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

BRAVO BISHOP JAMES D. CONLEY FOR TEACHING SO CLEARLY ON THE SACREDNESS OF MARITAL LOVE

Posted on March 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop James D. Conley, Bishop of Lincoln The language of love A letter to the Catholic families and healthcare providers of the Diocese of Lincoln Most Reverend James D. Conley, STL Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Twenty years … Continue reading →

Posted in BIRTH CONTROL, BISHOPS, CHASTITY, CREATION, FAMILY LIFE, HUMANAE VITAE, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SEXUALITY, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on BRAVO BISHOP JAMES D. CONLEY FOR TEACHING SO CLEARLY ON THE SACREDNESS OF MARITAL LOVE

SOME BISHOPS ARE EITHER IGNORANT OF CANON LAW OR THEY CULPABLY IGNORE IT

Posted on March 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Thomas McMahon of the Diocese of Brentwood in England   http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM   One should read Canon 844 before appealing to it by Dr. Edward Peters . . Per a report in ‘Protect the Pope’, Bishop Thomas McMahon of Brentwood … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, Uncategorized, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

LIFE IS WORTH LIVING INSPITE OF IT ALL AND IN SPITE OF THE PROMOTERS OF SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA

Posted on March 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Celebrate Life March-April 2014 Only a month to live By Larry Larson with Julie Grimstad Choosing to die (as opposed to accepting the inevitability of death) cheats oneself of the closing moments God has planned for one’s life. Euthanasia … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, FAMILY LIFE, HAPPINESS, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MIRACLE OF GRACE, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SANCTITY, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , | Comments Off on LIFE IS WORTH LIVING INSPITE OF IT ALL AND IN SPITE OF THE PROMOTERS OF SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA

THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CREMATORIUM AND THE FURNACE USED TO HEAT A HOSPITAL

Posted on March 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10717566/Aborted-babies-incinerated-to-heat-UK-hospitals.html Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals The remains of more than 15,000 babies were incinerated as ‘clinical waste’ by hospitals in Britain with some used in ‘waste to energy’ plants By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent 7:00AM GMT … Continue reading →

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WE HEAR A VOICE FROM HEAVEN WHEN WE ARE WITH THE LORD AT THE HOLY ALTAR

Posted on March 23, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! by Fr. George W. Rutler When Shakespeare imagined what young King Henry V might have said before the Battle of Agincourt a century and a half before, he wrote one of the most celebrated speeches never really spoken. Nonetheless, … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP ROBERT VASA FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS STAND ON HOMOSEXUALITY

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Vasa: “Homosexual Behavior is Sinful” Courage, an apostolate of the Catholic Church By MARTIN ESPINOZA, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT – A former gay-porn actor who says his Catholic faith saved him from a world of pornography, homosexuality and the … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, GAY GENES, GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, LAWRENCE V TEXAS, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, PEDOPHILIA, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, SAME SEX ATTRACTION, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SEX EDUCATION, SEXUALITY, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

HOW WELL TRAINED ARE CLERGY IN CARE OF THE DYING PATIENT AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT?

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A prayer before dying . J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Jul;32(1):44-51. How well trained are clergy in care of the dying patient and bereavement support? Williams ML1, Cobb M, Shiels C, Taylor F. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16824984 Author information Abstract Although comparatively … Continue reading →

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LIBERAL SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE POPULATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: PALLIATIVE CARE

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! APPEAL A Progressive Palliative Care Educational Curriculum for the Care of African Americans at Life’s End https://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/iceol/resources/appeal ICEOL offers APPEAL training to improve care for African American patients and families at the end of life. APPEAL was developed by … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MALTHUSIAN, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPULATION, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, Racism, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on LIBERAL SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE POPULATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: PALLIATIVE CARE

NEW GOAL FOR EUTHANASIA PROMOTERS: AIMING FOR A LIMITED BUT ACCEPTABLE POPULATION-BASED AVERAGE LENGTH OF LIFE

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Daniel Calahan of the Hastings Center Developing countries facing ‘medical scourge of developed nations’ ANI  |  Washington  February 21, 2014 Last Updated at 09:55 IST Read more on:    Developing Countries Facing ‘medical Scourge Of Developed Nations’ Researchers have said … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MALTHUSIAN, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPULATION, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, Uncategorized, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on NEW GOAL FOR EUTHANASIA PROMOTERS: AIMING FOR A LIMITED BUT ACCEPTABLE POPULATION-BASED AVERAGE LENGTH OF LIFE

PLAYING WITH FIRE: MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL TO AN EMBRYO

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Michael Cook Editor BioEdge . . One of America’s leading bioethicists, Thomas H. Murray, of The Hastings Center, has called for a national debate on so-called “mitochondrial transfer” (see below). This is a highly controversial technique for allowing parents … Continue reading →

Posted in EUGENICS, GAY GENES, GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on PLAYING WITH FIRE: MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL TO AN EMBRYO