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About abyssum

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

HURRAY! ANOTHER PRIEST WITH COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT CANON 915

Posted on August 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! August 20, 2013 On Denying the Eucharist to Gay Couples by R. Cort Kirkwood http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/on-denying-the-eucharist-to-gay-couples?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Yet another priest is under fire for enforcing Canon 915, the codicil of canon law that regulates who may receive Communion; or to put … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, HOMOSEXUALITY, LGBT, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | 2 Comments

POPE BENEDICT XVI HAD IT RIGHT IN HIS SPEECH AT REGENSBURG: VIOLENCE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MUSLIM FAITH

Posted on August 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! In Cairo the Lecture of Regensburg Is Relevant Again Never has a pope been so clear and courageous in unveiling the roots of violence in Islam, before Benedict XVI. And not afterward, either. Two obligatory rereadings, to decipher the … Continue reading →

Posted in INTOLERANCE, MUSLIMS, POPE BENEDICT XVI | Comments Off on POPE BENEDICT XVI HAD IT RIGHT IN HIS SPEECH AT REGENSBURG: VIOLENCE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MUSLIM FAITH

WE HAVE FAILED IN OUR TEACHING MISSION

Posted on August 19, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! August 15, 2013 Abortion Viewed in Moral Terms: Fewer See Stem Cell Research and IVF as Moral Issues Regardless of their views about the legality of abortion, most Americans think that having an abortion is a moral issue. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS, EVANGELIZATION, FETAL STEM CELLS, LIBERALISM, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | 1 Comment

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY, THAT IS THE QUESTION, OR PERCHANCE TO BUY AND DIE

Posted on August 19, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! BEST OF THE WEB TODAY August 19, 2013 The ObamaCare Prisoner’s Dilemma Why it’s foolish to buy overpriced insurance.   By JAMES TARANTO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE / BEST OF THE WEB TODAY With Barack Obama safely re-elected … Continue reading →

Posted in HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA | Comments Off on TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY, THAT IS THE QUESTION, OR PERCHANCE TO BUY AND DIE

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WITH BEZOS THE POST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT

Posted on August 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! On Really Not Getting It August 14, 2013 George Weigel FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE BLOG In the wake of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s homicide convictions this past May, several state legislatures began crafting laws that would protect unborn life at … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | Comments Off on ONE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WITH BEZOS THE POST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT

OBAMA PAYS OFF HIS DEBT TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD WITH $655,192 OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS

Posted on August 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Obamacare Gives Planned Parenthood Clinics $655,192 to Serve as ‘Navigators’ By Penny Starr  August 16, 2013 (CNSNews.com) – Planned Parenthood is getting an extra infusion of taxpayer money this year, as some of its affiliated clinics are tapped to serve … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | 3 Comments

MAKING MONEY BY HASTENING DEATH IS DIABOLICAL

Posted on August 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! By robotatomico Passive Euthanasia is All About the Bottom Line: Profit by Fr. Angelo In my 12 years as a Catholic priest and pastor, and in one year as a full time/on call priest chaplain at a prestigious Protestant … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM | 1 Comment

IN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD’S EGYPT THERE IS NO ROOM FOR CHRISTIANS

Posted on August 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! CHURCH BURNING IN EGYPT Contentions Why Does the Muslim Brotherhood Attack Churches? Jonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary 08.14.2013 – 6:20 PM COMMENTARY MAGAZINE The world is focusing much of its sympathy today on the members of the Muslim Brotherhood that … Continue reading →

Posted in DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM, DESECRATION, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, MUSLIMS | 1 Comment

COAXING PATIENTS OUT OF LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT ON THE BASIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Palliative Care Wants Electronic Health Records to Collect More Data (and re-direct patients into palliative care) 3 Here’s a bit of irony. The Obama administration called for comments prior to launching the third phase of its plan to push … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | 2 Comments

THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN! SOMEHOW IS ALL SEEMS SO FAMILIAR, DOES IT NOT?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Rabbi Pruzansky’s Blog A compilation of the Rabbi’s recent thoughts and ideas..   The Incredibly Shrinking Rabbinate Posted on August 9, 2013 | 11 Comments   (The following appears as an Op-Ed in the Jewish Press, August 9, 2013)   … Continue reading →

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