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About abyssum

I am a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas

HERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THE WORLD (ESPECIALLY SWEDEN AND CANADA ) HAS GONE MAD

Posted on July 21, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Society » Real life stories Boys and girls abolished in Sweden 20.07.2011 http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/20-07-2011/118541-gender_equality-0/ The category of gender was canceled at one of Swedish kindergartens. The words “boy” and “girl” are no longer used there, while pronouns “he” and “she” … Continue reading →

Posted in DEMOGRAPHICS, EGALITARIANISM, EUGENICS, FAMILY LIFE, FEMINISM, GAY 'MARRIAGE', GAY GENES, GAY PRIDE, GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, HOMOSEXUALITY, HUMAN SEXUALITY, INTOLERANCE, LGBT, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MAN, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPULATION, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SAVING CHILDREN, SEX EDUCATION, SEXUALITY | Comments Off on HERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THE WORLD (ESPECIALLY SWEDEN AND CANADA ) HAS GONE MAD

AUTHENTIC CHASTITY IN THE HEART IS A MIRACLE OF GRACE

Posted on July 21, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Fr Landry said, “Why is this message of chastity … so seldom heard? Some priests seem reluctant to preach the message because, sadly, either they’re not living chastely themselves or they erroneously understand and experience chastity as a deprivation … Continue reading →

Posted in CHASTITY, HUMAN SEXUALITY, JESUS CHRIST, MAN, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, UNCHASTITY | Comments Off on AUTHENTIC CHASTITY IN THE HEART IS A MIRACLE OF GRACE

SEBELIUS IS ABOUT TO STRIKE AGAIN; IS THE USCCB EQUAL TO THE CHALLENGE?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Birth control coverage proposed for most health insurance plans By N.C. Aizenman, Published: July 19 THE WASHINGTON POST http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/birth-control-coverage-proposed-for-all-health-insurance-plans/2011/07/19/gIQAcqS7NI_story.html Virtually all health insurance plans could soon be required to offer female patients free coverage of prescription birth control, breast-pump rentals, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BIRTH CONTROL, CANONICAL PENALTIES, ECOMMUNICATION, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SEXUALITY, INTERDICT, JURISPRUDENCE, JUSTICE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | 1 Comment

WE BELONG TO A DISPOSABLE CULTURE THAT FREELY DISPOSES OF ITS PRIESTS

Posted on July 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! If Night Befalls Your Father, You Don’t Discard Him. You Just Don’t! by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on July 20, 2011 · http://www.thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/if-night-befalls-your-father-you-dont-discard-him-you-just-dont/ There’s another scandal in the Catholic Church just under the radar. It’s what happens after Father … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, JUSTICE, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PENAL LEGISLATION IN CANON LAW, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | Comments Off on WE BELONG TO A DISPOSABLE CULTURE THAT FREELY DISPOSES OF ITS PRIESTS

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

Posted on July 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Population boon by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe July 20, 2011   http://www.jeffjacoby.com/9950/population-boon DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM were overjoyed by the birth last week of their fourth child, a baby girl they named Harper. “We all feel so blessed … Continue reading →

Posted in BIRTH CONTROL, DEMOGRAPHICS, EUGENICS, FAMILY LIFE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, MALTHUSIAN, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPULATION, SAVING CHILDREN | Tagged , | 2 Comments

SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE, AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Posted on July 19, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Marriage, Same-Sex Relationships, and the Catholic Church Thomas J. Paprocki∗ http://luc.edu/law/activities/publications/llj_vol38_no2.html ∗ This article is adapted from remarks presented at the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal Conference “The Constitutional and Legal Issues Presented by Same-Sex Relationships” on April 1, … Continue reading →

Posted in FAMILY LIFE, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HOMOSEXUALITY, INTOLERANCE, LGBT, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAME SEX ATTRACTION, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SEXUALITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | 1 Comment

CONGRATULATIONS TO ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT

Posted on July 19, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Many years ago I was standing in the line leading to the ticket window of a movie theater on West Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. waiting to buy a ticket to see the new movie, Dances with Wolves.  It … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTON VIRUS, No. 82: “Go and sin no more!” is never heard at Saint Cecilia Church!

Posted on July 19, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Gay Catholics feel pride at Mass Joe Sacerdo | July 19, 2011 at 6:54 am | Tags: Archdiocese of Boston, cardinal sean o’malley, fr john unni, gay lesbian, st cecilia boston | Categories: Gay/Lesbian Related, St Cecilia Boston | … Continue reading →

Posted in CHASTITY, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, GAY 'MARRIAGE', GAY PRIDE, HOMOSEXUALITY, LGBT, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAME SEX ATTRACTION, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SEXUALITY, THE BOSTON ARCHDIOCESE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Comments Off on THE BOSTON VIRUS, No. 82: “Go and sin no more!” is never heard at Saint Cecilia Church!

GAY MARRIAGE COMES IN, FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE GOES OUT

Posted on July 18, 2011 by abyssum

  NYC 77° SUNNY Pairs well with going places NEWS PAGE SIX SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HOME > NEWS > NYC LOCAL Gay-nay marriage clerks say: ‘I don’t!’ By ANDREA PEYSER Last Updated: 6:27 AM, July 18, 2011 Call them New York’s Re fuseniks. Rosemary Centi has per formed marriage ceremo … Continue reading →

Posted in EGALITARIANISM, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, GAY 'MARRIAGE', INTOLERANCE, JUSTICE, LGBT, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | Comments Off on GAY MARRIAGE COMES IN, FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE GOES OUT

A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM FOR BISHOPS

Posted on July 18, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! http://catholiccitizens.org/press/pressview.asp?c=53080 A Twelve Step Program for Bishops 7/11/2011 8:44:00 AM By Bishop Emeritus Rene Henry Gracida -CNA/EWTN News Note: The following essay was originally published in 2004, but is timely today for consideration by bishops and laity.   My … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, EXCOMMUNICATION, INTERDICT, JURISPRUDENCE, JUSTICE, LIFE ISSUES, PENAL LEGISLATION IN CANON LAW, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS | Comments Off on A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM FOR BISHOPS