Catholic, but I DO respect those who faithfully practice the faith.
How Archbishop Wuerl handles this situation will speak volumes about him. Will he act courageously? Let's pray that he does. Or will he hide quietly, "go-with-the-flow," and let the posturing by Pelosi continue?
We'll know tomorrow. Stay tuned.
It is about time for these phony pro-abort Catholic politicians to be excommunicated.
Will New Archbishop of Washington Deny Pro-Abort Nancy Pelosi Communion at Jan. 3 Showcase Mass?
Archbishop of Washington:
The Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, 301-853-4500
Secretary to the Archbishop: Rev. Carter Griffin, 301-853-4500
Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, 301-853-4500
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia:
Most Rev. Kevin J. Farrell, 301-853-4520
Vicar General and Moderator of Hispanic Ministries:
Most Rev. Francisco Gonzalez, S.F., 301-853-4566
Vicar General and Moderator for Ethnic Ministries:
Most Rev. Martin D. Holley, 301-853-4563
Chancellor: Jane Golden Belford, Esq.
, 301-853-4520The lib Dems want Catholic votes, but are against Catholics.
This from afa.net:
On May 1, in a Senate Judiciary Committee session, Senator Charles Schumer of
New York said that J. Leon Holmes was disqualified as a candidate for a federal
judge appointment because of his deeply held conservative religious views.
Holmes is a Catholic.
On June 11, 2004, speaking of Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor, a nominee for the
appellate court, Schumer said Pryors beliefs are so well known, so deeply held
that its hard to believe that theyre not going to influence his decisions.
Attorney General Pryor is a Catholic. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California also
opposed Pryor because of his deeply held religious beliefs.
The RCC position on abortion is fully supported in Scripture, and I stand with them against abortion.
Plus, as a former a baby-in-the-womb, I am personally offended at the double-tongued behavior of Ms. Pelosi and her ilk.
Check out the ratings the various interest groups gave Nancy Pelosi:
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H0222103
Very, very sad.
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