Posted on 03/22/2011 8:10:34 AM PDT by johnqueuepublic
This is sort of an introductory piece to help introduce the linked to major study, detailing the leftward march of the Catholic Church.
Please feel free to disseminate this as you see fit. PipeLineNews.org would of course appreciate attribution and a link back to the main site - www.pipelinenews.org
Thanks!
Some members of the Church (including some clergy) have marched leftward. The Church has not.
“...leftward march of the Catholic Church...”
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I agree! We have 3 young boys in a Catholic school and are very involved in the school and our parish. As a “true” conservative Catholic, I see leftism from the school leaders, currciulum, parents, parishioners, priests, diocese, bishops, and USCCB.
True Catholic doctrine and Christianity seem to be entirely “conservative”, as I understand that ideology.
We are struggling with finding any benefits to continuing to send our kids there. I’d rather them not be faced with hypocrisy from their own faith. If they are in the public school, we can simply blame secularism and the government.
I am sick of fighting this never-ending battle against Leftism on so many fronts!
Dear Bishop,
I have sent you many emails pleading for you to enter the cultural fray visibly and authoritatively in your diocese. As noted by St Ignatius of Antioch, you are our shepherd by the authority of Christ... we should have no other. Unfortunately, like so many in our modern Catholic Church in America, you continue to defer to the USCCB--a noncanonical organization--to speak for you on grave and controversial matters. EWTN (through Raymond Arroyo) has pointed out many recent controversial positions taken by the USCCB and the linked article below is another very good summation of why so many are so dismayed at your approach. I remain at your disposal to discuss these issues with you.
May God bless you.
The U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops' Dereliction Of-by PipeLineNews.org
- pgyanke
Who is William Mayer, the author of “Bitter Harvest...”?
And who really is Clint Kincaid? And what exactly IS the USCCB if not a cannonically approved organization? How old is this Bitter Harvest book?
The whole presentation is inflammatory and prejudicial, sewing more seeds of disappointment, outrage and distrust, dividing Catholics and confusing every issue that touches Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium.
I believe we know who the real author of this confusion and destruction is, don’t we?
Our part as laity is to follow Paul’s teaching to “hold fast to Tradition”. The Holy Father is all but begging faithful Catholics to get to their Bibles! We answer by
reading everything else BUT, instead.
“There is nothing new under the sun”, so says Scripture. There are no surprises here. There will always be a falling away and a true harvest. We don’t know how to deal with it because we are not in our Bibles and to be “ignorant of Scripture is to be ignorant of Christ”.
We have recourse! The name of JESUS is our strong arm, our deliverance. We must “run the RACE and keep the FAITH” because we are the remnant of Scripture. If....we can stand as Ephesians 6 exhorts. Mary is our model. She STOOD under the cross, she did not faint.
The Catholic Church is the one and only church that has stood staunchly against abortion, against, contraception, against euthanasia, against same-sex marriage and homosexuality
and
for families, for life from the womb to the tomb, for natural family planning, for marriage between a man and a woman, for dedicated priests through celibacy.
So what is your problem here? Are you not aware of how the Catholic Bishops warned and warned and warned people not to vote for Obama because of his pro-death stances?
I’ll post some history for you in a bit.
You are talking about CINOs like Pelosi and Biden and Kennedy.
Not REAL Catholics!
If you aren’t on this ping list NOW and would like to be on it, please Freepmail me.
| Over 100 Bishops Have Spoken Out on Priority of Life Issues Posted on October 28, 2008, 11:59 AM | Deal W. Hudson |
What exactly do you have AGAIST the Catholic Church?
Or are you just voicing your disgust with the CINOs.
We are disgusted with the CINOs too.
Pray for their conversion.
Sorry, will have to disagree with you.
I suggest you read the entire study which conclusively proves that the leftists are not outliers in the Catholic hierarchy, but the current iteration of orthodoxy.
You must be aware that the USCCB is the face of Catholicism in the U.S., every single one of their “social justice,” positions are straight out of the leftist playbook.
Was funding ACORN just a leetle mistake?
Was working directly and funding Saul Alinsky just an oversight?
Is liberation theology a debatable theological proposition in Catholicism?
Don’t think so.
They really don’t care about abortion at all, if they did they would be battering down the doors of the Senate to make sure Planned Parenthood’s funding was pulled.
You can relate all the anectodal references, read the Church’s official documents.
We have a serious problem Houston...
It was the Catholic Church that started 40 Days for Life!
40 Days for Life launches record-shattering campaign. March 9 to April 17
Where is your action?
40 Days for Life launches record-shattering campaign. March 9 to April 17
Give me a break, talk is cheap.
The Soviets said they wanted peace, did you believe them?
I’m surprised that some here prefer to circle the wagons instead of fixing the problem.
The USCCB are simply playing a very nasty game, they are in bed with the Pelosi/Obama Democrats because they entirely support the Progressive utopian model.
Question: Were are all of these supposedly pro life Bishops, why arent they in DC pounding on the doors of the U.S. Senate?
The sorry answer is that they are company men and they really don’t give a crap.
An email from Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life:
It’s always great to start your Monday with good news,
so here it is:
So far, we are aware of at least ...
... 101 lives saved from abortion during this 40 Days for
Life campaign — that we know of!
Here are just a few of the blessings that God has
provided in answer to your prayers!
A tall man and a visibly pregnant woman walked up to
the abortion center, only to find the door was locked.
“It’s closed,” said a 40 Days for Life vigil participant,
“but I have information on free pregnancy help.”
The woman took information on fetal development, but
the couple walked around to the back of the building to
try another door. It, too, was locked. So they sat on
the steps and looked through the brochure they were given.
Eventually, the building opened, and the couple went in.
Two hours later, they came out — to get more information.
“Can I ask you a personal question?” the volunteer said to
the woman. “Were you thinking about getting an abortion?”
“Yes, I was thinking about it. But now I’m not going to
get one,” she answered.
What changed her mind?
“That booklet,” she said. “I didn’t know the baby
looked like that and was that size.”
A woman walked out of the abortion center, saying she
needed a bite to eat. “But it was obvious she was
reconsidering,” said Kathy, one of the 40 Days for Life
prayer volunteers.
It turns out that the woman decided not to go through
with her abortion — and she phoned her boyfriend to
come pick her up.
“This is the second time she has made an appointment to
abort this child and not followed through,” said Kathy.
“She really needs our prayer support in particular for
the financial problems facing the family. But at least
she will not have to deal with the guilt.”
As she left, she expressed her gratitude — and so did
her boyfriend. Said Kathy, “God is good and merciful.”
There are many, many situations where your prayers are
still needed.
40 Days for Life volunteers were able to speak to a
woman who had arrived for an RU-486 abortion.
“She sat in her car quite a while, counting money,”
said Betty in Manchester, “but it was obvious she was
reluctant to go in.”
After speaking to her for a while, Betty invited her
to visit a pregnancy resource center for an ultrasound.
This woman is eight weeks pregnant and she has two
children. Her husband is insisting on an abortion that
she does not want.
“She cried all night and begged God to give her a sign,”
Betty said. “When she saw pro-lifers praying, she knew
that was His reply. Please pray that her husband has a
change of heart.”
Outside the abortion center, 40 Days for Life vigil
participants were able to talk with a couple — but
couldn’t convince them to turn away. As they walked
in, the volunteers resumed their prayers.
A short time later, they came out of the building.
The young woman raised her hands in the air and said,
“I didn’t do it!”
“They were so happy,” said one of the volunteers, “and
they begged us to pray for them.
“Prayers — and the vigil — work,” she said. “Amen!”
U.S. Bishops Cut All Funding to ACORN, Activities Funded Hard to Determine
Bishop discusses reasons behind cutoff of ACORN funding
Catholic Church drops ACORN funding
I wasn’t just talking talk, I was asking you if you had gone to pray in front of a Planned Parenthood Clinic?
That’s action.
Some of these bishops have done that.
You really need to do a better job of checking out the facts.
When you get around to actually reading before criticizing, you may get your answer.
There is no doubt the laity is pro life and that many prelates are also of that dispostion.
That isnt the problem.
The USCCB and CCHD run the show and they don’t care what devout Catholics such as yourself think.
I’ve read the applicable Encyclicals. Instead of simply activng defensively you should probably reacquaint yourself with the state of Catholic orthodoxy.
You can talk all you want, the facts are entirely supported in the document. My guess is you havent read it. You couldnt possibly have given the short time its been up here.
Praying for women outside a PP abortion mill?
That’s action?
Give me a break...work to defund them so Planned Parenthood no longer exists, you would be saving over 300k lives every year.
I suggest you pray for enlightenment.
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