Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE POSES SUCH A THREAT TO ATHEISTS THAT THEY WILL GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO DISCREDIT IT

Posted on August 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! In the Spring of 1979, while I was Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida, I was approached by  Jody B. Smith, a professor of aesthetics and philosophy at the College Pensacola, speaking on behalf of himself and … Continue reading →

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FIRST, CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NOW, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES, WHAT NEXT?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! U.S. Bishops’ relief agency caught giving $2.7 million to top abortion-marketing firm by Patrick B. Craine Thu Jul 18, 2013 14:58 EST BALTIMORE, July 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic Relief Services is in the midst of distributing a projected … Continue reading →

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THERE IS A DANGER THAT BISHOPS AROUND THE WORLD WILL ACT LIKE POPE FRANCIS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE VICAR OF CHRIST

Posted on July 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Vatican Diary / Those saints made as he commands For Romero, Francis loosens the restraints of the Holy Office. For John XXIII and for a Jesuit to whom he is devoted, he goes ahead without waiting for the … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NO TURNING BACK THE CLOCK, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN GUTTED! PREPARE FOR MARTYRDOM!

Posted on July 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! You will not be martyred in a coloseum like the early Christian martyrs, nor will you be martyred as the Christians are being martyred in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, India and other places by Muslims, no, you will … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, ATHEISM, CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HATE SPEECH LAWS, HOMOSEXUALITY, HUMAN SEXUALITY, INTOLERANCE, JURISPRUDENCE, LAWRENCE V TEXAS, LIBERALISM, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

POPE FRANCIS HAS REPEATEDLY CRITICISED THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF THE BISHOPS OF THE WOLRD

Posted on July 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A Pope Like None Before. Can He Do It? The symbolic voyage to Lampedusa. His great popularity. The reform of the curia. The calculated silence on ethical issues. But also his first error over an IOR appointment. The challenge … Continue reading →

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CAESAR’S WIFE AND CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

Posted on July 10, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.   “The associates of public figures must not even be suspected of wrongdoing.”    (The ancient Roman Julius Caesar is supposed to have said this when asked why he divorced his wife, Pompeia. Because … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE AND MATRIMONY, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND YET THEY ARE

Posted on July 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Why the Church cannot walk away from ‘marriage’ by Dr. Edward Peters This bad idea keeps popping in various versions, most lately from Msgr. Charles Pope, a superb writer but alas not a canonist (so few are perfect), namely, the … Continue reading →

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WHAT ARE CATHOLICS TO DO IN THIS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCENE

Posted on June 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Apostle Saint James What Are Catholics To Do? May 03, 2013 We cannot make success the standard when that means cooperation with evil. James Kalb http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2233/what_are_catholics_to_do_part_iii.aspx#.UdBMx-uE7mq Last month, I suggested that the most important thing for Catholics to … Continue reading →

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SURPRISE: SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPEMENT HELPED ELECT STATE SENATOR WENDY DAVIS

Posted on June 28, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Texas state senator has emerged as a “national hero” and “rising Democratic star,” in the words of mainstream media outlets, after she carried out an eleven-hour filibuster this week that … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', Abortion, ANTI-CATHOLICISM, LIBERALISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | 1 Comment

BELIEVE IT OR NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Dolan makes his first visit to the New York City mosque two days ago. Does Cardinal Dolan really believe Mother Mary worshipped Allah?  

Please send your email to Cardinal Dolan and his staff. There is great danger when … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, JESUS CHRIST, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SHARIA LAW, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE HOLY TRINITY, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 2 Comments