Comments on: Patterns of Scandal in New Ecclesial Movements, Part Three: Conscience and Canon Law http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Life in the “Wild West” of new movements « Charity and Discernment http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/comment-page-1/#comment-45685 Life in the “Wild West” of new movements « Charity and Discernment Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:43:42 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/#comment-45685 [...] Part Three:  Conscience and Canon Law [...] [...] Part Three:  Conscience and Canon Law [...]

]]> By: Samwise http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/comment-page-1/#comment-38732 Samwise Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:56:18 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/#comment-38732 I worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta and she has asked: "If you would kill the innocent baby in the womb of its mother, what will you not do?"...and I believe all that is occurring is a consequence of this evil. The priest 'scandal' was primarily one of homosexual priests engaging in sexual activity with homosexual young men; it was not primarily a case of pedophilia. It was all evil because the Priests takes a vow of celibacy...and is called to be as a 'father' and 'shepherd' to his people...the Priests involved failed at this too. But for me, the greatest failure was on the part of Cardinals and Bishops who knowingly allowed these Priests to return and work with children. Even if the Bishops felt the Priests were 'cured', one wouldn't send an alcoholic to work in a bar or a diabetic to work in a bakery. So the Cardinals and Bishops failed to be 'shepherd' to their Priests and, in many cases, enabled them. I believe some Cardinals and Bishops are failing now when allow Catholic politicians who publicly and consistently not only support abortion, but foster it and legislate pro abortion policies to continue to receive Holy Communion. This emboldens these Catholic politicians like Nancy Pelosi who wanted to put a contraceptive clause into the stimulus package and now wants everyone to sign a card thanking Obama for enabling embryonick stem cell research. This is really thumbing her nose at the Church and she gets away with it. No wonder so many Catholics are lost and confused. They think that if these politicians are permitted to continue to receive the Eucharist, then abortion is probably no big deal, surely not the grave moral evil that we know it to be. Cardinal Egan likened abortion to the Holocaust and I would ask him if he would have allowed Hitler and his henchmen to receive the Eucharist if they were Catholic...it's all so crazy and unbelievable. Millions of babies exterminated and the world goes on almost unblinkingly!! If this were being done to animals, there would be universal horror and outrage!!! So...let's keep our solidarity in prayer strong and unyielding...thanks, Sam I worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta and she has asked: “If you would kill the innocent baby in the womb of its mother, what will you not do?”…and I believe all that is occurring is a consequence of this evil. The priest ‘scandal’ was primarily one of homosexual priests engaging in sexual activity with homosexual young men; it was not primarily a case of pedophilia. It was all evil because the Priests takes a vow of celibacy…and is called to be as a ‘father’ and ‘shepherd’ to his people…the Priests involved failed at this too. But for me, the greatest failure was on the part of Cardinals and Bishops who knowingly allowed these Priests to return and work with children. Even if the Bishops felt the Priests were ‘cured’, one wouldn’t send an alcoholic to work in a bar or a diabetic to work in a bakery. So the Cardinals and Bishops failed to be ‘shepherd’ to their Priests and, in many cases, enabled them. I believe some Cardinals and Bishops are failing now when allow Catholic politicians who publicly and consistently not only support abortion, but foster it and legislate pro abortion policies to continue to receive Holy Communion. This emboldens these Catholic politicians like Nancy Pelosi who wanted to put a contraceptive clause into the stimulus package and now wants everyone to sign a card thanking Obama for enabling embryonick stem cell research. This is really thumbing her nose at the Church and she gets away with it. No wonder so many Catholics are lost and confused. They think that if these politicians are permitted to continue to receive the Eucharist, then abortion is probably no big deal, surely not the grave moral evil that we know it to be. Cardinal Egan likened abortion to the Holocaust and I would ask him if he would have allowed Hitler and his henchmen to receive the Eucharist if they were Catholic…it’s all so crazy and unbelievable. Millions of babies exterminated and the world goes on almost unblinkingly!! If this were being done to animals, there would be universal horror and outrage!!! So…let’s keep our solidarity in prayer strong and unyielding…thanks, Sam

]]> By: Warren Jewell http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/comment-page-1/#comment-38725 Warren Jewell Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:46:48 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/10/116593/#comment-38725 Thisd lady is another adult convert! Praise God, I cannot get away from you ardent, zealous, knowledgeable Catholics! Your very hands help Mother Church rock our cradles. Thisd lady is another adult convert!

Praise God, I cannot get away from you ardent, zealous, knowledgeable Catholics!

Your very hands help Mother Church rock our cradles.

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