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Catholic Twitter Reacts Hotly as USCCB Sets ‘Woke’ Tone in Viral Synod TweetThe USCCB has asked commenters to ‘let us know’ what Catholics think of these synod buzzwords.Nothing stirs the religious passions like talk of “accompaniment” and “inclusivity,” am I right? That’s what you might think if you were reading the USCCB’s Twitter account yesterday. Here’s what they tweeted: A list of buzzwords? Come on. We’re Catholics. We have some of the coolest words ever to be uttered. Words like aspergillum, which sounds like a dangerous fungus but is actually a vessel used for sprinkling holy water during special...

Short essay explains bishops’ complicity in the creation of ‘the most anti-Catholic party in modern history’ America is at a stage in history where there are 'more Catholics in public service, but less Catholic influence over public life, than ever before.' WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – How did the pro-abortion Democrat Party, which boasts numerous “Catholic” members including presidential candidate Joe Biden, turn into one of the most anti-Catholic organizations in the country?   In a new essay at The Federalist, Christopher Bedford points the finger at the Catholic Church: “Through 2020’s disease, uncertainty, government power over religion, and attacks on saints and churches, our bishops have chosen the path of secular popularity.” Biden, for example, is “pro-late-term abortion,...

"Catholic Priest Apologized to Trump for Catholic Bishops The Reverend I.M.A. PatriotSaint Athanasius ChurchThe United States of AmericaThe Honorable Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United StatesJuly 4, 2018Dear Mr. President:I am writing you as a patriotic American, a military Veteran and a Roman Catholic Priest to thank you for the things you have done to Make America Right Again and to apologize on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Bishop of Rome, aka Pope Francis. The failure of these bishops to acknowledge the good that you have done as well as their unjust criticism of...

As Jihad Watch reported Saturday, “The U.S. Catholic bishops submitted a brief to the Supreme Court declaring that President Donald Trump’s ban on migration from five Muslim countries was ‘blatant religious discrimination.'” Is it really?And do the U.S. Catholic bishops feel any obligation to support measures that would protect Americans from jihad attacks? Apparently not. The message that the bishops are sending to Americans is simple: drop dead. The U.S. Catholic bishops appear to be absolutely unconcerned about the following facts: Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab...

WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) - U.S. bishops, who administer some $2 billion a year in federal aid to social programs, are teaching that welcoming foreigners is a higher duty of government than protecting their own citizens. A recent study by Pew Research showed immigrants are committing the majority of felonies. The study found: 61% of all felony arrests in 2014 involved non-U.S. citizensNearly two thirds of all felony arrests in 2014 occurred in five judicial districts bordering Mexico In spite of this evidence showing the danger posed to U.S. citizens by illegal immigrants, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a...

Is it time for a dramatic flourish from U.S. bishops on immigration? In Analysis, Church in the USJohn L. Allen Jr.April 2, 2017 EDITORCardinal Sean P. O’Malley blessed a family Tuesday along a border wall separating Arizona and Mexico. The visit was part of a bid to bring awareness to immigration reform. (Credit: Matt York/Associated Press.)Gestures often speak louder than words, and in 2014 Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston and eight other bishops delivered a powerful one by celebrating Mass at the U.S./Mexico border - a statement that registered even in far-away Rome. Given the way things are going today,...

Catholic News Service: USCCB's Pravda The Catholic News Service is the house organ of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Yet as CNS's hilarious "About CNS" page points out several times, it is doing real journalism, having some vague relationship with the USCCB, but definitely not involved in publicity. CNS is not directly funded by the USCCB. "It must be financially self-sustaining." In other words, the usual lefty foundations shovel money to keep it afloat, along with all the other trendy scams with which the USCCB is fascinated, in lieu of promoting the Catholic Faith. USCCB Committee That Produced Gun-Grab...