The irony is that Bishop Lori of Hartford like many other politically liberal bishops has played footsie with these democrats for years. And how do they reward their friend the Bishop? the old knife in the back. Maybe the Bishops will finally come to realize the democrats are their enemies on all issues not just life issues.

The democrats, as we are finding out, are all socialists. The socialist god, wherever he rules, is always a jealous god…. he will not tolerate other gods…
the bishops are dancing with Mr D when they play ball with the dems.

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The public hearing for Proposed Bill 1098
may have been postponed,
but the Bill is STILL ALIVE.
Our Rally in Hartford is STILL ON
for Wednesday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m.

Anybody in CT is still encouraged to participate.

Seriously, the bishops put out a Dear Parishioners letter on Sunday.
They made a splendid move on the chessboard.
Would that they continue into the other issues of our squabbles.
Now to the battle in the kitchen.

I also see radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, a former CT native, has also taken up the charge since yesterday on her website at http://lauraingraham.com .

We watch and pray.

I’ll take my chances with a corrupt bishop who does wrong illegally.
The state does wrong legally and above the law….

This bill is designed to hurt the church, pure and simple.”

Pat,

You are right about these points. I only wished to point out how the Church was made vulnerable to this assault, which must now be resisted by a Church whose moral authority has been weakedned by a self inflicted wound. These are issues that still need to be dealt with internally in an hosnest and unflinching way, once the political battle is, hopefully, won.

My rant is done. Sorry to have disturbed the peace, but sometimes you just have to shout a reminder and a warning.

Steve

This is about morality. The State wants to usurp power, it wants to exercise power and control over that which is not theirs.
The state is lying when it says it will remedy any corruption.
Our state if full of conniving, thieving politicians, so many of them church members.
I’ll take my chances with a corrupt bishop who does wrong illegally.
The state does wrong legally and above the law.

Squabble about this small stuff if you want to. There, there, your feelings will be all better. People with hurt feelings can’t think straight and should not make important decisions at such time.
Any Catholic who wants the prince over the bishop and self-styled, state controlled religion can have it in the numerous other congregations.

This bill is designed to hurt the church, pure and simple.

I left out of my first comments this:

If Connecticut passes this bill, which I hope it does not, we will only see a reversion to another set of problems once experienced by the Church in the young USA: the Trustee run parish. Here is a short article on the subject. http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/110102/110102f.htm

When the head and body are not working together wew are crippled. Weak body parts can undermine a clear head, but a head that abuses the body also leads to ruin.

It is a fine line and humility is required by all, but especially the part most prone to pride.

Steve P has his point, but it is further complicated by the fact that two or three generations of ordinaries have not very well guided Catholics in just what Cathlics are, how we should act – in other words, failed to command provisions of valid and valuable catechesis. Hence, their lay members may lack both knowledge and fortitude to take on these statist assaults.

Let us beg God to see to our protection, be our Rock and Refuge, until we permit Him to help us re-build His Church with more and better evangelistic catechesis.