Posted on 12/21/2011 8:05:50 AM PST by jacknhoo
Imagine California without the sunshine, New York without the cultural elan, New Jersey without Chris Christie. That’s Illinois.
I have previously deemed the Governor of Illinois, Patrick Quinn (D.), the worst governor in the country. Go here to read the post in which I bestowed the title. After his meeting with the Illinois bishops on Friday December 16, 2011, I have attached “Lying” to his title. The bishops asked for the meeting to protest the constant pro-abortion advocacy of Quinn. After the meeting here is what Quinn said:
“A lot of the discussion was how we could work together to fight poverty, help the people who are less fortunate and need a helping hand,” Quinn told the Sun-Times as he left a Christmas toy give-away on the Far South Side. “Getting people jobs, helping people who don’t have enough food to eat — that’s what the church’s social mission is all about.”
This was too much for the bishops and they released the following statement: We are grateful to have had the opportunity to meet with Governor Quinn. We share the Governor’s concern for the poor. From our point of view, however, this was a meeting between pastors and a member of the Church to discuss the principles of faith, not the works of faith. On several occasions, the Governor has referred to his Catholic conscience and faith as the justification for certain political decisions. As Catholic pastors, we wanted to remind the Governor that conscience, while always free, is properly formed in harmony with the tradition of the Church, as defined by Scripture and authentic teaching authority. A personal conscience that is not consistent with authentic Catholic teaching is not a Catholic conscience. The Catholic faith cannot be used to justify positions contrary to the faith itself. It is a matter of personal integrity for people who call themselves Catholic to act in a manner that is consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church. In addition, since he holds a highly visible and influential position, the Governor’s statements about conscience or other matters of faith can affect many other people for whose spiritual care bishops are responsible. This concern on our part, as pastors of the Church, was the fundamental and primary topic of our conversation with Governor Quinn.
I give a half-hearted bravo to the bishops. I will give bravoes until the rafters quake if they finally decide to excommunicate Quinn. However, I fear all we will get out of the bishops is endless words, and Quinn will go merrily on his way.
I wish some of these liberal politicians who claim to be Christians would be excommunicated already.
The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal.
I hate phony Catholics even more than Hollywood phonies!
HAnds down.... Jerry Brown(Mexifornia)
Until the Catholic Church loudly and publicly excommunicates these heretics, this will continue. Where in the Hell is Rome in this? Why don’t they excommunicate these filthy politicians if the American Catholic Church doesn’t do it?
Illinois may have its faults but it produces great Presidents! /ohwait.nevermind.
Maloney is NOT the worst.
For some reason most bishops decided that they could teach without discipline. Clearly stating the Church’s position, meeting with folks, and agreeing to disagree isn’t discipline. Any kindergarten teacher that isn’t loony can tell you that one just can’t teach without discipline, if someone never gets disciplined it shows the rest of the class that it must not be too big a deal when you get right down to it.
The lack of public discipline as concerns public Catholics who support abortion just lets the rest of the laity know that it must not be too big a deal when you get right down to it, despite the clear teaching.
If abortion is what the bishops say it is, then the lack of discipline as a teaching tool is a scandal that dwarfs the homosexualist priest scandal.
FReegards
You’ve not seen nothing like the lying Quinn!
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